The Hotel Castro San Francisco

Decent place in the Castro Very compact room. Glad I was traveling solo as I felt two people in the room would have been too tight. There was noise from the bar underneath the hotel and on the street that facilitated the need for white noise to drown it out if trying to go to bed before 1am. Location is great to everything in the Castro.

Mark's gripe There is no parking anywhere near the hotel. I was told to use an app called SpotHero to find a space, but that app only deals with hourly and monthly parking, no overnight parking. There is no lobby in the hotel, so there is no one at the front desk who can give help and advice. There are no refrigerators or closets in the room. Give the Hotel Castro a miss.

Loved the hotel! The stay was amazing and it was convenient since it was by everything. I loved the bar downstairs and the people were friendly. Just the fire alarm was the issue but it was resolved in a timely manner.

SF Castro Great location. Check in easier than I expected. Would stay again.

Amazing hotel! We loved our stay!

I'm sure it is as clean and comfortable as advertised, however I will not be staying there because the virtual check-in process requires uploading a driver's license and uses facial recognition to verify your identity. I'm not super paranoid about that stuff, but it felt a little invasive to have to provide facial imaging to some random hotel while there are plenty of other options in the neighborhood that don't require it. When i asked to cancel my reservation I was told that it was outside the 24 hour cancellation period so no refund was possible. They explained that the virtual check-in process is described in the terms and conditions, which is not something I usually read when booking a hotel room. Just found the whole process a little creepy.