Beck’s Motor Lodge

Haven’t stayed here for over 20 years. Last stayed was like over $ 200 for single room. Now they had remodeled n looks great. Jus called for price of single room is $ 139 plus tax. Great n parking lot too. Close walks to restaurants n bars…

Overall, a great place to crash when you’re in SF. They do have construction going on during the day, but at under $ 200/​night, you’re really not going to find anything as clean or centrally located as Becks. The rooms have been completely redone, free wifi, the staff is helpful and knowledgeable, and if you drive they offer free parking. There is a great coffee shop across the street that offers free coffee to guests, which is very tasty. I definitely recommend Becks.

First time at Beck’s and really liked it. The remodel is beautiful, the bathroom feels like a spa, the bed is comfortable. The room is small-​there is no table/​chairs that you would normally see. There is a desk, which is nice. the details of the room are very pretty, although we had plain white walls and no artwork of any kind. it seems like they just forgot to paint in our room. i saw a picture of an updated room and it had lovely blue color on the wall. that was disappointing, as it would’ve added so much to the room.
People are very friendly, and since our flight wasn’t until 7 hours after checkout, they held our suitcase for us for no charge.
the area is amazing, lots of places to eat and drink. also convenient for public transportation. i will be back, but will be sure our room is actually finished first.

Way overpriced for what you get. Be prepared for an extra $ 100 charge to your card to pay for incidentals you may somehow accrue (and get ready for a fight if they don’t take it off). I checked in around 11pm for a single night and got woken bright and early by a random wake up call that I didn’t ask for nor want, followed by the cleaning staff ignoring my «Do Not Disturb» sign and banging on the door a short while later. And in case I still wasn’t awake, they started CONSTRUCTION DIRECTLY BENEATH MY FLOOR. No warning whatsoever that they were planning to start up drills and hammers until my room suddenly started shaking.
All in all staying here was an absolutely miserable experience that has left me exhausted and sleep-​deprived. Avoid at all cost.

Outstanding experience. We were visiting from Virginia. The room was clean and comfortable. Inexpensive and convenient to the Castro area.
The management and staff exceeded. When my husband took Il and was hospitalized they let me keep the room for 2 more nights. I can’t thank them enough. We will return.

Wow! What a cheery makeover! Room was very clean with a closet, and large bathroom. Huge modern sink in the lavatory. Great grey slate looking tiles on the floor. (would love those at home). Rain shower style showerhead. Was aesthetically cool, but, being that I am short and round, I prefer a handheld. Beds were comfortable. Free wifi, hairdryer, fridge, coffee pot, newer tv. air conditioning, ice and pop machines close by. Loved the deck with the chairs and tables at the front of the property. Great place to have coffee and watch the local color and trolley’s go by. Convenient off street parking. Elevator for us old folks. Close to café’s, groceries and the public transport. Priced at $ 189. per night. The bedframes were my only real con. They do stick out a bit more-​so than the edge of the mattress, so a girl tends to smack her shins and toes when not paying close attention. No eye to toe coordination I guess. Also, I wish they had a better tv guide with the local NBC, ABC, CBS, Fox listed after the stations call letters that was printed on the back of their flyer on the desk. The might’ve hung the TV’s a tad higher on the walls, as a girl had to look around the back of her bro’s head to see the screen while he was using his laptop at the desk. And, a pen and tablet would’ve come in handy. The maid was great. Cleaned out our extra trash bags etc, restocked the coffee, cups, towels generously. We would definitely use Beck’s again.

I am getting ready to leave here to head home.
As others have posted it has been reconditioned. It has been done well. Nice colors leaning to the white. It looks clean and modern.
The beds are comfortable… but a danger of smashing the end frame of the bed with your feet as the wood frame sticks out a bit and in a tight room. The room now has air conditioning. and is fairly quiet considering the shouting and hooting from the businesses around.
The maids need to in my opinion need to be more aware and proactive. In the bathroom the bottom of the toilet seat had splatter and still has the same splatter as I write this. The shower had and still has the same hair on the wall that was here when we arrived. Now I understand short folk have limited reach, but still. The shower looks very modern with the rain style shower head. With this it is hard to get one self as clean as one might want. I would prefer all hotels/​motels would use hand held. They have put a nice baseboard in the rooms, but one need to dust them as they will start looking poorly soon and that is an easy fix. There is a closet with a light in it and a fridge. Once again the sink area is very modern in look and works well.
Having parking is great and the location too is good.
Just got out of the shower, looked down at my arm and it is bleeding. Spider bite, must have been on the towel.

I’m giving them 5 stars because the location is great. They have a very friendly staff and to me that’s very important! Close to almost everything and good for anyone. Also the remodel is off the chain! I really love what they did with the rooms, I also love the security.

I’m very dissatisfied with this hotel. They only give one parking permit even though they are not full. I was told to park at the outside lot. Poor service.

We have stayed here twice. The remodel is so nice. They are doing a great job on the upgrades. Feels like a totally different place while maintaining the great charm of its time. Modern TV, HVAC, new card locks, beautiful bath and shower. Staff was ehh, and that is embellishing the positive. Not much personality or interest. Ice machine was gone due to remodel. Really? The good part is the remodeling, great parking, and close proximity to restaurants, bars, and transportation. Definitely will be back but next time.

I stayed there 4÷7÷2015
Pros — GREAT Location, fantastic remodel. Great bathrooms with big showers and ammenties. Very comfortable beds and pillow. I slept well there.
Cons — Exterior is still old school and looks terrible. There is a lot of hub bub on Market Street.
Two stars as THERE IS CONSTRUCTION GOING ON HERE FROM 7:30 AM to 5:00PM. Think pounding, air wrenches, men screaming in Spanish to each other from opposite sides of the building. NOT COOL.
And they mentioned nothing to us. Only when I realized they put me RIGHT ON TOP OF THE CONSTRUCTION, I asked to be moved and was put right above equally noisy construction worker entrance. UGH.
This motel ain’t cheap anymore. If you want to get away from it all DONT COME HERE TILL THE CONTRUCTIONS IS COMPLETED.

Ignore old reviews prior to mid-​2014. The place, like much of the surrounding neighborhood, is unrecognizable from its previous incarnation. Beck’s has been reborn.
San Franciscans are notoriously unreliable sources of local hotel information, but having recently visited friends who stayed here, I can say that Beck’s is fresh, clean, bright, and convenient. They’re 100% nonsmoking, have spotless brand new bathrooms, air conditioning, free wifi, lots of free parking, and they keep the place clean.
Forget (or try to) the bad old days of orange carpeting and the polyester print bedspreads, cigarette burns on the nightstand, and the odor of stale smoke that never went away.
Beck’s has invested significantly in making this hotel a pleasant destination for all. They could have let it continue in decline, and made good money doing so. They might well have sold the property as a tear-​down and built yet another six story condo building with retail on the ground level. However, thankfully, they opted to revitalize their operation and preserve what has become a mid-​century modern neighborhood landmark.

Great motel to stay at in SF close to everything and its a quiet area. Pick the highest room and ask for a corner is best. The one big con is the rooms smell like heavily chlorine the sanitization cleaning you have to air out the room and the smell goes away. There’s no air conditioner they gave us a portable fan. The weather was bearable during my stay but not something I want in hotter days … The staff from everywhere was excellent. I would come back again make sure ask for the newly renovated rooms. The WiFi was fast good. No breakfast. But across the street has so many good eateries the best is crepes place.

As I drove in to their parking court, I took the first available space. Upon checking in, was told that I was sitting in a Reserved spot and would need to move. A quick glance at the parking lot didn’t indicate any other available parking. «I always stay here because of the parking.» «Well, there’s a lot next door. I think they only charge ten dollars»…minus a star for the indifference. I get it that she couldn’t do anything about a full parking lot, but why so many reserved spots? Like the whole left half of the lot! I made a quick walk-​thru and found a spot in the underbelly. I needed/​wanted my car closer!
That said, I was in one of the renovated rooms (#205?), which might have been a room for the handi-​capable, since there was a button to push outside to indicate so. (?). I’ve stayed in the inner rooms, and now the renovated room, and the difference is night and day. I mean, it’s always been acceptable, but now it’s exceptional. As a huge Ikea fan, I recognized many of the pieces. The bathroom was fantastic, with 1″ tile throughout. A no-​ledge (?) shower (wheelchair-​friendly?) was nice and roomy enough to an additional showerer and very spotlessly clean
The linens were fresh, the new-​fangled air-​conditioner/​heather thing did its job, not much street noise. There was a modern TV, but who was there to watch TV?
Literally next to a streetcar stop and not far from MUNI Lightrail, it’s located closely and conveniently enough to where you need to go and get to.
The Castro bars are a few blocks’ walk, and the SF Eagle is a $ 7.25 cab ride (I’m guessing).
I guess it’s standard practice to charge/​hold a deposit on the credit card, in case you’re a linen thief or a rock star, but it’s still a shocker to take that double hit, even though it’ll be refunded/​not happen. I stay here often! Trust me, and leave me more money for booze!
I get the feeling that they’re trying to shed the party/​hookup place (if they ever engendered it in the first place), but I would have been proud to host a hookup party in my beautiful room… but I was apparently too picky that night. =)

Rooms were exceptionally tasteful, for the price. Recently renovated. Very clean. Stylish.
Parking was free. Although Market can be tough to turn off of, to enter hotel.
Major negative was the Internet speed and dependability. I was there doing business, and the Internet was almost worthless. If you need reliable internet, do NOT stay at this hotel.
A shame that one feature could kill an otherwise pleasant experience. Staff seemed disinterested in dealing with internet issue.

This place was adorable. We loved our stay here.
It’s very authentic looking with its retro vibe from the outside. On the inside, our rooms were clean, modern, and stylish.
The location is excellent. It’s in the heart of the Castro District and the F Line tram picks up right on the corner by the motel. It’ll take you to Union Square and Fisherman’s Wharf. We came to San Francisco by car, so it was nice to be able to hop on the tram for $ 2 each and take a nice ride down Market Street and see the city a little bit on your way.
Also, as we came to find out, parking can be a somewhat limited resource in San Fran, so the free, reserved parking was great.
Try a fresh breakfast across the street at Sweet Inspiration. Excellent bakery sweets and a seriously great eggs Benedict. Bagel sandwich was good too.
My only complaint would be that the wifi was slow at times, but it was free.
I’d definitely stay here again and we made some great memories here!

My girlfriend and I flew out from NJ to the west coast. Out of all the hotels we stayed at over the course of a week in different towns along our CA road trip, Beck’s Motor Lodge was by far our favorite. The room was exceptionally clean and the noise level was nearly non-​existent. Being that this was our first time traveling to San Fran, we weren’t very familiar with the areas of the city. We were more than pleased with the convenient parking along the city’s main strip of Market St. We loved the whole experience and will definitely be staying there again on our next trip to San Francisco. Btw, the shower is amazing!

The renovated rooms are awesome. European style bathrooms… So someone can shower/​poop while others use the sink area.
Padded headboards & large comfy showers… Perfect for hookups.
Love that they kept old school motel style clocks on the nightstands for charm.

Have stayed at Becks roughly 10 to 12 times now but this last time (this last weekend) we we’re lucky enough and got a 100% remodeled room! Absolutely gorgeous. My friend and I travel for work very often and with the upgrades they’ve put into the new rooms its right close to a 4 to 5 star Hilton or Marriott, however, Beck’s has a much better location than them in the SF area! Can’t wait to go back! Very impressed with what they’ve done! Keep it up!

We stayed at Beck’s Motor Lodge for two nights. Off street parking was a major plus, especially after walking down one of the side streets coming back from lunch and seeing a broken car window with the glass still on the ground. Access to second and third floors are by room card through the gates blocking off the stairwells and the one elevator. The first floor rooms are literally open to the world. The night we arrived, there were no hand carts for luggage available and we had to lug our luggage up to the room.
Be prepared as most rooms don’t have AC, only the deluxe kings. We had the windows open (there is a bar that prevents each window from opening more than 6″) and the fan running. Even with the window open, the place was relatively quiet, especially considering that you are right on Market Street.
Yes, the complex is old, but the location is right and the price was acceptable. The front desk did claim they were planning to renovate the place this winter. The room was clean and modest, with a flat screen TV, a refrigerator, and a large closet. The bed was acceptable, firm enough without hurting my back. Public transportation is a short walk away. In a nutshell, it served our purpose.