Hotels in San Francisco are fairly expensive, but The Opal is good value for money. I've seen some negative comments about the breakfast, but I was very pleased - juices, coffee, tea hot chocolate, boiled eggs, bagels, toast, muffins, cream cheese, jam, fruit and yoghurt - not a bad spread at all. The decor is a little outdated, but the... More

My son is a student at the San Francisco Conservatory of Music and he had many performances in and out of the University this past year. We flew up as often as we could to see him. With this comes lots of expenses, and since we weren't there for the hotel stay, we were always looking for something close, clean,... More

We booked the Opal at the last minute and thought that if it was on Van Ness then there shouldn't be a problem. Little did we realise that there are two very different ends of Van Ness! As we drove up to the hotel we saw a drug deal and I jokingly said to my husband ' I hope we... More

My wife and I stayed just one night and had the whole next day to kill before meeting family.We left our bags at the hotel for the day and when we got back for them they invited us to a small buffet and wine for free.We were already checked out,awesome gesture opal well done.Its clean and friendly from cleaners to... More

Firstly, my wife and I came to San Francisco on our honeymoon and stayed at The Opal for almost a week. It was the best value we could find that wasn't already completely booked and didn't blow the budget. The staff was friendly and the room was clean and quiet. The room, however, was fairly small. Maybe 10' x 12'.... More

The room is basic and not so big, but has anything you want/expect from a hotel in a reasonable place, so close to the center of San Francisco The room is very clean. Very convenient bad. It was a quite room (5th floor), which was ok compared to other reviews I read here. The bathroom is very clean. WiFi in... More

We have slept in this hotel twice, on January 2012, during the same holiday trip. The staff was super nice to us, and they provided us the best assistance they could, for our stay in San Francisco and for the rest of our trip around California. The rooms were large and proper, especially the beds were very comfortable, and the... More

I spent four nights at the Opal hotel in March, 2013. The location is OK, and while I was afraid the street noise might keep me awake that was not a problem at all; the room they put me in was located in an area of the hotel where it was evidently well insulated from the street. In the morning... More

Great location!! Walking distance (45 min) to wharf. Lots of bus stops near hotel. Hotel was clean, staff friendly and helpful. Breakfast included was a great way to start the day. Great value and I would diff entry stay there on my next visit to San Francisco.