The Donatello

3.5 star property

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Studio Suite, 1 King Bed with Sofa bed, Kitchenette | Living area | 32-inch LCD TV with cable channels, TV, DVD player
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Reviews

9.2 out of 10

Wonderful

Popular amenities

  • Bar
  • Gym
  • Laundry

Explore the area

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501 Post St, San Francisco, CA, 94102
  • Union Square
    2 min walk
  • Westin St Francis Hotel Glass Elevators
    3 min walk
  • SF Masonic Auditorium
    6 min walk
  • San Francisco, CA (JCC-China Basin Heliport)
    12 min drive

Room options

Studio Suite, 1 King Bed with Sofa bed, Kitchenette

  • 398 sq ft
  • City view
  • Sleeps 4
  • 1 King Bed and 1 Double Sofa Bed

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About this property

The Donatello

3.5-star hotel in Union Square
This smoke-free hotel features a full-service spa, a restaurant, and a fitness center. WiFi in public areas is free. Additionally, a bar/lounge, a sauna, and a rooftop terrace are onsite. Housekeeping is available on request.
The Donatello offers 94 air-conditioned accommodations with iPod docking stations and DVD players. Accommodations offer separate sitting areas. Beds feature down comforters and premium bedding. 32-inch LCD televisions come with premium cable channels. Accommodations at this 3.5-star hotel have kitchenettes with microwaves, cookware/dishes/utensils, and coffee/tea makers. Bathrooms include showers, bathrobes, complimentary toiletries, and hair dryers.

This San Francisco hotel provides complimentary wireless Internet access. Business-friendly amenities include desks, safes, and phones. In-room massages and hypo-allergenic bedding can be requested. Housekeeping is provided on request.

Recreational amenities at the hotel include a sauna and a fitness center.

The recreational activities listed below are available either on site or nearby; fees may apply.

Guests can pamper themselves with a trip to the onsite spa, which has 2 treatment rooms. Services include deep-tissue massages and massages. The spa is equipped with a sauna and a steam room. A variety of treatment therapies are provided, including aromatherapy. The spa is open daily.
In addition to a full-service spa, The Donatello features a sauna and a fitness center. The hotel offers a restaurant. A bar/lounge is on site where guests can unwind with a drink. A computer station is located on site and wireless Internet access is complimentary.

This business-friendly hotel also offers a rooftop terrace, multilingual staff, and tour/ticket assistance. Parking is available onsite for a surcharge.

The Donatello is a smoke-free property.

Zingari - This restaurant serves lunch and dinner.
Room service (during limited hours) is available.

Languages

Chinese (Mandarin), English, Filipino, Spanish

Property amenities

Internet

  • Available in all rooms: Free WiFi
  • Available in some public areas: Free WiFi

Parking and transportation

  • Height restrictions apply for onsite parking
  • Limo/town car service
  • Covered valet parking on site (USD 57 per night; includes in/out privileges)
  • Wheelchair-accessible parking and van parking available

Food and drink

  • A bar/lounge
  • A restaurant

Restaurants on site

  • Zingari

Things to do

  • Billiards/pool table
  • Full-service spa
  • Gym
  • Sauna

Family friendly

  • DVD player
  • In-room kitchenette
  • In-room microwave
  • Laundry facilities
  • Mini-fridge

Conveniences

  • 24-hour front desk
  • ATM
  • Laundry facilities
  • Luggage storage
  • Safe at front desk

Guest services

  • Concierge services
  • Dry cleaning/laundry service
  • Housekeeping (on request)
  • Multilingual staff
  • Porter/bellhop
  • Tour and ticket assistance

Business services

  • Computer station

Outdoors

  • Rooftop terrace

Full-service spa

  • 2 treatment rooms
  • Aromatherapy
  • Deep-tissue massages
  • In-room massages
  • Sauna
  • Spa open daily
  • Steam room

Accessibility

  • If you have requests for specific accessibility needs, please contact the property using the information on the reservation confirmation received after booking.
  • Assistive listening devices
  • Braille/raised signage
  • Elevator
  • Phone accessibility kit
  • Stair-free path to entrance
  • Valet for wheelchair-equipped vehicles
  • Visual alarms in hallways
  • Well-lit path to entrance
  • Wheelchair accessible (may have limitations)
  • Wheelchair-accessible business center
  • Wheelchair-accessible concierge desk
  • Wheelchair-accessible gym
  • Wheelchair-accessible parking
  • Wheelchair-accessible path of travel
  • Wheelchair-accessible public washroom
  • Wheelchair-accessible registration desk
  • Wheelchair-accessible restaurant
  • Wheelchair-accessible van parking

More

  • 1 building
  • 15 floors
  • Built in 1959
  • Smoke-free property

Room amenities

Bedroom

  • Down comforter
  • Hypo-allergenic bedding
  • Premium bedding

Bathroom

  • Bathrobes
  • Free toiletries
  • Hair dryer
  • Private bathroom
  • Shower
  • Towels provided

Entertainment

  • 32-inch LCD TV with premium cable channels
  • DVD player
  • iPod dock

Food and drink

  • Coffee/tea maker
  • Cookware, dishware, and utensils
  • Kitchenette
  • Limited room service
  • Microwave
  • Mini-fridge

More

  • Air conditioning
  • Desk
  • Heating
  • Iron/ironing board
  • Laptop workspace
  • Phone
  • Safe
  • Separate sitting area

Policies

Check-in

Check-in start time: 3:00 PM; Check-in end time: anytime
Minimum check-in age: 18

Check-out

Check-out before 10:00 AM
Contactless check-out available
Express check-out available

Special check-in instructions

An adult age 18 or older must assume all liability for the booking
Front desk staff will greet guests on arrival

Access methods

Staffed front desk

Pets

Pets not allowed (service animals are welcome, and are exempt from fees)

Children and extra beds

Children are welcome
Rollaway/extra beds are not available

Property payment types

Important information

Fees

You'll be asked to pay the following charges at the property. Fees may include applicable taxes:

  • Deposit: USD 250.00 per accommodation, per stay

We have included all charges provided to us by the property.

Optional extras

  • Covered valet parking fee: USD 57.0 per night (in/out privileges)
  • Housekeeping is available for an additional fee and varies based on length of stay and unit size

The above list may not be comprehensive. Fees and deposits may not include tax and are subject to change.

You need to know

Extra-person charges may apply and vary depending on property policy
Government-issued photo identification and a credit card may be required at check-in for incidental charges
Special requests are subject to availability upon check-in and may incur additional charges; special requests cannot be guaranteed
The name on the credit card used at check-in to pay for incidentals must be the primary name on the guestroom reservation
This property accepts credit cards; cash is not accepted
Safety features at this property include a fire extinguisher, a security system, and a first aid kit
Please note that cultural norms and guest policies may differ by country and by property; the policies listed are provided by the property

We should mention

Parking height restrictions apply

Property is also known as

Donatello Hotel
Donatello Hotel San Francisco
Donatello San Francisco
Hotel Donatello
The Donatello Hotel
The Donatello San Francisco
The Donatello Hotel San Francisco

The Donatello Reviews

Reviews

9.2

Wonderful

Rating 10 - Excellent. 704 out of 1000 reviews" "
Rating 8 - Good. 216 out of 1000 reviews" "
Rating 6 - Okay. 48 out of 1000 reviews" "
Rating 4 - Poor. 22 out of 1000 reviews" "
Rating 2 - Terrible. 10 out of 1000 reviews" "

9.4/10

Cleanliness

9.4/10

Staff & service

8.8/10

Amenities

9.2/10

Property conditions & facilities

9.0/10

Eco-friendliness

Reviews

8/10 Good

Richard

Traveled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Nice affordable property that is conveniently located to many dining and music spots. The room was a nice size and had a fridge and microwave. The menu for the on-site restaurant didn't look appealing or well priced, but many options nearby to offset that. The rooftop is a nice place to unwind. We would stay here again.
Stayed 3 nights in Aug 2024

10/10 Excellent

Linda

Traveled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Absolutely fantastic experience! Our room was ready 3 hours early and we were allowed to check in. The staff was so helpful and attentive. We loved the large room, beautiful bathroom, and the 1500 club on the top floor was simply outstanding, with hreat views and a beautiful place to relax. Had dinner at the restaurant with live Jazz, enjoyed the jacuzzi, and the all-day hot beverages was such a treat! The location was so convenient, walkable to lots of locations, shopping, yransit, cable-cars. Will definitely stay again!
Stayed 2 nights in Aug 2024

10/10 Excellent

Damien, N BETHESDA

Stayed 3 nights in Aug 2024

8/10 Good

Victoria

Liked: Amenities
Good location, nice and helpful staff but been without Internet for three days wasn’t very good.
Stayed 3 nights in Aug 2024

10/10 Excellent

Carole

Stayed 3 nights in Aug 2024

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveler

Traveled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Great location--steps from Union Square. Very comfortable rooms, easy to relax between activities.
Stayed 4 nights in May 2024

6/10 Okay

Thomas

Liked: Staff & service
Nice building. In downtown San Fransisco. At walking distance from peers and fashion stores.
Stayed 4 nights in Aug 2024

8/10 Good

Luke

Liked: Cleanliness
Disliked: Staff & service
Stayed 7 nights in Jul 2024

10/10 Excellent

Tania

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Loved it
Stayed 3 nights in Jul 2024

8/10 Good

Joel

Traveled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
It's OK, excellent location, but a lot of homeless nearby
Stayed 3 nights in Jun 2024

10/10 Excellent

Steve

Great place.
Stayed 3 nights in Jul 2024

10/10 Excellent

Tu

Traveled with group
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Parking fee is reasonable for SF. What we didn’t like is the check out time of 10 am. I have stayed at many hotels but have never been to a hotel with a check out of 10 am. I don’t think that is normal.
Stayed 2 nights in Jul 2024

10/10 Excellent

Jordan

Traveled with group
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
The property itself is wonderful. Excellent staff, rooms are great, facilities were clean.
Stayed 2 nights in Jul 2024

10/10 Excellent

Yusef

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Stayed 4 nights in Jul 2024

8/10 Good

Ashlee

Traveled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
This was a great place to stay! It was very close to the city transportation and shopping. At night, the area to the south was a bit sketchy but in order to enter the hotel at night, you have to scan your key card so that made us feel way better. The room was very large and clean! Definitely would love to stay here again in the future!
Stayed 5 nights in Jun 2024

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveler

Traveled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 3 nights in Jul 2024

10/10 Excellent

David

Traveled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Nice stay
Stayed 6 nights in Jul 2024

8/10 Good

Edward

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Clean, convenient, GREAT STAFF, accommodating.
Stayed 3 nights in Jul 2024

6/10 Okay

Robert

Business traveler
Liked: Cleanliness, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Until my final morning, I would have given the Donatello five stars in every regard, hands down. That changed. The problem I encountered was at check-out. They have a 10am check-out time, which is a little early, but definitely not ridiculous. However, many might expect it to be the more standard 11am, as I did. I would suggest they explicitly let guests know, verbally, about the check-out time upon check-in. I did realize early that morning that check-out was 10am. I packed, made a pretty quick trip to their fitness center, and returned to my room no later than 9:50, just enough time to take a quick shower and zip my suitcase. I was already locked out of my room at 9:50: my key card no longer worked. So I had to go down to the lobby, where I was met by attitude and noticeably curt behavior from a previously friendly desk attendant. She had to make a a new room key. I made it back to my room by 9:58, trying my best to hurry. (Of course, it still was before check-out time). At 10:02, housekeeping knocked on my door to get in, even though I had the "do not disturb" marker on the door. In the end I checked out by 10:15. A 15 minute grace period doesn't seem unreasonable. Of course, I would have checked out just on time had I not been locked out of my room. It was a stressful process and I must say left a bad taste in my mouth. Despire it being a really good stay until then, it was enough to make me not wish to stay there on my next trip to San Francisco.

6/10 Okay

Kristen

Stayed 2 nights in Jun 2024

10/10 Excellent

Maria Camila

Liked: Staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Stayed 5 nights in Jun 2024

10/10 Excellent

Jolanta

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 2 nights in Jul 2024

10/10 Excellent

DANIEL, CHULA VISTA

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Very safe and clean.
Stayed 2 nights in Jun 2024

10/10 Excellent

Silvia

Stayed 2 nights in Jun 2024

10/10 Excellent

Patrick, Richland

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Great value and price. Very comfortable room and the staff was very helpful and friendly. Loved the restaurant.
Stayed 3 nights in Jun 2024