eccentricfusion

During my trips to SFO, I found Four Points cheaper overall than the Westin and aLoft, especially considering the parking at the Westin and aLoft is $30. Westin and aLoft always have price points that are nearly the same during my trips, so I don't think one is consistently cheaper than the other. I never eat breakfast at the hotels while I am in the Bay Area, so that benefit goes unused for me. I would definitely choose the Westin over aLoft for that benefit though. aLoft offers some breakfast bowl things there but the options are pretty limited.

RafKa

Wrt to parking, I usually save (my company) the $30 and park on the road around the corner as it's a 5 min walk from the Westin (another benefit of staying at the Westin, albeit a marginal one).

Agree the FP is often the cheapest, but it seems a bit gross, and nothing within walking distance (here you still have In-N-Out or New England Lobster).

msp3

I have an upcoming night at the Aloft, but was there something wrong in particular with the Four Points?

HNLbasedFlyer

The Four Points is "fine" - the shuttle to/from the airport doesn't run as frequently in my opinion - if a restaurant/bar is important (decent bar at Aloft but limited food, Westin has a more robust restaurant which is walking distance), Four Points is not a good choice - and the Four Points is in a dead area - nothing really walking distance. The rooms are fine - but the single elevator and hotel can come off as cheapish.

Score8

I stayed at the Marriott property a few weeks ago and the place was hopping! No discernible difference between it and the Westin otherwise. As far as the shuttle goes, if I get annoyed, I just take a Lyft. Of course, if you are into New England Lobster, then the Westin's your best choice...

puchong

I beg to differ - stayed there once and it was quite awful. Room, breakfast and above all the attitude of the FD staff.

flyingmike

msp3

If no one has chimed in yet, breakfast is actually $25 of whatever you like in their marketplace section, including the fresh hot breakfast bowls they make right there! The selection is quite varied from frozen dinners, ice cream, salads, various baked pastries, bagged snacks, bottled Starbucks drinks, to Harmless Coconut Water. You get another $5 (or points) for make a green choice so if you really wanted you can get $30 of food all at once.

minhaoxue

I have stayed here 12 nights the past three months as a Platinum member and never was offered a voucher for breakfast... I probably should have known better but don't find the people here that friendly. I usually just use mobile check in/out but never a good morning or have a nice day when walking by the front desk. Still have yet to receive any points for the Green choice ( I requested). They will put a voucher under your door automatically if you hang the tag out.

msp3

They were not that friendly in my experience either, reactive rather than proactive. When I checked in, no recognition of status, not offered an upgrade (but I do believe they were sold out for the night), was only offered a breakfast voucher when I asked, front desk told me they default to giving points as the amenity. I gave the $5 F&B credit back and asked for the small amount of points since I didn't get a chance to use it before I had to check out...

fmkgb

Just need for one night--in midday, out early next morning for a flight.

Any recent reviews of this hotel?
Any recognition for Titanium?
Is Westin the best place walking distance to have dinner? Or where would you suggest? (nothing fancy, just good quality)
Impressions of shuttle bus TO airport around 9am on a monday? (we'll be taking a taxi directly to the hotel itself)
Thanks in advance.

freeagent

Haven't stayed here before but, I know the hotel itself was remodeled a few years ago.

I stayed at the Westin a year ago, and wouldn't recommend the restaurant. If you wanted to go to a hotel restaurant I'd go to the Marriott's restaurant across the street.
The New England Lobster Market & Eatery which is behind the Aloft/Westin is actually quite good and reasonable if seafood is your thing, its pretty casual. Quite a few decent asian restaurants within a short walking distance. There's also an In N Out and Panera bread across the highway if you want something more casual.

The shuttle bus is pretty regular, I'd say one every 20 minutes and its a short ride, its a shared bus with another hotel (believe its shared with the Westin).

fmkgb

Thanks very much for the restaurant recommendations. I do appreciate it.

Anyone stayed at Aloft and can share impressions of that hotel or other preferred hotels in the area. I was considering the Marriott but read many very poor reviews. I'd like to be fairly close to the airport for shorter shuttle. Been burned twice with SFO shuttles--Hilton shuttle caused me to miss a flight to NY and Hyatt Regency shuttle almost the same. (Yes, perhaps I need to allow more time.) Would love to stay at Hyatt inside SFO but too $$$. Thanks.

eccentricfusion

The hotel is fine and well up to the standards of other Aloft hotels. Clean, modern and minimalistic design. Have to pay for parking though, $30 IIRC, but my last visit no one asked and the gate wasn't spitting out tickets - the machine looked broken and the lot was not as full as usual so not sure what was up with that. I wasn't charged for parking that stay. I was there in October. I didn't take the shuttle personally, but if that is important for you I would definitely check with the front desk to confirm the schedule and how that works. I was recognized as a Titanium and was offered a breakfast credit I didn't end up using. No upgrades available during my last stay but I arrived pretty late and was leaving early to catch a flight so a bigger room didn't matter to me. I have been upgraded there before, but there aren't many room types. It's a higher floor mostly or a ground level room with a patio if it isn't a suite.

SPN Lifer

I stayed overnight this week, using a 25K certificate plus 13K points.

I had a rental vehicle for a week from the airport to turn in, and it would have cost more to do so a night early, so upon check-in I paid the $37 parking posted on the website. Parking is operated by "Park 'N Fly"; while I was there they were stencilling that with white paint on the spaces. They use one's license plate number now (not the entry gate relics), which was the first thing I provided upon check-in after my ID (and that of my wife and adult son) and Marriott Bonv∘y Visa card.

We checked in at 2:00 p.m. and received a north-facing third-floor room near the elevator. We could have had one further away, but it would have been one half of a pair of connected rooms.

I was recognized as a Titanium Elite, and asked if I preferred points or breakfast as my welcome gift. I chose the latter. The front desk clerk gave me business-size cards with my surname and the date, purportedly valid for continental breakfast; I was pleasantly surprised to receive three rather than two. Each had the number "15" written at the top right corner.

It turns out the "15" represents a $15 credit, similar to what Hilton is doing. Coffee was complimentary from a machine. A hamburger was $10 (x 2), a croissant sandwich was $7, an oat beverage (with way too much ice) was $7 (x 2), and a pre-packaged breakfast bar from the pantry was $7.50. The total for three of us came to $48+, including tax.

We had leftover groceries (and yogurt & pastries) from our prior five-day stay at a Residence Inn, so the skimpy "breakfast" did not bother us. Plus, my wife & I are life members of the United Club, and had a late morning flight to NRT. However, if we had been relying on that Aloft "breakfast" for our morning sustenance, we would not have been satisfied.

Overall, it was a good stay at a convenient location, less expensive than the next-door Westin where I spent a night in March 2011 and July 2019.