the life and times of endenizen » Adventures in a $60, 1-star, San Francisco Hotel

I’m staying at the “San Franciscan San Francisco” aka “The Olympic.” I can’t tell what this place is supposed to be called because the outside says “The Olympic” and some places on the internet call it “The San Franciscan” but at least I managed to find it with “It’s uh… on Mason St.” Among some of it’s key features:

• $60/night
• Private bathroom
• TV (no cable, only antenna)
• Free breakfast
• Free wireless internet

*AND* there’s a bonus feature I didn’t see in any reviews: I can hear the war protest right from my room!

I didn’t expect much from this hotel. I mean, it only has 1 star, so how good could it be? I’m fairly impressed with the place though. It’s on the edge of the Tenderloin (bad neighborhood), but it’s only a block from Market (main area of downtown), so there’s no shortage of common folk to stave off the drug dealers and deranged wanderers. If you can’t afford anything else… well I guess you wouldn’t have a choice in that case. Let’s try again: if you’re trying to save money, I can see no reason not to pick this place. It’s got a great location, a great price, and the rooms aren’t half bad.

http://www.olympichotelsf.com/ – Hotel website.