Touchstone Hotel - City Center

2.5 star property
Hotel near Union Square in San Francisco

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Economy Room (Petite Double room)
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Daily continental breakfast for a fee
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Reviews

8.2 out of 10
Very good

Popular amenities

  • 24/7 front desk
  • Free WiFi

Explore the area

Map
480 Geary St, San Francisco, CA, 94102
  • Union Square
    ‪3 min walk‬
  • Moscone Convention Center
    ‪14 min walk‬
  • Oracle Park
    ‪3 min drive‬
  • San Francisco, CA (SFO-San Francisco Intl.)
    ‪18 min drive‬

Room options

Economy Room (Petite Double room)

  • 9 sq m
  • Sleeps 2
  • 1 Double Bed

Basic Single Room

  • 8 sq m
  • Sleeps 1
  • 1 Double Bed

Standard Double Room, 2 Double Beds

  • City view
  • 14 sq m
  • Sleeps 3
  • 2 Double Beds

Standard Twin Room, 2 Single Beds

  • 9 sq m
  • Sleeps 2
  • 2 Twin Beds

Standard Room, 1 Queen Bed

  • 11 sq m
  • Sleeps 2
  • 1 Queen Bed

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About the area

San Francisco

City center stay.With a stay at this Union Square hotel, you'll be within half a mile (1 km) of Union Square and 2 miles (3 km) of Moscone Convention Center. Lombard Street and Oracle Park are also within 2 miles (3 km).

What's nearby

  • Union Square - 3 min walk - 0.3 km
  • Moscone Convention Center - 14 min walk - 1.2 km
  • Oracle Park - 3 min drive - 2.5 km
  • Lombard Street - 3 min drive - 2.2 km
  • Pier 39 - 4 min drive - 3.3 km

Getting around

  • San Francisco Station - 3 min drive
  • Powell St & Geary Blvd Stop - 4 min walk
  • San Francisco Intl. Airport (SFO) - 29 min drive

Restaurants

  • ‪Pinecrest Diner - ‬3 min walk
  • ‪The Halal Guys - ‬3 min walk
  • ‪Cafe Mason - ‬4 min walk
  • ‪Redwood Room - ‬1 min walk
  • ‪Cocobang - ‬1 min walk

About this property

Touchstone Hotel - City Center

Hotel near Union Square in San Francisco
As a guest of Touchstone Hotel - City Center, you'll find tour/ticket assistance, a front-desk safe, and an elevator. WiFi is free in public spaces.

This San Francisco hotel is smoke free.

  • 44 guestrooms or units
  • Breakfast available (surcharge)
  • Front desk (24 hours)
  • Storage area for luggage
  • Front-desk safe
  • Tour and ticket information
  • Elevator
  • No smoking on site
  • Water dispenser
Touchstone Hotel - City Center offers 44 accommodations with designer toiletries and hair dryers. Each accommodation is individually furnished and decorated. This San Francisco hotel provides complimentary wireless Internet access. Additionally, rooms include irons/ironing boards and complimentary toiletries.

Languages

English, German, Spanish, Turkish

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Property amenities

Internet

  • Available in all rooms: Free WiFi
  • Available in some public areas: Free WiFi

Parking and transportation

  • Height restrictions apply for onsite parking
  • Offsite parking available (USD 40 per night); discounts available

Food and drink

  • Daily continental breakfast available 8:00 AM to noon for a fee: USD 18 to 45 for adults and USD 18 to 45 for children

Accessibility

  • If you have requests for specific accessibility needs, please contact the property using the information on the reservation confirmation received after booking.
  • Elevator (31 inch wide door)
  • Stair-free path to entrance
  • Well-lit path to entrance
  • Wheelchair accessible (may have limitations)
  • Wheelchair-accessible registration desk (34 inches high)

Room amenities

Bedroom

  • Bedsheets provided

Bathroom

  • Designer toiletries
  • Hair dryer
  • Shampoo
  • Soap
  • Toilet paper
  • Towels provided

More

  • Heating
  • Individual decor
  • Individual furnishings
  • Iron/ironing board

Policies

Check-in

Check-in start time: 3:00 PM; Check-in end time: 2:30 AM
Late check-in subject to availability
Minimum check-in age: 21

Check-out

Check-out before 11:00 AM
Contactless check-out available
Late check-out subject to availability
A late check-out fee will be charged

Special check-in instructions

Front desk staff will greet guests on arrival at the property

Access methods

Staffed front desk

Pets

  • No pets allowed

Children and extra beds

  • Children are welcome.
  • Rollaway/extra beds are not available.
  • Cribs (infant beds) are not available.

Property payment types

Important information

Fees

Guests will be asked to pay the following charges at the property:

  • Breakage deposit: USD 100 per stay

We've listed all charges provided to us by the property.

Optional extras

The fees and deposits listed below will be charged at the time of service, check-in, or check-out.

  • Fee for continental breakfast: approximately USD 18 to 45 for adults, and USD 18 to 45 for children
  • Nearby parking fee: USD 40 per night
  • Late check-out is available for a fee (subject to availability)

This may not be a comprehensive list. Fees and deposits are subject to change and might not include tax.

You need to know

Extra-person charges may apply and vary depending on property policy
Government-issued photo identification and a credit card or cash deposit may be required at check-in for incidental charges
Special requests are subject to availability upon check-in and may incur additional charges; special requests cannot be guaranteed
The name on the credit card used at check-in to pay for incidentals must be the primary name on the guestroom reservation
This property accepts credit cards; cash is not accepted
This property reserves the right to pre-authorize the guest's credit card prior to arrival.
Noise-free guestrooms cannot be guaranteed
Safety features at this property include a smoke detector
Charges for extra guests may apply and vary according to property policy.
A cash deposit or credit card for incidental charges and government-issued photo identification may be required upon check-in.
Special requests are subject to availability at the time of check-in. Special requests can't be guaranteed and may incur additional charges.
    This property is managed by a professional host. The provision of housing is linked to their trade, business, or profession. The name on the credit card used at check-in to pay for incidentals must be the primary name on the guestroom reservation. This property accepts Visa, Mastercard, American Express, and JCB International. Cash is not accepted. This property reserves the right to pre-authorize the guest's credit card prior to arrival. Noise-free guestrooms cannot be guaranteed.
    For guests' safety, the property includes a smoke detector in each accommodation.

Property is also known as

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Touchstone Hotel - City Center Reviews

Reviews

8.2

Very good

Rating 10 - Excellent. 229 out of 472 reviews
Rating 8 - Good. 127 out of 472 reviews
Rating 6 - Okay. 61 out of 472 reviews
Rating 4 - Poor. 30 out of 472 reviews
Rating 2 - Terrible. 25 out of 472 reviews

8.6/10

Cleanliness

9.2/10

Staff & service

7.2/10

Amenities

7.8/10

Property conditions & facilities

7.8/10

Eco-friendliness

Reviews

8/10 Good

Joan

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Good centrally located hotel 2 blocks from transit and street cars. No frills (microwave, fridge in room)but clean and comfortable and couldn't beat the price!
Stayed 5 nights in Mar 2025

8/10 Good

Louis

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, room comfort
Stayed 3 nights in Mar 2025

6/10 Okay

Tiffany

Business traveller
Liked: Staff & service
It was ok until the last day. My room flooded because of person above me. They did not switch my room. Water dropped from ceiling in bathroom all night. The lady at front desk was quite helpful and friendly.
Stayed 4 nights in Feb 2025

10/10 Excellent

Walter

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
The hotel is very nice for the amount paid. It was clean, the staff was helpful, and everything worked. So completely recommend the hotel if you want a budget option near Union Square. That said, you should know that Union square has become a dirty part of town. I saw feces all over the streets and lots of stores have closed.
Stayed 1 night in Feb 2025

10/10 Excellent

Kayla

Stayed 3 nights in Feb 2025

2/10 Terrible

Prabhu, Alpharetta

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service
Stayed 4 nights in Feb 2025

8/10 Good

Jason

Liked: Cleanliness
Great spot for a solo traveler spending a few nights in the city. Great location with a lot within walking distance
Stayed 4 nights in Feb 2025

10/10 Excellent

Anmoldeep singh

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
It’s a quiet little place as I booked a small single room. Only thing I would recommend for the property is that they should provide Atleast water bottles in the room.
Stayed 2 nights in Feb 2025

10/10 Excellent

Christopher

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Good all around
Stayed 1 night in Feb 2025

8/10 Good

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort

Great value and very well located

The location is superb and you can walk to many of the attractions. The staffs are incredibly helpful and friendly. While the room is a bit small, it is comfortable and quiet. I enjoyed my stay and had very restful sleep during my two nights stay in the hotel.
Stayed 2 nights in Feb 2025

10/10 Excellent

Tingyu

Stayed 1 night in Feb 2025

8/10 Good

Grant

Business traveller
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Nice spot! Would stay again
Stayed 2 nights in Feb 2025

10/10 Excellent

Marina

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Clean, quiet, friendly staff
Stayed 1 night in Feb 2025

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveller

Business traveller
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 5 nights in Jan 2025

2/10 Terrible

Leao

Liked: Staff & service
Disliked: Amenities, property conditions & facilities
There were bugs in the bathroom, the power plugs were not all working, there was no heater/air conditioning, and no waste basket to throw garbage. Overall disappointing
Stayed 1 night in Jan 2025

10/10 Excellent

MARIA

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Good place for sleep if you sleep deep. Old building but well maintained. Reception staff friendly
Stayed 3 nights in Jan 2025

6/10 Okay

Tyler

Liked: Room comfort
Stayed 3 nights in Jan 2025

10/10 Excellent

Indre

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
The place is in a very good location and the owners of hotel are very helpful, peacefull. Let us in the bigger room just because it was empty that day, didint charge of it. Proposed to keep bags so much time as you need before check-in and after check-out! It was also for free. Cheked-in 1 hour before the time. Very polite and gentle people.
Stayed 1 night in Jan 2025

8/10 Good

Andrea

Stayed 4 nights in Jan 2025

10/10 Excellent

Jon Angelo

Stayed 1 night in Jan 2025

10/10 Excellent

Helen

Liked: Cleanliness
Lovely, helpful staff who went out of their way to ensure I had a good stay on my one night layover in San Francisco. My room was lovely and quiet and the only issue I had was that it was very cold as no one had placed the room heater in the room. But otherwise all was great and the staff kindly stored my bag for the day before I returned to the airport. Thank you!
Stayed 1 night in Jan 2025

4/10 Poor

Verified traveller

Business traveller
Liked: Staff & service
Disliked: Cleanliness, room comfort

JPM limits options

I decided to prioritize being walking distance to my meetings over a nice hotel and it was JPM week so everything was crazy expensive. However, I’ve stayed in similar older smaller hotels off Union Square before and this was worse for similar priced options. Floor covered in dust bunnies, radiator heat didn’t work first 36 hrs, bed very uncomfortable. I have to give props to team though - 24/7 locked & manned door and most staff quite friendly and helpful. Elevator was functional.
Stayed 4 nights in Jan 2025

8/10 Good

Omar

Stayed 2 nights in Jan 2025

8/10 Good

Verified traveller

Business traveller
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service

As-expected and good budget option

Room was as-expected. Just the basics with no frills, but looked like the photos and everything in the room was clean. The hallways and stairwells are definitely outdated and have a unique smell, but for a low-cost room in this area, it was sufficient. The staff are incredibly friendly and supportive.
Stayed 2 nights in Jan 2025

10/10 Excellent

Christopher

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Stayed 1 night in Jan 2025