Priceline quickly came back with a confirmation at the San Francisco Hilton.
I had read some comments complaining about this hotel on biddingfortravel.com, but hoped for the best.
I arrived at the hotel around 6pm, and was quickly given a nice room in Tower 3 (this is the large tower where most Priceline customers seem to stay). My room was clean, but on the small side -- but standard for SF. I was on the 18th floor which was above the street noise which can be a problem in most Downtown San Francisco hotels. I had an ok view looking toward the bay, but somewhat blocked by the Hotel Nikko across the street.
The bathroom was efficient (read small) but very nicely appointed. It was very clean - which is always a major plus in my book.
One weird thing was there were two places where the wallpaper was peeling from the wall. I called the front desk to let them know -- I really didnt need to move rooms, but it seemed a bit tacky for a 4-star hotel to have wallpaper peeling off the walls on a newly remodeled room.
The front desk said they would take care of it in the morning. Three days later -- they never repaired it. Not a big deal, just lack of follow-through is bad for a premier hotel like this.
Not a bad place to stay, its clearly a 4-star hotel -- but is also a HUGE hotel. There are three towers and it takes up a whole city block.The Powell BART/MUNI Station is within a block of this hotel. There are also plenty of downtown/union square places to go eat and shop around this hotel.
Overall I am not a fan of Mega hotels, but this was very much worth a $90 bid on Priceline.
