Lovely Stay
Stayed in the Whitcomb Hotel in March this year for 4 nights with my daughter. A lovely historic hotel central to most places. Trolleys and BART on our doorstep.Our room was lovely and large if a little dated but that added to the charm of the place The shower was great and the beds were very comfortable. The room was spotless. 
We ate in the Market grill one night and had a fab meal there. A work of art came out on my plate, I had the chicken and my daughter says her seafood pasta was the best she had ever eaten. The food was delicious, the restaurant was very comfortable and there was a fire burning in the fire place which was lovely as we had a window seat and it was pouring out of the heavens outside and it made us feel really nice. 
There is a Starbucks attached to the hotel which opened really early and it was great to start the day with a nice coffee.
Yes there is a lot of homeless people in the area but at no time did I ever feel threatened by them. I spoke to a few of them, most were ex Vietenam Vets who were thrown on to the streets by Ronald Regan in his wisdom. It actually really upset me to see how these people were treated having fought for their country they were nothing but respectful of me.
Sams diner is across the road and does a really good breakfast.All in all I had a wonderful stay here and would definately stay here again when I next return to San Francisco.
Thank you Whitcomb