465 Grant Ave
San Francisco, CA 94108
Tel. 800/472-6899, 415/434-3883
Fax. 415/434-3886
You won't find any free little bottles of shampoo here. What you will find, however, are cheap rates and basic -- and I mean basic -- rooms right in the middle of the Union Square-Chinatown action. Many of the small and stark but well-kept abodes -- with little more than a clean bed and desk -- in the six-story building overlook Chinatown's main street. The downsides are minuscule bathrooms with small showers. Corner rooms on higher floors are both larger and brighter. Ask for a room on the top floor -- they're the newest, and they are substantially nicer than the older rooms. Note: Word is there will be (noisy) sidewalk renovations around here at the end of 2005, so make sure to ask if it's been completed before you book.