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Music City Hotel - The San Francisco Music Experience

1.5 star property
Music lovers find their rhythm at this SF hotel with nearby local cuisine, easy check-in, and staff helping guests explore the vibrant neighborhood.

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Located in the heart of San Francisco, Music City Hotel - Home of the SF Music Hall of Fame offers a cultural experience. Enjoy in-room WiFi, local breakfast options, express check-in, and tour assistance. Visitors consistently praise the helpful staff.

Reviews

7.2 out of 10
Good

Popular amenities

  • Free Wi-Fi
  • Breakfast available
  • Business services
  • Housekeeping
The current price is S$91
includes taxes & fees
11 Feb - 12 Feb

Room options

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Individually decorated, individually furnished, desk, laptop workspace

Bed in 6 Beds Female Dormitory Ensuite

  • Sleeps 1

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Individually decorated, individually furnished, desk, laptop workspace

Superior Queen Room with Shared Bathroom

  • Sleeps 2

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Interior

Traditional Room, 1 Queen Bed, Shared Bathroom

9.4 out of 10
Exceptional
(3 reviews)

Highlights

Individually furnished
Individually decorated
Heating
Mini-fridge
Flat-screen TV
Portable fan
Blackout curtains
9 bathrooms
  • Sleeps 2
  • 1 Queen Bed

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Individually decorated, individually furnished, desk, laptop workspace

Janis Joplin Room, King Bed, Private bathroom

Highlights

Individually furnished
Individually decorated
Heating
Mini-fridge
Flat-screen TV
Portable fan
Blackout curtains
Separate bedroom
  • 1 bedroom
  • Sleeps 2
  • 1 King Bed

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Individually decorated, individually furnished, desk, laptop workspace

Bed in 4 Beds Female Dormitory

  • Sleeps 1

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Individually decorated, individually furnished, desk, laptop workspace

Bed in 6 Beds Male Dormitory Private Bathroom

  • Sleeps 1

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Individually decorated, individually furnished, desk, laptop workspace

Bed in 4 Beds Male Dormitory

  • Sleeps 1

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Individually decorated, individually furnished, desk, laptop workspace

Green Day Room with Shared Bathroom

Highlights

Individually furnished
Individually decorated
Heating
Mini-fridge
Flat-screen TV
Portable fan
Blackout curtains
9 bathrooms
  • 1 bedroom
  • Sleeps 2
  • 1 Queen Bed

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Individually decorated, individually furnished, desk, laptop workspace

Grateful Dead Room with Shared Bathroom

Highlights

Individually furnished
Individually decorated
Heating
Mini-fridge
Flat-screen TV
Portable fan
Blackout curtains
9 bathrooms
  • Sleeps 2
  • 1 Queen Bed

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Individually decorated, individually furnished, desk, laptop workspace

Metallica Room with Shared Bathroom

8.0 out of 10
Very good
(1 review)

Highlights

Individually furnished
Individually decorated
Heating
Mini-fridge
Flat-screen TV
Portable fan
Blackout curtains
9 bathrooms
  • 1 bedroom
  • Sleeps 2
  • 1 Queen Bed

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Individually decorated, individually furnished, desk, laptop workspace

Single Bed in Female 2 Bed Capsule Room

Highlights

Individually furnished
Individually decorated
Heating
Mini-fridge
Portable fan
Blackout curtains
Free bottled water
Desk chair
  • Garden view
  • Sleeps 1
  • 1 Large Single Bunk Bed

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Individually decorated, individually furnished, desk, laptop workspace

Comfort Shared Dormitory (Single Bed in 2 Bed Male Capsule Room)

10.0 out of 10
Exceptional
(2 reviews)

Highlights

Individually furnished
Individually decorated
Heating
Mini-fridge
Portable fan
Blackout curtains
Separate bedroom
Free bottled water
  • 1 bedroom
  • Sleeps 1
  • 1 Large Single Bunk Bed

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Individually decorated, individually furnished, desk, laptop workspace

Single Bed in 4 Bed Male Capsule Room

7.6 out of 10
Good
(8 reviews)

Highlights

Individually furnished
Individually decorated
Heating
Mini-fridge
Portable fan
Blackout curtains
Separate bedroom
Free bottled water
  • 1 bedroom
  • Sleeps 1
  • 1 Large Single Bunk Bed

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Individually decorated, individually furnished, desk, laptop workspace

Single Bed in 4 Bed Female Capsule Room

10.0 out of 10
Exceptional
(2 reviews)

Highlights

Individually furnished
Individually decorated
Heating
Mini-fridge
Portable fan
Blackout curtains
Separate bedroom
Free bottled water
  • 1 bedroom
  • Sleeps 1
  • 1 Large Single Bunk Bed

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Individually decorated, individually furnished, desk, laptop workspace

Single Bed in 6 Bed Male Capsule Room

7.0 out of 10
Good
(2 reviews)

Highlights

Individually furnished
Individually decorated
Heating
Mini-fridge
Portable fan
Blackout curtains
Separate bedroom
Free bottled water
  • 1 bedroom
  • Sleeps 1
  • 1 Large Single Bunk Bed

View all photos for Single Bed in 6 Bed Female Capsule Room

Individually decorated, individually furnished, desk, laptop workspace

Single Bed in 6 Bed Female Capsule Room

10.0 out of 10
Exceptional
(1 review)

Highlights

Individually furnished
Individually decorated
Heating
Mini-fridge
Portable fan
Blackout curtains
Separate bedroom
Free bottled water
  • 1 bedroom
  • Sleeps 1
  • 1 Large Single Bunk Bed

Grateful Dead Room with Shared Bathroom

  • Sleeps 2

Metallica Room with Shared Bathroom

  • Sleeps 2

Comfort Shared Dormitory (Single Bed In 2 Bed Male Capsule Room)

  • Sleeps 1

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Individually decorated, individually furnished, desk, laptop workspace

1 Person In 6-Capsule With En-Suite-Male Only

  • Sleeps 1

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Individually decorated, individually furnished, desk, laptop workspace

Deluxe King Room with Private BathRoom

  • Sleeps 2

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About the area

Located in Downtown San Francisco, a neighbourhood in San Francisco, Music City Hotel - The San Francisco Music Experience is in the entertainment district and near a metro station. Dragon's Gate and Lombard Street are notable landmarks, and travellers looking to shop may want to visit Pier 39 and Haight Street. Ready for a night out? Consider The Regency Ballroom and Great American Music Hall. Visit our San Francisco travel guide
Map
1353 Bush Street, San Francisco, CA, 94109

What's nearby

  • Henry Moore sculptur and City Hall
    Van Ness Avenue
    2 min walk - 0.2 km
  • San Francisco: il California Masonic Memorial Temple il 13 giugno 2010. Icona dell'architettura modernista di metà secolo, il tempio massonico California Memorial è stato progettato da Albert Roller
    SF Masonic Auditorium
    8 min walk - 0.7 km
  • The Regency Ballroom
    2 min walk - 0.2 km
  • Great American Music Hall
    6 min walk - 0.6 km
  • Warfield Theatre
    13 min walk - 1.1 km

Getting around

  • California St & Polk St Stop
    3 min walk
  • San Francisco Station
    4 min drive
  • San Francisco International Airport (SFO)
    31 min drive

Restaurants

  • Lush Lounge
    2 min walk
  • Sofiya
    2 min walk
  • Meski
    3 min walk
  • Juniper
    2 min walk
  • McTeague's Saloon
    1 min walk

About this property

Music City Hotel - The San Francisco Music Experience

Hotel near The Regency Ballroom
Located close to Great American Music Hall and Warfield Theatre, Music City Hotel - The San Francisco Music Experience has plenty to offer. Guests can connect to free in-room WiFi.
You'll also find perks such as:
  • Local cuisine breakfast (surcharge), express check-out and express check-in
  • A water dispenser, luggage storage and a computer station
  • Smoke-free property and tour/ticket information
  • Guest reviews give top marks for the helpful staff
Room features
All rooms are individually furnished, and feature comforts such as laptop-friendly workspaces, in addition to perks such as free WiFi and desk chairs.
More conveniences in all rooms include:
  • Heating and portable fans
  • Mini fridges and irons/ironing boards
  • Wardrobes/cupboards, daily housekeeping and desks

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Property amenities

Internet

  • Available in all rooms: Free WiFi
  • Available in some public areas: Free WiFi

Parking and transport

  • No on-site parking available

Food and drink

  • Daily local cuisine breakfast available 7:00 AM to noon for a fee: USD 8.50 per person

Family friendly

  • Mini-fridge

Conveniences

  • Lockers
  • Luggage storage
  • Shared microwave
  • Shared refrigerator
  • Water dispenser

Guest services

  • Change of bedsheets (on request)
  • Change of towels on request
  • Housekeeping (daily)
  • Tour and ticket assistance

Business services

  • Computer station

Accessibility

  • If you have requests for specific accessibility needs, please contact the property using the information on the reservation confirmation received after booking.
  • Handrails in stairways
  • No lift

More

  • 1 building
  • 3 floors
  • Art Deco architecture
  • Built in 1907
  • Communal living room
  • Smoke-free property

Room amenities

Bedroom

  • Bedsheets provided
  • Blackout drapes

Bathroom

  • Free toiletries
  • Hair dryer (on request)
  • Shampoo
  • Soap
  • Toilet paper
  • Toothbrush and toothpaste (on request)
  • Towels provided

Entertainment

  • Cable/satellite channels

Food and drink

  • Free bottled water
  • Mini-fridge

More

  • Desk
  • Desk chair
  • Heating
  • Individual decor
  • Individual furnishings
  • Iron/ironing board on request
  • Laptop workspace
  • Portable fan

Policies

Check-in

Check-in start time: 3:00 PM; check-in end time: 11:00 PM
Contactless check-in and check-out are available
Express check-in available
Minimum check-in age - 18

Check-out

Check-out before 11:00 AM
Contactless check-out
Express check-out available

Special check-in instructions

The front desk is open Wednesday - Monday (9:00 AM - 11:00 PM) and Tuesday - Tuesday (10:00 AM - 6:00 PM)
Guests planning to arrive outside of normal check-in hours will receive an email with check-in instructions and lockbox information; front desk staff will greet guests on arrival at the property
To make arrangements for check-in please contact the property at least 24 hours before arrival using the information on the booking confirmation
If you are planning to arrive after 6:00 PM please contact the property in advance using the information on the booking confirmation
For any questions, please contact the property using the information on the booking confirmation
Information provided by the property may be translated using automated translation tools

Access methods

Staffed front desk, lockbox

Pets

Pets not allowed (service animals are welcome, and are exempt from fees)

Children and extra beds

Children are welcome
1 child, up to the age of 10 years, can stay for free if using existing beds when occupying the parent or guardian's room
Rollaway/extra beds are available for USD 15.00 per night.
Cots (infant beds) are not available

Payment types at the property

Important information

Optional extras

  • Fee for local cuisine breakfast: from approximately USD 8.50 per person
  • Rollaway bed fee: USD 15.00 per night

The above list may not be comprehensive. Fees and deposits may not include tax and are subject to change.

You need to know

Extra-person charges may apply and vary depending on property policy
Government-issued photo identification and a credit card may be required at check-in for incidental charges
Special requests are subject to availability upon check-in and may incur additional charges; special requests cannot be guaranteed
The name on the credit card used at check-in to pay for incidentals must be the primary name on the guestroom reservation
This property accepts credit cards; cash is not accepted
Noise-free guestrooms cannot be guaranteed
Safety features at this property include a carbon monoxide detector, a fire extinguisher, a smoke detector and a first aid kit

We should mention

This property does not have any lifts

Property is also known as

Music City Hotel San Francisco
Encore Express Hostel
Encore Express Hostel San Francisco
Encore Express San Francisco
Music City San Francisco
Music City Hotel
Music City Hotel Home of the San Francisco Music Hall of Fame

Frequently asked questions

Is Music City Hotel - The San Francisco Music Experience pet-friendly?

No, only service animals are welcome at the property.

How much does it cost to stay at Music City Hotel - The San Francisco Music Experience?

As of 8 Feb, 2026, prices found for a 1-night stay for 2 adults at Music City Hotel - The San Francisco Music Experience on 11 Feb, 2026 start from S$91.26, including taxes and fees. This price is based on the lowest nightly price found in the last 24 hours for stays in the next 30 days. Prices are subject to change. Choose your dates for more accurate prices.

How much is parking at Music City Hotel - The San Francisco Music Experience?

Music City Hotel - The San Francisco Music Experience doesn't offer parking.

What time is check-in at Music City Hotel - The San Francisco Music Experience?

Check-in start time: 3:00 PM; check-in end time: 11:00 PM.

What time is check-out at Music City Hotel - The San Francisco Music Experience?

Checkout is at 11:00 AM.

Where is Music City Hotel - The San Francisco Music Experience located?

Located in Downtown San Francisco, this hotel is within a 10-minute walk of The Regency Ballroom and Great American Music Hall. Dragon's Gate and Warfield Theatre are also within 1 mi (2 km). California St & Polk St Stop and California St & Larkin St Stop are within a 5-minute walk.

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Reviews

Music City Hotel - The San Francisco Music Experience Reviews

7.2

Good

7.6

Cleanliness

7.0

Location

7.6

Staff & service

6.8

Property conditions & facilities
Rating 10 - Excellent. 153 out of 486 reviews
Rating 8 - Good. 121 out of 486 reviews
Rating 6 - Okay. 114 out of 486 reviews
Rating 4 - Poor. 55 out of 486 reviews
Rating 2 - Terrible. 43 out of 486 reviews

Reviews

10/10 Excellent

Selena

Liked: Property conditions & facilities
Clean room, cool atmosphere, and staff were very nice
Stayed 1 night in Oct 2025

10/10 Excellent

Gracy

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
i absolutely loved staying here. it was my first time in san francisco as a young solo female traveller and this place was the best hostel i stayed in by far. the staff are amazing and super down to earth and helpful, the events hosted are super fun , there’s so many places to hangout around the hotel, and the area is beautiful
Stayed 4 nights in Oct 2025

8/10 Good

Gursher

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Everything was good and clean
Stayed 1 night in Oct 2025

10/10 Excellent

Jason

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Staff was super friendly, helpful, and accommodating. Place was nicely decorated and had no complaints the entire time.
Stayed 2 nights in Jul 2025

10/10 Excellent

Budget

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Clean, well maintained, capsules are private, nice venue downstairs, nice amenities
Stayed 6 nights in Jun 2025

10/10 Excellent

Budget

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Very well designed hostel. Good facilities, capsules provide lots of privacy. Nice tea and coffee selections.
Stayed 7 nights in May 2025

10/10 Excellent

Jason

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort

Great place great price!

Great place! Live music fun atmosphere and the rooms are clean and welcoming. Comfortable beds and linens.
Stayed 1 night in Apr 2025

8/10 Good

Willard Thomas

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service
I was pleasantly surprised with the absolute incredible weekend my wife and I experienced. We saw many excellent performances including MC Hammer.
Stayed 3 nights in Sep 2025

10/10 Excellent

Cynthia

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
The Music City Hotel. This is a great concept & fun place to stay. It is really a hidden gem. You are the star! Stay here with your crew while you are on tour! This place has alot to offer a traveling entertainer. It is also a fun alternative place to stay than a typical hostel. There are a few different room options for singles, doubles & separate bunk style dorms for men & women. Plenty of showers. Everything is maintained nicely with daily cleaning service with coffee. The building offers private studio space for rent & staged performances nightly. It is a music venue downstairs at night with a variety of entertainment. They have a bunch of music classes taught by experts. Live local or stay at the hotel while you take a class. The bar has a food menu and bar specials. The nightly entertainment is free for guests. We had a great time and met alot of different musicians and travelers during our visit. It is in a great central location to get around the whole city
Main stage @ Music City Hotel
Stayed 6 nights in Dec 2025

8/10 Good

Aliferia

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Stayed in the capsule bed option and I'd do it again for the value! Was a little vary at first, but it's just other regular people trying to get by in a cheap way. Room was as expected for the price - can't knock it for giving me what I paid for! Note that all bathrooms are communal but they're all private and locked by deadbolt(/keycard for
Stayed 1 night in Sep 2025

10/10 Excellent

Leslie

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Staff is very helpful
Stayed 1 night in Apr 2025

10/10 Excellent

Anthony

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Uniquely Themed Music hotel, specially Staff, Facility and Location are great too.
Stayed 1 night in May 2024

10/10 Excellent

Michael

Liked: Cleanliness, amenities, property conditions & facilities
The music decor was very cool. We stayed in the Metallica room. They had pictures of various San Francisco bands and a brief history about them. The shared bathroom was a different experience but not bad. The check in hostess was amazing and very friendly. There is live music downstairs to enjoy at no extra charge.
Stayed 2 nights in Jun 2025

10/10 Excellent

jeffrey

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Really great and accomidated me and my service dog NO ELEVATOR STEEP STAIRS
Stayed 1 night in Dec 2024

8/10 Good

Anthony

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Reception and other staff are friendly and responsive.
Stayed 1 night in Oct 2023

8/10 Good

Ajay

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Staff was too good
Stayed 1 night in Aug 2024

6/10 Okay

Diana

Liked: Cleanliness, amenities
Disliked: Staff & service
I really liked the place, its idea is very innovative. My flight was delayed and they helped me with late check-in, which I really appreciated. The only problem I had was with the card/key. It only worked one day, I had to arrive very late and leave very early and there was no one in reception to help me. I had to ask the kind cleaning ladies to help me open the bathroom and bedroom doors.
Stayed 2 nights in Apr 2025

10/10 Excellent

En Sheng

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Music lover’s heaven. You have to check out all pictures and music. The room itself is clean and comfortable. Great privacy with blackout curtains.
Stayed 2 nights in Oct 2023

10/10 Excellent

Luis

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
I have lived in San Francisco for the past 30 years, and I know the city changes from block to block. The music city hotel is the perfect alternative to stay in the city on and off without paying lots of money. The area is very nice, many good restaurants and pubs. Night life as well, dispensaries and more. Overall, I love this place.
Stayed 1 night in Feb 2024

10/10 Excellent

Edward

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
I was unaware that I would be sharing a room. Didn't understand it was a hostel but otherwise a good experience for one night.
Stayed 1 night in Sep 2024

10/10 Excellent

Edward

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
I'm embarrassed to just now be riding a review for this fantastic place. I've stayed here a great number of times. The front desk office staff are so friendly and yet professional. I'm from hospitality and retail experience, so I know very well customer service. This staff have a natural ability for this customer service. I've seen several times in person them handling numerous situations at one time. They give the term multitasking a new definition. The housekeeping staff are not only friendly and you're always smiling, but are so thorough and maintaining impeccable cleanliness. They're fresh fruit coffee and tea are always a comfort treat. That huge photos of the Bay area music legends are so cool. I grew up with most of these bands, and always enjoy your trip down memory lane when viewing these. I'm so excited for the new addition downstairs to open. I can't say enough about these friendly professional cool hip folks. Oh one more thing. The music that plays over the speakers is so cool. I have Shazam so much of this music over time that I have a fat library of new material to listen to. Whenever The pointer sisters OR Sylvester plays, watch out baby cuz I'm going to be dancing.
Stayed 3 nights in Nov 2023

4/10 Poor

Nur

Disliked: Amenities, property conditions & facilities
Staff is friendly and helpful. Not many redeeming qualities otherwise. You’re sharing a bathroom with the entire floor, not just your capsule. That was not clear from the descriptions. I was so surprised I went back to see my reservation to see if I had missed it. I thought I’d be sharing a bathroom with just my roommates and that we’d have the bathroom inside our room — that is not the case. Not sure when the carpet was last cleaned but the whole place smells and is incredibly grimy. The cleaning crew work really hard so the beds and bathrooms are clean around check-in time but there’s always a strong chemical cleaner smell on top of the carpet grime and marijuana. I think this is fine for people who are used to hostel stays and are interested into the indie music scene. I’m probably too old and used to my creature comforts to ever stay here again. Also note there’s no elevator and Polk street it not very luxury city center. You’re getting what you pay for = a clean bed to sleep in, access to a shower and bathroom, some storage. If you wanna use the in-room lockers, bring your own lock and key. They don’t give or rent them out. If you have more than one checked bag size luggage, this is probably not a good fit.
Stayed 4 nights in Oct 2025

10/10 Excellent

Jim

Liked: Amenities, property conditions & facilities
The staff was amazing the property was unbelievable. One gentleman on staff younger gentleman didn't want to get rid of spoiled food and asked me to do the trash. Kristen was amazing. Surrounding area needed a little help but other than that the people were very welcoming the staff was very accommodating and musicians were very welcoming. The rooms were clean and the people were very hospitality. I enjoyed my time and would recommend this place to all musician lovers learning about music and culture. Thank you music City San Francisco.
Stayed 2 nights in Jun 2025

10/10 Excellent

John

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
It's probably one of my favorite hotels I've ever stayed at.. definitely in the top 3.
Stayed 3 nights in Sep 2025

10/10 Excellent

Daniel Jacob

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Very cool place! Had a good experience here
Stayed 3 nights in Aug 2025