1533 franklin street, Pacific Heights, San Francisco, CA 94109, United States
#15 of 223 hotels in San Francisco
Guests' ChoiceBased on 392 hostel reviews
8.9Cleanliness
9.2
Comfort
9.2
Location
9.0
Facilities
9.0
Staff
9.3
Value for money
9.1
Free WiFi
9.5
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End of dialog contentReviewed: 16 July 2024
Paola
Mexico-
The room was crean Excellent location Everything was clean Easy access STAFF IS AMAZING!!!!!!!
Stayed in July 2024
Reviewed: 16 July 2024
Carlos
United StatesEverything was great
Greatest location
Stayed in July 2024
Reviewed: 13 July 2024
Kayla
AustraliaThis was my second stay at Chapter as i loved it the first time round. Great hostal, well priced and the staff there are great. Perfect to have a little slice of peace amongst the chaos of travel, and has a couple of bus stops within a couple minutes walk for easy access to the city. Highly recommend
Stayed in July 2024
Reviewed: 10 July 2024
Simona
Malaysiabecause we were 6 persons, I was expected we will be allocated one room, instead we were distributed through out other rooms.
quiet well organized
Stayed in June 2024
Reviewed: 10 July 2024
Anton
Czech RepublicSomehow, the hair dryer is in the restrooms rather than the bathrooms.
Everybody and everything was good and pleasant!
Stayed in July 2024
Reviewed: 9 July 2024
Zoe
AustraliaFantastic location right near Polk St for food and entertainment. It was also an easy walk to Pier 39
Stayed in June 2024
Reviewed: 9 July 2024
William
AustraliaI found it quite antisocial Area is not the best but it is quite central to seeing the town
Facilities were amazing
Stayed in July 2024
Reviewed: 8 July 2024
Jan
Czech RepublicThe place does not really encourage socializing, in the common room/kitchen you'll most likely find some silent guys tipping something on their laptops.
Clean, modern, efficient, yet in a nice traditional wooden house. Not too far from neither the city center nor other interesting locations.
Stayed in May 2024
Reviewed: 7 July 2024
Celiane
BrazilHours of check in and checkout, the check in could start at 3pm at least or should be allowed early check in when the room is available.
The hostel was very clean, the communication with the staff is very easy, the access to the hostel and rooms where made by code, no need to use a card, what is great.
Stayed in July 2024
Reviewed: 2 July 2024
Lewwprh_
United StatesNoting
Have a lot of convenience things and near popular places
Stayed in July 2024
Reviewed: 2 July 2024
Carla
NetherlandsBecause the kitchen wasn't too spacious, it didn't provide the "community" feeling you find in some hostels (e.g a big table where everyone can sit and eat). Thus, if you're looking for a very social time in the hostel it will be a bit harder. Again, this wasn't a deal breaker for me, just an observation :)
Chapter Francisco was a pleasant surprise. The hostel is placed in a convenient location - from here you can get nearly everywhere you'll want to go if you're just passing by San Francisco for a short stay. A major perk - the closest Whole Foods is within a 5 minute walk. The closest bus stop is also less than 5 minutes walking. The hostel is very well secured with codes for both the front door and the door for the room. The common areas were always cleaned and well maintained - plenty of restrooms on the floor, with multiple showers (never had to wait). The kitchen, although small and with no stove (not a deal breaker for me), has some room to prepare cold meals, sit and even a phone booth to take calls. The dorm room I stayed in (female only) had the best locker/storage I've seen in a hostel (so much space!). The bed was comfortable, the cabin provided privacy, it had plugs and good lightning. They also provided a towel. Overall a good stay in the city and I'd book it again.
Stayed in June 2024
Reviewed: 30 June 2024
Maxim
RussiaI liked everything. Maybe I would just install a 4-digit code on the door to the room. 6 characters is too much.
This is an amazing place! The best hostel I've ever been to! Here I was treated like a member of the family and I truly enjoyed my month! Details: 1. Excellent location. There is a Whole Food store nearby. 2. Very clean inside. Clean linen, clean rooms and public places. 3. Safe. All rooms have modern electronic locks, and the front door has an electronic lock. codes change daily. The rooms have large metal cabinets for your belongings (bring your own small lock) 4. Comfortable beds with good mattresses. Inside the cell bed there is a shelf for a phone, USB and a socket. the cell is closed with a curtain 5. Cozy and comfortable kitchen. Large TV, hot cooler for making tea, refrigerator, microwave 6. And very responsive and attentive staff! 7. Secret - they have special prices for long stays.
Stayed in April 2024
Reviewed: 29 June 2024
Myrna
United Statesvery good stay in sf! definitely recommend 😌🙌🏽
Stayed in June 2024
Reviewed: 26 June 2024
Travelite
United StatesSMALL LOUNGE ROOM. BUT ITS CLEAN AND NICE.
VERY CLEAN BED AND BEDROOM. CLEAN BATHROOMS AND KITCHEN. VERY HELPFUL STAFF. FREE COFFE, TEA, HOT WATER. NICE VIEW.
Stayed in June 2024
Reviewed: 26 June 2024
Ludmila
Czech Republicthere is no cooker in the kitchen, just microwave oven, so no cooking
it was awesome, clean, towel and locker, bed with complete privacy and USB charger, which i really appreciated.. easy late check in, neighbourhood was quite OK
Stayed in June 2024
Reviewed: 26 June 2024
Arina
United StatesLocation is amazing and helped me a lot to get to my work destination! I’ve arrived later than expected (around 1 am) and struggled with the pin on the door, gladly, there was an assistant (Louis, I believe 😅) who helped me and let me in and assured me that I wouldn’t sleep outside :))) The bed was soft and the pod had everything I needed (light & outlet)Thank you so much! 🫶🫶
Stayed in June 2024
Reviewed: 25 June 2024
Enoch
United StatesI probably would have wanted a small light in the lockers to avoid using the main light in the morning, however each bed has blackout curtains. So it balances out.... Or you can simply use your phone
Clean, simple
Stayed in June 2024
Reviewed: 25 June 2024
Dana
KazakhstanMy first experience at the hostel and it was amazing, everything was clean, silent, I felt myself very comfortable there
Stayed in June 2024
Reviewed: 20 June 2024
Jesus
United StatesGreat location and the staff was very helpful and friendly.
Stayed in June 2024
Reviewed: 20 June 2024
Kayla
AustraliaFantastic hostel, felt very safe being on a female only floor and nice privacy with the bunker set ups. Staff were so friendly and welcoming, and overall great stay
Stayed in June 2024
Reviewed: 19 June 2024
Lazaro
United StatesOverall☺️
Stayed in June 2024
Reviewed: 18 June 2024
Carlo
United Arab EmiratesI was in the upper bed the ladder is a little bit difficult to climb because the steps is to narrow.
They help me to stored my bike which I rented for 24hrs and used for exploring the downtown to bay area. Not all hostel will accept that kind of request that is why I appreciated a lot the help I got from the staff. I really like to stay in their lounge area its very clean and cozy the view is good. Definitely this place is highly recommendable for everybody.
Stayed in June 2024
Reviewed: 17 June 2024
Hilmer
GermanyClean toilets and washing rooms. Also clean kitchen with place to talk, eat and work. Very friendly service. Close by is a bus stop to the Metro (airport) or harbour site. But even to walk is easy to the point of interests. In the bed areas are power units including mobile slots.
Stayed in June 2024
Reviewed: 12 June 2024
Tara
CanadaI received booking details for another guest, and was given access to their full booking including the option to modify it. I also wasn't originally sent the front door code and had to ring the very helpful staff to help me out. Luggage storage after checkout was in a stairwell and didn't feel the most secure, but was grateful for the option anyway. Though rooms feel secure, if you would like to lock your bag they dont provide padlocks for free.
Great location and easy to find. Very safe with a combo lock for the main front door and another into the room. Other guests were respectful of the quiet time. Everything was very clean and it was great to be able to store luggage after check out.
Stayed in June 2024
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