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Touchstone Hotel - City Center

2.0 of 5
480 Geary Street, Between Mason Street and Taylor, San Francisco, CA 94102
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Touchstone Hotel - City Center
Ranked #118 of 239 hotels in San Francisco
3.5 of 5 stars 121 Reviews
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What travellers say about this hotel
  • Union square(12)
  • Great location(9)
  • Cable car(5)
  • Business trip(4)
  • Rooms are small(3)
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1 review
3 of 5 stars Reviewed 28 May 2012 NEW

I booked this hotel at the last minute, concerned (as a single female) about the 2 stars, but reassured by booking.com's 'preferred' status. I was pleaseantly surprised - the front desk service was friendly and helpful-called me by my first name & I felt welcomed. Sure it's an older hotel but the bathroom was nice and clean, the bed comfortable... More

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San Francis
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5 of 5 stars Reviewed 22 May 2012 NEW

Great hotel for spending a weekend in SF, right in the middle of downtown. Don`t expect luxury, but if you are familiar with smaller European hotels in downtown, you will admire the clean, tidy rooms and amazing location. Overall, it offers everything that you would expect from a downtown budget hotel! More

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Dublin
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110 reviews 110 reviews
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43 helpful votes 43 helpful votes
5 of 5 stars Reviewed 20 May 2012

Stayed here a few years back. Great central location. Rooms are a tad small but that kinda adds to the quirkiness. I plan Togo back as soon as I can. More

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4 of 5 stars Reviewed 26 April 2012

Perfect location and good value for money. We had one of the doubles at the front which was cheaper although it was really small. That said it was clean and everything we needed for our couple of days stay. It is a bit noisy at the front but we definitely prefered the noise to the rooms at the back which... More

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Wynyard, SK
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8 reviews 8 reviews
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2 helpful votes 2 helpful votes
3 of 5 stars Reviewed 24 April 2012
1
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This hotel checked all the boxes for my wife and I on our recent anniversary trip to San Fran. Close to Union Square, Not over $100, Clean, Relatively safe neighbourhood, walking distance to the cable cars. Yes the rooms and the bathrooms are small but honestly the only time we were in the room was to sleep and get ready... More

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Seattle
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3 of 5 stars Reviewed 11 April 2012

GREAT location - right in the middle of downtown! But with that, in a small, boutique hotel, you get a LOT of noise. My bad for not figuring that into the whole deal. Probably won't stay smack dab in the middle of downtown again, unless we stay in a higher end chain where the 'noise pollution' is a bit more... More

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LA, CA
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5 reviews 5 reviews
Reviews in 4 cities Reviews in 4 cities
34 helpful votes 34 helpful votes
4 of 5 stars Reviewed 9 April 2012
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person found this review helpful

I stayed at the Touchstone Hotel for 2 nights (3/28-3/29) while in town for work. I picked it because of its proximity to the downtown SF office, where I was working. I was a bit concerned about what I was getting into because the price was so low ($85/nt + tax), but I was pleasantly surprised. I arrived at the... More

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5 of 5 stars Reviewed 26 February 2012
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If you're travelling on a budget or don't want to blow all your money on a fancy hotel but still want to stay somewhere nice, this is it. I'm not too picky when it comes to hotels, I prefer to spend my time exploring a city rather than lounging around in my room. On my past travels to SF I've... More

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Singapore, Singapore
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3 of 5 stars Reviewed 31 January 2012

I stayed at this hotel in Oct 2011. Decent 2 star hotel but not cheap. I paid around USD180 per night including tax. Good: near to Union Square Bad: right next to Tenderloin - the notorious area where you should not walk at night AND hotel did not reply me after 3, 4 times chasers regarding my request to check... More

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touchstone480, General Manager at Touchstone Hotel - City Center, responded to this review
3 February 2012

Dear Guest, thank you for sharing your thoughts with the TA community. We understand that you are quite upset that you left your belongings behind. As a courtesy we packed your clothes and shipped them the minute we received your request. We provided you with tracking number and receipt twice and contacted the postal office several times on your behalf:... More

Gwangju, South Korea
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8 reviews 8 reviews
Reviews in 3 cities Reviews in 3 cities
4 helpful votes 4 helpful votes
5 of 5 stars Reviewed 31 January 2012
1
person found this review helpful

Hotel staffs were very kind. Breasfast was very good. (Visitors may choose one among 4 different menu for breakfast.) Internet was easily accessed by free WiFi. But there was no refrigerator in the room. More

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480 Geary Street, Between Mason Street and Taylor, San Francisco, CA 94102
Price range (per night):* RM336 - 776

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