I had a private room (shared bathroom) in a house one block away from the main Green Tortoise hostel. The room and shared bathroom were clean, wifi was fast, and the coffee and breakfast food were plentiful when I went down the block each morning. The neighborhood is next to Little Italy and Chinatown (a few blocks from City Lights) and about a mile walk downhill to the BART and Ferry Building.

The person who checked me in at 1am was originally not going to walk me down the street to the offsite room....luckily one of the staff was leaving and she walked me down. The offsite building was in a dark alley and I felt comfortable walking there at night on the 2nd night when I didn't have large baggage, but feel strongly the hostel should make every attempt to offer an escort at all times in the event that a guest feels that they need it given the large number of bars in the area.

The room can be booked for a cheaper rate through the hostel directly.