China Town- SF..?

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Have never been to San Fran, but after reading these posts, it is definitely on my list now!
 
I'm home,
We cut our trip short so we didn't get the chance to see or do much of anything.The timing of our sons Dr appointment didn't give us much room to plan around it.

We left right after dinner in China Town. Our fist try at a Chines place. We just walked out. I didn't appreciate having a a teapot and saucers slammed into the glass table top. It was ear piercing. We got up and walked out. Lets try another down the street? Not a smart move. Chinatown Restaurant - Chinatown - San Francisco, CA
My nerves were absolutely shot after dining at that place. Yours probably would have been to. You actually dine on the 2nd floor. I thought the place was just going to absolutely crumble around us. I noticed a picture on the wall moving kind of slow. By the time we were finally served dinner almost 2 hours later. One dish at a time. That picture was really moving. I could feel the floor move. Chandeliers were rocking back and forth. It was a brick building. I had to get up and out onto the street. They wouldn't let us leave until they brought us the check to the table. We waited 45 min just to get it. They made us go back and sit down like we were grade school kids. "You wait!" I don't think so. And didn't. I had to get out and I frankly wasn't kidding around my BP was to the hilt.

Our hotel really was a " Hotel California from hell!" Our trip and plans were completely ruined by our stay there. We didn't have the chance to go to any restaurants mentioned here. We did cruise around on many of the streets just to get to that appointment on time. They were pretty :) But you know for a cardiac patient I'd never want to live there. Little too much for me.

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You guys should have seen what was supposed to be a beautiful suite that actually wasn't. I could have been electrocuted. Absolutely shocked at the the money we spent for it was just a waste. Don't let that pretty picture fool ya. That was supposed to be our booked suite!. We were 3 floors up. No view except where they do the laundry.

Our first nights dinner was the highlight of our trip. I left a nice thank you note for them on the table cloth. Hungry Hunter South San Francisco Home

It's good to be home..

Munky.
 
I'm home,
We cut our trip short so we didn't get the chance to see or do much of anything.

We left right after dinner in China Town. Our fist try at a Chines place. We just walked out.

I thought the place was just going to absolutely crumble around us.

Our hotel really was a " Hotel California from hell!" Our trip and plans were completely ruined by our stay there.

It's good to be home..

Munky.

OMG, I'm so sorry your trip went badly! SF is a wonderful city if you have the time and information to go to the right places. It can be a real nightmare if in a hurry or with no idea of what things to *not* do.

I hope if you ever have a chance to return to SF, that you get the chance to plan out every move you'll make while there. *That's* the way to see any city you're unfamiliar with.

Hit and miss stays seldom work out well and I've heard some real nightmare stories done that way. I've had a couple of my own.

Better luck next time! :rolleyes:
 
You might like to try a little research on some of the major "restaurant-specific" sites like Chowhound, Gayot, Yelp and Zagat, as they have all the latest restaurant info plus reviews from people who have been to them recently.
 
OMG, I'm so sorry your trip went badly! SF is a wonderful city if you have the time and information to go to the right places. It can be a real nightmare if in a hurry or with no idea of what things to *not* do.

I hope if you ever have a chance to return to SF, that you get the chance to plan out every move you'll make while there. *That's* the way to see any city you're unfamiliar with.

Hit and miss stays seldom work out well and I've heard some real nightmare stories done that way. I've had a couple of my own.

Better luck next time! :rolleyes:

I'm sure it is a wonderful city. Again I missed it. Next time though I'm not shelling out another $300.00 a night for a suite that should have been in better shape. It was a dump. Burned smiley faces in the furniture, torn bedding and towels, working lamp that wouldn't hurt or kill somebody, Employees letting people sleep? Would have been nice. I had 2 hours tops before we had to get moving. All that after a long drive.

All I really wanted to do is get some sourdough bread and bring it home.
Maybe next time...

Munky.
 
How disappointing, Munky. Sure hope your next visit goes better!
 
so sorry you had such an awful time. i have been to s.f. many times and always had a good time. have seen plays at lunch time and theater at night. no advance reservations except for the room, always worked well for me. found many little out of the way places to eat that were wonderful, one even had a free comedy club next door, that came with the meal.maybe it was just the luck of the draw.
 
So sorry you didn't have a good time...sounds like a lot of the vacations Shrek and I have taken.
 
It's taken me a few days just to recoup from that place. Feeling much better today.
Just give me back my kitchen and bedroom. I'm a happy camper. This Kountry girl wasn't cut out for city life.

Emabassy Suites will be getting by the end of the day an email on their customer service that I'm sure they won't soon be forgetting. Shine on the problems or shluff off on it, I'll take my complaints to the top. Climb that ladder.

My husband worked a lot of 16hr days to pay for that trip.I worked those 16's to! We specifically picked that room shown for our son. Not knowing what the specialist was going to do to him for his preop we were trying to make sure if he was sick and couldn't be in the sunlight, he could have at least been able to see the all the major airlines take off and land at night from S.F.O. We were close enough to get him back to our room in just minutes. Room service for us tonight. :)

We do have to go back soon. He's going to have to stay at least 2 days after his surgery. Limited head movement as possible. Until he's checked out again and cleared to make the trip home.

The people we did meet and talk to on the streets were very nice helpful. That was a nice change. Being in a place where nobody knew me.

Watching a man for 20 minutes parked, signaled to merge to the right lane. Downtown traffic. Commuter hour 6pm. We were heading to 101 getting out... NOW! Nobody was letting him in. We were next. He looked so content to wait an hour if he had to to get in. When we pulled up behind him to let him in. Asked if he had enough room? He looked so shocked, surprised that we did that. What a gracious thank you we got from him. He just wanted to go home like the rest of us.

Next time who knows what's going to happen or where we go. Everything revolves around our son. If we can make it to any place that's over the top good. I'll let you guys know.

Thank you all for the helpful advice.

Munky.
 
You might consider posting on TripAdvisor about your experience, and tell E.S. that you are going to post. TA seems to garner a lot of attention. Also, if you booked through Expedia, Orbitz, or some of the other travel sites, they would want to know. Prayers for your son, Munky.
 
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