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“Great location, small bathrooms, excellent bang for the buck”

Chancellor Hotel on Union Square

frombaritomiami

Miami

Jul 29, 2007

6/9 found this review helpful

I stayed with my wife and small baby in the Chancellor for three nights and I had a good overall stay.
The location is excellent, near Union Square, with many shopping places and restaurants and theaters nearby. It is also on the cable cars route if you want to use them. However, it is not a good location if you are mainly going to visit Fisherman's Wharf.
We had a rental car and it was a little complicated to load/unload our luggages, but the garage a half block away was easily accesible and open 24 hour/day, though a little pricey ($22.00/day, because of the location). You can also get valet, but it will cost you $34.00/day and you may have to wait longer.
We had a room on the 15th floor (1500) and it was on the small side, but not too bad, considering it fit a crib without too many problems. The bathrooms are very small, although the tub is large and the shower good and they change/add toiletries daily. There was a little mold on the paint near the shower, but I think it can be fixed easily with some paint job. The closet was astoundingly enormous, a walking closet! with a safe and ironing board/iron. There is no A/C, we had a fan in our room but it was never hot. We liked being on the last floor (15th) because the ceiling was really high (20 feet at least) and the window was as well really tall, plus I think we got less of the street noises. We did not try the restaurant for breakfast but appreciated the free cookies and coffee available at the bar.
Staffing was helpful and corteous, there is a small tour organizing area with a very nice lady that was helpful to us in a few occasions.
Overall a pleasant stay, would recommend to others.

This review is the subjective opinion of a TripAdvisor member and not of TripAdvisor LLC.

frombaritomiami's Summary

Date of Stay: July 2007

Traveled with: Family with young children

Visit was for: Quality time with family

Age group: 35-49

Member since: July 08, 2005

Would I recommend this hotel to my best friend?

most likely

I recommend this hotel for:

A romantic getaway, Girlfriend getaway, People with disabilities, Older travelers, Pet owners, Families with young children, Families with teenagers, Tourists

I do not recommend this hotel for:

Young singles, Great pool scene

I selected this hotel as a top choice for:

Museums / Cultural / Historical sites, Great food / Wine

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Average price*: $193 (year-round)

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“Great location”

Chancellor Hotel on Union Square

holidaygalFalkirk

Falkirk

Jul 29, 2007

9/12 found this review helpful

We stayed here from the 12th-15th July. The location is great with lots of shops and restaurants nearby.Our room was smallish but had a view of Union Square.The staff were terrific and could not do enough for us. We made good use of the free tea and coffee, free cookies and use of the internet. This is a super hotel in a great location that offered excellent value for money.

This TripAdvisor Member:
- Liked — Location
- Disliked — Nothing

This review is the subjective opinion of a TripAdvisor member and not of TripAdvisor LLC.

holidaygalFalkirk's Summary

Date of Stay: July 2007

Traveled with: Spouse / significant other

Visit was for: Quality time with family

Age group: 35-49

Member since: July 29, 2007

Would I recommend this hotel to my best friend?

absolutely!

I recommend this hotel for:

Young singles, An amazing honeymoon, A romantic getaway, Girlfriend getaway, Older travelers, Tourists

I do not recommend this hotel for:

Young singles, Great pool scene

I selected this hotel as a top choice for:

Museums / Cultural / Historical sites, Shopping

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Average price*: $193 (year-round)

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“Great central location”

Chancellor Hotel on Union Square

Dolamisa

Tampa Bay area

Jul 28, 2007

7/10 found this review helpful

Stayed five days at the Chancellor Hotel, great location, great weather, close to everything, shopping, siteseeing, trolleys, Union Square, China town and easy access by trolley to Pier 39 and the waterfront. Did not use a car during our stay.
Selected the Chancellor Hotels from several in the area due to non smoking hotel, no pets allowed, and for discount given for 5 day stay. The best value of the ones considered.
Staff was attentive and helpfull and provided suggestions on restaurants, transportation and events in the area. Restaurant in hotel was convenient and great for breakfast.
Room was mid level at the rear of the hotel, as per our request, it was well furnished, quiet, clean, good size for an older establishment with a large closet, window opened for fresh air.
We look forward to a return trip to San Francisco and staying at the Chancellor Hotel.

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Dolamisa's Summary

Date of Stay: June 2007

Member since: July 28, 2007

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“A super hotel”

Chancellor Hotel on Union Square

Damaskfan

Bristol

Jul 27, 2007

7/10 found this review helpful

This is a great hotel. The staff are friendly and welcoming. They helped us out with our queries. We had an average sized room with a very comfortable bed. The location is great, right near one of the tram stops and close to restaurants and shopping. The room was kept really clean. You can help yourself to coffee, tea and cookies in the reception area and there is nice bar for a drink at the end of the day. Sweets in the room were a nice touch. I would definately stay here again.

This TripAdvisor Member:
- Liked — Friendly staff
- Disliked — I was happy with my stay in this hotel

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Damaskfan's Summary

Date of Stay: June 2007

Traveled with: Friends

Visit was for: Quality time with friends

Age group: 35-49

Member since: July 27, 2007

Would I recommend this hotel to my best friend?

absolutely!

I recommend this hotel for:

Young singles, A romantic getaway, Girlfriend getaway, Older travelers, Families with young children, Families with teenagers, Tourists

I do not recommend this hotel for:

Great pool scene, Pet owners

I selected this hotel as a top choice for:

Shopping, Sporting event

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Average price*: $193 (year-round)

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“Ok but was expecting more for the money”

Chancellor Hotel on Union Square

sbworcs

Worcester

Jul 26, 2007

3/19 found this review helpful

Spent 3 nights at the Chancellor Hotel on Union Square. Location is good if you want to go shopping but the Piers and Fishermans wharf are too far away and on foot are about a 45 minute walk.

The room was too hot, rather small and the bed was way too soft. Not sure that it was great value for money either - I had a suite in Caesars Palace, Las Vegas for the same money the following week.

Overall it is ok but not as good as I had hoped.

This TripAdvisor Member:
- Liked — Clean room
- Disliked — Expensive

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sbworcs's Summary

Date of Stay: June 2007

Traveled with: Spouse / significant other

Visit was for: Honeymoon

Age group: 25-34

Member since: July 26, 2007

Would I recommend this hotel to my best friend?

probably not

I recommend this hotel for:

An amazing honeymoon, A romantic getaway, Girlfriend getaway, People with disabilities, Older travelers, Families with young children, Families with teenagers, Tourists

I do not recommend this hotel for:

Young singles, Great pool scene, Pet owners

I selected this hotel as a top choice for:

Museums / Cultural / Historical sites, Outdoor / Adventure, Shopping

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Management Response

Wes Tyler, General Manager

(Management representative)

Jul 29, 2007

All I can say is PLEASE do your research. Once again, in this world of the internet, the distance to the Wharf should not be a surprise, the room size should not be a surprise thanks to sites like this and others say the beds are fine. What can we do?

By the way, Las Vegas doesn't make money on their room sales. If we had a multi billion dollar gaming operation we could charge a lot less for our rooms too. I have stayed in Reno in a nicer room for less than San Francisco charges a typical visitor in room tax. So what? I have also paid more in NYC and London for a worse room. We don't write the rules, we are just a part of them.

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Average price*: $193 (year-round)

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