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The Hotel Castro San Francisco

2.5 star property

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Classic Room (Self Check-in with Virtual Front Desk) | Frette Italian sheets, premium bedding, individually decorated
Standard Room (Self Check-in with Virtual Front Desk) | Frette Italian sheets, premium bedding, individually decorated
Classic Room (Self Check-in with Virtual Front Desk) | Frette Italian sheets, premium bedding, individually decorated
Rooftop terrace
Exterior

Reviews

8.6 out of 10

Excellent

Popular amenities

  • Air conditioning
  • Outdoor Space
  • Free WiFi

Explore the area

Map
4230 18th St, San Francisco, CA, 94114
  • Castro Street
    1 min walk
  • Twin Peaks
    19 min walk
  • UCSF Medical Center
    3 min drive
  • San Francisco, CA (SFO-San Francisco Intl.)
    26 min drive

Room options

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Frette Italian sheets, premium bedding, individually decorated

Executive Suite (Self Check-in with Virtual Front Desk)

  • 252 sq ft
  • 1 bedroom
  • 1 bathroom
  • Sleeps 3
  • 1 Queen Bed and 1 Double Sofa Bed

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Standard Room (Self Check-in with Virtual Front Desk) | Frette Italian sheets, premium bedding, individually decorated

Standard Room (Self Check-in with Virtual Front Desk)

  • 245 sq ft
  • Studio
  • 1 bathroom
  • Sleeps 2
  • 2 Twin Beds

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Classic Room (Self Check-in with Virtual Front Desk) | Frette Italian sheets, premium bedding, individually decorated

Classic Room (Self Check-in with Virtual Front Desk)

  • 180 sq ft
  • Studio
  • 1 bathroom
  • Sleeps 2
  • 1 King Bed

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Exclusive Suite (Self Check-in with Virtual Front Desk) | Frette Italian sheets, premium bedding, individually decorated

Exclusive Suite (Self Check-in with Virtual Front Desk)

  • 249 sq ft
  • 1 bedroom
  • 1 bathroom
  • Sleeps 3
  • 1 King Bed and 1 Queen Sofa Bed

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About the neighborhood

San Francisco

With a stay at The Hotel Castro San Francisco in San Francisco (Castro District), you'll be within a 5-minute drive of Golden Gate Park and Kaiser Permanente Medical Center. .This hotel is 3.2 mi (5.2 km) from Moscone Convention Center and 3.3 mi (5.3 km) from Oracle Park.

What's nearby

  • Castro Street - 1 min walk
  • UCSF Medical Center - 3 min drive
  • Golden Gate Park - 3 min drive
  • Kaiser Permanente Medical Center - 3 min drive
  • University of San Francisco - 4 min drive

Getting around

  • Castro Station - 4 min walk
  • San Francisco Station - 15 min drive
  • San Francisco Intl. Airport (SFO) - 31 min drive

Restaurants

  • ‪440 Castro - ‬3 min walk
  • ‪The Edge - ‬1 min walk
  • ‪Twin Peaks Tavern - ‬4 min walk
  • ‪Hot Cookie - ‬4 min walk
  • ‪Spike's Coffee & Tea - ‬4 min walk

About this property

Entire place

You'll have the entire place to yourself and will only share it with other guests in your party.

The Hotel Castro San Francisco

Hotel with a rooftop terrace, near Golden Gate Park
The Hotel Castro San Francisco offers 12 air-conditioned accommodations with espresso makers and complimentary bottled water. Each accommodation is individually furnished and decorated. Beds feature Frette Italian sheets and premium bedding. 43-inch Smart televisions come with digital channels and smart speakers.

Bathrooms include showers with rainfall showerheads, slippers, designer toiletries, and complimentary toiletries. This San Francisco hotel provides complimentary wireless Internet access, with a speed of 250+ Mbps (good for 3–5 people or up to 10 devices). Additionally, rooms include hair dryers and irons/ironing boards. Change of towels and change of bedsheets can be requested. Housekeeping is provided on request.

Make yourself at home in one of the 12 individually decorated guestrooms, featuring espresso makers and Smart televisions. Digital programming and smart speakers are provided for your entertainment, while complimentary wireless internet access keeps you connected. Bathrooms feature showers with rainfall showerheads and designer toiletries. Conveniences include electric kettles and complimentary bottled water, and housekeeping is provided on request.
Take in the views from a rooftop terrace and make use of amenities such as complimentary wireless internet access.
Featured amenities include a safe deposit box at the front desk and an elevator.

Languages

English

Property amenities

Activities nearby

  • Health/beauty spa
  • Outlet shopping mall
  • Winery tours

Policies

Check-in

Check-in start time: 4:00 PM; Check-in end time: anytime
Contactless check-in available
Minimum check-in age: 21

Check-out

Check-out before 11:00 AM

Special check-in instructions

There is no front desk at this property
Guests will receive an email 48 hours before arrival with check-in instructions and an access code; access will be through a private entrance
Prior to arrival, you must complete online registration via a secure link
You will be asked to provide the property with a copy of your government-issued photo ID after booking
A virtual front desk provides assistance to guests
This virtual service hotel offers 24-hour guest support by text or phone.

Access methods

Access code, private entrance

Pets

Pets not allowed (service animals are welcome, and are exempt from fees)

Children and extra beds

Children are welcome
Rollaway/extra beds are not available
Cribs (infant beds) are not available

Important information

You need to know

Extra-person charges may apply and vary depending on property policy
Government-issued photo identification and a credit card, debit card, or cash deposit may be required at check-in for incidental charges
Special requests are subject to availability upon check-in and may incur additional charges; special requests cannot be guaranteed
Onsite parties or group events are strictly prohibited
Noise-free guestrooms cannot be guaranteed
Safety features at this property include a fire extinguisher, a security system, and a first aid kit
This property is professionally cleaned
Please note that cultural norms and guest policies may differ by country and by property; the policies listed are provided by the property

Property is also known as

The Hotel Castro
The Castro Francisco Francisco
Kasa The Hotel Castro San Francisco
The Hotel Castro San Francisco Hotel
The Hotel Castro San Francisco San Francisco
The Hotel Castro San Francisco Hotel San Francisco

The Hotel Castro San Francisco Reviews

Reviews

8.6

Excellent

Rating 10 - Excellent. 47 out of 71 reviews" "
Rating 8 - Good. 9 out of 71 reviews" "
Rating 6 - Okay. 8 out of 71 reviews" "
Rating 4 - Poor. 3 out of 71 reviews" "
Rating 2 - Terrible. 4 out of 71 reviews" "

9.4/10

Cleanliness

8.4/10

Staff & service

8.2/10

Amenities

9.4/10

Property conditions & facilities

9.2/10

Eco-friendliness

Reviews

10/10 Excellent

claudio

Traveled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Great spot, The rooftop deck is an amazing😎😎
Stayed 2 nights in Aug 2024

4/10 Poor

James M

Traveled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, property conditions & facilities
Disliked: Staff & service
With no on-site storage, if you have a late flight home and need to check out at 11am, nowhere to store your luggage. Our room was directly above the Bar that is open and has loitering outside by drunk/rowdy patrons until 3am. This should be disclosed by Hotel prior to booking room #201
Stayed 3 nights in Jul 2024

10/10 Excellent

KIMBO

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 1 night in Jul 2024

8/10 Good

BG

Business traveler
Liked: Cleanliness, room comfort
Great location. Service could be better.
This is an unattended hotel, which is good, but when I asked for a toilet brush, I was told I could purchase one nearby.
Stayed 3 nights in Jun 2024

6/10 Okay

Kai

Liked: Cleanliness
Disliked: Property conditions & facilities
The hotel is conveniently located in the heart of Castro. The property is clean the decor is modern, the room size is on the smaller side but appropriate for urban setting. Have 3 stars for the following reasons: 1. Broken/none functioning lighting fixtures for premium price cost. (Do have a video to show). 2. Inconsistent hot water supply. Stayed on the 4th floor and the hot water was in and out.
Stayed 1 night in Jun 2024

10/10 Excellent

Alexis

Traveled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Beautiful
Beautiful room and easy to check in and out. Right in the middle of all the fun stuff and easy to travel anywhere. We had a rental car and were entirely confused on where to park it overnight, but we managed.
Stayed 1 night in Jun 2024

6/10 Okay

Jay

Liked: Cleanliness, property conditions & facilities
Poor customer service.
The virtual part of this worked against them.
Stayed 2 nights in May 2024

10/10 Excellent

RAUL

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 2 nights in Jun 2024

4/10 Poor

Tristan

Stayed 1 night in May 2024

10/10 Excellent

Gamlet

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Stayed 2 nights in May 2024

10/10 Excellent

Gilberto

Stayed 1 night in May 2024

10/10 Excellent

Christine

Business traveler
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 1 night in May 2024

10/10 Excellent

Omer

Stayed 4 nights in May 2024

10/10 Excellent

Anthony

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 1 night in May 2024

10/10 Excellent

Michael

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Rooms a small but cozy. Bed was comfortable and room was clean. I liked that check in was all virtual.
Stayed 1 night in Apr 2024

6/10 Okay

Verified traveler

Disliked: Staff & service
Stayed 3 nights in Mar 2024

2/10 Terrible

Amy

Business traveler, Traveled with partner
Disliked: Staff & service, amenities
Castro is great, but if you're doing anything but partying don't stay here. This is a loud party hotel with no staff - literally no staff - so don't expect any service whatsoever. This isn't hyperbole: the hotel operates on an app-based model with no front desk and no on-site staff. You check in via your phone. We asked for 2 extra blankets at 4pm, the person (probably overseas) who was responding told us to look in a cabinet on the first floor. No blankets there so that's it. Around 9pm we get another text response, "We can get you blankets tomorrow." There was a party on the floor above us - good for them, have fun. But of course we can't sleep. We left for another hotel around 11pm, had to fight to not get charged for the next several nights and still got charged for the night we had to leave. They want to make more money by having literally zero staff but hotels don't function with zero staff. This is a non-functional hotel.
Stayed 3 nights in Mar 2024

6/10 Okay

Liza

Traveled with group
Liked: Cleanliness, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Disliked: Staff & service
Great location but its contactless entry and with many errors it took us 45 mins to gain access so the process was challenging
Stayed 1 night in Mar 2024

10/10 Excellent

Audel

Stayed 2 nights in Jan 2024

10/10 Excellent

Raymond

Liked: Cleanliness, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 1 night in Jan 2024

8/10 Good

Laura

Liked: Cleanliness, property conditions & facilities
Stayed 1 night in Jan 2024

10/10 Excellent

carole

Traveled with group
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Loved this boutique hotel!
What a great boutique hotel! The check in process was very easy and they accommodated me with an early check in. Location was perfect. New, fluffy towels, Nespresso machine and electric kettle a plus!
Stayed 1 night in Jan 2024

10/10 Excellent

Rachel

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
The facilities were absolutely wonderful and I felt safe as a solo AFAB traveler! Also, the staff were super kind and so helpful! I was super grateful for all of their help and they answered all of my annoying questions and made me feel at ease! Wonderful group of folks and stunning property!
Stayed 2 nights in Jan 2024

10/10 Excellent

Carina

Stayed 1 night in Dec 2023

10/10 Excellent

Patrick

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 2 nights in Dec 2023