San Fran's Mosser is a treasure

My brother and I found this hotel through Orbitz for an exceedingly reasonable price. Since I'd been to San Francisco once before, I knew the location was great and the hotel seemed nice when we checked out the web site. Honestly, it was nicer. I'm not sure why it is only rated two stars. We called after we made the reservation to request two beds and had a room with our own bath (and a nice, deep bath it was for soaking my sore feet), although I understand there are rooms without baths as well (shared baths in hallway). The room was small, but my brother and I aren't big people, so it was completely adequate. The hotel is very nicely decorated and extremely clean and the location is fantastic as far as access to some of the major sights and to all public transportation. If you're going to the Modern Art Museum, it's around the corner. The hotel is steps from the Bart, so unless you have trouble carrying things or your flight is very early, don't order a shuttle to the airport; getting there is simple and less than $5 from the Mosser. The lobby is really cool too and I like the idea that some proceeds go towards protecting the rainforest and also that there is a recording studio on the premises. The staff was helpful and friendly and there were tasty apples at the front desk every morning. If you are watching your budget but you would like a hotel with character and class close to things, stay at the Mosser!

Excellent location but maybe a bit small

Overall it was a very good hotel. The location is central to everything - near to all the transports facilities and shops. Literally 5 minutes from Union Square, where all the main shops and dining places are situated. We realised that alot of places in San Francisco closed at around 9 / 10pm so if you wanted to go somewhere the best place to eat is the Cheesecake factory which closes around 11pm weekdays. Its really lively and always packed. Otherwise if you walk towards the Metreon (Big cinema - which has a Imax screen - excellent) theres a lot of dining places to go after 10pm. Its very safe and lively and very close to the hotel.

Anyways, back to the hotel. The rooms are quite small. Yes it does look like the pictures they advertise, but imagine your own box room - well its about the size of that. We had a Double bedroom and the room was that that and you had a small sink and a separate room for the bath and toilet. Its not very impressive because the first thing you notice is how small it is. Despite this it was very presentable and clean. As its quite cheap and the staff are friendly its generally a nice hotel to stay...but be warned they only have one lift so you may have to use the stairs if you dont want to wait. Another warning is to make sure you have a room with a view. We had to change rooms when we first arrived as our view was facing a brick wall.

Ellie

Great location, well priced!

Highly recommended if you fancy a hotel in a safe area, great city location and reasonably pricing. Being a single woman, the friendly staff and the location of the hotel were the main characteristics which i truly appreciate. Indeed, the room can be a bit bigger but that is something that can be lived with.

Excellent Location - Excellent Price

Very small rooms that were spotless and tastefully appointed with modern, stylish accessories. Staff was helpful. Could not be in a better location, as the hotel is conveniently located one block off of Market Street. Perfect for a weekend get-away to the Golden Gate city if shopping, museum visits, and a centrally located hotel are "musts" for you!

Awesome! clean, quiet good location!.

This hotel is great, it's clean, nice and neat, it has small rooms and shared bathrooms but that's ok, this hotel is all about the conservation of water and a porcion of the proceeds for hotel guests is donated by the mosser family to reforestation of rainforests, literacy and educational projects, plus it has a recording studio, isn't this great!. It's right in downtown, like 5 min from chinatown, the Metreon with movie theaters and shops is right across the street, the bart station is close too. Downtown SF is cool but there's a lot of homeless people, but from here you can take a bus to anywhere in the city(if you can, do not rent a car, parking is hard and sometimes expensive), plus the bart can take you to the airport for $4.70(from the powell station, fares vary from station to station) which is better than taking an expensive taxi, you know? Thank you very much for reading my review.

Great Find!

What a pleasant surprise - this hotel is nicely restored and well staffed. We would definitely stay here again.

Small but Nice

My wife and I stayed at this hotel on Nov. 24, 2002. It looked like they finished the renovation. The room is just enough for two people. The room is very nicely decorated.If you are expecting a low budget hotel in SF, it is a very nice place to stay. This hotel is close to downtown SF. We payed $50w/everything from priceline

Nice Budget Hotel

We enjoyed our stay in this hotel. The rooms although small were clean and bright. The staff friendly. Very central and safe location. All in all a good hotel to stay in when working on a budget.

Superlative! Run don't walk.

This wonderful hotel is absolutely fabulous. Beautifully restored to it's Victorian splendor, with an accent of retro and modern furniture. Super-clean, super value. Very friendly staff. Great location-near theatres, and two blocks to cable cars. All public transit on nearby Market Street. Catch the "F" streetcar to either Castro, or Fisherman's Wharf. Next to ritzy and expensive Palomar, and Marriott hotels. Note: San Francsico has a terrible problem with it's homeless population, and they're nearby outside. However, the neighborhood, and hotel is safe-just be aware. Many more expensive hotels are right nearby-be smart and save a little on this wonderful place, and have more to spend on your trip.

The Mosser Most-Miserable Hotel

Caveat emptor: although their renovated rooms are quite nice, please be aware that

their renovation program is still underway (as of June 2001). The Mosser's older rooms are

shabby, dilapidated and smelly.