Bed & Breakfasts

San Francisco B&B Reviews

San Francisco Bed and Breakfasts

A fun alternative to a hotel might be a bed and breakfast. Typically with much more personal service and advice on what to do, B&B's offer a way to see San Francisco in a whole new way. Make sure you ask about parking if you have a car. Also, make sure the neighborhood is one you want to stay in. I'll give some neighborhood facts here. Prices are a good relative guide. Let me know your experiences at these B&B's. All include breakfast with stay, but it may be served early... Note that you definitely get what you pay for at these places. More $$$ ----> nicer place / better neighborhood, etc. All phone numbers are area code 415.

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The Inn San Francisco - $120-$265 (median / average room is around $195)
22 rooms - 1872 restored Victorian
On busy SOMA street near dance clubs & bars
943 South Van Ness

Edward II Inn Review

Red Victorian B&B - $100-$150 / median $125
Haight Street funky, cool, 60's painted award winning Victorian
Visual Poetry & Meditative Art Gallery some rooms with shared bath.
1665 Haight Street near Golden Gate Park

Shannon writes, "I stayed in The Red Victorian B&B this past May while I was in San Francisco and found it to be absolutely delightful. The rooms were very clean and well kept, and each had themes related to SF. Enough of them had their own baths that I didn't have any trouble getting into the shared baths except when the friend I was traveling with wanted it first. A lovely breakfast was provided, it was only a block or so from Golden Gate Park, and I didn't see rates much lower anywhere in the city. Sami Sunchild is a charming hostess, and I would wholeheartedly recommend the Red Vic to anyone travelling to the area."

Chateau Tivoli $140-$290 / $215 median for rooms with private bath.
Victorian mansion built 1892 with nine rooms
1057 Steiner - Civic Center area

Victorian Inn On the Park - rooms $139-$355
12 rooms - 4 rooms w/fireplace - 1897 Victorian near Golden Gate Park
Nelson writes in Winter 2001, "Our three night stay at the Victorian Inn on the Park was fantastic. This beautiful Victorian home has been nicely restored and is in beautiful condition. Our room had a fireplace and a balcony, which offered a nice view of Golden Gate Park. The room was nicely decorated and very comfortable. The bathroom was equipped with a modern shower, large enough for two friends. Breakfast consisted of fresh fruits, pastries, juice, and coffee, which were all very good. The staff was great. They made excellent recommendations for dining and nightclubs. With a smile on thier faces they even made our reservations and called for our taxis. The Victorian Inn on the Park helped make our stay in San Francisco a memorable experience." Let the innkeeper, Lisa Benau, know that SFTravel.com sent you to receive special service.

"We spent our honeymoon here and were pretty disappointed overall. There was a lot of dust, flapping wallpaper, and general mustiness, for one thing, and the staff wasn't nearly as friendly as those of other B&Bs we've stayed at. We stayed in the Belvedere room, which they told me when I booked the room was great for honeymooners, but other than the private balcony overlooking the park, there wasn't much else to recommend it. And for the price we paid, it was an awfully small room (and we're used to B&Bs). In general, I think there are probably much better B&Bs to stay in in the San Francisco area."

301 Lyon Street

Albion House Inn

Bocks B&B $45-$80
Circa 1906 Edwardian - 3 rooms. Proprietor - Laura Bock
1448 Willard Street - Near Haight Street Hippie Area

Golden Gate Hotel $95 - $165 / $22 for parking
1913 Edwardian near Union Square- 23 rooms
775 Bush Street

Tippi writes, "A quiet, clean, cozy Bed & Breakfast. Staff is friendly and efficient. Lots of fluffy towels. Right by downtown tourist area and subway system, numerous shops and eateries. Slight drawback is you have to walk up one steep block, almost 40 degrees slope - might not be easy for the elderly. Otherwise highly recommended."

Jessica writes, "This B&B is absolutely charming! The building is four stories tall with an exposed antique elevator. The rooms are furnished with antique & wicker furniture. Rooms are available with full baths or shared baths. All rooms are impeccable. The historic photographs that line the walls add to the old world charm of this quaint little inn. You will feel quite at home when the innkeepers, John & Renate, hand you a key to the front door. You are greeted by a golden retriever named Humphrey. If you're lucky you will catch a glimpse of the house cat, Captain Nemo. Breakfast consists of warm toasted croissants, just about the best cup of coffee in the city, and fresh OJ. Afternoon tea & cookies are also served. Location, location, location! This B&B is conveniently located at the bottom of Nob Hill. The Powell & Mason cable cars are just at the end of the block. Union Square is a 10-minute walk around the corner. There is a parking garage directly across the street, which also offers a rental car service. I look forward to my next visit to The Golden Gate Hotel. This B&B alone will bring me back to San Francisco."

Hayes Valley Inn

G.G. recommends, "The Hayes Valley Inn is very clean, homey and inexpensive. I booked my mother there and she liked it (they also have a senior discount). Rooms are between $76 and $105. Check it out..." "...I wanted to let you know that Hayes Valley has turned around and is becoming a very popular and i believe safe area with a lot of great restaurants and shops...."

417 Gough Street @ Hayes

Jackson Court - $170-$225

1900 Brownstone in excellent Pacific Heights neighborhood - 2 rooms
B.G. writes, "We stayed at the Jackson Court B&B in the fall of '98. We were very pleased with the accommodations. Parking is not fun, is available at a nearby hospital lot (2 blocks). The building is beautiful - nice wood floors and some working fireplaces. Great neighborhood - 4-5 nice reasonably priced restaurants nearby on Fillmore. Great place to stay."

2198 Jackson

Hotel Boheme - $174-$194
15 recently remodeled rooms celebrate the hippie "beat" era. More a pensione style inn than a quaint B&B. Located on a busy corridor of the Italian North Beach area. The parking in this neighborhood is literally the worst in the city. Don't bring a car.
444 Columbus @ Vallejo/Green

The Monte Cristo - $149-$229 - **No** personal checks are accepted
15 rooms - 1875 Italianate Victorian; some shared baths
600 Presidio in an elegant, peaceful neighborhood about five miles from downtown
A dissatisfied S.K. writes, "Our room was tiny and dark, and the shower and toilet had been retrofitted into the room. The room's TV was tiny, old, and had no cable. The ground floor rooms suffered from very loud street noise. The proprietors were completely unsympathetic and unapologetic when the noise problems were mentioned. They were not helpful in changing us to a quieter room, and did not appear as welcoming/trusting of younger (30's) guests. The Monte Cristo had a good selection of fresh fruit at breakfast, but there was a poor selection of restaurants in the neighborhood. We were not impressed with this B&B, and I was furious at how badly we had been treated."

Petite Auberge - $159-$230
1919 Baroque - 25 rooms - many with fireplaces near Union Square and Financial office district
863 Bush

Washington Square Inn - $189-$329
1978 Inn on beautiful North Beach park - 15 rooms with private bath
1660 Stockton

White Swan Inn - most rooms $179-$269
26 rooms in 1908 English Inn near Financial District & Union Square
845 Bush
"The White Swan on Bush is a beautiful Bed and Breakfast with the professional service of a large hotel. I felt very safe there and the rooms are very large. A Deluxe King room runs about $165, has a fireplace, a dressing room and tons of space. Also included is a large breakfast buffet in the dining room and afternoon tea and wine with snacks. I recommend it highly. I've stayed at the Stanford Court, the Fairmont and Campton Place. The White Swan is better quality and value for the money than any of them." - reader J.S. writes

The Willows B&B - $70-$88
1903 Victorian with 11 rooms in artsy SOMA section near bars/clubs
710 Fourteenth Street - 431-4770

Hill Point Inn

Amsterdam Hotel $49-$89
Circa 1909 Victorian/Modern - 34 rooms - more like a hotel
749 Taylor - Poor neighborhood near Union Square

Gay Oriented B&Bs