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Hotel Mark Twain

3.0 of 5
345 Taylor Street, San Francisco, CA 94102
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Hotel Mark Twain
Ranked #126 of 239 hotels in San Francisco
3.5 of 5 stars 372 Reviews
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What travellers say about this hotel
  • Union square(20)
  • Front desk staff(5)
  • Cable car(4)
  • Homeless people(3)
  • Good value(3)
  • Great location(3)
  • Rooms are small(3)
  • Valet parking(3)
  • Street noise(3)
  • Very nice(3)
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Manchester, United Kingdom
2 reviews
Reviews in 2 cities Reviews in 2 cities
2 helpful votes 2 helpful votes
4 of 5 stars Reviewed 27 May 2012 NEW
2
people found this review helpful

I stayed here early May and although first slightly wary of the area and put off by the number of homeless people nearby, quickly got used to this and we were never bothered by the people other than being asked for change/food a couple of times. The location is great, five minute walk down to Union Square and from there,... More

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Mt Pleasant, SC
1 review
2 of 5 stars Reviewed 23 May 2012

The upside: The room and the bathroom were clean. Convenient location in the city. Free wifi. The downside: Marginal hot water, most of the time it was only warm water. No temperature control in the room. Only one very small elevator which was usually full. Rooms on the streetside are very noisy at night.

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Morgan Ellsworth, Manager at Hotel Mark Twain, responded to this review
29 May 2012

"Dear Diane, 
 First I would like to thank you for staying with the Hotel Mark Twain during your recent trip to San Francisco. We greatly appreciate your feedback and will use this information to improve our guest services. We are extremely sorry that you had a less than positive experience in regards to the hot water issue. We have... More

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2 of 5 stars Reviewed 20 May 2012
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person found this review helpful

I called the lobby around 8 pm to get a fork and they didn't have one Forgot to clean my room till i got back and called them to do it . Very noisy - Construction all around

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Morgan Ellsworth, Manager at Hotel Mark Twain, responded to this review
29 May 2012

"Dear Jegham Thank you for staying with the Hotel Mark Twain on your visit to our fair city. The feedback you leave helps us become a better hotel and for that, we thank you. We are very sorry you experienced inconvenience during your stay here. We will double our efforts to make sure something like that never happens again." Morgan... More

Edmonton, Canada
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5 reviews 5 reviews
Reviews in 2 cities Reviews in 2 cities
2 helpful votes 2 helpful votes
3 of 5 stars Reviewed 19 May 2012

My wife and I stayed here. We are middle income earners from Alberta Canada... good: Location-very short walk down o,farrell to Union. Take this street past the Hilton nicer walk than down Ellis which is a little sketchy. Free Wifi, cable friendliness and helpfulness from staff was awesome OK: cleanliness-not great but not bad sort of like a "Days Inn"... More

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New York
2 reviews
2 helpful votes 2 helpful votes
2 of 5 stars Reviewed 5 May 2012
2
people found this review helpful

I am very surprised to see so many people writing "clean" in the reviews. That was not my room. I had a room on the 3rd floor, with musty, stained carpets, old paint and fixtures. It was not pleasant. No heat in the room - I used the built-in hairdryer to warm up enough so I could fall asleep. But... More

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Morgan Ellsworth, Manager at Hotel Mark Twain, responded to this review
29 May 2012

Dear NYCPK Thank you for choosing the Hotel Mark Twain for your stay in San Francisco. I want to thank you for your feedback. Reviews like this help us improve our hotel and services so we will able to better serve our guests. We are terribly sorry you had a sub par experience with us. We will be taking a... More

Montréal
Senior Contributor
31 reviews 31 reviews
Reviews in 5 cities Reviews in 5 cities
5 helpful votes 5 helpful votes
4 of 5 stars Reviewed 2 May 2012

It's in Union Square, you can do pretty much anything by walk, and found it very clean.

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Manitoba
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3 reviews 3 reviews
Reviews in 2 cities Reviews in 2 cities
1 helpful vote 1 helpful vote
5 of 5 stars Reviewed 23 April 2012

We booked this hotel for a low price through Priceline and I thought it may be a situation of too good to be true. It was not.Check-in was simple with the staff member being pleasant and helpful. We settled into our first room and were pleased with it. Clean, nicely decorated and spacious for a hotel room in a major... More

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Sao Paulo, SP
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41 reviews 41 reviews
Reviews in 16 cities Reviews in 16 cities
22 helpful votes 22 helpful votes
3 of 5 stars Reviewed 20 April 2012
2
people found this review helpful

It is very well located nearby Union Square and near to a Public Parking. It was a really good option but it is expensive if you consider all offered services and the room quality. I had some acoustic problems with the room, almost all days we woke up very early with other rooms noise.

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London
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6 reviews 6 reviews
Reviews in 4 cities Reviews in 4 cities
8 helpful votes 8 helpful votes
3 of 5 stars Reviewed 2 April 2012
5
people found this review helpful

Overall I would recommend this hotel. The location is very convenient for Union Square and is walking distance from the shopping centres if you want to take advantage of them. From Union Square you can easily take a tram to other areas of the city if you wish. The area is definitely 'up and coming' however it felt reasonably safe... More

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Contributor
16 reviews 16 reviews
Reviews in 10 cities Reviews in 10 cities
14 helpful votes 14 helpful votes
4 of 5 stars Reviewed 30 March 2012
2
people found this review helpful

I stayed here for one night and it was a very nice room at a rate that is very reasonable for SF. This is a quality place with all nice modern room ameneties and you won't be dissappointed. I was upgraded to a king room, which was very large. Not much street noise, no trouble sleeping.

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  • Mark Twain Hotel
  • Mark Twain San Francisco
Address: 345 Taylor Street, San Francisco, CA 94102
Price range (per night):* 119 AUD - 329 AUD

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