Short break stay
The original features of the building were pleasant and it was very clean.The 'pub' and breakfast are dire, and as for the restaurant element, well if it is there I certainly couldn't find it. The location is excellent, less than 5 mins walk from Union Square and a wealth of restaurants. 
Apart from one female receptionist and one male porter the staff were without exception surly, abrupt, curt and rude, with an east asian approach to customer service, that is to say it was non-existent. Be very careful if booking a twin room to ensure that you don't end up with 2 very small single beds, which is far from the norm in USA. The rooms at the rear of the hotel are bordered by a passageway which houses an overpoweringly loud and disturbing extractor fan outlet. There is no air conditioning in the rooms, so if sleeping on Sutter Street rooms the noise is horrendous, it is after all a city centre location. There is no wi-fi access other than in a small lounge, which on my trip was selfishly hogged by people using 2 or 3 devices, slowing connection speeds down to a painful trickle.