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Hotel Kabuki - a Joie de Vivre Boutique Hotel
East meets west in San Francisco Japantown hotel
Japantown locale
This San Francisco hotel anchors the Japan Center, a complex of Asian boutiques, Japanese restaurants, sushi bars, spas, and gardens in the center of the vibrant Nihonmachi area, known as Japantown.
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Hotel Kabuki's small, rock-lined gardens with a koi pond provide a meditative retreat. A blend of Eastern and Western influences creates serene ambience and quiet beauty at this San Francisco hotel.
More hotel informationExtra-deep tubs
The tranquil guestrooms at Hotel Kabuki are furnished with rice-paper shoji panels and carpeting with a tatami-mat pattern. All offer herbal bath salts, and many have extra-deep Japanese soaking tubs.
More room informationTraveler Opinions: Hotel review summary of Hotel Kabuki - a Joie de Vivre Boutique Hotel, San Francisco Hotel
| Overall satisfaction | 91% of travelers (171 of 186) recommend this hotel | ||||
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| Hotel service | Hotel condition | Room cleanliness | Room comfort | ||
| 4.4 | 4.2 | 4.5 | 4.4 | ||
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Most recent reviews and ratings for Hotel Kabuki - a Joie de Vivre Boutique Hotel in San Francisco
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| Overall satisfaction | Hotel service | Hotel condition | Room cleanliness | Room comfort | |
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| 4 | 4.0 | 4.0 | 5.0 | 5.0 |
Good Choice
Hotel itself is great with oriental (Japanese) touch. Restaurant was so-so and parking is expensive and a short walk, albeit directly connecting the garage to the lowest floor of the hotel. Nice central location to whatever we wanted to attend and see.
| Overall satisfaction | Hotel service | Hotel condition | Room cleanliness | Room comfort | |
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| 3 | 5.0 | 2.0 | 5.0 | 3.0 |
Disappointed
I attended a meeting held in this hotel and stayed here for convenience. The meeting room was exceptionally well decorated, not just a box. The lobby, meeting facility, and restaurant were very well done. The support staff was very responsive in setting up additional seating, as there were last minute attendees. The AV people were very capable. The Continental breakfast was excellent. The rooms, however, were a disappointment. Everything had a slight musty smell, which is consistent with the fog, but made the part of the hotel where the rooms are just smell old. The hotel advertises recent renovation, which is obviously true for the public areas. The rooms have been given some cosmetic upgrades, but they still seem dated and run down. For example, there are old bifold closet doors and beat up wood work with a new coat of paint. The bathtub is out of the 1950’s but now surrounded with marble. The renovation of the public areas is very well done. The rooms look like they were done half way and on a limited budget.
| Overall satisfaction | Hotel service | Hotel condition | Room cleanliness | Room comfort | |
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| 3 | 3.0 | 3.0 | 1.0 | 2.0 |
Nice room but lack in details
The location of the hotel is quite convenience. When I stepped in the hotel lobby, it is really nice and inviting. The parking attendant is nice but very vague, he would give you valet parking ticket without giving out clear directions. Do asked because you can park there to check-in for about an hour or more. fyi. Everything in the room looks perfect until ... I looked at the linen/bed cover, it is not thoroughly cleaned and someone hair is all over on both of our queen beds. The shower knob is broken. When I turned on it. It fell right off, there is not fridge (you have to pay) or ice bucket, the radio ipod is lousy producing static sound. The room tend to be hot so you have to set AC higher than normal.
Hotel Parking are expensive in the City. It ranges from $15-$65. If you arrive late at night, park on the street for free but make sure you read the restrictions. In my case, I arrived at 8pm, enjoy the city night life and hooped to my car in the morning at 8am for business, I don’t have to pay for parking fee at the hotel for $35.