The hotel is in a great location. You are right by the Cable car turnaround, BART station and near to the MUNI buses as well The staff are extremely friendly and helpful. The hotel is great for people who are on budget.

Booked it while attending a conference in SF. The conference hotel is too expensive and many attendees chose this as the overflow alternate. For budget minded travel that wanted a decent stay but not hostels, this is the place. You really cannot beat it with its location. With BART,MUNI,cable car station right at the door step of hotel.

However, the room is a bit dated although newly renovated. Old time smell permeates the place like one earlier post suggested. However the bed is comfortable as it comes with many pillows!

The noise from the bustiling Powell and Market street plus the "ding ding" sound from cable car is bearable. Just make sure you choose the higher floor to avoid that.

This hotel only has a small breakfast/snack bar, but with its location right at the central downtown, basically you can find all sorts of restaurants,outlets.

Low expectations were afoot when we arrived at the Powell- it was cheaply priced with no restaurant. We soon learned not to judge too soon. The hotel staff were genuinely enthusiastic and welcoming and literally couldn't do enough for us. The central location meant we didn't notice the absence of a dining room.

In fact the location and quirky old school rooms really made our stay in SF! It was a joy to escape Holiday Inn decor in favour of solid furniture and personlaity. The location was second to none and we cannot wait to return to this hidden gem!

I actually rather enjoyed my stay at the Powell Hotel. It was a little difficult to find at first, but after a couple days, I got to enjoy its low profile. The staff were really friendly and helpful, and watched our bags even after we had checked out since we were still attending a conference.

The room had a great "older" feeling to it. I liked how it was not the typical square room. The room was small, but cozy. And while all of my needs were met, I was insulted by the presence of a Bible in the room. I understand this is pretty "standard" for hotels, but I will never give a 5 dot review for a Bible-Thumping Hotel. I look forward to "Bible-Free" hotel rooms.