Golden Gate Hotel

near union square, centrally located

old bathroom

The staff are very kind and friendly. The cat is cute.

The building and facilities are kind of old.

1. Pip the cat- don’t book here if you don’t like or are afraid of cats please. 2. Antique elevator- fun to use if you’re into seeing/trying new things 3. Staff- From the moment I booked, I have been taken cared of by professional staff. They reply fast and answered all of my questions prior to my stay. Spencer was professional in helping me settle down when I arrived for check in. Only “negative” thing I experienced was not knowing what to do at check out (I did check out procedures the night before because I needed to leave early the next day. When I went down to officially “check out” I didn’t find any info on what to do. After a couple of knocks in both office doors a staff finally came out & just told me to leave the keys. Maybe I should have remembered to ask what to do the previous night, but maybe it would help if instructions are written on the front desk as well for check out (the only info written that I saw after checking out was that “Front Desk is open from 7:30” & what to do in emergency...) +There are 7 rooms max per floor, and probably only 3 rooms have “shared bathroom” so I never had to wait to use the bathroom.

1. Shower faucet (for shared bathroom)- water pressure is not much so taking a bath will take time; but I read the information why in one of the comments before I booked so I was already aware of this. Saving water can be frustrating only when you feel inconvenience (lol) *Thankfully the faucet inside the room is working normally. The way to the hotel-You have to go up the hill for a couple of blocks to reach Bush Street where the hotel is located. (had to push my suitcase up haha) But good thing is, when you leave to head to the BART/Metro you can slide your suitcase downhill :D Weed users- I took this to account when I looked up properties. Thankfully I smelled it only once when I stepped out of the my room to use the toilet (& this was the night prior to check out) The hallway is not that long & my room is in front of the common shower/toilet (maybe that’s why I smelled it?), but it was fine as soon as I went back to my room.