Hotel Rex, a Joie de Vivre Hotel

We really enjoyed Hotel Rex. The staff were fantastic. Very friendly, helpful and welcoming. The room was small but clean and fairly quiet. The location was awesome! We will be back for sure. Thanks Hotel Rex!

Friendly staff, but horribly dirty hotel, with small rooms uncomfortable beds and a bad view through a filthy window. Not a "boutique" hotel just small, old and run down. We didnt even stay the night once we saw the room and the bed. Got a room elsewhere and never looked back, I would not recommend this to anyone with a nose or eyes.

We traveled to San Francisco to beat the Texas heatwave (it was over 108 degrees in Texas while we were in San Francisco!) and also to celebrate our 29th wedding anniversary. We just enjoyed the city, spent a day driving up to Yosemite, another day in Bodega Bay, four days in San Francisco proper. We really enjoyed the quaint atmosphere of the Hotel Rex. We especially loved the friendly staff, including [...] at the front desk who brought his sweet little pug (Maximo) to work every day. Max would sit on his little pillow and greet everyone like a little hotel mascot. The hotel was quaint, clean and the staff went out of their way to make our stay pleasant. We loved the location near Union Square, restaurants and shops everywhere!

The Hotel Rex felt a little like Woody Allen's latest film, "Midnight in Paris," in that it's atmosphere was timeless, welcoming, and seemed to be of another era. The lobby/library area is its main charm and the gentleman behind the bar is the most gracious host and sir-mix-a-lot I've encountered in many-a-year. The concierge and staff were incredibly helpful and uniformly accurate in their recommendations. A true representation of the friendly charms of San Francisco. The rooms for me and my friends were well-appointed, clean, and well maintained, and the service staff respectful of a traveler's needs. Superp experience all the way around.

excellent location, gorgeous pug - but small room with a tiny window and view of the backyard. Felt cheapish and a bit sad - maybe just for me.

Friendly staff, Clean and comfortable room, Nice atmosphere, and complimentary drink at check in!

Went to SF for Valentine's Day. Hotel Rex is in a great location (Union Square) near everything we wanted to be near. Plenty of great restaurants, near tons of shopping, one block from from catching a cable car. Nice staff, let us check in very late. Room was small but clean, quiet, and comfortable.

The hotel was not to our taste, too "quaint", the lounge area, was dark and when busy there was not enough seating, one night we had to sit across from reception. The was hardly any staff, we only saw one receptionist on duty, there was no doorman, the one lift was so small and only just took us two and three cases.The restuarant was closed completely and for the forseeable future, so breakfast was set up in the lounge area. Our room was small and the Air conditioning was so noisy we had to switch it off, we were moved to another room and it wasnt much better plus we had the noise from the air con units on the roof below our window. I appreciate it was a themed hotel, but give us a bright modern one. On the plus side the staff we came into contact with were helpful and pleasant. The free glass of wine served by [...] the charming barman was a treat, but only if you could get a soft chair to sit in and not a wooden dining chair. Believe me you need comfort when you have been out all day in San Francisco.

Loved the location, close to everything. Staff was incredibly helpful. Would have liked something to eat with my coffee in the morning, but a very minor detail. We walked to Union Square, looked in the shops, walked down to Market St. and caught a vintage street car. Lots of great restaurants, we walked everywhere. Would absolutly stay here again, already planning our next trip to SF & the Rex will be a part of it.

From the moment we stepped in to reception we were made to feel very welcome. This property has that "Olde Worlde" charm about it with complimentary coffee in the morning, and wine in the evening happy hour. Location is just great for retail therapy - 5 minutes walk to Department stores about Union Square. Cable car runs right by the hotel.