Omni San Francisco Hotel

Downtown San Francisco Hotel - Omni Hotel

A great business address (including meeting rooms), clean, new, quiet facilities, large rooms, and 24-hours amenities such as room service and access to a fitness center, made the Omni a soothing place to return to after a day of working and sightseeing. We look forward to staying at the Omni during a future visit to in the City by the Bay and discovering other Omni hotel s elsewhere.

Location: in heart of San Francisco financial district and adjacent to China Town

Owned/Managed: Bob Rowling
General manager : Mike Casey

Concierge: all 10 front office staff shared concierge duties (Megan was immensely helpful and knowledgeable about the San Francisco area)

Year opened/renovated: Opened in 2001

Size: 362 rooms

Handicapped access: public areas constructed to allow handicapped access. Some rooms were specially designed for the “physically challenged.” Elevator buttons included Braille letters. Wheelchairs were available upon request. Management: “We are completely handicapped accessible. Our building is completely equipped and we also offer special rooms with roll-in showers, and light/noise sensitive devices.”
Pets allowed: Pets under 25 lbs were welcome

Check-in/check-out process ease: excellent, with no wait

Languages : English, Spanish, Russian, Polish, Mandarin and Pilipino

Lobby and common areas: contemporary decor with a nostalgic touch. Features included a two story “light and airy” lobby atrium, and a “secret garden” exterior terrace
Our 499-square foot King Size Signature room on the 16th floor was spotless and comfortable. From the window we could see the bay. It featured a king bed with a glass covered wood night table and lamp on each side of the bed, flower patterned gold color curtains, flower patterned wall paper, two line phone with speaker, HP printer, glass covered wood desk, gold and red striped fabric chair, entertainment center with Panasonic DVD player, Panasonic 19 inch remote controlled tv, well stocked minibar, coffee machine (and instant tea bags), Bose radio/alarm, green flower pattern chair, foot rest, and stool, small wood glass covered table with a bowl of complimentary fruit and Fiji bottled water. The closet had extra a blanket and pillow, ironing equipment and an electronic safe.
included marble features, two sinks a phone and sliding door.

Connectivity: Our room offered complimentary T-1 high speed connectivity and complimentary wireless access. There was a convenient hook-up (and cable) on the desk including two power outlets. We used one to charge our laptop computer.

Cleanliness: excellent

Amenities: Complimentary San Francisco Chronicle in the
morning, fruit and bottled water (on the 16th floor), cotton bathrobes, slippers, Swiss brand toiletries including shampoo, conditioner, body lotion, mouthwash, bath salts, bath gel, cotton swabs, make-up mirror, blow drier.

Facilities: Bob’s Steak & Chop House restaurant, bar, fitness center, and business center.
the hotel ’s fitness center, complimentary to guests, was accessible with the room key 24 hours a day. It offered Cybex strength training equipment, a circuit training program and a free weight area. We counted 14 machines including three ellipticals. There was a self service section with complimentary towels, fruit, newspapers, magazines, hot coffee and bottled water.

For a small fee ($15) guests could have a treadmill brought to their rooms. Ours was set up when we arrived (we requested it in advance) including a gym bag with small weights, a floor mat, bottled water and two work out towels. Having the treadmill in the room was an added luxury we greatly appreciated, especially in the early