Kimpton Hotel Enso, An Ihg Hotel

“A Respite In San Francisco”

This is a subjective rating of a hotel. For most, the Enso might not be a five star accommodation. However, in San Francisco, I don’t want to be anywhere near Union Square. It is a tourist, homeless, street people enclave that shatters all my sensibilities. That limits my choices exponentially.… more

This is a subjective rating of a hotel. For most, the Enso might not be a five star accommodation. However, in San Francisco, I don’t want to be anywhere near Union Square. It is a tourist, homeless, street people enclave that shatters all my sensibilities. That limits my choices exponentially. The Kimpton Enso sits in Japantown, steps from the Fillmore District and Pacific Heights. While Japantown can be one dimensional and the Fillmore too cute and taken with itself, I’ll take this area over Union Square in a blink of a hand out or the clang of a trolley. Good to great restaurants abound and I feel safe everywhere I go. While prices at the Enso are San Francisco high, they are not ridiculous. Rooms and hallways might need a refurbishment, but they are clean enough. Certainly, the rooms and bathrooms are spacious, towels are thick, and most of the time the heating and cooling work well. We were in SF during a heat wave, and one room on the 7th floor had great AC. Our second, smaller room on the 4th floor had weak AC. That’s the Enso. What makes this hotel special is the staff. They bend over backwards to help. Sabah at the front desk was wonderful to us, and I appreciated it. The Enso will not remind you of 99% of the other Kimptons. It isn’t trendy, hip, or cool. The only thing it might have in common is the Enso also has nightly free wine and it accepts pets. Yet, we were able to relax at the Enso. That’s worth a lot in San Francisco.

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“Wonderful Kimpton hotel in Japantown/Pac Heights”

I live in SF and this is my first time staying in a hotel in my own city. Due to the hot, unbearable apartment, my family checked ourselves into Hotel Enso for an overnight stay so we can start the week refreshed. We would pass by this neighborhood often as it is filled with a great variety of rest… more

I live in SF and this is my first time staying in a hotel in my own city. Due to the hot, unbearable apartment, my family checked ourselves into Hotel Enso for an overnight stay so we can start the week refreshed. We would pass by this neighborhood often as it is filled with a great variety of restaurants of all budgets around Japantown and Fillmore Street. The front desk staff was pleasant and efficient, within minutes we were enjoying our nicely cooled room with a quiet A/C. We realized we should have checked into this hotel sooner! Typical of other Kimpton chains, the room was nicely accented & clean, the bathroom was polished and had their signature Atelier Bloem toiletries. We were in room 701, westward facing where we got to enjoy a beautiful SF Indian Summer sunset. The room itself was quiet and the A/C worked great so all of us a great nice of sleep. We didn't need much amenities but noticed they had: mini fridge, room safe, clock, tv, and easy to find electric sockets with USB plugs. We'll definitely be returning again and recommend to friends and family visiting.

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“HoHum”

Bed was comfortable, but my husband woke up with a bunch of bites. Maybe the bites came from somewhere else. The room has no personality and hadn't been thoroughly cleaned. Nothing terrible, but there was a black feather in the corner by the door probably left from the previous person. Only one bat… more

Bed was comfortable, but my husband woke up with a bunch of bites. Maybe the bites came from somewhere else. The room has no personality and hadn't been thoroughly cleaned. Nothing terrible, but there was a black feather in the corner by the door probably left from the previous person. Only one bathrobe. Breakfast in the restaurant was terrible and very expensive. They do have a Tesla charger, so that made the $50 parking a little more worth it. The bathroom door in the room blocks the whole entryway. The Ac/Heat is noisy. Front desk people were nice, but I wouldn't stay there again.

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