We have just spent 3 nights in the Adagio, and I must say that the experience was unforgetable. The location was very central -- 200yds. from Union Sq. on Geary St. There are several restaurants and bars within 100yds. of the hotel. We were also in the centre of the theatre area. The staff were most welcoming. We had a very large room which was very well insulated. A 20 mins. walk got us to Pier1. The Powell Hyde stop for the cable car is 5 mins. walk. I would heartily recommend the Adagio.

We stayed three nights in late April 2008. The hotel is a bright spot in a not-so-nice area of SF (I believe the tour guide referred to the area as 'The Tenderloin'.) The hotel was inviting and attractive though. The decor is modern. We were able to check in a couple of hours early and the woman at the check in desk was very gracious and efficient. We scored a great price per night for our stay via the hotel's Website, too, which helped us to absorb the $33 per night valet parking fees (plus tips.)

The room (on the 11th floor) was fairly large and clean and offered a king bed, a pull-out sofa, a refrigerator, desk, TV, radio, a small dresser and a large closet. The bathroom was a good size, too, and the water pressure for the shower was very good.

There was a restaurant located on the first floor of the hotel, but we didn't have an opportunity to sample it. The hotel offers coffee and tea and apples in the lobby in the morning and late afternoon.

It was a short walk to Union Square, but the hotel itself is not part of the Square. There were many homeless folks in the area, but none of them were "nasty" folks (meaning aggressive or insulting.) One fellow was kind enough to tell me that the meter I fed where I parked the car before checking into the hotel was for commercial vehicles only and the car could be towed while I was away. I wished that I had more cash on hand to give him for saving me from a potentially costly problem.

Earlier reviews indicated that there was a lot of noise at night. Most of the time we didn't have this problem, but one night we heard very loud motorcycles starting up around midnight. After they drove off, all was quiet enough again.

We got an excellent deal at the Adagio through Travelzoo. I booked a Deluxe Junior Suite and was pleasantly surprised by the size. The decor is hip and minimalist with fresh retro elements. The bathroom is nice, but the space for our makeup, shaving stuff etc was pretty cramped around the sink. I thought the shower tiling could use an update. Other than that, it was perfect.

They have three Apple computers with Internet access for hotel guest use. The first 15 minutes is free. There is WiFi in the lobby only. The hotel restaurant looked cool, but we didn't dine there.

The staff really made our stay enjoyable. We received three great restaurant recommendations from the front desk and they always provided us with accurate directions to our destination.

The location is great -- within a few short blocks of the shopping in Union Square and the #38 bus at your doorstep. You must eat at Dottie's True Blue Cafe for breakfast. It is a 2 minute walk away. Prepared to wait in line, but it's worth it. The food is fantastic.

There are a lot of homeless people on the walk along Geary (in fact, there are a lot everywhere in San Fran). I live in Toronto so I'm used to homeless people, but the SF homeless can be aggressive.

A great stay overall! Thanks Adagio!

we arrived at the adagio after a roadtrip from vegas through santa barbara so we were very weary and tierd. very pleasantly suprised as i dont feel the pictures on the site do the hotel justice. we were met by very helpful and friendly valet and staff .free tea & coffee in the lobby and bottled water was a very nice touch.
our first room was on the 7th floor was fine but was a little on the small side so we asked to switch to a more spacious room
we got a much bigger room on the 8th floor again they were very
helpful with our request.
loved the rooms very stylish, spotless, bright and airy during the day
rooms could get very warm through the middle of the nite so we had
to have the ceiling fan on all the time .never used the AC unit at the window as we found it too noisy!
I would reccommend to stay on a high floor as geary street can get very noisy in the early hours.
the bathroom was a little on the small side but ok
I loved the location of this hotel only a few blocks from union square.
I found it very overwhelming and sad the amount of homeless in san fran and some can be quite aggresive. and also how expensive it is compared to other places in the u.s.
having said that san francisco is a beautiful place & we had a wonerful time.