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Powell Hotel San Francisco	Average Price: $155 Check Rates

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28 Cyril Magnin Street

San Francisco, 94102 View map

2-Star Hotel Rank: 12 of 119
Average review rating: 3.45

OpinionWell Value Index: 2

Traveler reviews analyzed: BedBugRegistry (14) , Expedia (43) , MyTravelGuide (3) , Travelocity (5) , TripAdvisor (325) , YahooTravel (15)

SAFE TO BOOK ? (2/5 issues found)

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Construction:	No recent comments about construction were found.
Noise:	Recent comments complained about noise.
Room Smell:	No recent comments about room smell were found.
Parking Fees:	No recent comments about parking fees were found.
Bed Bugs:	Recent comments complained about bed bugs.

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1. The bad parts - it smelled musty, it's small, and the biggest issue for me was NO AIR CONDITIONING.

"Great location, very average accommodation " Read full review on TripAdvisor 9/7/2011 Vote

2. It had torn and dirty carpet, smelled like urine, and had a broken sink.

"Overalll It worked for us. " Read full review on TripAdvisor 9/2/2011 Vote

3. It was very old deco and smelled like mold in the room.

"It was horrible! " Read full review on TripAdvisor 7/31/2011 Vote

4. The building had an old, mouldy, smell, and our room was tiny.

"So-so hotel.... Would go some where else next time. " Read full review on TripAdvisor 4/10/2011 Vote

5. We had no other options so after a quick 'poo search' (just in case the cleaning person missed something) and subsequent excessive perfume dispersal- it then smelled like Lilac and 'poo'.

"Yuck...Not so good! " Read full review on TripAdvisor 8/27/2010 Vote

6. What has he touched and why does everything her now smell funny? Nice lobby, but they were having the boiler serviced at 10 am and the sounds of someone drilling concrete was like a subway station in the lobby while we waited for our rental car.

"Yuck...Not so good! " Read full review on TripAdvisor 8/27/2010 Vote

7. Like other posts the room and bed smelled.

"Yuck...Not so good! " Read full review on TripAdvisor 8/27/2010 Vote

8. Much like the smell of musty dank B.

"Yuck...Not so good! " Read full review on TripAdvisor 8/27/2010 Vote

9. My fiance says it was the smell of 'old' but who knows.

"Disappointed " Read full review on TripAdvisor 8/5/2010 Vote

10. I couldn't even recognize what or where the smell was coming from but it was atrocious.

"Disappointed " Read full review on TripAdvisor 8/5/2010 Vote