Hi,
I'm planning a trip to SF in July with my boy friend and his parents (they live in LA).

My friend recommended "Triton Hotel" as it's quite modern and unique from any other regular/delux hotel. But she's never stayed there before. I've took a look at their website and found it very attracting.

Has anybody stayed at Triton, or other good hotel in SF? Welcome any suggestion/opinion. Thanks.

My boyfriend and I checked in October, 1999 and after we were there for only 4 hours, we had an emergency and had to fly home. We loved the room (even though we never got to sleep in it) so much that we plan to start our honeymoon there this fall. It has lots of charm and character(in a modern way) and the staff was very frindly. The room was small, but very clean and the decorations are extremely interesting.

I have found that many of the hotels in SF are very old and the rooms are very small. We stayed at The Chancellor Hotel which I believe is near the Triton. We booked the honeymoon suite which was extremely outdated and small. The two of us could barely fit in the hotels one elevator. (this was not a cheap hotel either we paid around $200/night). I would recommend a chain hotel like Embassy Suites or The Hyatt.

I've stayed at the Triton many times over several years. It is located at the entrance to Chinatown in the Financial District - an easy walk to Union Square. The hotel is "hip chic". The staff is "clubby". The rooms are small - ask for an outside, king room or a junior suite for more space. The street can be noisy at night or early morning if you are a light sleeper. The inside rooms are like closets! The amenities are excellent - down pillows and duvets. Good coffee shop and restaurant next door. The hotel is starting to show a little wear around the edges - fraid carpets, faded furniture, slow elevators, but overall is still rated quite good. Another goood choice is the Hotel Rex just off Union Square. The rooms are a bit larger, just refurbished a couple of years ago, staff eager to please - many are ex-Triton staffers. I think they have a web site. If you have specific Triton questions send me an email. Its a good choice if you're not Ritz Carlton picky.

The hotel Rex is bookish and cozy, and the rooms are large--ask for rooms off the street, as you will leave the windows open often and it is noisy. The Handerley is tops in value--we got in the newer building with larger rooms, and really liked it.

I stayed at the Triton once while visiting San Francisco on frequent business trips (with which I of course combined pleasure) and was very disappointed. Sure, it has funky/eclectic decor, but the rooms were very small and the service was lacking. I ended up battling for months with them and my credit card company over a mysterious $300 charge that appeared on my bill two months later. Location is okay, but it's overrated in my opinion.

I have to disagree with an earlier response about the Chancellor Hotel on Union Square. I scoped out quite a few hotels in the Union Square area during those frequent trips and found the Chancellor to be the best value and best consistent stay. No, I didn't have a "honeymoon suite," but the rooms I had were always larger than average and quite updated for a turn-of-the century building. Yes, the elevators are small and slow, but it is, after all, a charming European style hotel. Unless the prices have soared in the two years since I was there, the $200 plus for the honeymoon suite sounds really high. I recall paying in the $100-$140 range. The location can't be beat. Practically next door to the much pricier St. Francis and right on the Powell cable car line across from Saks.