Cornell Hotel de France

This hotel is walking distance to Chinatown and during the day, felt safe enough. But the walls are very thin! You can hear people walking and other things...I was surprised to see a few kids staying there considering how thin the walls are. The beds, floors, appliances...everything looks very old. Shabby chic? Nice breakfast included with the stay and friendly staff.

It's a fantastic place for solo or family stays, boasting a lovely environment and outstanding staff hospitality. Despite being budget-friendly, it offers a safe and excellent accommodation option with daily breakfast included. The consistent menu features scrambled eggs, sausage or bacon, bread, tea, coffee, juice, boiled potatoes, and fruits. Tea and coffee are available in the lounge. I highly recommend this economical choice for its proximity to tourist attractions and well-connected public transport, providing a taste of the local French community.

There was no receptionist when I arrived. A family and I waited 30 minutes and made several calls before she arrived. Staff was generally nice, but elevator was broken. Someone carried my suitcase up to the third floor, but not good for people who are not able to do stairs. Dining room closed at the moment as well. Nice place, but in need of improvement.

Very hard to review this hotel. Firstly the gentleman who checked us in was definitely the rudest hotel staff member we have ever met. Started out by telling us off for not answering the questionnaire they emailed us, (went to our junk mail) Then he told us we MUST pack EVERYTHING away every day and leave the room for 2 hours each day so they can clean it, didn’t give us the option of no cleaning. The room was very small even for San Francisco, and the bed was the smallest my wife and I had ever slept on (including as children). The safe didn’t work for our 4 days of stay. Checkin closes at 10pm and doesn’t open until 9am so if you want to check your bill before checkout and have an early flight you can’t. (They instruct you to check out the night before). Now the good parts. The room was quite. The very small bed was very comfortable. The room was spotless and the hotel was clean. The décor was nice. The location was perfect. Every time I other staff member we met was lovely. If none of the downsides bother you this is probably a good place to stay. However because of how rude the checkin was I cannot recommend this hotel.