would not go back again
The hotel seems very charming when you walk in. the reception area has been refurbished quite well, unfortunately the rooms not so much. The rooms are old and need to be cleaned up and modernized. the beds were all right to be fair.. but the walls are paper thin. we could hear our neighbour snoring as if he was in our room. the bathroom was tiny.
Location is very central if that's what you are looking for. of course downtown SF is full of homeless people (in fact there is a shelter around the corner). friendly and helpful staff.
we got the room for a good price, but I would probably book elsewhere another time