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"Pleasant boutique hotel, super location"
The Monticello is a charming hotel conveniently located in Union Square. The location is great - sites and public transportation are easily accessible and/or within walking distance. It's an older building but that doesn't negatively affect the comfort factor - beds and rooms are comfy, bathrooms work well, everything is clean and updated. Continental breakfast is convenient; though we never ate full breakfast (there are plenty of places nearby), it sure made for a great cup of coffee to go for our car ride to the airport. Lobby wine tastings and poetry readings are a nice touch. Very friendly service.
My husband lived in San Fran for several years and he says the Monticello is a great tourist option. We would stay there again!
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"Good Value"
We booked this hotel through priceline several years ago and got a fantastic deal - around $70/night. It's small and a bit faded but it had charm and the location is fantastic. It's a lot more fun than paying the same price or more to stay at a motor lodge on Lombard street.
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"Fabulous. Large Room, 5 Star Staff."
Quaint, typical, beautiful, older San Francisco hotel. The place was very clean. The King-King room (5th floor-524) was large, quiet and clean, and had a refrigerator, but no coffee maker. The beds were very comfortable. All of the staff treated us like they had been trained at a 5 star hotel. They were wonderful, without exception..
They served wine in the evening and a continental breakfast in the morning.
The wireless didn't work in the room, but they had a computer in the lobby for our use.
The rates were incredible, and it was only 1 block to the cable cars.
We usually stay at the Marriott, but thought we'd try this place. I was apprehensive about a hotel that only charged $109. a night for a king-king room, which included parking. What a nice surprise. This was an absolutely outstanding visit. We will return.
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"Keep the eye on the ball"
The city inn is my usual stop over whilst in Bristol - stayed there a dozen or so times over the last year or so. Excellent location for the station & if arriving by car you can use the car-park for as long as you want ( even after check out) which is very useful. As for the review - starting with the car park - just prey there is an easy space to slip into - the hotel do not enforse their own parking rules meaning parking can be an issue. Check in is always as it should be - wake up call / newspapers/ book for dinner / check your home address to faciliate express check out - so top marks. The hotel is about three - four years old and the decor is still fresh as are the well appointed rooms - flat screen TV / DVD & CD players / comfy chair / fluffy gowan / small very bright shower room - OK for a night or two - if i was being picky I would say the rooms do need a little TLC ( new light shades etc but on the whole excellent. The cafe food of an evening is well presented but really over priced - £4.50 for very nice tomato soup / £10.50 for fish & eight ( yes 8) chips - so not good value - but nice surroundings. Breakfast OK but more presentation than content. Certainly a nice place to stay if someone else is footing the bill & you are not too hungry. Will be back but will dine out next time.
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"Loved it - just avoid the bar!"
Stayed here with my partner just before Christmas and was very impressed. The room was clean and nicely decorated with a few nice little extras. I was particularly surprised at the range of channels on the TV (Sky One, Sky Sports etc), having expected just the standard free ones (BBC 3, E4 etc.).
The bathroom was very clean and adequetly sized (for future reference, you can fit 2 people in the shower!!). The only disappointment was the lack of a bath. The breakfast was both extensive and delicious, albeit quite expensive (£24 for a fry-up and continental beakfast delivered to the room).
My only real complaint is that it's very easy to spend a lot of money here. A pint of Carlsberg Export and glass of Rioja cost me £9.75! Likewise, a 330ml bottle of water in the room will cost you over £1! The restaurant too is quite expensive so we ate elsewhere.
In summary, this is a lovely hotel - just be cautious when asked "Can I charge this to your room?"
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"Great Hotel, Great Value, Excellent Location!"
We decided to visit Wessex county as a weekend getaway, with the focus of the visit being Bath. However we quickly found that Bath hotels were quite expensive and our budget was £<60 per night.
We found the city in Bristol, having read the reviews we thought it might be a safe bet. When we arrived there we found the hotel is located just east of the city centre. We arrived at the hotel at around 10:30pm and found jsut a few parking spots left in the hotel parking lot. We parked just next to the building, although these spots are not marked for parking, the hotel is very accomodating. The 2nd night when their lot was full the reception staff very kindly pointed us to free lot across the street, but there is also parking on the side street just around the cornor if that is full.
Aside from parking we found the hotel to be extremly clean, the bathroom reasonably big for UK standards. The shower pressure was excellent, although we did find that the shower temperature changed from hot to warm if someone else used the sink, a minor inconveiniance, but unnoticable. Rooms are average size and big for UK standards (compared to London). The beds are large and very comfortable.
They have LCDs with DVD players in the room which is a nice touch, although the LCDs are extermely small and some may struggle to see it clearly from across the room. They do have a good selection of DVDs at reception that are FREE to rent for guests - a very nice touch.
We did read in the reviews that the resteruant/bar was a bit pricey so we avoided dining at the hotel altogether. However, there is a street just about 10 minutes walking distance along the river which has several nice resteruants and lots of bars to get a drink.
Overall we were exteremly pleased with our stay and would highly reccomend it!
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24 Hour Check-In 
Banquet 
Bar 
Business Centre 
Currency Exchange 
Elevator / Lift 
Express Check In / Check Out 
Fitness Center 
Internet Access 
Laundry Service 
Baby Cot 
Cable / Satellite Television 
Television 
Writing Desk 
Business Area
Landmark
Museum
Popular Area
Shopping Area
Train Station
Park
Institution
Golf Course
Monument or Landmark
Airport
