Hotel San Francisco

Felt like I was staying next to an expressway.. my friend wanted to try this hotel because it looked nice when we walked by. To her dismay she did not get a good night sleep. We had a twin bed room with a balcony. The room was rather small and had a small bathroom. it was clean but dated. All night long you could hear cars go by. For the price I have stayed at better hotels. if you are a light sleeper, go somewhere else or ask for an inside room.

I stayed with my husband at this hotel, it's worth saying that we drove no less than 3 times by it without realizing that was the place we were looking for. It does not have signs of any type and since it's a very narrow one way street, you have to get out of your car and remove a sign so you can park in front of the hotel. The parking is right on front and the guard was very kind and pleasant when letting us in/out. |Staff at the front desk was very dry and ... rude. I thought it was just me, but even my very distracted husband realized it, the young man was sarcastic whenever possible. |The hotel room is quite small (when you open the door you nearly trip with the bed) and didn't have any AC nor windows. It was very hot and suffocated, we kept waking up at night because of it and because the walls are paper thin and it's extremely noisy (in/out of other guests, phone at reception, street traffic). |The hotel itself is clean, nice and beautiful. The location is wonderful, everything is within walking distance (historic downtown that is). I suppose that staying at this hotel would be okay if you're very tired and won't be waking up with all the noise... and during winter since August is hot and suffocated.

I spent one night here en route home to the U.S. after a month in Oaxaca. The location was terrific, staff was professional and friendly, and the room was fine for the price, and clean too. The bed was comfortable, and unlike some other reviewers, I did not have a room with peeling paint.

When we came to this hotel we were tired from traveling, we could rest very well in this hotel for 2 nights. ||||Pros - Location, Beautiful colonial building, clean comfortable room with view (maybe better check if the room has windows as it seemed there are rooms without). Many good restaurants around. Their doorman was patient and helpful when we had difficulty to find a taxi. ||||Cons - Bad wifi, never worked with my iPhone but with other smart phone it was OK. Staffs didn't speak English (but it was not a big problem).||||||Overall I think this hotel has a very good value for the price. I would probably stay again if I don't have to work on-line during that time.

This Hotel is in a very old building and they have done a very nice job maintaining the building. We have stayed there twice and both rooms seemed to be recently updated so I would assume that all of the rooms are nice. But it is the little things that are lacking. There is no fridge, no coffee maker not even a clock. They fly flags from several countries outside above the main entrance They want to be known as a place for international visitors to stay but not one channel on the tv was in any other language. It would of been very nice to have at least one news channel ie CNN or CBS News in English. ||||I would also add that it is much cheaper when you book online than walking in Our first stay was 3 days that was booked through Expedia and the second stay was as a walk in for 2 days. It cost more for the walk in 2 days than for the booked 3 day stay||||I will stay there again as the location is perfect The Hotel is located in the middle of "Old Town" very close to a lot of good food and several places to have a beer or two

This hotel’s main advantage is its location in the old historic part of town, or Zona Centrale. It’s close to museums, the Teatro de la Paz, the big cathedral, shops, etc. It is on the Avenida Universidad, at the corner of Ignacio Zaragoza (which is a pedestrian-only street). The area seemed safe, with old folks and families with small children out late.||||The hotel public areas are tastefully designed and attractively lit. Staff are friendly and helpful. No one we met spoke much English. Once one gets to the front door, a wheelchair could get into the building and into any of the rooms.||||Rooms have decent beds and mattresses, a hair dryer, a telephone, a TV, an armoire with only a few hangers, and a safe big enough for a lap top. There is free Wifi, and it’s reasonably fast, but one has to log on for every session. ||||Rooms do not have a coffee maker, microwave, or refridgerator.||||Expect minor problems, such as a tap that won’t quite turn off fully, a toilet seat that’s a bit too small for the bowl, or a window opening onto a balcony that won’t lock (we figured only a very bold cat burgler would try it). A few mosquitos got in our room from time to time.||||The rooms vary in size and orientation to the outside. This latter really matters, because of the noise from outside. Some drivers blast music from their vehicles as they cruise down Universidad; the bass notes can make one’s sternum vibrate. This is most common in the evening, especially Friday and Saturday nights. It occurs, however, just about any time, even at dawn. Churchbells begin at 6:30 AM and ring at intervals throughout the day.||||The rooms that face Avenida Universidad are exposed to the noisy traffic. Others face Zaragoza, the pedestrian mall, not so quiet because of music coming from nearby stores, buskers, and salesmen trying to get the attention of passersby. Other rooms have a set of small windows that open onto the interior atrium or courtyard; those rooms are quieter but not as generously ventilated. Rooms 104, 105, 204 and 205 are small, and each of these has a window that faces a utility shaft with a motor at the bottom that goes on and off all night. ||||Farmacia Guadalajara, similar to a US drug store, is two blocks south on the pedestrian mall.||||There is a pastry shop (Pasteleria Condesa) one half block north on the pedestrian mall that has bottled water, snacks and sodas, as well as tasty cookies and cakes.||||The best coffee in the area is at Pisca. Just step out of the hotel and look to your right down the street.||||If you need to buy fresh fruit such as bananas, the closest place is the Mercado Tangamanga, about 6 or 7 blocks south.||||There is a restaurant (App's Snack) attached to the hotel, and another (Tokio Cafe) a block or so north on the pedestrian mall. Both feature local foods such as enchiladas, tacos, etc.||||The nearest bars are several blocks west on Universidad, just past a small park (Jardín de San Francisco). They mostly serve beer, but some (e.g Frailes, La Oruga y La Cebada) serve wine and cocktails. Food is simple bar fare, such as nachos, wings and pizza.They stay open late and some of these have music that is loud enough to make conversation between diners pointless. The most interesting street vendors are on the same blocks as this string of bars.||||Taxis are fairly easy to hail from the hotel door, and if not, the hotel is happy to phone for one. Taxis are very cheap in SLP, compared to most cities in the US.

Location and staff were great but there's a few things that made the room a bit uncomfortable. My room was freezing and my friends room was super hot. My room faced the street and had a lot of noise during the day and my friends room was away from the street and had a lot of noise at night. If I went to San Luis Potosi again, I would probably stay somewhere else with a more comfortable room.

Despite the picture that appeared of the hotel I don't think that there are many if any rooms with external windows, slightly dingy rooms but nice bathrooms, clean and great location in the in the old part of town, no internal parking, clean and good value, the associated restaurant did not appetise.