Beresford Arms Hotel

3.5 star property

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Lobby sitting area
Reception
Interior
Hallway
Front of property

Reviews

8.2 out of 10
Very good

Popular amenities

  • Pet-friendly
  • Free Wi-Fi
  • Parking available
  • Business services
  • Housekeeping

Explore the area

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701 Post Street, San Francisco, CA, 94109
  • Place, Westin St Francis Hotel Glass Elevators
    ‪5 min walk‬
  • Place, Union Square
    ‪5 min walk‬
  • Place, Warfield Theatre
    ‪8 min walk‬
  • Airport, San Francisco, CA (SFO-San Francisco Intl.)
    ‪17 min drive‬

Room options

Standard Room

8.8 out of 10
Excellent
(103 reviews)
  • 20 sq m
  • Sleeps 2
  • 1 Queen Bed

Junior Studio Suite

9.0 out of 10
Wonderful
(77 reviews)
  • 32 sq m
  • Sleeps 4
  • 2 Queen Beds

Junior Studio Suite

8.8 out of 10
Excellent
(10 reviews)
  • 37 sq m
  • Sleeps 4
  • 2 Queen Beds

Suite

8.4 out of 10
Very good
(17 reviews)
  • 59 sq m
  • 1 bedroom
  • City view
  • Sleeps 6
  • 3 Queen Beds

Studio Suite with Kitchen

  • Sleeps 4

Accessible Studio Suite

  • Sleeps 4

One-Bedroom Suite With Kitchen

  • Sleeps 6

Studio Suite with Wet Bar

  • Sleeps 4

Junior Suite Studio

  • Sleeps 4

Standard Queen Room

  • Sleeps 2

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About the area

San Francisco

In the heart of San Francisco, Beresford Arms Hotel is within a 5-minute drive of Moscone Convention Center and Lombard Street. .This hotel is 1.9 mi (3 km) from Oracle Park and 2.3 mi (3.7 km) from Pier 39.

What's nearby

  • Westin St Francis Hotel Glass Elevators - 5 min walk - 0.5 km
  • SF Masonic Auditorium - 5 min walk - 0.5 km
  • Union Square - 5 min walk - 0.5 km
  • Warfield Theatre - 8 min walk - 0.7 km
  • Moscone Convention Center - 18 min walk - 1.5 km

Getting around

  • San Francisco Station - 3 min drive
  • California St & Jones St Stop - 5 min walk
  • San Francisco Intl. Airport (SFO) - 32 min drive

Restaurants

  • ‪Kinara Fusion Kitchen - ‬2 min walk
  • ‪620 Jones - ‬1 min walk
  • ‪The Public Izakaya - ‬1 min walk
  • ‪Liholiho Yacht Club - ‬3 min walk
  • ‪Pearl's Deluxe Burgers - ‬1 min drive

About this property

Beresford Arms Hotel

Victorian hotel with free breakfast and a 24-hour front desk
Beresford Arms Hotel offers 96 accommodations with safes and irons/ironing boards. 30-inch flat-screen televisions come with satellite channels. This San Francisco hotel provides complimentary wireless Internet access. Housekeeping is provided daily.
Stay in one of 96 guestrooms featuring flat-screen televisions. Complimentary wireless internet access keeps you connected, and satellite programming is available for your entertainment. Conveniences include phones, as well as safes and irons/ironing boards.
Make use of convenient amenities such as complimentary wireless internet access, concierge services, and gift shops/newsstands.
Mingle with other guests at the complimentary reception, held daily. A complimentary continental breakfast is served daily from 7:30 AM to 10:30 AM.
Featured amenities include a computer station, a 24-hour front desk, and multilingual staff.
A complimentary continental breakfast is served each morning between 7:30 AM and 10:30 AM. A complimentary manager's reception is offered each day.

Property amenities

Internet

  • Available in all rooms: Free WiFi
  • Available in some public areas: Free WiFi

Parking and transport

  • Secured, covered valet parking on site (USD 45 per night; includes in/out privileges)

Food and drink

  • Free continental breakfast available daily 7:30 AM to 10:30 AM
  • Free daily manager's reception

Conveniences

  • 24-hour front desk
  • Gift shop/newsstand
  • Luggage storage
  • Safe at front desk

Guest services

  • Concierge services
  • Housekeeping (daily)
  • Multilingual staff
  • Tour and ticket assistance

Business services

  • Computer station

Accessibility

  • If you have requests for specific accessibility needs, please contact the property using the information on the reservation confirmation received after booking.
  • Lever door handles
  • Lift (76 centimetre wide door)
  • Well-lit path to entrance
  • Wheelchair accessible (may have limitations)
  • Wheelchair-accessible path to lift

More

  • 1 building
  • 8 floors
  • Built in 1910
  • Designated smoking areas
  • Victorian architecture

Room amenities

Bedroom

  • Bedsheets provided

Bathroom

  • Toothbrush and toothpaste (on request)

Entertainment

  • 30-inch flat-screen TV with cable/satellite channels

More

  • Connecting rooms available
  • Iron/ironing board
  • Phone
  • Safe

Policies

Check-in

Check-in start time: 3:00 PM; Check-in end time: anytime
Minimum check-in age: 21

Check-out

Check-out before noon
Contactless check-out available

Special check-in instructions

Front desk staff will greet guests on arrival at the property
Information provided by the property may be translated using automated translation tools

Access methods

Staffed front desk

Pets

Pets allowed for an extra charge of USD 25.00 per pet, per stay, plus a deposit of USD 25.00 per stay
Service animals are welcome, and are exempt from fees
1 total pets
Pets cannot be left unattended
Specific rooms only; pet-friendly rooms can be requested by contacting the property at the number on the booking confirmation

Children and extra beds

Children are welcome
Children up to the age of 12 years can stay for free if using existing beds when occupying the parent or guardian's room
Rollaway/extra beds are not available

Payment types

Important information

Optional extras

  • Covered valet parking fee: USD 45.00 per night (in/out privileges)
  • Pet deposit: USD 25.00 per stay
  • Pet fee: USD 25.00 per pet, per stay
  • Service animals are exempt from fees

The above list may not be comprehensive. Fees and deposits may not include tax and are subject to change.

You need to know

Extra-person charges may apply and vary depending on property policy
Government-issued photo identification and a credit card, debit card, or cash deposit may be required at check-in for incidental charges
Special requests are subject to availability upon check-in and may incur additional charges; special requests cannot be guaranteed
This property accepts credit cards and cash
Cashless transactions are available
Safety features at this property include a smoke detector

We should mention

Only registered guests are allowed in the guestrooms
The property has connecting/adjoining rooms, which are subject to availability and can be requested by contacting the property using the number on the booking confirmation
A car is not required for transportation to and from this property

Property is also known as

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Beresford Arms Hotel
Beresford Arms Hotel San Francisco
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Beresford Arms Hotel Reviews

Reviews

8.2

Very good

Rating 10 - Excellent. 454 out of 1000 reviews
Rating 8 - Good. 307 out of 1000 reviews
Rating 6 - Okay. 140 out of 1000 reviews
Rating 4 - Poor. 51 out of 1000 reviews
Rating 2 - Terrible. 48 out of 1000 reviews

8.6/10

Cleanliness

8.4/10

Staff & service

7.8/10

Amenities

8.0/10

Property conditions & facilities

7.8/10

Eco-friendliness

Reviews

6/10 Okay

Tim

Business traveller, Travelled with partner
Disliked: Property conditions & facilities
When we arrived there were several emergency vehicles blocking the unloading areas so we had to drive around and find a place to park to go in and check-in and see about valet parking. The room we were given (rm205) was on the first floor where a group of people were outside smoking and playing loud music until after 2am cursing and shouting. I went to the front desk to raise concern and was given ear plugs to deal with the nuisance. Knowing the floor has many levels to place a guest on street level where smoke seeps in the "sealed" windows from the outside is concerning. I would recommend the first floor rooms on that side of the building not to be used unless overflow is needed.
Stayed 1 night in Sep 2025

10/10 Excellent

Joel

Stayed 2 nights in Sep 2025

8/10 Good

Jaime L

Travelled with group
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
El vecindario donde está el hotel no es el más inspirador. Muchos deambulabantes y suciedad dos o tres bloques alrededor. El hotel no tiene acondicionador de aire!
Stayed 2 nights in Sep 2025

8/10 Good

Mary Ellen

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
It is too bad the hotel borders on the homeless population. Some do not keep to themselves. Lots of screaming & loud music. I had an inside room so I thought it would be quieter. The elevator lights were so dim I could not see the buttons. The vanity needs a makeover it is child height. Otherwise, it was great.
Stayed 3 nights in Sep 2025

10/10 Excellent

Elizabeth

Travelled with family, Travelled with family and small children
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Beatiful and Spacious clean fast check in,homie, kid friendly. breakfast needs improvement and parking takes to long with valet waited 45mins
Stayed 2 nights in Sep 2025

8/10 Good

Merin

Travelled with group
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort

Hotel is good but not a walking area

Hotel was very charming and room once we switched rooms was wonderful. (They had not given us a room that I had booked and it was very small and cramped and not like the picture, but they did make it right by switching us.) People were very nice at the hotel. Breakfast was OK. Hotel hallways were clean and rooms were clean. Hotel was very charming. Bed was super comfortable. Only challenge is the area is kind of sketchy with lots of homeless people outside. I brought my dog with me and I was a little nervous to walk around in the evening and also there was nowhere that had grass. The other challenge is you can only do valet parking (we were told our car was going to get broken into if left on street) but valet parking took a super long time to get car. If you’re going to use the valet parking, I recommend you give them at least 30 minutes and then plan on waiting even longer. I did like this hotel and would recommend it to others just be aware of the location.
Stayed 2 nights in Jul 2025

10/10 Excellent

James

Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Lovely charming historic hotel in an excellent location with comfortable and complete accommodations and friendly helpful staff.
Stayed 2 nights in Sep 2025

10/10 Excellent

Laura

Stayed 1 night in May 2025

10/10 Excellent

Patty

Liked: Cleanliness
Stayed 4 nights in Aug 2025

2/10 Terrible

Cyril

Travelled with family
Disliked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Firstly the property Bereford Arms is in the unsafest and dirty neighborhood of San Francisco. Don't be fooled by the name of the Hotel Beresford Arms or the photos shown in Expedia or any websites. This hotel is in the notoriousTenderloin area of San Francisco (please look up for more details). Once you get to the hotel you are aware you're not in the safest neigbouthood and when you enter the hotel you get the smell of a budget hotel. Since it's an old property the rooms are big but absolutely minimal maintenance. The rooms very smelling, dirty and the bathroom had been clogged one day after use. Since the day was a Sunday no manitenance staff (even otherwise I dint think there is one). Some front desk staff are rude when asked a question or need help. No basic hotel amenities are provided. So once the night falls when you feel asleep and woken shocking at around 12 Midnight with loud sounds of music, pitfall/dogs barking, people talking loudly swearing etc. THESE DISTURBANCES GO ON TILL MORNING absolutely unacceptable. To make it worse these disturbance are right under the window of the rooms #304/305 and I think it will be heard all over the property. Then after the first night of scarce sleep we took a walk around the property and noticed that the property is sandwiched between two homeless Shelters whose residents some of them prefer to stay outside near the Bereford Hotel all night with their music, dogs and god only knows what else goes around there. SO BEWARE.
Stayed 3 nights in Aug 2025

6/10 Okay

Joseph, West Sacraemnto

Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service
Disliked: Amenities, property conditions & facilities
So ... The room was small ... the widows opened but are single pain. The roll up blinds don't roll up all the way. We held to window open by p[utting the fan into the window opening - and turned it on for air circulation which worked fine. Staf were friendly. Place is just old. We tried food across the street and to the right. The corner place was fine. The one just further was not fresh tasting. I had to go to the corner place for tea in the evening. No tea or coffee making in the room. Morning tea and coffee as advertised. Just not anything special. ... Just ok/good place. Staff were gracious.
Stayed 1 night in Aug 2025

8/10 Good

Lisa

Travelled with family
Liked: Staff & service, room comfort
Lovely hotel, great location, beds were very comfy. Staff friendly
Stayed 5 nights in Aug 2025

10/10 Excellent

Jade

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Friendly staff ,nice well maintain place
Stayed 2 nights in Aug 2025

8/10 Good

Melissa Monzerrat

Travelled with family, Travelled with pets
Liked: Cleanliness, amenities, property conditions & facilities
The hotel is nice and rooms are big and clean. But the staff in reception is unhelpful and one lady thre is rude. The staff that serves breakfast in the morning is nice. The hotel is next to the ugly area of San Francisco, but i felt safe there.
Stayed 4 nights in Aug 2025

8/10 Good

yasmin

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service
Wish had better breakfast facilities, even bread and jam would be good for me.
Stayed 3 nights in Aug 2025

8/10 Good

Matej

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 2 nights in Aug 2025

10/10 Excellent

Fine

Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Its time to do some renovations, especially in the kitchen and bathroom
Stayed 5 nights in Aug 2025

8/10 Good

Ava

Stayed 1 night in Aug 2025

8/10 Good

Bryan

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities
Decent hotel with nice views and decor. It could use a facelift. The fixtures are tired looking and there are some cracks in the ceiling.
Stayed 2 nights in Aug 2025

2/10 Terrible

Sherry

Travelled with family
Disliked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort

Very Unhappy

I have marked everything as terrible. The outside of this hotel looked nothing like the photos. The area was so dirty, people eating out of garbage cans, drinking on the sidewalk, sleeping on the slidewalk, etc.. When we drove up to the hotel, we took one look at the area, the fact that parking was 2 blocks away (yes they had valet but that would have cost me about $100 each way), and I didn't feel safe stepping out of my car. I am not unfamiliar with big cities having traveling to NYCity, Seattle, Vancouver and felt safe there. We did not stay and ended up having to pay $200 to stay at a Doubletree Inn outside this terrible area.
Stayed 1 night in Aug 2025

10/10 Excellent

Charles

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Ive stayed at the Beresford Arms for 100 nights!
Stayed 2 nights in Aug 2025

10/10 Excellent

Hyunri

Travelled with family
Liked: Amenities
Staff was very kind. Room was clean . Location is good as well
Stayed 1 night in Aug 2025

10/10 Excellent

Edgar

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Staff was always eager to help, very nice, hotel was very clean.
Stayed 2 nights in Aug 2025

6/10 Okay

Verified traveller

Travelled with family
Liked: Staff & service
Disliked: Room comfort

Not the best

This hotel is clean for its age. The staff is professional and helpful. The room was okay. The biggest issues are location and parking. The location is near the tenderloin. It’s okay within the general vicinity of the hotel but, as you go south, it gets pretty dirty and seedy. All night there are sirens and people talking loudly outside. It never really quiets down. Parking is a nightmare. You can try to get valet but there are only 2 spots to park and wait for them and they never seem to be around - we were told it would be an hour wait to get our car back at times and it is pretty pricey. You can try for street parking but it’s sketchy at best and you’re likely to have your car broken into, according to people in the area. It’s basically a hassle to stay at this place. It’s not horrible overall, but a logistical nightmare.
Stayed 2 nights in Aug 2025

8/10 Good

Jason

Stayed 3 nights in Aug 2025