My daughter and I are spending the weekend at this motel as I write. We were hesitant because of the low ratings, but due to the SF Jazz Festival, this is what we could find close by the Florence Gould Theater.
We are HAPPILY surprised. I would give this sweet, clean little oasis a good solid 3! And don't forget it's right across the street from the beach, and a short walk up the hill from the Cliff House restaurant where we had a delightful dinner at sunset last night.
Don't discount this one! It's a sleeper, IMHO.
Peace and blessings, Rev. Kate

For the price, it was a nice experience.
Hotel was in pretty good condition. Could use an iron/ironing board and a alarm clock. Did have ocean view (third floor), microwave and refigerator. The last two items came in handy as we could fix our own breakfast and save a little on meals.
The bathroom's were nice and there were complimentary shampoo, soap and handcreme left each day.
The staff was very friendly and helpful.
There is a great restaurant next door, but I wished they had a cold drink machine for the hotel customer's for "after hour's".
We stayed a week and definitely would consider this a choice of hotel's because of the low price for the season and San Francisco area and the location. Very nice!

Central San Fransisco hotels all full so we came across this. Nice location near beach and quiet. Friendly check in and room clean and good size but more basic than other hotels we had stayed in. Flexible about how long we wanted to stay.

We probably wouldnt come here again but there was no particular problem and I was surprised that it was so low down on trip advisors list of "hotels in San fransisco".

There is nothing special about the GHI. It was 940 pm, freezing cold, and foggy when we checked in – in July! The other hotels in the area were booked so we had few alternatives. It should be noted that we travel via motorcycle and make no reservations to keep our trips interesting. The room was good size and basic amenities were provided. On the other hand, there is absolutely no character to the place. Its almost 100% concrete, nothing special inside or out. There was chipped paint in the room and the ceiling started to leak in the middle of the night, we think it came from our upstairs neighbor’s bath tub. The repair man said he wouldn’t be able to fix it until morning which was fine with us. On the plus side, there is a restaurant attached (open til 10pm weekdays), and a 7-11 nearby. You might be able to see the ocean from the 3rd floor but it was impossible to tell due to the dense fog.