I stayed here for a business trip; it was lovely, ...

I stayed here for a business trip; it was lovely, but had I the option of rebooking in a hotel not owned by the Mariott so I could stand in solidarity with the workers, I would have. I hope that Mariott higher-ups are going to listen to the Union and give their workers livable, working conditions. One job SHOULD be enough.

That being said, it's a nice hotel. Super pricey, and definitely not affordable if it was myself paying for it out of my own pocket; but strike business and prices aside, the only downside to the hotel is that it's right next to Union Square.

The first night, I was woken to the muffled sounds of "The Cupid Shuffle" playing outside my window. When I went to see what was happening, it was a gang of folks in light up roller blades jamming out like it was 1998. Wish they'd have picked a different song, but I shrugged it off as a late weekend dance party and went back to bed.

The second night, it was a man playing guitar and singing. He had a great voice, but the guitar was pitchy.

The third night it was bagpipes. Normally, I love bagpipes. But not when it's 11:35 at night.

Union Square is a lovely cultural corner stone, and I didn't want to be an out of townie scrooge who complains. So I just laid in bed and listened to the free music until I went back to sleep. (That bagpipe guy is incredible, someone hire him full time!) This resulted in some tired mornings, but overall, I'm still alive and can say I've experienced a small slice of San Francisco life.

But like I said; nice hotel. A bit pricey, and a shame that nearly half the staff has had to strike because they're being treated poorly. In hindsight, I bumped the review up to 4 stars, because as Aditya Kotta said, they do indeed have stairs that go up and down.