2 Star Hotel

Royal Inn

120 Hickey Boulevard , South San Francisco, CA, United States View Map

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Located 10 minutes’ drive from San Francisco International Airport, this South San Francisco motel features smoke-fee rooms with free Wi-Fi. Shopping at Serramonte Center is just 2 miles away. Kaiser Permanente Medical Center is 5 minutes’ drive away. Union Square and downtown San Francisco is just 20 minutes’ drive away from Royal Inn. Offering free Wi-Fi, each air-conditioned room includes cable TV, a microwave and a refrigerator at South San Francisco Royal Inn. Rooms are styled in light wood furnishings and subtle floral accents. A 24-hour reception welcomes guests to Royal Inn. Newspapers are offered as well.

137 Reviews

6.2Pleasant
Cleanliness
7.2
Staff
7.6
Location
7.9

What Guests Say

  • “Friendly staff. Good price. New counters and fixtures in the bathroom and flooring.”
  • “Location 10 minutes to SFO.”
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Top Amenities

  • Free Internet Access
  • Free Parking
  • Accessible Rooms / Facilities
  • Non-Smoking Rooms
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King Room1/4

King Room

356 sqft • 2 King

  • Air conditioning
  • Bath or Shower
  • Carpeting
  • Free Wifi
Deluxe King Room1/4

Deluxe King Room

356 sqft • 1 King

  • Air conditioning
  • Bath or Shower
  • Carpeting
  • Free Wifi

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    What Guests Loved

    6.2
    Pleasant

    Based on 137 reviews

    Location

    7.9

    Cleanliness

    7.2

    Staff

    7.6

    Overall Quality

    7

    Pros +

    • Friendly staff. Good price. New counters and fixtures in the bathroom and flooring.
    • Location 10 minutes to SFO.
    • The location

    Cons -

    • Despite a very nice new bathroom, the shower curtain was an old dirty one. Room heater was loud but I had a small personal heater with me so just turned it off. Lighting was from total dark to stark bright so I purchased small night lights to help that.
    • Hotel Staff mishandled reservation. Bed linen was wet
    • Staff not professional,there are molds in the restroom,no elevator we have to carry our luggages in the 3rd floor,my wife fell in the stairs, not clear to us that we have to pay the children we never did pay before.the staff are very rude. not recommende
    Business Traveler (10)Solo Traveler (13)Traveling as Couple (16)Family with Young Children (16)Family with Teens (5)Senior Traveler (3)Group Traveler (2)Total (81)
    7Verified Hotel GuestPosted on: 11-23-2019

    Friendly staff. Good price. New counters and fixtures in the bathroom and flooring.

    Despite a very nice new bathroom, the shower curtain was an old dirty one. Room heater was loud but I had a small personal heater with me so just turned it off. Lighting was from total dark to stark bright so I purchased small night lights to help that.

    5Verified Hotel GuestPosted on: 7-14-2018

    Location 10 minutes to SFO.

    Hotel Staff mishandled reservation. Bed linen was wet

    4Verified Hotel GuestPosted on: 5-26-2016

    The location

    Staff not professional,there are molds in the restroom,no elevator we have to carry our luggages in the 3rd floor,my wife fell in the stairs, not clear to us that we have to pay the children we never did pay before.the staff are very rude. not recommende

    9LottePosted on: 9-28-2015

    We had the king room which was quite big, also parking space available.Location was also okay, in a good neighboorhood across a supermarkted, parkingspace available. 15 minutes drive of San Francisco.

    Airconditioning didn't really cool.

    2Verified Hotel GuestPosted on: 8-10-2015

    Cheap hotel

    awful service - rude staff. Additionally maid barged in before checkout claiming I had already checked out, which I hadn't

    7NicholasPosted on: 6-27-2022

    Location

    Police presence

    4YuwenPosted on: 8-17-2015

    No free breakfast and no elevator

    1BrianaPosted on: 4-24-2015

    The location....

    The owner

    5Verified Hotel GuestPosted on: 11-18-2016

    Price

    1FrederickPosted on: 1-20-2026

    The room smelled like pee. The curtains were ripped. I didn't stay. I got a new hotel. They did not want to issue me a refund.

    1RosemariePosted on: 1-15-2026

    The only thing i liked about the property is that it is close to a gas station.

    First the staff was very rude and unaccommodating. Second, the bed sheets were dirty and it had pubic hairs all over the bed. We had him change the sheets and the pillow cases.

    7michellePosted on: 8-14-2025

    The size of the room is nice and big. The refrigerator is good size as well.

    The outside of the building makes you wonder at first if you made a wrong decision. Inside was clean, but smelt overly strong of Freebreeze. There's no coffee in rooms, which I'm pretty sure it states that there is. One other thing, bath towels are super small, there was no maid service any of our days there.

    1AustinPosted on: 7-27-2025

    Our room was dirty and had stains on the blankets. The toilet would not flush for us either so we decided to book another hotel and stay there instead.

    10JeffreyPosted on: 4-6-2025

    Quiet and no loud neighbors

    The main door to the room had no deadbolt and was a little separated off the door frame

    8OmarPosted on: 4-5-2025

    The location was convenient. With a gas station nearby and many food options, it was easy to leave and return the hotel for basic necessities.

    3AndreiPosted on: 2-25-2025

    1. Broken rest room door 2. Bath towels very small and old3. No hair dryer fan4. A/c unit leaking… towels under 5. bed sheets not clean as well

    6BondocPosted on: 10-24-2024

    No elevator, a dirty blanket, and the room smells bad.

    5AprilPosted on: 8-13-2024

    it was close to everything I needed to be by for work.

    The cleaning was a bit lack luster. The first night, they made 1 of the 2 beds we had and used both. They seemed stingy on the towels when we asked for extra for our long hair, they didn't sweep the floors thoroughly or perhaps at all while we were there and didn't seem to clean it at all the day before we left. I've stayed here before alone ans they cleaned the room better in a room with a single bed on my previous stays.

    5KPosted on: 7-29-2024

    The location

    Smelly, bed sheets were not clean. I've used my own blankets instead.

    9DeePosted on: 5-2-2024

    Very clean and spacious room.It was quiet while we were there. Comfortable king bed. Microwave and small fridge. Table&2chairs The only thing that could improve is larger soap bars. We had 3 but VERY small. The toilet needs repair as it caused us to "reset" the fill valve to fill tank to flush. We left before I had the chance to advise the office. No carpet which I was happy about. Floor was very clean not a spec of dust its wood grain vynel or some type of flooring.Our stay was great. Gentleman that checked us in very kind and professional.

    Just as mentioned before, very small soap and toilet needed repair,but fortunately we were able to deal with it for 1 night

    Amenities & Policies

    Amenities

    Media & Technology

    • Free Internet Access

    Transportation

    • Free Parking

    Accessibility

    • Handicapped Rooms/Facilities
    • Facilities for disabled guests available

    General

    • No Smoking Rooms/Facilities

    Guest policies

    Check-inAfter 3:00 PM
    Check-outBefore 11:00 AM
    InternetFree Wi-Fi is available.
    ParkingFree parking is available.
    Children & Extra BedsChildren of all ages are welcome.
    PetsPets are not allowed.
    Room RatesAll rates displayed are for two guests unless otherwise noted.

    Important info

    You must show a valid photo ID and credit card upon check-in. Please note that all special requests cannot be guaranteed and are subject to availability upon check-in. Additional charges may apply.Guests are required to show a photo ID and credit card upon check-in. Please note that all Special Requests are subject to availability and additional charges may apply. Managed by a private host A damage deposit of USD 100.0 is required at checkin. This will be collected by cash. You should be reimbursed on checkout via cash, subject to an inspection of the property.

    Location

    Royal Inn

    120 Hickey Boulevard , South San Francisco, CA

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