Hotel Kabuki - a Joie de Vivre Boutique Hotel

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Great hotel in a quaint neighborhood

I stayed in a Kabuki Corner King room for 4 nights and the view was breathtaking and the room was spacious. Everything at this hotel was perfect except for the following: thin walls/creaking noises in walls and this ridiculous check-in policy that you need to provide a credit card when checking in, which is normal and fine, but since I don't use credit cards, I was hoping I could just use my debit card but was informed that they would be charging my bank account 50 bucks per night for "incidentals" and would not refund the money until 2+ weeks after I checked out. Not wanting to deal with that hassle, I had to arrange to use my mother's card, which was another ordeal as she had to find a fax machine at 6pm on a Sunday and fax over a signed form with her credit card information on it. I was also disappointed that they couldn't bend the rules just a bit and wait for my boyfriend to arrive later that night to provide his credit card so that I could at least go up to my room and get cleaned up and rest after a long trip to the city...so instead, I had to hang out with my multitudes of baggage in the lobby for an hour or so while I sorted out the credit dilemma. When I finally did get to the room, however, it was beautiful and exactly what I was expecting. The bathroom was pretty large as well. The cleaning staff were very friendly. So, in short, if you have a credit card and you don't mind thin walls, I can see no other reason why you should not enjoy your stay here.

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Good for the price

The highly touted Japanese bath is grossly overrated. It's nothing more than an deep but small tub. It's not as though it's an elegant or romantic Jacuzzi for two. The room was clean and pleasant and a good value for the Hotels.com price. The neighborhood was not great.

Really great experience!

I loved this hotel! Right in Japantown..it was clean and nice and just a great hotel. Very affordable, they have beautiful big bathrooms with a huge tub. Loved it!

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Over-rated

This hotel is overrated. The room was very small. The renovation appeared to have not paid attention to detail, e.g., ceiling tiles over closet in bad shape, pieces of the grout joints between the bath tub and tile missing and or not clean, water does not drain on the floor outside the tub leaving water puddles after taking shower without shower curtain, bathroom door frame painted over rust. The room did not have all of the items that are supposed to be in the room, e.g., bath robes. Fee for parking (valet) at $35 plus $5 for tax per day is way too high even for San Francisco. Explanations given for alternate parking was very confusing. We expected much better.

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Great location/nice amenities

Great location in the heart of Japantown; many rooms have Japanese-style baths; some of the best parts of the city are within walking distance (one to two miles), excellent late-night dining within a block of the hotel. One (minor) drawback is the fee-for-snacks in the room --- skip those and go down to the grocery store 100 yards away. Wireless internet service was also somewhat spotty.

Loved the Kabuki!

I had an outstanding visit at the Hotel Kabuki! The hotel was clean comfortable and had all the luxuries of other high end hotels! The staff was always polite and professional from the front desk staff, to the doormen and the cleaning staff. The room itself, (Corner king) was comfortable, clean and very relaxing after a long day of sight seeing. I thought I got an exceptional price on Hotels.com for the price. The location of the hotel was ideal (for me). It is not in the downtown area, which I found to be over crowded with too many touristy items and people. I loved the quiet neighborhood in Japantaown, located next to the Japan Center and Filmore Street which are chock full of shops and restaurants. There are 3 main bus lines no more than 2 blocks in either direction that will get you anywhere within 20 mins for $2! A cab ride to North beach only cost $10 w/ tip. Free Wifi and the deep soaking tub where just the cherry on top. Helpful hint: if using the Muni system, do buy you Muni Passport at SFO before leaving. There is no place to buy the ticket outside the main stations downtown. I used Lorri's GO Door-to-Door Van service to and from the Hotel. Both trips were great! When I return to San Francisco I will be staying at the Hotel Kabuki!

Good not great

Clean and comfortable. Recently remodeled rooms but not as nice as I expected. Did not realize that the hotel parking was a public parking lot attached to the hotel. Convenient but not if you needed to come and go more than once per day.