I stayed at Hotel Emblem for a few nights with my wife when visiting San Francisco. The hotel is in a great location; it's easy to walk or catch public transport from the hotel to many of the main areas and tourist spots of the city. It sits right next to Union Square. There are plenty of nice restaurants (visit Del Popolo Pizzeria but book in advance!) and bars within walking distance of the hotel. We felt very safe when walking around after dark, but cabs, including Uber, are easy to grab if walking isn't your thing. The hotel staff were generally pleasant and helpful, especially those on reception. The bar in the lobby is fine for a drink to kill time, but there are much better bars in the area. The hotel design is cool and it is clearly pitched as a 'design hotel', but it's not quite as luxury as it thinks. The bedroom was nice but pretty noisy. The layout of the room was a bit odd and didn't really work too well, where a lot of space was lost due to a 'cool' wardrobe being plonked in the room at an odd place. Nevertheless, the rooms are nice and kept clean. Bathroom was nice too. The hotel provides free chilled water and ice on each floor. They also have fresh cookies, though they're like gold dust as people inevitably steal them all as soon as they're put out. In short, the hotel is good, in a great location, decent value, staff are pleasant, and I'd stay again.
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