San Francisco Central Hotel

8/10

Excellent

18 Feb 2026

Xavier

Clean room but bed was really close to the bath room/ wall. VERY inconvenient. Have to slide on the wall to get to the bathroom

Partner

8/10

Excellent

23 Dec 2025

David

Great little hotel comes with wifi and across th street is a beautiful bar

Friends_and_family Friends

2/10

Poor

19 Dec 2025

ZAW

The rooms were very dirty. The heater didn't work in one of the rooms. And the plumbing made very loud noises when taking a shower.

We checked in Friday (12/12/25) at 9pm, but, checked out Saturday (12/13/25) at 9am. Even though we had originally booked for 2 days. Expedia credited back the one day we did not stay. Thank you, Expedia.

We ended up going to another hotel.

Leisure Friends

8/10

Excellent

20 Nov 2025

Sukhdeep

Economical. Good location.

8/10

Excellent

25 Oct 2025

sean

No parking needed. The facility looked decent on the outside, but very dated and run down on the inside. It's a place to sleep for the night. The Becks motel/hotel in the Castro was a much better experience. Some older hotels just have that lived in look.

Business Self

4/10

Poor

22 Oct 2025

Bernard

The area in and around the property felt unsafe at night. I heard people screaming through the night.

Leisure Self

4/10

Poor

29 Aug 2025

Catherine

Room was not as advertised. Did not stay at location.

Leisure Self

4/10

Poor

11 Aug 2025

michael

Old outdated motel didn't feel the safest parking my car overnight and door to room looked like it had been pried open in the past

Leisure Family

6/10

Pleasant

04 Aug 2025

Lucy

The stay was average. Good parking for a fee. Walkable to verity of food location.

Business

10/10

Exceptional

04 Jul 2025

Sean

Another amazing stay @ SF Central

My stay was very comfortable. The staff is always accommodating. It always amazes me. The blank said go to to make sure that they exceed your expectations.

Business

6/10

Pleasant

27 Jun 2025

Timothy

The property is aged and the room was noisy. The floor in the guest room floors were absolutely filthy.

Business Self

4/10

Poor

22 Jun 2025

Nancy

Over priced for no amenities and unsecured parking

Leisure Family

4/10

Poor

19 Jun 2025

Breanna

This is a motel with long term residents, not as advertised in the photo.

Leisure Family_with_children

6/10

Pleasant

29 May 2025

Tasha

Not the best was ok

Friends_and_family Family

2/10

Poor

01 May 2025

Verified traveler

Horrible Motel

Horrible experience the man at the front desk is extremely rude I would not recommend or stay here for the life of me again

Business

6/10

Pleasant

19 Apr 2025

Shawn

Decent.

8/10

Excellent

19 Apr 2025

Mridul

Overall, it was a good experience.

10/10

Exceptional

14 Apr 2025

Verified traveler

Basic af but good stay.

It was basic but provided a good night’s rest. Don’t expect a 5 star, or a three star. You get what you pay for. Staff are nice but very much straight to the point. Parking is extra.

Self

8/10

Excellent

11 Apr 2025

Lyle

A good location & A great value!

The front desk staff was very helpful and assisted me at my arrival. I found the room to be cleaner and in better condition than many other hotels within the same price range. I would recommend staying here again to any of my friends from out of town who need a good location in the center of the city to rest for the night and still have a few bucks to afford a decent breakfast in the morning.

Self

10/10

Exceptional

02 Apr 2025

Diosdado

It is completely different now. It’s family oriented and business unlike when it was

Business

6/10

Pleasant

30 Mar 2025

Luis

It is centrally located and close to homeless area. Not necessarily unsafe, but busy area. On the upside, it’s close to restaurants and the Castro District. It’s convenient and close to public transportation.

Leisure Self

8/10

Excellent

27 Mar 2025

Diosdado

Nice crew/ helpful staff

Work related needed , needs to live close from worksite / work proximity

Business

4/10

Poor

27 Mar 2025

leoanny

I would not stay again

Business Self

6/10

Pleasant

23 Mar 2025

Teresa & Dan

There were crackheads all up and down the hallway trying to get into my room sleeping on the floor. I had to call the front desk. They said security clear people out. The area is beautiful all around just a lot of crazy people good value for the price. I guess you’re still Room is a little bit cleaner.

10/10

Exceptional

19 Mar 2025

Verified traveler

Exactly what I paid for!

I enjoyed my stay. The room I was given was exactly what I booked and came with a little extra space and a few additional windows. However, one of the room windows was cracked, but didn’t affect my security deposit nor my stay. That cracked window did make a negative difference to the room temperature. I constantly had to switch on the heater - which was a minor inconvenience.

I did find it odd, though, that only one power outlet only worked & the tv was bolted into the dresser by the bed. The tv was also in Spanish which was inconvenient, as well.

Room was otherwise clean, comfortable and provided me a nice rest which is what I paid for. All in all, great stay. Thank you to sf central front desk and house keeping.

$100 Cash or $100 on a debit/credit card accepted for their security deposit. Deposit is $100 for entire stay not per night.

Friends_and_family Friends

8/10

Excellent

15 Mar 2025

Mehdi

It was very good experience over there

2/10

Poor

15 Mar 2025

Riku

The WORST experience

The worst hotel I have EVER stayed in my life ! The front desk was rude , unhelpful. The room was dirty : small blood stains in the sheets , the bed site lamp was broken , the A/C Heat was broken …the curtains were broken! everything was so BAD. I left after the 1st night ! And I never got a rerund!!!!!!

Business

2/10

Poor

12 Mar 2025

Joseph

This place is a filthy dirty crime ridden property. Do not stay there under any circumstance.

Leisure Self

2/10

Poor

16 Feb 2025

francisco

Disgusting Hotel – Not Worth a Single Night

The moment we pulled up, we knew something was off. The area felt sketchy, the kind of place that makes you keep an eye over your shoulder. But we had a reservation, so we gave it a shot—big mistake.

The first room we got smacked us in the face with a strong cigarette smell and musty air, like it hadn’t been aired out in years. The floors were sticky, either from too many cleaning chemicals or something worse we didn’t want to think about. Breathing in there felt wrong.

We asked for another room, hoping for at least a small improvement, but it was just as bad—same nasty smell, same uncomfortable vibe. We sat there for about 20 minutes trying to convince ourselves to stay, but the more we looked around, the clearer it became: no way were we sleeping there. Instead of wasting a night in that mess, we packed up and drove all the way back home to San Jose.

This place is dirty, smelly, and just straight-up unpleasant. No deal or discount would make it worth it. If you care at all about safety and cleanliness, do yourself a favor—stay somewhere else.

Leisure Partner

10/10

Exceptional

11 Feb 2025

Sean

Highly recommend

Enjoy the property the staff & service

Business

8/10

Excellent

11 Feb 2025

Juan

Staff was helpful, area is what you’d expect near DTSF

6/10

Pleasant

08 Feb 2025

francisco

Nothing is far away, but you get what you pay for.

Just understand where you are staying. I knew what I was paying for. Let's just say I slept with the lights on for the first time in a hotel ever.

Self

2/10

Poor

06 Feb 2025

Verified traveler

If there were negative stars I would give it. Pictures of rooms were not accurate. Very rundown gross rooms in a not safe area

4/10

Poor

04 Feb 2025

Verified traveler

The location of the hotel is a little sketchy. Although, there were a few good food spots & bars nearby we didn't feel very safe around the area leaving our car or valuables in the hotel at all. The \"suite\" for 5 people located on the 2nd floor that we got was at the very corner of the hotel. The first night we got there to sleep, there was a bunch of footsteps going back & forth for hours up to the point we were so tired we didn't care or bother calling the office. The next morning, we woke up really early to get ready at 6-7am, we can hear heavy footsteps again like there was a bunch of people moving furnitures above us. We ended up calling the office 3x and they said they were going to send security to check these people up there. We waited to see if it would stop but it didn't, so I tried to call the main office again & it seemed like they blocked my calls from the room telephone from going through their office phone and would even hang up to avoid talking to me about the situation that we kept hearing the loud food steps. All in all, we were very annoyed about how loud you can hear those footsteps and beware of the total price if you booked it from online/third party so expect that extra $25 charge for parking (per night) when they ask for payment at the window. They also give you very few shower towels. With a 5-person suite, we got 3 shower towels only! Don't be deceived by the pictures, it looked just like a cheap motel and the room smelled like sweat.

Friends_and_family Friends

8/10

Excellent

29 Jan 2025

Sean

Fantastic Experience

Staff, Location, Facility all outstanding

Business

6/10

Pleasant

29 Jan 2025

Sean

Highly Recommend

Location Staff Facility all exceptional

Business

8/10

Excellent

29 Jan 2025

Sean

Outstanding Service

I stay here often & each time I stay it gets better & better the staff is always outstanding they always make sure I have everything I possibly need. I’m always glad I choose SF Central hotel

Business

8/10

Excellent

18 Jan 2025

Rene

Centrally located!

Business

6/10

Pleasant

10 Jan 2025

Verified traveler

Ok property. Good rest

Good quiet easy

Partner

10/10

Exceptional

10 Jan 2025

Quinn

Easy budget motel.

Small room can only fit 2 people. Quiet clean-ish & got what I paid for

Friends_and_family Friends

2/10

Poor

09 Jan 2025

Verified traveler

Don’t Get Catfished By The Property Photos

Hotel did not look anywhere as clean as the photos displayed. Shower head was broken, front door to room and bathroom door did not close properly, and the mini fridge had a leak. The leak led to our discovery of cockroaches and cockroach eggs. Once discovered, we demanded a refund and management refused. Area looked pretty unsafe at night as well. Do not recommend this hotel AT ALL.

2/10

Poor

06 Jan 2025

Jose

They lie in the photos, the property is dirty, the windows cannot be closed, it is very unsafe to be there. The people from the floor above live there and they were very noisy in the early morning, very very bad experience.

Leisure Family_with_children

2/10

Poor

02 Jan 2025

Scott

I had no hot water. I contracted the front desk, they sent someone out to my room who confirmed the hot water was not working but nobody came back to address the issue nor was I offered another room. I simply left in the morning without taking a shower.

Leisure Self

10/10

Exceptional

31 Dec 2024

Sean

Great Staff

The staff goes out if their way to be accommodating. They are very attentive to special requests

Business

10/10

Exceptional

31 Dec 2024

Jordan

M

2/10

Poor

30 Dec 2024

siva

It is terrible. Bad air and smell in the rooms.

Friends_and_family Family

8/10

Excellent

29 Dec 2024

Courtney

Great Rooms for the price!

Great rooms for the price- have stayed here a few times when there is a concert I’m attending in SF (: decent rooms even if it’s in a sketchier area. Cant beat the price!

Partner

2/10

Poor

29 Dec 2024

Maynor

Everything was so nasty

2/10

Poor

15 Dec 2024

Shamanisha

…

8/10

Excellent

15 Dec 2024

Verified traveler

It was what I needed.

Friends_and_family Friends

6/10

Pleasant

13 Dec 2024

David Mark

Good location. The facility was old school. Heard a LOT of screaming and yelling. It was loud

Leisure Self

2/10

Poor

08 Dec 2024

Robert

Worse place to stay in San Francisco

This place was a nightmare, loud music all night people yelling and screaming past two am. Called front desk and they did nothing about it. This place is one of the worse places I’ve stay in in San Francisco.
Did not sleep most of the night.

Friends_and_family Friends

4/10

Poor

06 Dec 2024

Verified traveler

Didn't Meet Expectations

A couple things that didn't meet my expectations:
1. No breakfast, as advertised.
2. The Air conditioning/heating unit was extremely loud and not working properly. When I requested someone to look at it while I was out for the day, I returned to someone still working on it. I ended up switching rooms after talking to the front desk again.
3. Broken glass window and lock on window didn't work or were removed.
4. I left the maid service sign on my door when leaving during the day, when I returned, the sign had been placed back inside my room but my room was not serviced whatsoever.

Other than that, my stay was okay for the price that I paid.

Self

4/10

Poor

04 Dec 2024

Chris

The front desk staff were great, no complaints. The place looks so dirty and run down that I had to place a towel on the shower floor inside the shower before taking one. There was a bit of blood near the peep hole on the door. The first room I was in had no working toilet. The second room had obvious water damage to the ceiling and the room smelled like it. When turning on the heater it smelled horrible. Curtains had not been cleaned in who knows how long. The list could go on but like I said staff were great. The room… you get what you pay for I guess.

6/10

Pleasant

01 Dec 2024

Wilfredo

Bed blocked the bathroom

2/10

Poor

27 Nov 2024

Quinn

Mayhem, havoc & unprofessional hotel responsebb

Do not stay here.

In the early hours of the morning on the day of check-out (approximately 5:00 AM), a disruptive guest created a chaotic and unsafe environment for everyone staying at the hotel. This individual pounded on room doors, pulled the fire alarm without cause, and caused widespread panic among guests. The fire alarm incident necessitated a full inspection by the fire department, who checked each room to ensure safety.

Throughout this ordeal, the hotel failed to provide proper security or staff intervention. Guests, including myself, were left to handle the situation, which should never be our responsibility. Moreover, the front desk staff offered no apology, resolution, or effort to mitigate the experience. Instead, I encountered dismissive and unprofessional behavior when I raised my concerns.

This incident significantly impacted my stay. My friend and I had to work that morning and were relying on the hotel to provide a safe and restful environment, which was not delivered. Due to the disruption, I was late to work, resulting in lost commissions. Additionally, the hotel charged me a late checkout fee, despite the chaos earlier in the morning and the fact that the property was not fully booked the following night.

Absolutely disgusted by the front desk team for handling this the way they did - by doing absolutely nothing.

Friends_and_family Friends

2/10

Poor

26 Nov 2024

Maria

The room smelled like cigarettes. Horrible smell.

10/10

Exceptional

26 Nov 2024

Antwane

It was very nice and quiet

Self

4/10

Poor

24 Nov 2024

Ian

What I find unique about this property is that it’s still in business, staff are shockingly rude the rooms are vile. However the plumbing is like something from Amityville horror

Leisure Family

8/10

Excellent

21 Nov 2024

Verified traveler

QUALITY STAY

For the money and the location it's a great deal. Never had any issues, rooms clean, towels good and bedding basic but comfy.

Self

4/10

Poor

17 Nov 2024

Destany

The front desk person is very rude and was slamming my cards and pen when giving back .

10/10

Exceptional

17 Nov 2024

One

I like the roo.s

Leisure Self

8/10

Excellent

15 Nov 2024

Luis

Ok

Leisure Self

6/10

Pleasant

14 Nov 2024

Tyler

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10/10

Exceptional

14 Nov 2024

Verified traveler

The bathroom was cold

Friends_and_family Friends

4/10

Poor

13 Nov 2024

Verified traveler

Early check-in; loud and disruptive neighbors

Checking in early was no problem, just a flat $20 fee.

I was initially assigned room 209 and experienced three consecutive problems with the door not opening.

I was switched over to another room on the 2nd floor and upon entering the room, both neighbors next to me and above me were extremely loud, disruptive and destructive with the furniture.

The room I was in has a partially broken mirror, broken night stand tables, loose power outlets & only one towel.

There was also a room broken into on the same level as me.

Self

6/10

Pleasant

12 Nov 2024

Verified traveler

Fauls advertisement.

The rooms did not match the photos on the website at all. Room was rundown old furniture. The bedding did not match the photos at all. Took forever to get hot water.
Internet was not up to par.

Self

4/10

Poor

11 Nov 2024

Edgar

The receptionist was rude.

Leisure Family

10/10

Exceptional

09 Nov 2024

Junemarie

Outdated but good parking

Leisure Friends

2/10

Poor

05 Nov 2024

Veida

Look, I know you get what you pay for, but some things were pretty ridiculous. We had someone call the room, we gave it the benefit of the doubt and assumed it was the front desk but it was just 11 seconds of breathing from the other line. We had someone knock on our door multiple times during the night. We weren’t even loud, just watching Dance Moms. Pillows aren’t good. A vibrating mechanical noise was incredibly loud throughout the night and morning. Woke us up throughout the night and was so loud at 7:30 we just got up and left. We were hoping to sleep in because this was just a stop on our four person road trip. Staff were nice. Look, for the price and location, just expect this.

Leisure Friends

2/10

Poor

02 Nov 2024

Pao

Poor management

Would say that most motel 6 I’ve been to are cleaner and up to par. Amenities in the room were poor, wall outlet is super lose and the racks in the refrigerator were all rusty where cracks are located. Couldn’t check in until after 5pm, staff weren’t aware of our room being service and didn’t off any solution and we were told to wait. Wasn’t a fan of that because it was a 3 hours drive to that hotel.

Friends_and_family Friends

4/10

Poor

02 Nov 2024

Alexis

The room didn’t look like the pictures . Broken tile, tv didn’t work, door barely worked. And then in the middle of the night someone tried to get into our room banging on the door and then proceeded to BLAST music .

Leisure

2/10

Poor

30 Oct 2024

Jagger

Couldn't turn on the shower due to broken handle, some residue left on the toilet seat.

Business Self

8/10

Excellent

28 Oct 2024

Cuahutemoc

Parking charge.

2/10

Poor

28 Oct 2024

Reijour

Didn’t even spend the night, checked in and check out in under 30 minutes

2/10

Poor

26 Oct 2024

Verified traveler

Worst Hotel in San Francisco!

The front desk lady was extremely rude.
The entire hotel is sketch and doesn't match the pictures. I asked the front desk lady to check out the room before I pay for parking, she refused very rudely. I would never go back there. Sketchy parking lot and smelly rooms. The room smelled terrible and was horribly kept. The floor was sticky. Absolutely worst hotel experience I have ever had.

Partner

2/10

Poor

25 Oct 2024

Stephanie

Terrible place to stay

I do not recommend anybody to stay at this hotel because it is false advertisement. The hotel information states there is free parking for its guest and once arriving they want to charge you $25 to park your car. They mentioned that if I did not pay the fee they would tow my car away. Additionally, there is a-lot of noise from guest next door that were screaming. There were alot of homeless in the parking lot peaking into cars & in the contract they state they are not responsible if something happens to your car parked in their property. They don’t even have a security to kick them out. The check in lady was very passive aggressive for no reason aswell & didn’t activate my keys for my room after stating she did with her eyes rolling at me. I came to San Fran to vacation and left very upset with this experience.

Partner

8/10

Excellent

23 Oct 2024

Clarence

It was a decent stay and a very convenient location.

10/10

Exceptional

23 Oct 2024

Carlos

rooms are being renovate, very clean , a lot of options for eating

Leisure Self

4/10

Poor

11 Oct 2024

James

It was fine. For the what we paid, it was what we expected. Location is great. Had to pay extra $20 for parking I was not aware of.

Business_and_leisure Partner

10/10

Exceptional

08 Oct 2024

Sean

Great value nice facility

Staff is friendly, efficient, and Accommodating.

Business

8/10

Excellent

06 Oct 2024

Steven

Like the building and staff
Dislike the Urine smell at end of the hallway,
Camera is not backed up far enough to catch the view

Leisure Self

10/10

Exceptional

06 Oct 2024

Verified traveler

Good budget hotel in San Francisco

10/10

Exceptional

04 Oct 2024

Sean

Great staff excellent facilities

Staff was outstanding accommodating the facility was clean

Business

2/10

Poor

04 Oct 2024

Peng

not clean

4/10

Poor

02 Oct 2024

Ruben F

Beds smelled like pee and we’re stained. The older Asian man at the front desk is extremely rude. It was a busy weekend in SF so everywhere was sold out. There are other motels that are much nicer for the same price or even cheaper and safe.

Business_and_leisure Friends

8/10

Excellent

01 Oct 2024

Mario

Great customer service in a creepy building

The building is pretty old. You can hear what your neighbors are doing. The front deck agent were very helpful, informative and friendly. It feels like a sketchy street. Had to look behind my back a lot. A lot of convenience stores and restaurants near by. Catching public transportation isn’t an issue there.

Self

10/10

Exceptional

01 Oct 2024

Ankit

Perfect stay for a Folsom weekend. Everything is nearby and rooms are decent

2/10

Poor

30 Sep 2024

Diego

The pics on the app aren’t accurate with the real property. The room was dirty and no towels there. Plus it smells like humidity. They said the parking was included with the reservation but when you there you have to pay an extra $25 per night. The sheets had blood stains and floor were super dirty. There was a creepy sound during the night. Front desk aren’t professional enough. I won’t recommend this place to anyone.

Leisure Partner

2/10

Poor

27 Sep 2024

Richard

Smells bad. Power points are bad/ loose

4/10

Poor

26 Sep 2024

Shozo

Actually, it was OK. Everything was decent. The neighborhood is good and safe. The room was clean.

I only have a complain. SF Central Hotel charged an extra $25 to my credit card on September 22, 2024, without any explanation.

That is only my complaint.

Friends_and_family Family

4/10

Poor

25 Sep 2024

Peter

One night, at midnight, a man knocked on my door, and I told him it wasn't his room. On two occasions my keys didn't work, and I had to wait a long time to get new keys made. Most of the facility is used form low-income or homeless people.

Self

2/10

Poor

21 Sep 2024

Ryan

Tracked and Followed to my room by an addict

Didn’t even get to stay at this hotel. Safety is non-existent at this location. There are unhoused and unstable individuals hanging out everywhere in the parking lot.

I was tracked and followed back to my room by a likely fentanyl addict who tried to sneak up behind me and do gods knows what. After de-escalating the situation I immediately left the location and went to a different hotel. This hotel has no safety features to say the least which should be a concern given its location.

Business

2/10

Poor

20 Sep 2024

Matthew

In order to get hot water the shower had to be ran for 10-15 min before, which is more than likely against California conservation laws. Strangers knocking on door at random times. Slept on top of sheets out of fear of bed bugs

Business Self

2/10

Poor

19 Sep 2024

Eva

Ni siquiera pudimos quedarnos porque había un hombre abriendo los carros nadie cuida el parqueadero y te cobran $25 y el hombre sólo nos estaba mirando desde que llegamos nos sentimos muy inseguros y nos fuimos.

2/10

Poor

17 Sep 2024

Joshua

They never let me check in

Business

2/10

Poor

17 Sep 2024

Verified traveler

Terrible place terrible service. Rude service workers couldnt get any sleep because we were on the second floor but the third floor had I'm guessing kids and they were making a lot of noise. The room itself was nasty and room service didn't come once until we had to ask them to come clean. We hadn't even used the do not disturb sign. Overall would not stay here again

Partner

2/10

Poor

12 Sep 2024

Susan

The first room they put us in was filthy and the windows did not lock

2/10

Poor

09 Sep 2024

Myshel

This property is absolutely terrible! The room door lock was broken and staff refused to give me a new room. The room smelled like someone smoked 30 packs of cigarettes right before coming in. The desks are broken inside the room. There was a tone of loitering around the property and tons of drunk men with liquor bottles laying around everywhere on the property. It looks nothing like the photos they promoted on the site!!! Shower head pressure barely even worked. Fridge didn’t work either, the other guests in the “hotel” lived there and there was tons of arguing all throughout the day and night. 0/10 recommend! Go anywhere but here.

Business_and_leisure Partner

4/10

Poor

08 Sep 2024

Jeremy

Inside the room was nice, clean and comfortable. Initial service was terrible. Took at least 45 minutes to get checked in through the night window when it wasn’t even night time. Thought the night it sounded like a cart was rolling acrossed the roof. Funny thing is we were on the top floor. If they sound proof the rooms then I’ll consider coming back to this hotel.

Friends_and_family Family