Hotel Vertigo
From the hotel:
Equilibrium is overrated.We’re told to find balance and seek everything in moderation, but in reality… life is a lot more fun and interesting when lived slightly off-center every so often than spot-on one hundred percent of the time. Hotel Vertigo invites each guest to renew their sense of wonder and imagination by shifting their perspective slightly askew - to get caught in the whirl of hip and playful style, and at-your-whim service. At Hotel Vertigo, become dizzy with possibilities - sleep ‘til noon, chocolate for breakfast, jump on the bed.Sometimes one needs to risk new heights to take in the best view of themselves.
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Hotel Coverage: Hotel Vertigo
Trouble is Brewing at the Hotel Frank
About a month ago, we stopped into two of the former Personality Hotels in San Francisco, which had been taken over by Provenance Hotels in mid-May. As far as we could see, things seemed to be A-OK. Free WiFi was still in place and Provenance was working hard to...
October 05, 2010
Do The Provenance Hotels In San Fran Still Have Personality?
The new-look Hotel Vertigo. It’s been a few months since San Francisco's Personality Hotels got a brand new identity. So while we were up in the Bay Area last week, we decided to swing by Hotel Vertigo and Hotel Frank to see how they were faring under the Oregon-based...
September 09, 2010
Provenance Hotels Picks Up Some Personality (Hotels)
Hotel Vertigo.Last month, we bemoaned the loss of three hotels from the Personality Hotels collection in San Francisco due to debt woes. When we checked in with Personality in late May, hotelier Yvonne Lembi-Detert told us that there was no new manager/operator for The Hotel Metropolis, Hotel Vertigo and...
June 21, 2010
Three Personality Hotels in San Fran Get Stripped of Their Personality
The Hotel Frank, no longer A Personality Hotel.Back in March, things did not look good for three Personality Hotels in San Francisco. The Hotel Metropolis, Hotel Vertigo and our fave, Hotel Frank were all in danger of foreclosure and would likely be auctioned off. At the last-minute, Personality hotelier, Yvonne...
May 24, 2010
Figure Out Whether to Dump Your Cheating Tiger at Personality Hotels
Mull over your alimony options at Hotel Diva. If you're feeling Elin Nordegren's fidelity pains, you can hide out at Personality Hotels to figure out whether to ditch your cheating Tiger. The female-owned-and-operated company wants to show some women solidarity with its Love Him or Leave Him package. You...
December 21, 2009
Personality Hotels Puts All 7 of Their Hotels On Sale For 7 Days Only
The Hotel Frank, a Personality Hotel We love saving money and the kitchy Personality Hotels in San Francisco is putting all seven gems of its hip hotel collection on sale for seven days only, starting August 16, 2009. So mark your calendars and set your alarm so you don't...
August 06, 2009
Go "International" Girly-Style at a San Fran Personality Hotel
Okay, ladies. Let's just accept a couple of realities: first, we may never live in a world in which movies like He's Just Not That Into You are not made for our mindless enjoyment. We are girly girls! We are supposed to enjoy girly things (and sometimes we do)!...
February 11, 2009
Hotel Vertigo Makes Us Dizzy With Excitement
We love us some shtick--like when that mental-hospital hotel opens, we're so there--which is why we're really excited for Hotel Vertigo (formerly Personality Hotel's York Hotel), officially opening in San Francisco in December. For starters, the 97-room hotel has myriad references to its namesake Alfred Hitchcock movie starring James Stewart...
October 15, 2008
$89 for a Remodeled Room at the York Hotel Soon-to-Be Hotel Vertigo
The other day we gave you an update on what was next for Personality Hotels including the renovations of two hotels--the York and the Maxwell.We mentioned that rooms at the York (which will be called the Hotel Vertigo by August) were as low as $89 a night but that...
March 27, 2008
The Ultimate Alfred Hitchcock Fan Hotel (Aside From the Bates Motel)
Finally, we have some news for Personality Hotels that isn't some wacky themed package.The San Francisco hotel chain recently acquired two hotels last year, the Maxwell and the York. The latter was famous for being the site of the Alfred Hitchcock film, Vertigo thus when the hotel finishes its renovation...
March 25, 2008
San Fran Hotels Get Cheap for the Easter Bunny
So Easter weekend is upon us and if you are looking for a last-minute getaway, fake that you're Catholic and that you need to take off Good Friday for an Easter Vigil and head to San Francisco.We looked at rates on Expedia.com for Friday to Monday and rates are looking...
March 19, 2008
Partner Reviews: Hotel Vertigo
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Extremely friendly guest staff. Clean, fun place. -
O servico e um lixo! O hotel eh lindo! -
Pleasantly surprised the rooms actually look like the photos on the website. No vending machines so you'll have to go to the convenience store two doors down. -
Great place. Stayed with wife and kids. Great staff and very helpful. Great location. -
This has the right address, but is placed wrong on the map, so you don't get any points or badges for checking in here... -
Housekeeping starts early here so be sure to put up your DND door-flier. The rooms are fun and large enough and the staff is friendly. -
This hotel is wonderful, easy access to everything :) -
\bello! soprattutto la testa di cavallo! -
Our stay was pleasant. Lobby and room was nice, but their morning coffee station needs work. -
Lovely staff. Very helpful and friendly. -
Ask for the madeline room -
Hotel rooms are very beautiful and they have friendly stuff working there. -
Take a picture of the famous stairs where Hitchcock shoot Vertigo
close enough
after trying several hotels owned by personality hotels with no luck in booking, we booked with the york. The hotel now, before the scheduled renovation, was shabby chic. Dont, I repeat dont, stay in any room next to the hotel elevator. Super loud! The bedding is a little old and getting worn out and the walls are paper thin. I look forward to visiting after the renovation. If you stay here, eat at BRICK! The best food and only a few blocks away!
Poor Experience
I stayed at this hotel with the reccomendation of a couple. I was expecting an "average" visit, but I never expected the poor conditions that I was exposed to. First of all, somthing as simple as parking seemed to baffle the staff at this hotel. I was valet parked, and I dont think that the hotel staff fully had that issue resolved until the day that I left. Apparantley, the garage opened at a particular time, and I requested my car to be delivered at the earliest possible point. Another guest walked downstairs while I was waiting for my car, requested his be delivered, and his demand was met immediatley. This infuriated me. The water pressure was absolutely terrible; the towles were thin; there were not enough irons in the hotel to supply to the customers! This was a bad experience overall!
User review by lars1969
Those expecting a 4 star hotel should look elsewhere - but it's a great deal. Only a few things I would change - the towels were small and thin, and the continental breakfast needed something like yogurt or cereal. Other than that the staff was friendly and helpful and the rooms adequate.
Grand 2-star hotel in SF
This hotel is like 5 blocks from Union Square, which is pretty convenient. I enjoyed the continental breakfast, it was so much easier eating...
A Wonderful Stay
My wife and I stayed at the York for a long weekend getaway. We loved everything about the hotel from the moment we stepped through the door until we checked out. The management and staff were extremely courtious and professional and really catered to our needs. The room itself was beautiful. Very spacious for such an old building, I was actually surprised at how much room we had. The view was great and allowed much enjoyable city gazing. They have a great bar and a show room featuring some really terrific talent. Definitely recommended!
Small but Charming
Our two night stay at the York Hotel was very pleasant. The rooms are a little small, but nice and clean. The staff was also very friendly. The location (Nob Hill) made Market Street and San Francisco Shopping Centre very accessible by car. The only drawback would be the parking. You have to park at a parking garage about one block away...and it cost $25 per night. But after researching other hotels, that seems about the average price for overnight parking in SF. Overall, it was a nice hotel and I would stay there again on my next visit.
Far from perfect
I don't know who has been raving about this property but when we stayed there, the eleveator was out of order, we got a very small room, they don't have a restaurant and it's quite far to walk to Union Square. I consider the rates too high for this kind of property. The staff is polite and helpful. But I would rater stay in a Joie de Vivre property closer to the Square.
Expectations are the Standard
From making my reservation to my departure, I experienced a genuine sense of interest. When I checked in I was given information and directions to "the real san francisco". The staff gave me ideas of places to go that was where the locals go and I was able to find one of a kind items that you don't find at Union Square. I actually felt as if I was staying in a friends house. It was comfortable and I highly recommend the York.
Service! Service! Service!
Best service in town in a small boutique setting. Excellent continental breakfast.
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