Small friendly hotel , a little out of the city
We prefer to stay in the smaller hotels and walk around the city , this hotel met the small criteria but was a little far out.
The Hotel staff were very nice but the hotel itself was a little worn , the carpets had lots of stains on them , the bathroom tiles was coming away around the shower and sink . if your a Hilton type person probably not your cup of tea , if you take it for what it is , clean , cheap ( for seattle) and local you will like it.
The rooms had a kitchennette which was nice , though the street noise was loud ( no double glazing ) and the rooms around were quite noisy ( creaking floors , thin walls etc , not the neighbours).
You get a free drink as the bar next door which serves breakfast and evening snacks , the hotel provides pastries in the morning and free ( but slow) internet access).
Foe me the biggest issue as a tourist with family and only 2 days in the ciry was the commute, about 30mins by local Muni bus to the main tourist areas of the pier 39 and the Ferry station.
You can walk as we did on the first day to the bridge but its about an hour and very steep down hill climb. 
The best buy was the 3 day muni pass for all busses and cable cars for $20 per person , we certainly took advantage being so far out hte no1 bus stops righ by the hotel.
The no1 bus east goes straight into the Ferry terminal area but get off at Van Ness and catch the cable car down Calafornia.For the Golden Gate bridge get the No1 west connect with the 28 north that takes you right to the bridge ,then continues to Fort Mason and Fishermans Wharf.
the advantage of this is youe coming from the residential areas so not a lot of tourists . Example you will get straigh on a cable car at Van Ness , if you try down at fishermans wharf it was taking at least 90mins wait ( they only run about every 20mins as they can only run 23 cars at a time on the cables).
Got to do Alcatraz but YOU MUST book at least 2 months ahead as we did , the day we went in July the next avaialble trips were August.
The Ferry terminal has nice places to eat that are not to expensive , and great breakfasts for the financial distriuct workers