This is a very nice hotel. The room was surprisingly large with some nice touches. The counter in the bathroom was granite. There was a light in the closet. The bed was very comfortable. However, the service in the bar and restaurant was terrible.

I absolutely love this hotel. Have stayed there many times in the last three years and am always heartbroken when I can't get in. They have great rooms - but what I love most is the amazing staff. Ask for David and Isaac at the bar. Katherine is one of the managers at the desk is gracious and helpful. One tip - ask for a high floor as the garage is open 24 hrs and makes a loud noise when cars are exiting (to warn pedestrians) so that can get a little annoying if you are sensitive to noise like I am.

Good location for seeing the city and v helpful staff. Restaurant a bit hit and miss at breakfast but if you take advantage of good weekend rates this is a v comfortable base from which to see the city and walk most places

just returned from a 3 nite stay. we had reserved a corner king suite with parking on expedia for a great rate- $159/nt. prior to arriving i called the hotel directly as well as the 800 # and asked them to match the price so i could get starwood points- they both said they would not match. the rate on their website for the same room was $279 without parking. i inquired if i would get the "worst" room in the hotel for our suite- since we had not reseerved on le meridien's own site- they said that we would not get the 'worst" room. i requested a high floor.

so now we arrive- and we are given room 706- a corner suite it was. we asked about a higher floor since we are starwood members and were politely told that no higher floors were available. there were like 23 floors to the hotel. so i do believe we were penalized- there was a slight view of the bay bridge through a corner window. there was a slight view of the transamerica building if you got on your toes and angled yourself the right way.

nevertheless, the room was very clean, the bed very comfortable, the bathroom very spacious and the staff was cordial. we were tourists and most visitors seemed to be on business. the hotel did not leave us with a warm and fuzzy feeling. everything was fine but nothing really jumped out and said we want your business and want you to tell your friends and relatives to stay here.

i always have a problem with paying for the internet at a hotel- here it was $12.95/nite per device- so we had to pay double for my wife to use her ipad and me to use my laptop. felt ripped off. so the next 2 nites we used our iphones.

location was fine- half mile to ferry building and to chinatown. had a car so was able to get around town fairly easily.