WOW! This place is ADORABLE! Truly a hidden gem on Lombard Street! You might drive right past it without even noticing but that would be your mistake - the “motel” is just stellar!
I use motel in quotes because this is not your average motel. From the moment you pull into the enclosed courtyard, you’re swept away into a magical space that defies time, logic and location. There are magnificent flowers growing everywhere, and the buildings are impeccably maintained. Each unit has a garage you can lock to keep your car and belongings more secure - though your garage might not be directly under your unit. We got lucky and had the one beneath our unit.
Worth highlighting right away that, in spite of being on a very busy road, because the courtyard is fully enclosed by the building, it’s remarkably quiet both outside (in the courtyard) and inside the unit.
Our unit, 26A, was spacious, clean, and incredibly cute. A large, comfortable couch and a small table and chairs invite you to sit by the window each morning to enjoy your coffee (there’s a K-cup style machine in the unit) and the lovely view. The bathroom is clean, with plenty of soft towels and even is thoughtfully stocked with black wash rags to remove your makeup. The bed is large and VERY comfortable, and because there are windows on each side of the room, we had a lovely cross breeze to keep us cool all night.
The Palace of Fine Arts is a very easy half-mile walk from the motel, and the Marina is another quarter mile or less from there (3/4 mile tops from the motel). There are a ton of restaurants, cocktail lounges and bars within walking distance, and it’s easy to get an Uber as well. There were a few homeless people out on Lombard street, not by the motel but further down the street towards downtown, but we never were harassed and never once felt unsafe.
We loved our stay so much we booked another weekend stay during checkout!