Hotel St Francis

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Smoke from hotel bar was VERY heavy and wafted up from the lobby to the hallways of the second floor. The staff said the smoke was from a smoked sage margarita they make. Whatever - smelled like cigarette smoke to me. The entire hotel is strictly utilitarian. It took a couple of days for me to realize that the decor was supposed to replicate a monestary, since St Francis was a monk. Sinks are not in the bathroom, but in the bedroom. There’s one mirror in the entire room, above the sink, and it’s only large enough to see head and shoulders. A/C was not cool at all. Had to open windows to get fresh, cool air. Lobby is sparse and not inviting. There’s no restaurant for breakfast, no room service. We visited friends at La Fonda and wished we had stayed there. Rooms were fairly cheap, but when I go on vacation, I want some degree of luxury. St Francis offered none of that.