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Reviews of Holiday Inn San Francisco - Golden Gateway, an IHG Hotel 3 stars

1500 Van Ness Avenue, Nob Hill, San Francisco, CA 94109, United States

#87 of 221 hotels in San Francisco

Guests' Choice

Review score

Based on 2823 hotel reviews

8.2

Score breakdown

  • Cleanliness

    8.6

  • Comfort

    8.7

  • Location

    8.7

  • Facilities

    8.3

  • Staff

    8.5

  • Value for money

    7.9

  • Free WiFi

    8.3

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  • Reviewed: 31 May 2024

    9.0
    Awesome
    • Leisure trip
    • Family with young children
    • Room with Two Double Beds with Grand View
    • Stayed 3 nights
    • Submitted via mobile

    Great rooms , comfortable beds and helpful staff

    Stayed in May 2024

  • Reviewed: 26 May 2024

    9.0
    It was great
    • Leisure trip
    • Family with young children
    • Standard Room with Two Double Beds
    • Stayed 1 night
    • Submitted via mobile

    the building was good and tall 🙃

    Stayed in May 2024

  • Reviewed: 25 May 2024

    8.0
    Great for a week long stay.
    • Leisure trip
    • Family with young children
    • Standard Room
    • Stayed 7 nights
    • Submitted via mobile

    The carpets seemed like they needed to be changed, but otherwise everything was fine.

    Property was superbly located for transport links across the city. Friendly and helpful staff. A fantastic view from the higher floors.

    Stayed in May 2024

  • Reviewed: 24 May 2024

    9.0
    Great value for the money
    • Leisure trip
    • Family with young children
    • Room with Two Double Beds with Grand View
    • Stayed 4 nights

    Would be nice to have a microwave in the room, certainly not a deal breaker.

    Location is great - central, walkable and well connected to other areas by public transit. Nice city views from the 21st floor. Clean and quiet. Comfy beds with a selection of soft and firm pillows for fussy sleepers - yay! Whole Foods across the street and some good restaurants and bakeries blocks away. Super-efficient check-in/check-out.

    Stayed in May 2024

  • Reviewed: 21 May 2024

    9.0
    Very comfortable stay. Would highly recommend
    • Leisure trip
    • Couple
    • King Room
    • Stayed 1 night
    • Submitted via mobile

    Room and area was clean. The staff was helpful and accommodating. Great breakfast. The parking is also very good.

    Stayed in May 2024

  • Reviewed: 21 May 2024

    7.0
    Good
    • Leisure trip
    • Family with young children
    • Standard King Room with Accessible Roll-In Shower
    • Stayed 3 nights
    • Submitted via mobile

    Receptionist... not willing to help with the flight checkin when trables with mobile...

    Location & bartender

    Stayed in May 2024

  • Reviewed: 20 May 2024

    8.0
    convenient & comfortable stay
    • Leisure trip
    • Couple
    • King Room with Grand View
    • Stayed 3 nights
    • Submitted via mobile

    coffee machine coffee was really average didn’t think room really measured up to images on booking.com

    Roger in the bar was fantastic

    Stayed in May 2024

  • Reviewed: 20 May 2024

    9.0
    Superb
    • Leisure trip
    • Family with young children
    • Standard Room with Two Double Beds
    • Stayed 3 nights
    • Submitted via mobile

    I have no points.

    The hotel is located close to the main points of SF and the rooms is great.

    Stayed in May 2024

  • Reviewed: 19 May 2024

    8.0
    Essential stay in SF with a great view
    • Leisure trip
    • Couple
    • King Room with Grand View
    • Stayed 2 nights

    The staff is sometimes ignorant to guests who are waiting in line. That applies to concierge and dining staff, while the receptionists were friendly and welcoming. Rooms are a bit smaller than expected. The air in rooms was not pleasant and it seemed to us as if there was no airflow at all. Bathroom was a little outdated. While I understand the need for hotels to protect their property, taking deposits as a temporary charge on the credit card is not preferred with guests as there are other ways to do it.

    We booked a 'King Room with Grand View' for our stay. The view was amazing. We liked the breakfast and variety of food that was available to us. The processing during the check in and out was fast and smooth. We were provided with a coffee machine in our room for free, although coffee was not tasting so good. It was raining during our stay and hotel provided us with umbrellas for free. A sufficient amount of toiletries was available for us. I would like to note here that Holiday Inn is an 'essential' brand under IHG group and maybe other guests had unrealistic expectations when they booked this hotel in the past.

    Stayed in May 2024

  • Reviewed: 18 May 2024

    9.0
    To see San Francisco.
    • Leisure trip
    • Couple
    • King Room with Grand View
    • Stayed 2 nights

    Great room except that it was next to the elevators and you could hear them going up and down.

    Great room except that it was next to the elevators and you could hear them going up and down.

    Stayed in April 2024

  • Reviewed: 18 May 2024

    9.0
    Superb
    • Business trip
    • Family with young children
    • Standard King Room with Accessible Roll-In Shower
    • Stayed 1 night
    • Submitted via mobile

    The front desk, restaurant and housekeeping teams were pleasant, helpful and knowledgable.

    Stayed in May 2024

  • Reviewed: 16 May 2024

    9.0
    We had a wonderful stay even with the shortcomings. On our first stay we checked in late as our flight arrived late. Whe
    • Leisure trip
    • Family with young children
    • Standard Room with Two Double Beds
    • Stayed 2 nights
    • Submitted via mobile

    It would have been nice if toothpaste was supplied in every room. The air conditioning was also quite noisy when it would come on so most of the time we had it off. Just lucky that the weather was mild. We experienced the same thing when we stayed at Holiday Inn Golden Gateway from April 27 - May 1.

    The best asset of Holiday Inn Golden Gateway is its location! It’s close to all bus stops and is in a safe area which is always an asset. The staff were all very nice, warm, accommodating and friendly. And giving us the extra hour to check out without having to pay extra was a bonus and very much appreciated. The hotel room also had all the amenities such as coffee maker, iron, etc. which made it all the more convenient. And of course having a pool!

    Stayed in May 2024

  • Reviewed: 15 May 2024

    8.0
    Small room with great service and amenities.
    • Leisure trip
    • Family with young children
    • Room with Two Double Beds with Grand View
    • Stayed 3 nights
    • Submitted via mobile

    The beds are full-size beds and really too small for two people. The rooms are very small. The trash cans in the rooms are tiny, and there were no trash bags to take out the trash. The cleaning crew left a used towel from the previous customer in the bathroom. The breakfast buffet is not worth the $30 price.

    The hotel was safe, and the staff were professional. There's an iron, steamer, coffee pot, safe, and refrigerator in the room. The AC works very well. The pool and fitness room are very nice and updated. There are vending machines and a CVS medicine machine. There is a cafe, bar, and buffet breakfast on-site every morning from 630-1030 am. The parking garage is the cheapest in town at $45 per night.

    Stayed in May 2024

  • Reviewed: 15 May 2024

    9.0
    Overall good value for money
    • Leisure trip
    • Family with young children
    • Room with Two Double Beds with Grand View
    • Stayed 4 nights

    Not much breakfast options in nearby surrounding.

    Overall clean room especially bathroom. the nearby streets were not totally save for night walks but ok.

    Stayed in April 2024

  • Reviewed: 13 May 2024

    7.0
    Average stay.
    • Leisure trip
    • Solo traveller
    • Standard Room
    • Stayed 3 nights
    • Submitted via mobile

    Hotel does not offer basic need of water as complimentary which i found it petty while you have paid alot for a night rate.

    Location,uber and city buses at door step,T-mobile store for your sim card next door,bed and breakfast was great

    Stayed in May 2024

  • Reviewed: 13 May 2024

    8.0
    Great spot to rest up during our visit to SF.
    • Leisure trip
    • Family with young children
    • Room with Two Double Beds with Grand View
    • Stayed 2 nights

    no microwave in the room.

    the view from our room on the 23rd floor, facing the bay was spectacular!

    Stayed in April 2024

  • Reviewed: 10 May 2024

    8.0
    Very good
    • Leisure trip
    • Family with young children
    • Room with Two Double Beds with Grand View
    • Stayed 2 nights
    • Submitted via mobile

    The hotel was quite far from everything. Quite expensive.

    Good views on upper rooms, with grand view (costs extra). Good and warm pool.

    Stayed in May 2024

  • Reviewed: 8 May 2024

    9.0
    Cost rising for extended stay
    • Leisure trip
    • Couple
    • Room with Two Double Beds with Grand View
    • Stayed 2 nights
    • Submitted via mobile

    Chair in room broken. Air would not turn on

    Very helpful staff. Very friendly . But my husband's surgery was more entailed so I had to extend my stay at a much higher rate! I finally slept in the hospital because I couldn't afford $700. for the same room. This was a crises in our family. No humanity from the hotel. Just type in computer & say that's the rate. I really expected more He lived, I slept in a chair for 2 nights. Not feeling safe and comfortable in the hotel. I explained my situation, but no help from desk. The first few nights were wonderful. The tall darker skin raiders fan was amazing! I was very dissapointed when I need to stay longer, husband fighting to live. I thought your hotel would at least help . No I had to pay 3x the amount for the same room. Where's your customer service?

    Stayed in May 2024

  • Reviewed: 8 May 2024

    9.0
    Good hotel to stay
    • Leisure trip
    • Family with young children
    • Room with Two Double Beds with Grand View
    • Stayed 4 nights
    • Submitted via mobile

    Breakfast was good thought no change in menu.. there should be more options for vegetarian

    It’s very property..train bus station is walkable..room cleaning was perfect..staff is good..breakfast was good

    Stayed in May 2024

  • Reviewed: 7 May 2024

    8.0
    Good value for money hotel in good location for tourist stay
    • Leisure trip
    • Group
    • King Room
    • Stayed 5 nights
    • Submitted via mobile

    Access to pool+gym good for longer stays View from room superb

    Stayed in May 2024

  • Reviewed: 7 May 2024

    9.0
    Superb
    • Leisure trip
    • Family with young children
    • Standard Room
    • Stayed 5 nights
    • Submitted via mobile

    The air conditioner in the room was very loud and couldn't be used at night due to the noise, making the room really hot at night. And when it was turned on, it blew directly onto one need making that bed freeze

    The lobby was very welcoming. The room size was good

    Stayed in April 2024

  • Reviewed: 4 May 2024

    9.0
    Superb
    • Leisure trip
    • Couple
    • King Room with Grand View
    • Stayed 3 nights
    • Submitted via mobile

    Noisy aircon along side bed and noise from adjacent lift, which we had been warned about but turned out to be noisier than expected

    Large room clean,good service from housekeeping and front desk

    Stayed in April 2024

  • Reviewed: 4 May 2024

    9.0
    Best view
    • Leisure trip
    • Group
    • King Room with Grand View
    • Stayed 3 nights
    • Submitted via mobile

    Windows needed ckeaning. Loud lift noice in the room

    Really nice view

    Stayed in April 2024

  • Reviewed: 3 May 2024

    8.0
    Very Nice!
    • Leisure trip
    • Solo traveller
    • Standard Room
    • Stayed 2 nights

    Some dust on furniture.

    Friendly and welcoming staff members, quiet room facing east, large comfy bed with nice linens and pillows, spacious bathroom, good-quality towels, toiletries, good room and task lighting, very large TV screen, closet with ample hangers, easy chair and small table plus a desk and chair, blackout shades. Centrally located close to public transit and neighborhood shopping and dining district.

    Stayed in May 2024

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