Good deal, good location
A family member and I traveled to San Francisco over the Memorial Day holiday weekend to see the A's take on the Yankees. The A's stunk up the joint, but the outcome with our choice of hotels was much more positive. I had stayed at the Hilton SF Union Square before for work and decided to go with a known quantity for this visit.
We took the SuperShuttle to and from SFO. A tip, the Shuttle will drop you off at the front entrance on O'Farrell but for your return to the airport, you get on the van at the side entrance on Mason Street. Check-in was quick and efficient, and we were soon in our Tower 2 deluxe room ($160/nite AAA rate). As HHonors Gold I got two coupons for a complimentary continental breakfast at the Starbucks in the lobby. That entitles you to a beverage, a piece of fruit, and a pastry. Not much, but better than nothing! I also got in-room wifi for free and conducted a high quality Skype video call with my wife back in Alaska.
The room was clean and quiet. Bathroom was fine and the heating/cooling controls kept the temps quite comfortable.
The hotel is in a great location. One night for dinner we walked to Chinatown, it's about 12 blocks - follow O'Farrell downhill to Stockton, take a left and head up the hill. Once you get through the tunnel you are in Chinatown. Tons of restaurants to choose from and I honestly don't think you can go wrong. Despite the hills San Francisco is a very walkable city. We also walked the ~3 miles from Sports Basement Presidio to Fisherman's Wharf and then took the cable car from one terminus to the other ($6 one-way ticket), and walked the easy four blocks back to the hotel. BART from the Powell Street station (basically colocated with the cable car terminus) to the Oakland Coliseum station (blue or green line) was $3.80 one-way and a 22-minute trip. An exceptional value!
Given its great location, we honestly didn't spend a lot of time in the hotel. It constituted a fine base for our operations, and I would stay here again.