Hostelling International San Francisco Fisherman's Wharf, San Francisco, CA - Reviews and Hotel Information

I went to this hostel after having seen the pages on VT; they were very efficient and all, so it was ok. So there I was, getting from the airport to Union Square by BART and taking the cable car to reach Fisherman's Wharf...I was sooo tired after my second night on the uncomfortable chairs of JFK airport, NYC. My bag was late because of the connection that it was stupid enough to miss when I had had to run all the Seattle airport through, thus keeping fit enough. I stayed there for seven or eight nights (it was too long anyway, but not because of the hostel itself). I was quite happy to find a nice place to sleep with clean showers and toilets, free breakfast and friendly staff (except for the warrior princess at the nightly reception desk maybe, but that's another story). My big beloved bag arrived there in the evening, they kept it at the reception and all.
I slept in an 8-bed same-sex dormitory which was quite clean and bright, and where I met about a dozen people from everywhere in the world. The common room is maybe a little bit too far away from the reception desk, but it is comfortable and many people hang around there. I had the pleasure of sleeping in a place which was not too far away from all the touristic sights and entertainments (even though I would have liked Fisherman's Wharf to be a little bit further actually ;-))
When you don't have anything to do, you can thus jog along the beach, stroll around Fort mason national Park, read a good book in the common room or cook a bit in the huge kitchen they have (it was enormous). On the whole it's been a very enjoyable experience.

Lots of facilities there...they organise great tours to Yosemite and all, the staff knows at least as much as the tourist office does and is very friendly, very helpful, the cooking facilities make you feel just as though you were at mum and dad's actually (they just have everything you need, true!); the dormitories are clean and safe (you have lockers under your bed), they provide the sheets and you even have four or five payphones in the premises and outside. Breakfast is free and (nearly) unlimited, you can have the internet for free if you bring your own laptop (otherwise you have to pay one dollar for 10 mns, grrrrr), there is a secure safe, lots of great deals, discounts at the local Safeway if you show that you stay at the hostel, a baseball ground nearby,...everything actually! And the reception (with its famous cat) is open 24/7. What more?

Hostelling International San Francisco Fisherman's Wharf, San Francisco

Hostelling International San Francisco Fisherman's Wharf

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