Villa Florence Hotel

This hotel was featured on various magazines, so I had high expectations. Although the room is cute and pretty spacious for one in San Francisco (most aren't very large), with fake fireplace to boot, I guess I expected more. Outside the room, the hallways are tiny and dark and lobby is not nearly as nice as I expected. Parking was generally difficult (I ended up parking in Japan Town Center several blocks down). The hotel is also not very centrally located, which can be a plus to those preferring to venture outside the city.

It's an older building, so expect less than perfect things, but it was clean and nice and authentic and very comfortable. it's in an excellent location for the center of town. The staff helped us find some very off-beat experiences we wanted to do while in S.F. The bar next door is good and around one corner is a great Irish type rest/pub with a great breakfast and a good price. I loved my experience. It would be a marvelous selection for something romantic.

I was very impressed with the service and the ambience.

This hotel made me feel secure: There were doormen in attendance at all times and hotel personnel were always present in the lobby.

This hotel made me feel secure: The hallways were well lit, the stairways were open and not at the exterior or in a separate or secluded part of the building.

My only complaint was that the room was small.

This hotel made me feel relaxed: I loved the wine tasting in the lobby bar every evening from 5-6. The fire in the fireplace in the lobby was also lovely.