Average Hotel
Stayed at the Renaissance Stanford for business. Couldn't get the discounted booking rate for the reserved block of rooms because they indicated they were all sold out. I booked the room anyway after being told it would be $50 more one night and $80 another night (Friday). When we arrived it was late. The room was on the first floor and when we got to the room we went to close the drapes, and noticed we had a pleasant view of the alley and a row of garbage cans. It was too late to go back to the front-desk and get the room changed. You can imagine there was some noise in the morning as garbage cans were being filled or emptied. I called the front-desk to find out if we could get another room; something higher up and quite. A view would have been nice, too. They gave us a room on the 7th floor and told us the room would not be available until later on in the afternoon.
The hotel has a very small restaurant and bar area and no sundries shop. This was a little disappointing for the price they charge per night. The staff was friendly, always willing to assist and the concierge was very helpful when asking for directions or information.
The hotel is conveniently located in the heart of San Fransisco and is very average. It is clean, but the carpeting and facilities are starting to show their wear. Beds are comfortable and rooms are a decent size.
For the price per night, I expected a little more.