Stayed at the Francisco Bay Inn from March 22-25th, 2005. Pleasant enough hotel, front desk staff very friendly and helpful upon check in. Construction work currently going on throughout the entire hotel which was somewhat of a nuisance, especially for parking. Good hotel for the price, rooms clean, but not very spacious. Biggest complaint was the rush hour traffic noise in the mornings, so loud it woke us up each day and it was very difficult to get back to sleep. Had to resort to turning the air conditioner on full blast to drown out the traffic noise. We booked this hotel because of the oustanding reviews but we found it just average. Continental breakfast was nothing more than some small danishes in a basket and coffee which were all usually gone by 8:00 am (early bird gets the worm). Overall the noise was the biggest downfall, being right on busy Lombard Street with rooms 100ft. from the roadway doesn't allow for to many peaceful mornings.

I booked a room on-line at the Francisco Bay Inn, sight unseen for 3 reasons. One, THE PARKING IS FREE, two, the cost, and three, the proximity to what my husband & I wanted to do during our birthday and anniversary weekend.

I must say, as it got closer to time to drive from LA to San Francisco, I was nervous about staying at a place I'd never seen before. $222 for 3 nights & FREE Parking?

Well, when we arrived, yes there was construction going on at the motel, but we parked our car and never moved it until we left. Our room was on the back side of the motel and the room was quiet, exceptionally clean, and the bathroom was HUGE.

The desk person was extremely helpful in telling us what busses to catch to get where we wanted to go. Fisherman's Wharf is only a 15 minute bus ride away and Union Square is only a 25 bus ride away. We taxied to Haight Ashbury, and it only cost $12 (including the tip).
Although it was my 1st trip to San Francisco, my husband & I decided that whwn we take another drive up to San Francisco, we'll definitely stay at the Francisco Bay Inn again, & again, & again.

Hospitality sucked!! However the area and rooms were very clean for cheap price. I would not choose to stay there again.

My Girlfriend and I stayed here for Valentines Day weekend. I couldn't be more satisfied. The staff was very friendly and helpful, given the quality of the rooms, I would have paid double what I paid ($75 a nite). But the best thing about this hotel is, they offer FREE PARKING!!!. Which is EXTREMELY rare to find in any downtown SF hotel. And not to forget, GREAT LOCATION. I'll definitley stay here on my next visit to SF.