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Layne Hotel

2.5 star property
Hotel with a 24-hour front desk, a short walk to Union Square
your current months are December, 2024 and January, 2025.
December 2024
January 2025

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Lobby sitting area
Front of property
Iron/ironing board, free WiFi
Lobby
Reception

Reviews

7.8 out of 10

Good

Popular amenities

  • Housekeeping
    Housekeeping
  • 24/7 front desk
    24/7 front desk
  • Free WiFi
    Free WiFi

Explore the area

Map
545 Jones St, San Francisco, CA, 94102
  • Union Square
    6 min walk
  • Westin St Francis Hotel Glass Elevators
    6 min walk
  • SF Masonic Auditorium
    7 min walk
  • San Francisco, CA (JCC-China Basin Heliport)
    18 min drive

Room options

View all photos for Economy Room, 1 Double Bed (with Shared Bathroom in Hallway)

Iron/ironing board, free WiFi

Economy Room, 1 Double Bed (with Shared Bathroom in Hallway)

Highlights

Heating
Fridge
LED TV
Hairdryer
Microwave
Satellite channels
Daily housekeeping
Iron/ironing board
  • Sleeps 2
  • 1 Double Bed

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Iron/ironing board, free WiFi

Standard Room, 2 Double Beds

Highlights

Heating
Fridge
LED TV
Hairdryer
Microwave
Satellite channels
Iron/ironing board
Desk
  • Sleeps 4
  • 2 Double Beds

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Iron/ironing board, free WiFi

Room, 1 Queen Bed

Highlights

Heating
Fridge
LED TV
Hairdryer
Shower/bath combination
Microwave
Satellite channels
Daily housekeeping
  • Sleeps 2
  • 1 Queen Bed

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Standard Room, 1 King Bed

Standard Room, 1 King Bed

Highlights

Heating
Fridge
LED TV
Hairdryer
Shower/bath combination
Microwave
Satellite channels
Daily housekeeping
  • Sleeps 2
  • 1 King Bed

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About the area

San Francisco

Layne Hotel places you in the centre of San Francisco, within just a 15-minute stroll of popular places like Union Square and San Francisco Museum of Modern Art. Highlights at this hotel include free in-room WiFi. .This smoke-free hotel offers free WiFi in public areas, a 24-hour front desk and a lift. .Attractions within a 30-minute walk of this Downtown San Francisco hotel include Moscone Convention Center and Embarcadero Center.

What's nearby

  • Union Square - 6 min walk - 0.5 km
  • San Francisco Museum of Modern Art - 15 min walk - 1.3 km
  • Moscone Convention Center - 18 min walk - 1.5 km
  • Oracle Park - 3 min drive - 2.7 km
  • Pier 39 - 5 min drive - 4.0 km

Getting around

  • San Francisco Station - 3 min drive
  • Powell St & Geary Blvd Stop - 6 min walk
  • San Francisco International Airport (SFO) - 28 min drive

Restaurants

  • ‪The Public Izakaya - ‬2 min walk
  • ‪Mensho Tokyo - ‬2 min walk
  • ‪Bourbon & Branch - ‬1 min walk
  • ‪El Tesoro Taqueria & Grill - ‬2 min walk
  • ‪Cantoo Latin Asian Rotisserie - ‬2 min walk

About this property

Layne Hotel

Hotel with a 24-hour front desk, a short walk to Union Square
Layne Hotel offers its guests a lift. Public spaces have free WiFi.

This San Francisco hotel is smoke free.

  • 1 building
  • 45 guestrooms or units
  • 5 levels
  • Front desk (24 hours)
  • Lift
  • No smoking on site
Layne Hotel offers 45 accommodations with a hairdryer and an iron/ironing board. Guests can surf the web using complimentary wireless Internet access. Fridges and microwaves are provided. Housekeeping is provided on a daily basis.

Languages

English, Hindi

Property amenities

Internet

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

Parking and transport

  • 24-hour offsite parking (USD 60 per day)

Family friendly

  • In-room microwave
  • In-room refrigerator

Conveniences

  • 24-hour front desk

Guest services

  • Housekeeping (daily)

Accessibility

  • If you have requests for specific accessibility needs, please contact the property using the information on the reservation confirmation received after booking.
  • Accessible bathtub
  • Braille/raised signage
  • Grab bar in bathtub
  • Handrails in stairways
  • Lift
  • Well-lit path to entrance

More

  • 1 building
  • 5 floors
  • Smoke-free property

Room amenities

Bathroom

  • Hair dryer
  • Towels provided

Entertainment

  • Cable/satellite channels

Food and drink

  • Microwave
  • Refrigerator

More

  • Heating
  • Iron/ironing board
  • Phone

Policies

Check-in

Check-in start time: 3 PM; check-in end time: midnight
Late check-in subject to availability
Minimum check-in age - 21

Check-out

Check-out before 11 AM

Special check-in instructions

An adult aged 18 or older must assume all liability for the booking
Guests must contact the property in advance for check-in instructions; front desk staff will greet guests on arrival
To make arrangements for check-in please contact the property at least 24 hours before arrival using the information on the booking confirmation
If you are planning to arrive after 10:00 PM please contact the property in advance using the information on the booking confirmation

Renovations and closures

This property is closed from 15 October 2024 to 1 November 2025 (dates subject to change).
The property will be renovating from 13 November 2024 to 31 January 2026 (completion date subject to change). The following areas are affected:
  • Lift
  • Front desk
  • Hallway
  • Lobby
During renovations, the hotel will make every effort to minimise noise and disturbance.

Access methods

Staffed front desk

Pets

  • No pets allowed

Children and extra beds

  • Children are welcome.
  • Kids stay free! Up to 5 children stay free when using existing bedding.
  • Rollaway/extra beds are not available.
  • Cots (infant beds) are not available.

Payment types

Important information

Fees

Guests will be asked to pay the following charges at the property:

  • Deposit: USD 250 per accommodation, per stay

We've listed all charges provided to us by the property.

Optional extras

The fees and deposits listed below will be charged at the time of service, check-in, or check-out.

  • Nearby parking fee: USD 60 per day(6562 ft away; open 24 hours)

This may not be a comprehensive list. Fees and deposits are subject to change and might not include tax.

You need to know

Extra-person charges may apply and vary depending on property policy
Government-issued photo identification and a credit card 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
The name on the credit card used at check-in to pay for incidentals must be the primary name on the guestroom reservation
This property accepts credit cards; cash is not accepted
Charges for extra guests may apply and vary according to property policy.
A credit card for incidental charges and government-issued photo identification may be required upon check-in.
Special requests are subject to availability at the time of check-in. Special requests can't be guaranteed and may incur additional charges.
    This property is managed by a professional host. The provision of housing is linked to their trade, business or profession. The name on the credit card used at check-in to pay for incidentals must be the primary name on the guest room reservation. This property accepts Visa, Mastercard, American Express, Discover, Diners Club, JCB International and Carte Blanche. Cash is not accepted. 
    For guests' safety, the property includes a smoke detector in all accommodation.

We should mention

  • Up to 5 children stay free in the same room as the parent or guardian when using existing bedding.
  • Registered guests are the only ones allowed to be in guestrooms.

Property is also known as

Hotel Layne
Layne Hotel
Layne Hotel San Francisco
Layne San Francisco
Layne Hotel Hotel
Layne Hotel San Francisco
Layne Hotel Hotel San Francisco

Frequently asked questions

What is the cancellation policy at Layne Hotel?

Layne Hotel offers free cancellation on select room rates. Check out the cancellation policy for more info.

Are there any beaches close to Layne Hotel?

The closest beach to Layne Hotel is Ocean Beach (9 km).

Is there a free airport shuttle available at Layne Hotel?

No, Layne Hotel does not offer an airport shuttle service.

What time are check-in & check-out at Layne Hotel?

Check-in begins at 3 PM. Check-out time is 11 AM.

Are pets allowed at Layne Hotel?

No, pets are not allowed.

Layne Hotel Reviews

Reviews

7.8

Good

Rating 10 - Excellent. 49 out of 106 reviews" "
Rating 8 - Good. 29 out of 106 reviews" "
Rating 6 - Okay. 6 out of 106 reviews" "
Rating 4 - Poor. 6 out of 106 reviews" "
Rating 2 - Terrible. 16 out of 106 reviews" "

8.2/10

Cleanliness

8.4/10

Staff & service

6.8/10

Amenities

7.6/10

Property conditions & facilities

8.0/10

Eco-friendliness

Reviews

10/10 Excellent

Frederic

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Clean and friendly staff
Stayed 3 nights in Aug 2024

8/10 Good

bill

Travelled with group
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Nice hotel for the budget conscious
Honestly, I liked my stay there, the hotel has a certain charm to and was close to where I needed to be - the SFJazz venue and Chinatown. But it might not be for everyone, you are sharing a small restroom and another decent size shower located outside your room. Its almost like a hostel but your room is private. But for the price and location, its pretty good.
Stayed 1 night in Aug 2024

10/10 Excellent

DANIEL

Travelled with group
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Everything is within walking distance.
Stayed 3 nights in Jul 2024

10/10 Excellent

Keith, honolulu

Always a pleasure staying here staff is incredibly pleasant!!!!
Stayed 2 nights in Jul 2024

10/10 Excellent

Stefan

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Great place with the atmosphere of a hostel
Stayed 1 night in Jul 2024

2/10 Terrible

Suchinthaka

Disliked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Simply don’t go to this place, terrible! Unfriendly owner don't know how to talk to clients! If you want to feel disappointment, disgusting go to here! Bedroom rooms are not clean too!
Stayed 1 night in Jul 2024

10/10 Excellent

Ruben

Stayed 1 night in Jul 2024

10/10 Excellent

Joseph

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Well kept up vintage hotel. Friendly staff.

8/10 Good

Verified traveller

Travelled with group
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Good, budget friendly space
Clean hotel, nice employees, 24 hr doorman. Tenderloin is fine, people don’t want to bother you.
Stayed 2 nights in Jun 2024

10/10 Excellent

Valerie

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Very friendly
I cannot express how friendly and helpful staff was. We felt safe with the security (being buzzed in to the hotel). We had originally booked another hotel and that hotel was sketchy and canceled our reservations with no notice so we reserved the Layne Hotel. Would stay here again!
Stayed 2 nights in Jun 2024

10/10 Excellent

Luciana

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Staff was very kind. The room was very clean and well kept. Only caveat was the lack of air conditioning but once I cracked the window, SF weather kept it cool. Hotel was on the brink of the unsafe part of downtown, but staff let me know to just avoid going down the street. It never felt unsafe. It was a little noisy at times, but what can you expect being downtown in a big city really? I would return if ever in SF again :-)
Stayed 3 nights in Jun 2024

8/10 Good

Emelie

Travelled with group
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Had a great stay there, hotel staff were very friendly.
Stayed 4 nights in Jun 2024

8/10 Good

Carl

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service
I bought a cheap hotel in SF on the fly, almost abandoned my deposite when I realized where it actually was located and started walking there. If you’re traveling without kids and feel confident in sketchy areas this place is perfect. Room was clean. Man at the front desk was respectful, helpful and very self aware of the neighborhood they’re located in. Tenderloin is a hard pill to swallow, but again, if you’re looking for a very inexpensive, clean room, very close to BART stops (Powell & Civic Ctr) than this place is just fine. 4 out of 5
Stayed 1 night in May 2024

10/10 Excellent

Terrance

Business traveller
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
This is a really cool old hotel (built in 1912). If you are looking for a modern five star hotel (with all the amenities), it is probably not for you. But, if you enjoy staying in a building that is on the historic register, you will really like this place. The elevator is vintage - but for me that was part of the charm. It isn't fancy - but the room was very clean, the bed was comfortable. The TV and Internet both worked fine. What really made it for me was the staff. Day or night you are greeted by one of the managers who quickly get to know and recognize you. I felt very safe in the hotel. The neighbourhood is kind of typical for San Francisco once you get away from the main tourist area. You may see colourful people on the street. There is a great little Mexican restaurant across the street. I'd definitely stay here again.
Stayed 5 nights in May 2024

10/10 Excellent

Thomas

Business traveller
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Great front desk experience, safe hotel/secure entrance, very, I had my window cracked open and it wasn’t noisy outside which was nice. I’ll stay here next time I’m in SF.
Stayed 2 nights in May 2024

10/10 Excellent

Rae

Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
It was a gated hotel which made me feel very safe. I loved the vintage historic vibe. Clean and simple. The staff were very friendly.
Stayed 2 nights in Apr 2024

2/10 Terrible

Vincent

Disliked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
This is my first time to experience a terrible customer service in my whole life. The front desk personnel was so rude, not patient, grumpy, cranky. He did not instruct in a good way all that is to be instructed to all the customers and if you don't get it the first time he will get pissed and mad. He even scolded me for not following instructions and I think any customer does not deserve that. Also, there door and elevator are very old and is not user friendly and he blamed me that the elevator is not working after I used this for the first time. I told him why he was so rude and asked for a manager to talk but he said he is the manager and I asked for a supervisor that is higher than him but he did not answer. I told him I will give a feedback to expedia about this since you sent me an email for a survey and he said he does not care. It was very traumatic experience for me and I am not sure why you keep them in your list of hotels for tourists. I am not sure if all the staff are that but the front desk was very rude. I am afraid they will charge me the $250 deposit fee for accusing me that I broke the elevator. If possible please black list this hotel in your list as I don't want this to happen to anyone else again. Please escalate this case.
Stayed 1 night in Apr 2024

8/10 Good

Douglas

Liked: Cleanliness, room comfort
Nice. Comfortable. Clean
Its a nice family run hotel but they hit your card for $250 and you're screwed until they reverse it... Most people staying at budget hotels don't have that extra money for a few days However it's one of the nicer budget hotels but that's Unreasonable, so be aware they charge and reverse $250 for 1 night
Stayed 1 night in Apr 2024

10/10 Excellent

Odett

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
When I read other reviews I was concerned about the location because homeless can be a wild card in these situations. But the area was well monitored by police. Now for the service, they were absolute sweethearts, they told me where I should go to walk around and asked me to be safe. I had to leave late at night and since you have to be buzzed on I asked how it was going to work and they explained it was fine that someone will be up to let me in, but as I left they expressed their concern about where I was parked and even told me that the parking lots usually close after 11. (I didn't know that and was very thankful for that) When I got back they definitely were up and buzzed me in with no problem. The hotel is charming, I got a one bed and it was exactly what I needed nothing fancy but it came with bed tv closet and a sink-all very clean and tidy (oh and they have a shared bathroom in the hallway). These people taking care of the hotel were very nice and caring. There is a $250 deposit but truly if you just need a place to rest, perfectly fine to use this place.
Stayed 1 night in Apr 2024

2/10 Terrible

NENAD

Business traveller
Disliked: Staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
The advertisement for this property was misleading. It's hard to learn from the advertisement that a toilet and shower are in separate chambers, which makes it extremely inconvenient. In addition, it is located in one of the worst parts of town, that does not look safe.
Stayed 3 nights in Mar 2024

2/10 Terrible

Jason

Disliked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
PLEASE DON'T BOOK OR STAY HERE. READ GOOGLE REVIEWS. (It's in the middle of the WORST part of San Francisco, where it's dangerous to even walk up to the front doors. The front doors are behind a locked cage. There's no parking, so you'll need to find an overpriced garage and try to safely navigate there on your own.) Hours after booking I tried calling to cancel for an emergency. Kept getting error messages saying the line was disconnected. Orbitz couldn't get through on the phone either. They said they'd send an email to see if they'd waive the no refund policy for this specific room. I called again days later and reached a man named R***Y. He was incredibly unhelpful and argumentative. He said they had no record of Orbitz contacting them via phone or email, and with nothing from Orbitz, they can't refund. He said that the GM would have the final say on a refund, but refused to give me a name, contact information, or a better time to call back. They've officially refused to refund. I'm afraid to write this review because this place still has my credit card information, but it's worth it to let others know to stay far away.
Stayed 3 nights in Feb 2024

2/10 Terrible

Jose

Business traveller
Liked: Staff & service
Disliked: Cleanliness, property conditions & facilities
It’s great that the property front door requires that you get buzzed in because the surrounding area is plagued with vagabonds. The bed was hard, old, and it felt like I slept on a wood plank. The room got extremely cold and the bed sheets were untrustworthy. The bedding needs to be replaced. Perhaps the bedsheets were clean but they looked like they could have been soiled a few times throughout their long life at the hotel. Perhaps they were bought used to match the old dingy vibe of the hotel. Please get new bedsheets. Seriously.
Stayed 1 night in Jan 2024

10/10 Excellent

Eric

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Stayed 1 night in Dec 2023

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveller

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Ssecure, clean, newly renovated,convenient
DON'T BE SCARED OFF BY ANY MISCONCEPTIONS! Expect friendly, efficient staff to greet you at this secure, clean, newly renovated hotel. The location, a few steps off Geary, is conveniently located to vast parts of the city.
Stayed 1 night in Dec 2023

4/10 Poor

Phillip

Stayed 1 night in Nov 2023