Hostel Review : HI Fisherman's Wharf, San Francisco CA

HI Fisherman's Wharf
Fort Mason, Building 240
San Francisco, CA
(415) 771-7277
http://sfhostels.com/fishermans-wharf/features/

I don't usually consider hostels much of a bargain. You pay about half what you would pay for a normal private hotel/motel room, but then you get about half a night's sleep. Unless you can sleep through the Apocalypse or you get really lucky with roommates, you'll be waking up to noisy backpackers crashing into the room at 2 A.M. undoing all their gear and other such interruption and consternation. Not to mention hygiene issues, various flatulent emissions, and what have you. The HI at Fisherman's Wharf isn't any exception to that norm. The dorms range from 6 to 15-ish people per. I've stayed here once each year for the last three years, and each time it's been people crashing in at all kinds of odd hours in Cosmo Kramer style. It's also generally full or near capacity.