Great, if your a tourist
Background: I had to go to San Francisco for a few meetings and to catch up with old friends. I am a SPG Gold ( will be platinum by August) and always stay at a Westin brand hotel. This must have been a busy week in The City because most of the Hotels were booked solid and/or were priced sky high. I found the Sheraton at Fisherman's Warf a reasonable deal and not oo far from my Office.
The hotel was easy to find. The Hotel is large in scale as it takes up one square block. There is a large drive way to the entrance to the hotel. There arentwo options for parking, self park or valet parking. Both are the same price, about $45 per night. If you don't want to keep on tipping the valet, self park.
Check in was fast and efficient. About two months ago, SPG gave their Gold members another benefit. Your choice of a free drink, extra miles or free Internet. Internet wins hands down, otherwise it will be $14.95 per day. Free Internet in the lobby area. I was given a room on the fourth floor ( top floor as there is only four floors). Upon exiting the elevator, the nautical theme kicked in.light clolors, blues and greens. The rooms are large but seemed plain in nature. There is a small 26" TV in the room with about 40 channels. Shoshone was not working for some reason. The bathroom has the vanity pity's de with the toilet and shower behind a door. The shower room was cramped. There is one window in the room and it slanted inward, I guess keeping with the ship theme. The room was facing the courtyard where the main driveway is and can be noisy at times. It was probably better than facing the MUNI bus yard or street in general as they can be busy. One other thing about this room, it was located almost in the corner so looking out the window, you can see the hallway, with windows, you walked down after exiting the elevator. I mention this because if you look out your window in your room, you can see people walking down the hallway. So, if you can see them, I am sure they can see you. Imwas curious about this so I went out into the hallway and could see my room but the window was a little tinted. Still, I kept the shade down as I felt insecure.
There is a gym on site and is small in nature but does have a good assortment of equipment.
I say this is a good area for tourist because it is in the middle of Fisherman's Warf and Pier 39. A ten minute walk will bring you to all the tourist areas. I was really put off by the homeless people. I counted six along one block. They did not approach me but I still felt uncomfortable looking atntheir state and their signs of help. I know this city spends millions of dollars on programs and these people need to understand that there are programs for them to better themselves. Please, do not give money to these individuals and give to charities that help these people. I do it all the time whether I am in Beijing, New York, Dubai or San Francisco.
Overall, this is an OK hotel but not one I would stay personally in the future. One more thing, a pet peeve, if you will, there are a lot of peole staying in these hotels and we appreciate our privacy. Numerous times, there were people walking down the hallway talking at the top of their voices disturbing me and I am sure others on the floor. Hint to our European friends. This is not your home but a public area. Do what you will at home but at Hotels be considerate of other people. Thank you and hope you enjoyed.