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Palace Hotel, San Francisco

2 New Montgomery St, San Francisco, CA 94105, USA (show on map)

Expert reviews

New York Times review:

“The refurbished Palace Hotel, reopened in June 2015, has gone through several iterations since it first opened in 1875. The latest renovation modernized rooms, the gym and the skylit swimming pool, leaving intact the early 20th-century neo-Classical ambience.”

CNN review:
“The Palace’s ceiling is worth more than some entire hotels. With a soaring stained glass ceiling, marble floors and mammoth chandeliers, the Palace summons the San Francisco of yesteryear.”
Frommers review:

“Enter the Palace Hotel and its stunning Garden Court and you might think you’ve stepped into a Parisian castle. Marble columns, massive chandeliers, crowned by an atrium of over 80,000 panes of stained glass, will take your breath away.”

Featured as Frommer’s Exceptional Choice in San Francisco.

Telegraph review:

“San Francisco’s most historic hotel offers luxurious lodgings downtown. Gorgeous Beaux Arts architectural details mix with contemporary style, and high-ceilinged rooms are elegantly designed for comfort. Afternoon high tea in the Garden Court and cocktails at the Pied Piper are beloved traditions.”

Guest rating

This an aggregated customer review rating of Palace Hotel, San Francisco. We have taken customer review ratings from hotel booking sites, search engines, the official hotel website and other travel platforms. This is the average of all those ratings. We only list places that have a customer review rating of at least 4.0 out of 5.0

4.4 out of 5.0

Ranked 9th in San Francisco

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What guests liked

All you need to know

With roots dating back to the 1800s, the Palace Hotel of San Francisco is an iconic landmark located at the southwest corner of Market and New Montgomery streets. The current hotel is sometimes referred to as the “New” Palace Hotel. This distinguishes it from the original 1875 Palace Hotel built. That structure had been destroyed by the fire caused by the 1906 San Francisco earthquake. With its rich history, the Palace Hotel is a member of Historic Hotels of America.

With the original architecture still in place, the hotel pairs authentic elements with modern décor. This one-of-a-kind style is filled with light and warm colors. This Palace is truly fit for royalty but affordable to everyone. This luxurious style is extended to the accommodations for guests. There are several room options to choose from and every one is suitable for a king or queen. The rooms feature 11-foot ceilings, sophisticated furniture, beds with expansive headboards and more in an expensive list of elegant features.

Guests can visit many key attractions when not enjoying the hotel. These include Union Square, Cartoon Art Museum, Yerba Buena Center For The Arts and American Conservatory Theater. Reimagined from the “old” Palace Hotel, this hotel is truly befitting to be called a Palace.

Hotel Details
— 556 rooms
— Built in 1875, reopened in 1909
— Traditional style

Hotel Features
— Paid WiFi
— Restaurant
— Solarium
— Pets allowed
— Fitness center
— Bar
— Concierge services
— 24-hour front desk
— Express check in and check out
— Laundry service available
— Public parking available
— Hot tub/Jacuzzi
— Indoor and swimming pool

Additional Info
— Check in begins at 4:00 PM
— Check out ends at 11:00 AM

Address
2 New Montgomery St, San Francisco, CA 94105, USA.

 

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Location

Recent guest reviews

5.0
Jane

13 August 2024

We had a great stay and facilities great.

Great location excellent facilities

Breakfast room chairs looked cheap and made the area look shabby . Doors going into the rooms looked shabby but pleased when we entered the room. Felt the door gave a poor impression which was a shame.

4.0
Andra

11 August 2024

Very good

The beds were super comfortable and the room although small, was very comfortable

The check în experience took forever.

5.0
Cunning

2 August 2024

Exceptional

Beautiful place!!

Nothing

4.5
Brett

24 July 2024

Good service, great location, we will come back!

History Room Pied piper Service

Bathroom too small in suite

4.0
Kamilla

19 July 2024

Pleasant

Grand and beautiful.

Felt a bit dated

5.0
Abdul

17 July 2024

It was very nice looking hotel and historical hotel place.

It was very nice looking hotel and Rooms were big beds were comfortable. Location was very good

Hotel people charge for the parking.

4.0
Debra

16 July 2024

Lovely hotel staffed by genuinely excellent staff

Amazing staff Genuinely kind and friendly Everyone tried so hard to be helpful Beautiful accommodations Loved Toto washlet

Had lots of trouble with paying for WiFi And odd No free coffee or fruit

5.0
Magali

11 July 2024

Exceptional

We had room service that was phenomenal. Food came just in time and the food was delicious. Also being in the pool my kids enjoyed watching a movie.

4.0
Thomas

9 July 2024

nice stay but for 350 $ per night should be more service

nice breakfast room

difficult to get a table in the breakfast room. not enough tables for breakfast in relation to the visitors late check out only until 1pm

5.0
Joel

8 July 2024

Wonderful and amazing

The property had a great location. All staff were amazing💯,

5.0
Lizbeth

1 July 2024

Exceptional

Loved that they had an indoor swimming pool

Didn’t like that room service ended so early

5.0
Mary

27 June 2024

highly recommended for family or couples getaway

great location

everything was great

5.0
Iwalani

22 June 2024

Exceptional

Loved breakfast.

5.0
Renee

9 June 2024

Lovely time in San Francisco and this hotel gave us the comfort and security we were looking for.

Location was great. Close to Oracle baseball park and a short Uber ride to Fisherman's Wharf. Hotel staff was professional and friendly. I highly recommend The Palace Hotel.

Nothing

5.0
Marty

31 May 2024

See you next time

Great location, dinner was amazing. Thanks

Everything was great

5.0
Julie

28 May 2024

Excellent Hotel great staff

Really beautiful Hotel staff were fantastic

4.0
Sohum

23 May 2024

Cool to try out once or twice but difficult for repeat visits.

History

Facilities and overpriced food. No issues on room rent.

3.5
Ian

23 May 2024

Comfortable,Mostly friendly and well located.

Vey warm and efficient greeting upon arrival by the check in person.

The daily chargers to my Credit Card for incidentals .I certainly understand the need to take my Credit Card details to cover any potential incidentals but I have never come across daily charges being applied that don't have any real relationship the the actual charges I had,I made an enquiry to the reception counter on day 2 to find out how they work and the response was a blunt-it is just to cover incidentals -I knew that and I am a well travelled person. My very big complaint is that upon checking out I paid balance of my Bill on a different Card and asked for the pending charges to be cleared which I was told would happen .This has not happened after 2 days.Not good enough.

5.0
Bruce

17 May 2024

Everyone friendly!

Friendly Clean Value

Concierge desk not always manned

5.0
Gb

17 May 2024

Awesome

Stylish and luxurious

Nothing

5.0
Gb

16 May 2024

Awesome

Fantastic room, great location and friendly staff

Nothing

3.5
John

15 May 2024

Classy old fashioned hotel.

The Reception at the hotel was very good ,The Concierge services were very friendly and helpful. The Breakfast was very good and set in a magnificent dining room. The location close to the Modern Art Museum was very good for our limited time. The recommended Hop on Hop off bus tour was excellent.

The room definitely needed more storage facilities. The fixed suitcases under units whilst artistic wasted valuable potential storage.

5.0
Niko

30 April 2024

It was an unforgettable experience. We felt safe and had fun!

I love the ambiance you get from the beautifully old building. You feel like you've walked into a time capsule of the 50s.

How hard it was to pull in and find parking. Granted this is not the Hotels fault. The streets are all one ways so be mindful of surroundings.

4.5
Paul

28 April 2024

Spectacular

Simply beautiful old hotel, amazingly comfortable beds and helpful and pleasant staff

Closed bar too early at 11pm during week when it was quite busy and we walked in with 8 people

4.0
Mihály

12 April 2024

An elegant old-fashioned hotel with professional services

The hotel Is in a perfect place. The overall mood is Exquisite. The hotel is old and you can feel it. Nice. Comfortable.

5.0
Rebecca

8 April 2024

Exceptional

The concierge were very helpful in planning out the places I wanted to visit. While the parking was expensive (although it is San Francisco), the car was easily accessible and always available when I needed it. The staff were great!

4.5
Andrea

23 January 2024

Excellent hotel world class and great for those that love old world charm

Loved the hotels location and old world charm unbelievable

More PowerPoints in the room

4.5
Hannah

1 January 2024

Nice Christmas celebration enjoyed by all

Facilities, good location, felt safe, clean rooms

Front desk staff a little abrupt

5.0
Michael

31 December 2023

4 fabulous days in San Francisco.

Great atmosphere and friendly staff. I loved the larger room. The shared amenities were very festive. There is also a museum worth a visit and of course, there is the Pied Piper Bar and painting. I'll be back.

I liked it all.

5.0
Ann

11 December 2023

Pampered at the Palace

The rooms were comfortable. The Pied Piper is breathtaking! The stay was memorable.

Cost to park my car.

5.0
Catherine

5 December 2023

Wonderful, beautiful historic hotel

Size of room

No assorted beverages in heated toilet seat too hot

5.0
Russell

27 November 2023

Excellent

Location was excellent. The room was very clean and well maintained. Staff were friendly and excellent, very professional. They made us feel welcome. Lunch in the bar was very good. No complaints.

The menu in the Pied Piper bar could have had more choices but a good selection of drinks.

4.0
Hayley

17 November 2023

Beautifully appointed hotel!

Rooms, beds and linens were wonderful. Location was good and easy to walk to Union square and to restaurants. The breakfast was good in the garden course, drinks were good in the Pied Piper Bar as well. Room service was great as well!

Waiting a long time to be served at reception.

3.5
Hayley

14 November 2023

Nice and I would choose another hotel next time for the services was up and down.

Rooms were comfy and clean

Staff were a bit unorganised and couldn’t work out the booking arrangements we had made. Ended up ok and was a bit all over the place to start with. There were not enough staff at the front desk. We always had to wait for at least 15 minutes to be served. With a line and only 2 staff taking customers checking in or out.

5.0
Parvez

7 November 2023

comfortable

beautiful ambiance

nothing

5.0
Ahmad

30 October 2023

Ok

Okay

Okay

3.5
Lynda

24 October 2023

Didn’t feel it was worth all the money we paid b

Beautiful atrium, staff friendly and helpful. Lovely bed and pillows Liked the cocktails in the Pied Piper bar. Carpets smelt newly shampooed.

No means of making a hot drink in the room which we were amazed by. The boxes containing toiletries were empty. Scales didn’t work. Lighting poor in room. Inner room so quite dark. Breakfast was very expensive.

4.5
Brandon

24 October 2023

Overall enjoyed the whole experience up until breakfast.

Very friendly staff and clean facility.

The per fee was stiff @$150. The morning buffet was underwhelming on quality of food. It was cold and dry on many of the hot dishes. The price of $44 per person was outrageous, it should have been $19 for the quality of food. I expected better for the level of quality expected for staying here at the Palace. It left a bad taste leaving what was an enjoyable stay.

5.0
Wherethedevilarewe

23 October 2023

Exceptional

The staff are exceptional, so warm they feel like family. The breakfast was delicious. It's an old hotel (by US standards!) and very American in feel and style so the decor tends towards "worn corporate", but it's comfortable and of course the architecture is spectacular, the location perfect.

NA

3.5
Stefan

23 October 2023

Pleasant

Complimentary Coffee only available from 6:30am - too late for those from Japan or Europe with jetlag. More coffee options like Starbuck would be a good idea. e.g. oat milk,.... Latte Macchiato! Room style is really old! USB plugs are standard now in 4 start hotels !!!

4.0
Alina

17 October 2023

Very good

loved the toilet

jacuzzi water was low and dirty

5.0
Holly

2 October 2023

If you want to feel like royalty stay here.

Wow the service was beyond anything we’ve experienced in quite a while! These employees must be treated well… from arrival to departure all our needs were tended to and everything was beyond what we expected. We didn’t use the pool bc we were on a girls trip and it looked like kids were taking it over lol. But I will def come back w my kids for a treat in the city. We only live 45 min away lol.

Perfection

4.5
Jade

1 October 2023

i’m glad we chose this place. I would come back again.

I loved how nice the attendance were, and that they were always waiting outside even at night it made me feel comfortable. The beds were nice. The comforter was heavy which was very comfortable.  perfect amount of space for two people. 

The parking situation was a little bit weird, but honestly nothing too crazy still very worth it.

3.5
Amanda

23 September 2023

Great location for all the sights

Central location and well appointed

Room too far from reception. Room service attendant entered room whilst I was in bed

4.5
Catherine

11 September 2023

Historic elegance in a great location. Lovely service.

Great location. Friendly and attentive staff. Historic building. The Pied Piper bar was wonderful as was the breakfast in the glittering Garden Court . The concierge was so helpful recommending restaurants. All the major sights were within walking distance.

5.0
Adam

28 August 2023

I wish we lived closer as we would be back in heartbeat.

I must say I didn't have huge expectations, thinking the hotel might be a little tired, while clearly very grand as can be seen from the photos. But the photos can often hide many faults. On the contrary, the hotel felt like it had been freshly decorated, with a very fresh feel to the hotel corridors, and our room and bathroom. They clearly spend money on upkeep, which can't be said for other 'luxury' Marriott group resorts we have stayed in this year. The bathroom products were the best of our California trip, so no wonder they have a sign up to discourage people stealing them. The food and drinks we had in the Pied Piper were equally excellent, and again some of the tastiest of the trip. It's definitely a clubby masculine after work vive in there, but our 10 year old really enjoyed eating in there. It felt equally luxurious and maintained. The main breakfast room is, as you will have seen from the pictures, very grand and historic. But again it maintained high standards and felt modern and fresh. The buffet was very good too. All in all I would not hesitate to stay here again, though sadly SF itself does not entice visitors these days, as is well documented. Perhaps that is why this hotel offered such good value.

I guess another restaurant in the evening other than the Pied Piper would be good...given the Wall St aesthetics, but there are plenty in SF of course. Then whilst it didn't score as bad as many places on our trip, they should have more knowledge (and labels) on what is and is not gluten and dairy free (for example the bread at breakfast we had varying responses on if it contained dairy, so lacked confidence), and moreover offer more DF/GF options...especially decent deserts for kids with a dairy allergy! Surprisingly California was far inferior to the UK on the allergy front.

5.0
Mark

23 August 2023

A wonderful, proper hotel in the heart of San Fansisco

Wry central and very comfortable.

5.0
Roberto

23 August 2023

Great place to stay, I will use it again whenever in SF

Staff is amazing all around. Facilities are old, but everything works and nothing seems run down or overused. They take really good care of this property and all of the details.

The breakfast was expensive and tasted like cruise ship food. I am not into that, but the variety was good.

4.0
Brunner

21 August 2023

Central location and great breakfast!

Pricey, but excellent breakfast and the breakfast room itself was breathtaking.

View of a brick wall from our room and the room itself was a bit small.

5.0
Michael

17 August 2023

Great Hotel ! Excellent location

The Breakfast was excellent! Service was very good . I was greeted with genuine warmth by your front desk staff. Their friendly demeanor and willingness to assist set a positive tone for my entire stay.

No coffee machine in room , I would like to have morning coffee as usually

Hotel facilities

Food & Drink

  • - Restaurant
  • - Bar
  • - Breakfast in the room
  • - Special diet menus (on request)
  • - Kid meals (additional charge)
  • - Kid-friendly buffet
  • - Wine/champagne (additional charge)
  • - Fruits (additional charge)

General

  • - Room service
  • - Non-smoking rooms
  • - Facilities for disabled guests
  • - Lift
  • - Safety deposit box
  • - Car hire
  • - Heating
  • - Allergy-free room
  • - Non-smoking throughout
  • - Air conditioning
  • - Grocery deliveries (additional charge)
  • - Paid WiFi

Business facilities

  • - Meeting/banquet facilities (additional charge)
  • - Business centre (additional charge)
  • - Fax/photocopying (additional charge)

Reception services

  • - 24-hour front desk
  • - Express check-in/check-out
  • - Luggage storage
  • - Concierge service
  • - Invoice provided

Activities

  • - Fitness centre
  • - Solarium
  • - Massage (additional charge)
  • - Indoor pool
  • - Indoor pool (all year)
  • - Back massage
  • - Neck massage
  • - Foot massage
  • - Couples massage
  • - Head massage
  • - Hand massage
  • - Full body massage
  • - Fitness
  • - Fitness/spa locker rooms
  • - Pub crawls (additional charge)
  • - Stand-up comedy (additional charge)
  • - Walking tours (additional charge)
  • - Bike tours (additional charge)
  • - Themed dinner nights (additional charge)
  • - Happy hour (additional charge)
  • - Tour or class about local culture (additional charge)
  • - Cooking class (additional charge)
  • - Live music/performance
  • - Live sport events (broadcast)

Entertainment and family services

  • - Babysitting/child services (additional charge)

Cleaning services

  • - Dry cleaning (additional charge)
  • - Ironing service (additional charge)
  • - Trouser press (additional charge)
  • - Daily housekeeping

Parking

  • - Electric vehicle charging station

Pool and wellness

  • - Swimming pool
  • - Swimming Pool

Miscellaneous

  • - 24-hour security
  • - Key card access
  • - Security alarm
  • - Smoke alarms
  • - CCTV in common areas
  • - CCTV outside property
  • - Fire extinguishers
  • - Breakfast takeaway containers
  • - Delivered food is securely covered
  • - Access to health care professionals
  • - Face masks for guests available
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