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Argonaut Hotel 4-star

495 Jefferson Street, San Francisco, CA

The Argonaut Hotel is a Kimpton Hotel located on the waterfront at the west end of Fisherman's Wharf, adjacent to the San Francisco Maritime National Historical Park and across from the Hyde Street Pier.[more]

  • Amenity Highlights — Pets Allowed, Fitness Center or Spa, Business Center, Restaurant, Handicapped Rooms/Facilities
  • Average User Rating: 9.0 [rate it]
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Average User Rating: 9.0
Overall user rating
Cleanliness:[9.5] • Staff:[9.5] • Location:[9.5]
Based on 167 user ratings

Feb 19, 2008 by Alan from Pine River, MN
Overall Rating: 7 Overall user rating
Cleanliness:[10] • Staff:[10] • Location:[10]

  • Great Staff. Public areas are very nice.
  • The rooms are very small. No table in the room.

“Great location, great staff. This was a business/pleasure trip with my wife. The room had a tiny desk and no table. Working in the room was a task. Even so, the great service and location makes it a nice place to stay as long as your not spending to much time in the room.”

Feb 8, 2008 by Derek from Seattel, WA
Overall Rating: 9 Overall user rating
Cleanliness:[9] • Staff:[9] • Location:[9]

  • Friendly staff and excellent location.
  • Poor sound insulation between the rooms.

“Excellent hotel in prime position in Fisherman's Wharf. Friendly and helpful staff. Rooms are nicely decorated in a nautical theme. Free wine and beer in the lobby between 5 - 6 pm. Ridiculously expensive valet parking, 40 bucks to drive the car round the corner for one night.”

Jan 22, 2008 by Gary from Lake Elsinore Ca.
Overall Rating: 10 Overall user rating
Cleanliness:[10] • Staff:[10] • Location:[10]

  • Great service& staff.
  • No negatives.

“Me and my wife stayed there for 3 days. The hotel and staff were great.”

Dec 13, 2007 by Lori from Shoreview, MN
Overall Rating: 8 Overall user rating
Cleanliness:[10] • Staff:[10] • Location:[10]

  • All calls for service, i.e. housekeeping were handled promptly.
  • The room was too small for a family of 4. No counterpace in bath. We constantly tripped over our suitcases. Horrible view.

“The room was advertised as having a great view over the bay. Our view was a brick wall. The pictures looked very roomy however there wasn't even room for our luggage (4 carryon pieces). We had to stack the luggage as not to trip over it getting in/out of the room. Perhaps they stuck us in a small room because we booked thru pl (?) The hotel was not full. There was a problem at check out because of pl/hotel error. This delayed our departure 15 minutes. We had to tip the taxi extra for the wait. Fortunately, the billing problem was resolved by the time we returned home. I may use pl again, but not when traveling with kids. The location was excellent and we truly enjoyed most of our meals at the restaurant (6 meals). The chowder was fab.”

Dec 12, 2007 by Bill W. from Suwanee, GA
Overall Rating: 10 Overall user rating
Cleanliness:[10] • Staff:[10] • Location:[10]

  • Awesome hotel. Perfect location. Walk 1 block and have the Irish coffee.
  • Perhaps rooms a touch small, but go to trip advisor and you'll see photos.

“Perfect location. Next to fishermans wharf and the park where the streetcars "sleep". In house restaurant was already closed at 9:10 pm, but walked 2 blocks for great crab legs, then grab an Irish coffee on the way back, but limit to 2 or you'll pay the price (like I did) the next am.”

Dec 5, 2007 by Richard from Nazareth, PA
Overall Rating: 9 Overall user rating
Cleanliness:[10] • Staff:[10] • Location:[10]

  • Great location, Neat Hotel, Great happy hour in lobby, Staff was great as well.
  • Did not have a pool.

“I would recommend this Hotel for many reasons. Location being the main reason. Staff was very nice and helpful as well.”

Nov 8, 2007 by Sarah from Fox Lake, IL
Overall Rating: 10 Overall user rating
Cleanliness:[10] • Staff:[10] • Location:[10]

  • Free happy hour at 5pm everyday. Rooms were tasteful and comfortable. Turndown service was provided at night very nice.
  • Parking was $40 but that is to be expected downtown.

“Hotel service and staff was excellent! Free happy hour was provided at 5pm. Rooms were very cozy, clean and a tasteful nautical theme. We will be back it was a great time.”

Oct 10, 2007 by Carl from Superior, WI
Overall Rating: 6 Overall user rating
Cleanliness:[8] • Staff:[7] • Location:[9]

  • The atmosphere was great!
  • They charged for everything!

“This is a very nice and clean hotel. Staff was very friendly. We opened the curtain to find a wall, which is okay since the place seemed great. However, they charged for everything! The paper, charged. Ride to/from airport? Charged. Use their computer to get boarding pass? Sure for a charge! Print it? Sure, for a price.”

Sep 27, 2007 by Drew from Helendale, CA
Overall Rating: 8 Overall user rating
Cleanliness:[10] • Staff:[10] • Location:[10]

  • Loved the location, decorating, and friendly staff.
  • The bed was not the most comfortable and the TV was in bad location.

“This was a great hotel. Great location and all around loved it. The staff was friendly and very helpful. The only complaint I have is that they did not have a king size bed for us and so we had a queen size that seemed a little worn down. Could use an update on this bed in room. Because the room was so skinny they have to put the TV off to an angle and that was terrible. Need to invest on putting a flat screen on the wall in front of the bed. It was hard to watch TV or movies at the angle. One more complaint. We could never get the internet to work on our computer in our room. Then the downstairs ones they have for you didn't work either. Little frustrating. But overall this was a good experience. Loved it.”

Aug 20, 2007 by Jamie from Peoria, IL
Overall Rating: 10 Overall user rating
Cleanliness:[10] • Staff:[10] • Location:[9]

  • Clean, friendly, very helpful.
  • Parking expensive but it is everywhere in San Francisco.

“The hotel staff where quick to be of help. The rooms where a bit small but we already knew that so it was not bad. They were comfortable. I would not hesitate to stay there again.”

1 of 1 people found this review helpful.

Jul 28, 2007 by Sonja from Worms, CA
Overall Rating: 3 Overall user rating
Cleanliness:[9] • Staff:[1] • Location:[10]

  • Good location.
  • They gave us a single bed and a tiny room.

“The room was single room; we had the smallest bed ever, they just provided us with extra blankets to sleep on the floor, nobody cared, very arrogant receptionist. We didn't expect the best room in the hotel, but this tiny room was unacceptable.”

1 of 1 people found this review helpful.

Jul 18, 2007 by Jadene from Mesa, AZ
Overall user rating
Cleanliness:[10] • Staff:[10] • Location:[10]

  • The Argonaut was a hotel with character and very comfortable feeling. It was very clean, attractive in the lobby and room.
  • Nothing.

“This hotel had all you would want in San Francisco -- excellent location to the wharf, cleanliness, attractive cutely decorated rooms, very helpful staff, a nightly wine reception in the lobby for everyone to gather and meet others staying there.”

Jul 15, 2007 by William from Garland, TX
Overall Rating: 9 Overall user rating
Cleanliness:[10] • Staff:[9] • Location:[10]

  • Uniqueness of building and its nautical theme.
  • Needs a larger workout facility and pool.

“Great location, wonderful staff.”

1 of 1 people found this review helpful.

Jul 6, 2007 by Melinda from Mansfield, OH
Overall Rating: 10 Overall user rating
Cleanliness:[10] • Staff:[10] • Location:[10]

  • Location, staff helpfulness and great room.
  • Nothing.

“This hotel was centered in an excellent spot in Fisherman's Wharf. We had two children with us and they also loved the location. It was very easy to find our way to the cable & street cars. We felt very safe in this area. The hotel staff was beyond helpful and gave great recommendations to us and was very fun and pleasant people. The room was awesome. It was a noticed theme and very unique. The hotel used to be an old warehouse and it kept with the whole fisherman/warehouse theme! Very cool! We had a great time and I would recommend this hotel to anyone!”

Jul 5, 2007 by Alicia from Granada Hills, CA
Overall Rating: 9 Overall user rating
Cleanliness:[9] • Staff:[9] • Location:[10]

  • Their employees were very nice and very helpful (with the exception of one). We loved the maps they gave us for directions!
  • Parking was a little pricey. The room was on the small side.

“The hotel lobby was nice. The room was smaller than we expected and the decoration was a little freaky at first, but once we settled in, we were happy. The hotel staff were wonderful and very helpful.”

Jul 4, 2007 by Glenna from Lawrenceville, GA
Overall Rating: 8 Overall user rating
Cleanliness:[10] • Staff:[10] • Location:[10]

  • Staff very nice and helpful.
  • Bed not comfortable.

“The hotel was very nice, friendly good location. We had to change our dates of stay. Hotel gave us a upgrade since we only stayed their 1 of our 3 days.”

Jul 2, 2007 by David from Ventura, CA
Overall Rating: 10 Overall user rating
Cleanliness:[10] • Staff:[10] • Location:[10]

  • Nice location, clean, soundproof for the most part.
  • Room seemed a tad small but enough room to feel comfortable.

“Great location at SF Wharf. Good amenities and attractions within walking distance. Quiet rooms. All in all a nice place to visit. We booked two nights and then added another night for a total of three nights. Check out is at noon which can be nice.”

Jul 2, 2007 by Amy from Brooklyn, NY
Overall Rating: 10 Overall user rating
Cleanliness:[10] • Staff:[10] • Location:[10]

  • The staff was extraordinarily friendly.
  • The rooms were pretty noisy (thin walls).

“I had an exceptional stay at the Argonaut, right by the water and convenient transportation to San Francisco. The staff was extremely friendly and helpful, the facilities clean, and the decor is whimsical but attractive. The only drawback is that the walls are thin and so the rooms are noisy (this is not a hotel for light sleepers). But I really enjoyed my stay.”

Jun 30, 2007 by Michelle from Merced, CA
Overall Rating: 9 Overall user rating
Cleanliness:[10] • Staff:[10] • Location:[9]

  • Conveniently located near fisherman's wharf.
  • There was a lack of parking around the hotel.

“Beautiful, clean hotel with a friendly staff. Near restaurants and shopping - has a great location!”

Jun 25, 2007 by Noman from Hamilton, NY
Overall Rating: 10 Overall user rating
Cleanliness:[10] • Staff:[10] • Location:[10]

  • Loved the location - the bell staff were superb - the free wine tasting fantastic - loved it!
  • There was absolutely nothing we did not like about this hotel

“For a fantastic stay at a superb hotel with great service you could not do better. We have already recommended it to others traveling to San Francisco shortly”

Amenities at Argonaut Hotel, San Francisco

  • Business Center
  • Coffee Maker in Room
  • Concierge
  • Fitness Center or Spa
  • Handicapped Rooms/Facilities
  • Laundry/Valet Services
  • Meeting/Banquet Facilities
  • Mini Bar
  • Modem Lines in Room
  • No Smoking Rooms/Facilities
  • Parking
  • Pets Allowed
  • Restaurant
  • Room Service
  • Television with Cable
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