Civic Center Inn

Homeless people and drug dealers all around the block and parking lot. The stairs and walking area to the rooms smells pee and the bedroom wasn’t clean at all. Bed sheets were dirty and full of hairs. The floor had all types of dirty spots that I don’t even wanna know about. Zero maintenance and care for the place. It’s not a pleasant or safe area to be. If that’s the only option you have, then give up your trip to San Francisco.

Let me start it like this if you are going to stay the night here better make sure you park in front, if not go somewhere else! If your ballin on a budget and this is your last resort just go home!
I came here for the first time for one night first thing I see is rats running around! Then I get to my room which is a non smoker room and what do you know my room smells like cigarettes! I left for a couple hours with my luggage in the room when I came back my room door WAS OPEN! I ran to my luggage and check to see if anything was missing, unfortunately my iPad went missing!
Later that night my friend was jumped by a big black crackhead and left the inn 20 mins after the police showed up!

The next morning I wake up to some crackheads standing by other guest cars just peeking through the windows to see if there were any valuables, 5 mins of watching them this one crackhead with a bikers helmet starts banging his head on my car and a few others, he was humping them, twerking on them and shaking them. He then climbs up to the second story of the inn and takes the stairs to the 3^rd floor then starts heading towards me so I turned around trying to enter my room but for some reason my key does not want to work then he’s right behind me asks me if I needed help and that he knew how to get in, from that moment I flipped and yelled at him like he was a wild animal he then went away!
I wanted to explain everything to the front desk, but I know they don’t give a crap! Because most of their customers are drug dealers and drug addicts!
Other then that cheap uncomfortable beds, cheap furniture, and mystery stained carpets!
TOTALLY NOT WORTH IT! DONT COME HERE! ITS NOT SAFE!

If I can give a 0 star I would, worst experience ever in a hotel, bed bugs, a lot of homeless and prostitutes around the area at night, they say they have a parking lot but it was always full and they said they had additional parking in the back which was occupied by people smoking pot, please don’t go there

It’s cheap but be ready for a trashy room with burnt stained sheets and carpet with broken ac while the homeless winos talk loudly at the cramped parking lot outside your door. WiFi sucks. Beware.

WARNING! THIS PLACE HAVE BED BUGS!
AVOID AT ALL COST! WORST EXPERIENCE EVER!
I read most of the reviews on Unilocal,the neighborhood isn’t so bad since you are close to downtown. That is like most city at night. But Unilocalers mention its just a good place to sleep for a night. GUESS WHAT?! I DONT THINK SO!
After reading couple of reviews on Unilocal.I chose this place, just to have a night to crash.
We needed place to crash while my friends and I stayed at San Francisco. Picked this place due to how close it was to downtown (where the bars are located at) and how there’s free parking. We really just needed to a place to crash since, we are planning to explore SF all day.
Got here at night, the outside of the inn didn’t look that bad. When we got our room key and opened the door. Like… ew…
Carpet were crazy stained. The carpet was not glue to the hardware floor, It was like just floating there. Didn’t want to risk it, so I wore my shoe the entire time.
Really small closet, no iron.
Restroom didn’t have a tub. Just a shower head… You need to wear sandals in there, the restroom did not look clean at all… The toilet took a couple time to flush…
OMG! Those were driving me crazy already. But like I said we just need a place to sleep thats all. So those didn’t really bother me.
Random people kept knocking our door. Excuses like «Oh, you’re using this room,» «My bad».
TIP: When you hear knocking on your door make sure to open the door just a little bit and stick out your head. Don’t open your door all the way. They might be checking what you have in your room. Just be extra cautions!
We left the inn and came back at night around 3, we had like 3 – 4 hours to sleep before we start to explore SF.
It was morning, I woke up my friends. It was still dark in the room as I lay in bed using my phone, the bright light of my phone shined on my face and on the corner of my eye I saw something. I immediately got up and shined my phone around the bed. It was a bug… I just killed it with my finger. suddenly. a lot of blood. just came out… DISGUSTED!
I quickly google it, what bug that have a lot of blood… flea… and bed bug came up.
I woke all my friends up!
DEMANDED A FULL REFUND!!!
WORST EXPERIENCE! EVER!!!
HAD TO WSH ALL MY CLOTHES WHEN I GOT BACK HOME!
I’M STILL PARANOID ABOUT IT WHEN I GOT HOME.
I BETTER NOT HAVE BOUGHT IT HOME WITH ME!
SERIOUSLY, WORST!
THEY NEED TO CLEAN THE WHOLE ENTIRE INN! PRETTY SURE THEY KNEW ABOUT IT. THEY WERE NOT SHOCKED BY IT AT ALL.
0 OR NAGTIVE STARS!
HEALTH CODE VIOLATION!

Cheap, clean rooms, within walking distance from the downtown area and Chinatown. Parking is not guaranteed since the lot fills up quickly, and the rear parking lot on Olive Street is too sketchy for those of you with decent-​looking cars. There IS, however, a 24-​hour parking garage across the street that charges $ 20 per day. Not bad. Also, comfortable beds and strong water pressure in bathrooms.
Neighborhood is what it is. Don’t be a «yuppie adventurist» and walk around at night looking to post something «culturally authentic» on Facebook, and you’ll be alright.

Okay so the very first time I stayed here it was filthy. I think I was more disgusted with the outside rats that were as big as a cat. The inside of my first room I didn’t see any roaches but I’m pretty sure this motel has them I was on the first floor. Now I am on the second floor and my room is pretty big. Nice bed. Hate the comforters though. They need to upgrade and get rid of carpet. No fridge or microwave. But I didn’t hesitate to get under the covers without any clothes on so that’s a big plus for me. I think it’s too expensive for the area and how low they are on amenities. They don’t even have face towels. Smh. But I payed 235 for two night through a third party booking… It’s okay if you got it. I say 2.5 stars

Bring your own towel!!! So reading the reviews before, I thought I was going to walk in to scum house from hell but it wasn’t as bad as people made it seem. I’ve definitely stayed in worse. For a last minute stay it was cheap and not the worse location in the world. Also it’s only $ 30 to check in before 2 pm which isn’t so bad. There are homeless people in the back with drugs but you’re not there to sit in the back alleyway of the hotel now are you? (I hope you aren’t, you can do that at home for free… well the drugs aren’t free but you get the point) overall it’s standard motel 8 kind of quality. BRING YOUR OWN TOWEL.

BED BUGS! I get it, it’s a cheap motel, I didn’t have high expectations! But bed bugs are unacceptable! Both have dozens of bites from one night here!

Only go to this place if you are in dire need of a cheap place to sleep for a night. Make sure to bring ear plugs because you will likely hear some unpleasant noises either from people on the streets around the building or people in the rooms around you. Bring your own towels if you like to dry off using more than a thin scratchy dish rag. If you drive here and your car does not have an alarm system be very cautious, most of the parking is in a public back alley littered with people doing very questionable activities and/​or sleeping next to the cars.
I would not recommend sleeping here alone, especially if you are a woman. It is definitely not a safe part of town and be prepared to deal with people off the streets making derogatory comments if you have to walk outside for anything. Don’t bring your kids here.
The carpet has holes and rips. The blanket on our bed had a nice big hole that appeared to be a cigarette burn. The toilet was not secure and felt like it was going to fall over when using it. The sink faucet was the same, not secure. The water pressure was good, so at least they have that going for them.
I’m giving 2 stars instead of 1 because hey, although a very unpleasant experience in which I didn’t sleep much for fear of getting killed, we didn’t actually die and had a cheap room with water pressure that sufficiently washed the «ick» from the room off of us for 2 nights.

The Johnson Era called and they want their mattresses back. I often stay in less than stellar motels but this one sucks. The non smoking room reeks of cigarettes. The bed, and everything else, is ancient. I’m actually sick to my stomach due to the cigarette smoke stench. Believe the terrible reviews people! Never again.

Two stars because it is cheap for San Francisco and they provide you with the minimum four walls and a roof.
I stayed here when I saw a show at the great American music hall which is literally right around the block so it was convenient.
The neighborhood isn’t that bad but there are a lot of sketchy people looking around, but just mostly normal city stuff. Hecklers, bums, prostitutes, crack heads, the usual.
I would definitely NOT take my family here if I had one. However if you’re with some friends looking for just a place to lay your head at night it’s alright.
My blanket had a stain on it and I asked for a new one but the guy at the front desk said he couldn’t get me one. Also I asked for a blow dryer and they gave me one that was filthy dirty and had wires hanging out, BUT it worked.
If you come make sure you get a room on the top floor, it looked like there was some really weird stuff happening downstairs. Also there’s no security and anyone off the street can just come and walk around so don’t leave your windows open.
On the second night we were awoken by a women sobbing hysterically and later a man screaming obscenities.

Worst hotel ever!!! I would give no stars if I could. There’s crazy ppl everywhere. The halls to the rooms smell like urine.. UGH! !!! This area of San Francisco is disgusting. … NEVER again will I stay here again. …

Where do I begin???
Parking is not Guaranteed! They have parking in the front and in the back but in the afternoon there is nothing because the manager said they actually share it with someone else. So not cool.
Next,
I got this place because i got it on priceline the price was not bad but what i noticed was that all the bottom rooms are not clean. From what i heard others who stayed there too.
The bottom room where i stayed it smelled really bad and the sheets were stained and it looked like they did not clean the room. Also, the sink had a hole. I did not even want to shower there because it was not clean.
At night, it was really uncomfortable to stay there because other people were knocking on our door because they confused our number from the one across. It did not seem safe. Also, they kept arguing outside and it was too loud that we did not sleep well.
I guess i did have a gut feeling that it was not safe because the next day when we arrived from exploring, all of our stuff was removed from the room and placed in the managers office because the people from across had a huge fight that they broke the door down. That was an unpleasant experience to go through.
We of course did not have any other choice but to stay in that same place but we requested to move to a different room. They moved us to one of the rooms that were upstairs.
Upstairs was a whole different deal. the room had a different feeling to it. It looked nicer, smelled nice, the restroom was really clean and the sheets were really white and clean.
It seemed as if we had gone to a different place.
BTW there is a lot of food nearby you can walking or have it delivered which is awesome.

Picked this one due to proximity to ATT Park. I survived, just hope I didn’t catch anything. It’s a bring-​your-​own-​bedding kind of place. Bed cover and blanket was beyond gross. Sheets were OK. Even the guests were scary. Wifi did not work. Would def not select this place again

It can get kind of loud out side with the people talking, emergency cars going by, and other city street noises.
The maid service is exceptional. The rooms are in impeccable condition with freshly painted walls, brand new TV’s, very clean bathrooms, and more.
If you want to stay at a hotel in this area you should definitely come here.
On the down side their are a lot of homeless people in the area but they don’t usually bother the guests of this establishment.

This hotel like the neighborhood is shady. We moved to San Francisco and stayed here several times as we are on a tight budget saving our money for an apartment.
Which means we have been at this property multiple times and in multuple rooms. There is no baseline or consistency at this property, one room may have a new bed, the next a broken down bed bug ridden mess. One room may have A/​C the next not.
Any time of the day or night there can be prostitution, drug dealing and homeless and transients walking about, yelling, screaming, or fighting.
All we took with a grain of salt as we are on a budget and do not expect more. You get 2 towels which are more like rags, dingy and in some case frayed edges. The pillows on the bed could be not much thicker that an airline pillow.
And the shadiest part of there operation is one night you could pay a reasonable rate of $ 80 – 90 the next because there is a convention they want $ 149 for the same room. The ice machine does not work, they send you across the street to another hotel that charges 25 cents.
And what is really shady is that they want you to undercut their relationships with
, Travelocity, Expedia etc. To get the lower rate go online get a quote then go to the front desk and negotiate. Cutting out the commission they pay to the online booking sites
I am now writing a bad review because of the final straw. We were staying night to night due to the fluctuation of rates. We were quoted a ridiculous rate and my girlfriend had a disagreement with the manager and the other woman at the front desk. We were told to leave or pay. We left.
This morning I was called by the woman and asked why did we not come by and pay yesterday. Are you kidding was my response. We left and did not stay at the room. To further illustrate how poorly managed this property is they denied the disagreement with my girlfriend and thought that we were in the room. And now they have charged me a night.
I am going to small claims court, calling all the hotel booking sites and reporting the hotel for circumventing the travel sites commission. I have called my bank to dispute the charge and now telling everyone.
BEWARE!!!

Believe the reviews it is really that bad. We saw people snorting white powder out front. The room didn’t have air conditioning (which
said it did) and smelled horrible. We got so sick from the smell we decided to just pack up and leave and didn’t stay the night.
Safety/​health concerns:
— they kept rinsing down the walkways that made them very slippery including the stairs
— the room numbers were written on painters tape
— no screens on the windows that opened all the way I was terrified my son might fall out the window
— cigarette butts in the window cyl
— hair in the bathtub
— drug deal out front
— alarming amount of flies everywhere
Just say no to this place the free parking isn’t worth your safety!

This is THE WORST place I have ever been in, the check in is 2pm, I stood til 3pm while the front desk (if you can call it that) took her sweet time. Lots of seedy folks were in and out of the office paying deposits in cash, picking up bags, strange folks, homeless looking folks, beaten up people going in and out looking for fans for the room.
I asked for a room with an AC, she gave me a room above the office which I am sure was one of the nicer rooms. It had hairs on the sheets, and I worried there might be bedbugs. I knew I’d have a nervous breakdown as it reminded me of a horror movie set. I had a panic attack, booked another hotel and left.
Please save yourself the nervous breakdown. Don’t go there!

If you’re really hurting for cash I guueessss this is where you might find yourself.
As soon as we exited out Lyft there was a homeless man screaming profanities at a dog… Briefly reminded me of Son of Sam :/​
The carpet was disgusting… We lifted the mattress just for amusement and found what looked to be vomit stains near the head of the bed.
The window screens were ripped in what seemed to be the perfect location for sticking your hand in and unlocking the door. Needless to say we kept the windows locked and slept in a hot room because there is also NO AC.
One night I woke up for 2 seconds and heard a woman outside our room telling another person how she would love to give him fellatio… And then another man saying he wanted to watch.
There are homeless people everywhere. Was wearing sandals but opted for the sneakers instead Cuz the area was terrible!
No our stuff did not get stolen.
No we didn’t get shot or mugged.
But did we come home with some kind of disease or virus? Who knows.