When JetBlue offered $78 round trip fare to SF from Long Beach, we took advantage of it. Picked this hotel because it was close to Chinatown and the Embarcadero. We stayed in an executive bayview room which was immaculate and had a super comfy bed. We had a nice view of the bay but, also of the building being constructed across the way which is the main thing you saw when we sat on the bed. The night time views were very nice...

TIP: If you book a bay view room, ask for a room farthest away from the elevator and as high up as you can get.

Even on the 19th floor, you can hear the sirens of passing emergency vehicles fairly well and the construction work on the building next door starts at around 7:00 during the weekdays so be aware if are coming here for business during the week. Since we there during the weekend, it didn't bother us too much but not sure if we would stay here during the week until after the building construction is finished.

The staff at the hotel were very courteous and polite. The hotel location is great if want good Chinese food for sure but, North Beach area is about ten minutes away and you can make it to the Embarcadero in about 15 minutes. The buses travel by the hotel on Kearny street and if you want to catch a cable car for the first time, you'll find them on California street to the south or on Powell to the west.

All in all, it was a very enjoyable stay at the Hilton and found it to be conveniently located to lots of restaurants, shops, and the tourist spots.

I can't say much good or bad about this hotel. I stayed I left... I didn't see anything but the front desk, elevator lobby and my floor/room. I was there two nights on business and spent very little time in the hotel. The name "Financial District" only partially describes the location. The building is oriented to Chinatown more than the Financial District and close to the Columbus Avenue/North Beach area.

I went to this hotel for a business meeting located in the hotel and did not read the reviews in advance since the rooms were booked by the business group. I have now read the reviews to see if others had a similar experience. Based on the reviews I read, I have a couple of new comments to add and a few things to reinforce from other reviewers. The first observation I didn’t notice in other comments was the location. While technically in the Financial District, this hotel is not located in a neighborhood you would typically think of when staying in a financial district. Hilton Chinatown would probably be a more accurate name. That said, since I stayed an extra day to tour, the proximity to tourist locations was probably its best feature. It is an easy walk to Fisherman’s Wharf, Chinatown, and Italian restaurants on Columbus. I did receive excellent intel from the concierge. I wanted to take the cable car and he told me where to “theoretically” (his word) catch the cable car. He said it would be busy (“on a nice day such as today” it’s January) and the first one would pass you since it was at capacity. The driver would tell you there was another one just behind him, which would also be full with a driver telling you the same thing. This happened exactly as he described. While disappointed to not take the cable car (caught it later from the point of origin in the actual Financial District), I knew not to wait any longer and discovered how close the Wharf was on foot. I still had to stand outside on the ledge of the cable car, which I was thrilled to do except for the rain and wind. The second observation I didn’t see elsewhere was the water temperature. The shower and sink water was alternatively hot, cold, lukewarm, but mostly cold to lukewarm. After the first cold shower I talked to the front desk clerk who promised to send someone. When I returned in the afternoon, the water was still cold. They sent another maintenance person (or maybe the first). He was professional and seemed competent, but the adjustments he made to the hot water pressure turned out to be temporary as the shower the next day was at best lukewarm.

Reinforcing comments: My room had a good view even on a low floor and was also very clean. Wifi was free but incredibly slow. Do not stay at this hotel if you like sleep. Both the interior and exterior walls are paper-thin. Maybe higher floors are better as noted in other reviews. I stayed on the 8th floor. I have no trouble sleeping in large city hotels with their garbage trucks and sirens, but hearing voices (both the kids in the nearby room and the drunks on the street below) so close they sound like they are in your room is disruptive to sleep. Unfortunately, the business meeting was scheduled on Chinese New Year day celebration. As I mentioned, the hotel is more Chinatown than Financial District. Firecrackers went off throughout the second night. It seemed like a war zone. On the plus side, I could not hear the kids inside the hotel due to the barrage of explosives outside. I would say never stay here on Chinese New Year, but the fact that they provide earplugs (picture provided) should be all you need to know about noise in this hotel on any day of the year.

If you need to come to San Francisco or work reasons... stay far away from this hotel. Hilton is so concearned with collecting $10 per day, per device ... that they have forgotten to provide quality, always on internet access. Sending an email can take 20 minutes... downloading a file can take an hour... if it it works at all! Printing any document will cost you... money and lots of time. It would be cheaper and faster to buy a printer in SF and through it away when you are done.

Hilton should be embarrased for having this badly run property with its name on it.