Melbou Vacations from ￥231,711

great place to visit, clean, comfortable, and in a great location

The Marker is a nice retreat a couple of blocks off of Union Square. It's a short walk down to Market for Muni rides or over to Powell to catch the cable car. The room was well appointed with a comfortable bed and pillows. I appreciated the water bottles in the room that the staff refreshed daily as I used them. Water pressure in the shower was excellent. The library in the lobby was a nice place to hang out for a bit rather than sitting in the room. Not to detract from a free perk, but the complimentary coffee manged to taste watered down but burnt at the same time. After dumping that out I bought a $9 12oz latte at Tratto that was also underwhelming. After that, I went elsewhere for breakfast. Overall, I would happily stay here again.

I had a corner room on the ninth floor. It was supposed to cleaned on the Saturday of my stay, but never was. I was shocked to find the room had two ‘suicide windows:’ no locks and nothing to prevent objects or a person from going out. Those old windows are also why the noise from outside is loud and nearly around-the-clock. The bathroom had neither fan controls of any kind, nor did one run automatically. The water pressure was very uneven and the hot water inconsistent. The thermostat worked but could only tell me the temp change setting and not the actual room temp. Some elevator button lights were out. The internet offered to guests was unsecured and went out at one point in my stay.