Renaissance Park 55

Lame. This hotel was chosen for a girls' night in the city. We went with the Parc 55 over other comparable hotels, because we were promised a "deluxe" room on the club floor, complete with evening cocktail reception and breakfast buffet--this was so not the case. Upon arrival, we inquired about the evening cocktail reception, for which we hurried into town for only to be told that this reception was not held on Friday nights (arguably the busiest travel night of the week...shouldn't you include that in your information somewhere?). Then, when we get up to the "club level", we find that we have a tiny, standard room with two double beds. We called down to the front desk, only to find that this was considered a "deluxe" room, and that the .jpg we saw online was of the deluxe suite--it was a mistake of the web designer (sure, blame them...). We ended up having drinks in the lounge on the floor level, which were overpriced (to be expected) and we promptly left for a bar. Oh, what about the breakfast buffet, you ask? Let's just say, I've had better continental breakfasts at a Day's Inn in Death Valley when visiting my 80-year-old grandfather. No matter what flavored cream cheese you put on it, a bagel is still a bagel.

The reason I gave this hotel two stars instead of one, is that it was very clean and aesthetically pleasing, and it is very close to lots of major shopping. There was also a need for a recommendation of somewhere within walking distance to have dinner, and the concierge recommended a great restaurant--Annabelle's--albeit with at-ti-tude.…

I highly recommend staying elsewhere. Check in was terrible. At least a 40 minute wait just to check in. Bathroom had no ventilation. They charged me for parking when I took BART into the city and still won't take the charge off my credit card after 4 months. The only thing this hotel has going for it is the location.…

Good hotel for location and price. If you want to be at Market and Powell then this place is really a good deal. We knew what we were getting into in regards to the area / crowds, but still chose this hotel based on an online package with air.

Rooms are great, view is awesome, staff is friendly. Muni/BART very accessible. I just read another review and would like to comment on Mr. Nickle and Dime man:

Parking - There are garages all around you so you are not forced to pay $50 a night. How about $15 a night one block away, it's an early bird special if you are out by 9:30am. Worked for us.

Breakfast - Find somewhere to eat or pick up baked goods when you are out for the next day. Also, the 31st floor is where it's really a free breakfast offered by the hotel. FREE.

Wifi - you are right on that. $13 a day stinks. but that's the going rate in this area.

Water in your room for 4.50 - yeah dude, have you even heard of a mini bar? It's the same theory. There are about 50 Walgreens near you here so not sure what the problem is. 3 gallons for $3 bucks.

Package - again, open your eyes. There is a Post Office right across the street in the Macys.

No offense Mr. but it seems that this basic stuff is not at all worth complaining about. Hotel is a nice place and we'd stay here again. For out of towners I'd highly recommend.…

Nickel-and-Dimed. I found this hotel to be comfortable, convenient and pleasant with a super helpful staff. The only drag was that it felt like I was being nickle-and-dimed all over the place. "Of course there's parking for guests! It's $50/night."

"Of course there's a continental breakfast! That'll be $5 for coffee and a muffin."

"Of course there's WiFi! It's $13/day."

"Of course there's water in your room. $4.50/bottle sound ok?"

"Of course we can mail a package for you! There's just an $8 processing fee."

You get the idea. Maybe this is standard practice for fancy hotels, but it felt like I was being shaken down at every turn. I got a great price on this hotel through Hotwire, but next time, I'd rather stay at a 3 star hotel where it doesn't cost me extra to do anything besides sleep in my bed. (But who knows, maybe there was some Parc 55 "sleeping fee" that was tacked onto my bill too!)…