MUSIC CITY HOTEL

I booked this on a lark when I took advantage of a last minute chance to attend a conference in SF. The capsule experience was easy for me because I am small and relatively flexible. The upper capsule would have been a challenge otherwise. The room was showing a fair amount of wear and tear and hopefully there is a proactive schedule for changing out the mattresses. I recommend bringing a sleep sack, the provided linens/bedding were much too warm for me.

Worst customer service ever. Hostile and rude!

This place is a gem. I've stayed about a week at the hostel and used the rehearsal space a few times. Absolutely awesome. The practice spaces are comfortable and very well equipped with backline gear, well planned, thoughtfully staged for quick setup/breakdown, and priced generously, too. The hostel rooms have Japanese style pods with blackout shades for privacy which is great in dorm situations. They provide more than enough comfortable bedding, towels and bath amenities and the showers are hot with excellent water pressure. Noticeably, everywhere you go is CLEAN and modernized, the bathrooms always stocked with paper towels and tp. The walls are decorated with SF music memorabilia just about everywhere, so it never feels like you're in a space that wasn't carefully designed to cater to your appreciation of MUSIC????????. They have a cocktail bar and kitchen, with awesome staff. Front desk is friendly and helpful on all accounts. Oh, and the entire hotel is also a museum which you can walk while listening to an audio guided tour (qr code) through the storied history of SF pop musical history, which hipped me to grip of recording artists I hadn't heard before and enlightened me to SF connection to artists I never knew had ties to the bay area. Maybe I missed some though, where were the Pretty Things and Modern Lovers? Surely somewhere I didn't have my eyes open. Anyway, I can't say enough good things about this place, and I'm grateful to them for keeping a light on for musicians like me and for carrying a torch for the appreciation of music past and present,
-APmercury

Such a cool hotel! Would definitely recommend this to others.

Some might argue with location stars but it's really about what you're after in a travel experience. This is classic SF quirkyness with a musician owner blended with stages, recording studios for music and podcasts, an old bones building with a newly remodeled interior that reminds me of the 90s blended with most of the tech focused then and available now. In that view the location has some grung in 90s sense... Not bad where it's at but the heart of the tenderloin is nearby and not a sight for everyone... If it's not for you don't go there and just enjoy the unique ambiance reminiscent of a millennial past.