Grant Plaza Hotel

Reviewer: Not provided on Tue 11 Oct 2011 rated 8 out of 10.

The location was fantastic and while the hotel isn't fancy, it's clean and comfortable and affordable.

Positives: The location was fantastic and while the hotel isn't fancy, its clean and comfortable and affordable.

Negatives: I missed having a bath tub. The small rooms were crowded with extra chairs.

Reviewer: Not provided on Wed 12 Jan 2011 rated 8 out of 10.

Hotel was clean, and in a central location.

Positives: The price and location were great.

Negatives: No free Internet.

Reviewer: Not provided on Sat 03 Apr 2010 rated 8 out of 10.

Friendly, helpful staff. Clean. Good location.

Positives: The staff was friendly.

Negatives: A stranger tried to enter my room at 4 a.m.

Reviewer: Not provided on Wed 20 Jan 2010 rated 8 out of 10.

Overall you get what you pay for. The hotel staff was friendly and attentive however the overall quality of the rooms lacked. The blankets would have cigarette burn marks and the bathrooms lacked the usual amenities like lotion and toothpaste. Moreover the wireless internet had an extremely poor connection and was frustrating to use.

Positives: Attentive staff and excellent location.

Negatives: Poor internet connection and small rooms.

Reviewer: Not provided on Thu 21 May 2009 rated 1 out of 10.

It was horrible. Loading and unloading was a hassle. There was no staff to assist, nothing available to transport baggage. No air conditioning, and very noisy with the windows open. The parking (or lack of) should have been mentioned in the ad for the hotel. Would absolutely not go back.

Positives: Nothing.

Negatives: Offers of assistance did not exist.

Reviewer: Not provided on Fri 09 Jan 2009 rated 2 out of 10.

I wanted to crash in for one night. When I got there for there, I was tired so I fell asleep quite quickly. For that purpose it was ok. But you probably don't want to hang out in the room any longer than necessary.

Positives: It requires a major rennovation and purchase of new beddings.

Negatives: The beddings are old.

Reviewer: Not provided on Tue 02 Sep 2008 rated 9 out of 10.

Good hotel for a brief stay and when you don't have lots of luggage.

Positives: Staff was very friendly and helpful.

Negatives: Rooms were very small.

Reviewer: Not provided on Thu 28 Aug 2008 rated 8 out of 10.

If you want to be in the heart of China Town-location is great. Rooms were decent and clean-nothing fancy, but I was there to hang out in the City, not my room, so it served it's purpose. The front desk manager will tell you great places to go to really get the China Town experience, he was very helpful and friendly.

Positives: The evening front desk manager was the best, very helpful and courteous.

Negatives: They must have just painted the rooms-there was a slight odor.

Reviewer: Not provided on Tue 05 Aug 2008 rated 7 out of 10.

Room was small, but comfortable and clean. The staff was amazingly nice. They gave us a room with a view of the street because we had to wait about five minutes to check-in. Hotel was remodeling during stay, so there was no carpet in the hallway leading to the room: only towels and old sheets. It was replaced on the last day of trip. Also, the bathroom door had recently been replaced and painted so that it did not shut at all. On the first night there was a terrible odor coming from the closet. The next day we bought some Febreeze at a local store, and semi-frequent applications kept the smell at bay. There is no parking at the hotel, but their designated parking garage is only a couple of blocks away. Recommend ditching the car: it's easier to walk in the downtown area anyway. Thought the parking garage does require that you leave your keys, it helps to know that they do lock the cars when they are parked (we had to retrieve a pair of glasses after we dropped it off). Don't really have a basis of reference to know if it was a safe neighborhood or not, but we never felt worried or uneasy. Overall for the price it was a nice place to stay. I would consider staying again and would recommend it to friends who are planning to visit the city.

Positives: Staff was friendly, courteous, and helpful.

Negatives: Hotel was in the process of remodeling during stay.

Reviewer: Not provided on Tue 29 Jul 2008 rated 8 out of 10.

Good location. Room was cleaned. No restaurant in hotel but some within walking distance. Unable to had room with a view because they are being renovated. Over all I had a good stay. I would stay there again.

Positives: Location was excellent. Room was clean.

Negatives: Lobby smelled funny. Front desk not good with directions.

Reviewer: Not provided on Wed 16 Jul 2008 rated 1 out of 10.

I have never ever stayed in such a small hole of a room. It was disgusting and when I went to the manager, he was equally disgusting.

Positives: Nothing.

Negatives: Everything.

Reviewer: Not provided on Mon 14 Jul 2008 rated 3 out of 10.

Not horrible, but thin walls and not exceptionally clean.

Positives: Location.

Negatives: Too economy.

Reviewer: Not provided on Wed 09 Jul 2008 rated 8 out of 10.

Friendly staff, very reasonable price, within walking distance to Union Square.

Positives: Friendly staff, clean rooms and convenient location.

Negatives: Room was small.

Reviewer: Not provided on Sat 28 Jun 2008 rated 10 out of 10.

The hotel is great for family vacations. The fact that it did not have parking was not problematic because we took a train and had no car anyway, public transportation is awesome in the area anyway. The staff was extremely helpful and very eager to please us in any way they could to the point of giving us excellent directions to where we wanted to be. I will be staying there again.

Positives: Extremely friendly, helpful staff. Centrally located near everything. Great time was had by us.

Negatives: No parking available, but to me that was not a problem, we took a train.

Reviewer: Not provided on Thu 19 Jun 2008 rated 6 out of 10.

The hotrl has an excellent location. The staff was very helpful and friendly. The hotel room was very small and smelly. It needs a renew. It looks dirty because it is very old.

Positives: The hotel has an excellent location but rooms were small and smelly.

Negatives: The room was smelly and very small.

Reviewer: Not provided on Tue 10 Jun 2008 rated 1 out of 10.

Looked nothing like the pictures, smells. unacceptble, other people did not stay also they found other hotels. Rooms were dirty with bugs.

Positives: NA.

Negatives: Nothing.

Reviewer: Not provided on Sat 07 Jun 2008 rated 10 out of 10.

This diamond in the rough is superbly located a few blocks above Pravda, Brooks Bros, etc, and close to the #30 bus to Fisherman's' Wharf, Museums, etc. The staff was extremely friendly and helpful, let us leave our things several hours before actual check in time. They gave us a large room on the sixth floor, in stained glass heaven, after I had asked about the beautiful windows. Park diagonally across the street is perfect for `picnics.'.

Positives: Ritz-Carleton and Cable Car within two blocks!

Negatives: Dingy sheets and threadbare towels.

Reviewer: Not provided on Mon 26 May 2008 rated 8 out of 10.

OK for the price/location.

Positives: Price/location.

Negatives: Amenities, size of room, cleanliness.

Reviewer: Not provided on Mon 19 May 2008 rated 4 out of 10.

I can recommend this hotel only for people who don't mind tiny, dirty rooms. The only things I liked about it were the great location and the staff. They were really friendly and helpful.

Positives: Staff was very friendly and helpful, location was great.

Negatives: Room was dirty, bed sheets were torn, and you hardly could turn around in the room, and view into a backyard with trashes everywhere.

Reviewer: Not provided on Thu 15 May 2008 rated 8 out of 10.

We enjoyed our stay over night as the proximity to the shopping percent of Chinatown was excellent. We had access to email which is important to us as travelers.

Positives: Easily accessible and in the heart of Chinatown.

Negatives: Rooms a little small.

Reviewer: Not provided on Wed 12 Mar 2008 rated 9 out of 10.

The hotel was probably built in the late 1950's or early 1960's and has maintained the flavor of that era. The bathroom was quite spacious. The bedroom, closet space, drawer space, desk and so on were perfectly sized and the entire sense was of a cozy place to stay. I would certainly stay there, again.

Positives: It was much cleaner and cozier than I had hoped.

Negatives: Nothing, really.