AC Hotel San Rafael Downtown

Premium bedding, pillowtop beds, desk, laptop workspace

Shower, hydromassage showerhead, designer toiletries, hair dryer

8.8 / 10.0

Excellent(84 Ratings)

Hotel in San Rafael, CA

4-Star Hotel

Reasons to book

Guests love it hereGuests give this property a top rating

Well priced for this locationProperty prices in this area are generally higher

Includes essentialsPool, Air conditioner, Internet / Wifi and more

About this hotel

Hotel with 2 restaurants, near Dominican University of California
2 restaurants, a bar/lounge, and a rooftop terrace are available at this smoke-free hotel. WiFi in public areas is free. Additionally, a 24-hour business center, self parking, and conference space are onsite.
Housekeeping is available on request.
AC Hotel San Rafael Downtown offers 140 air-conditioned accommodations with complimentary bottled water and coffee/tea makers. Accommodations offer separate sitting areas. Pillowtop beds feature premium bedding. 32-inch LCD televisions come with premium cable channels, pay movies, and Netflix. Bathrooms include showers with hydromassage showerheads, bathrobes, slippers, and designer toiletries.

This San Rafael hotel provides complimentary wireless Internet access, with a speed of 500+ Mbps (good for 6+ people or 10+ devices). Business-friendly amenities include desks and desk chairs, as well as phones; free local calls are provided (restrictions may apply). Additionally, rooms include hair dryers and irons/ironing boards. Hypo-allergenic bedding, change of towels, and change of bedsheets can be requested. Housekeeping is provided daily.

The recreational activities listed below are available either on site or nearby; fees may apply.

Amenities

Pool

Air conditioner

Internet / Wifi

Laundry

Map of San Rafael, CA

Nearby attractions

Available Rooms

Standard Room, 1 King Bed, Non Smoking

1 King • 323 ft²

Sleeps 2

You'll be directed to Expedia.com for availability & pricing

Premium Suite, 1 Bedroom, Non Smoking

1 King • 427 ft²

Sleeps 2

You'll be directed to Expedia.com for availability & pricing

Premium Room, 1 King Bed, Non Smoking, Mountain View

1 King • 320 ft²

Sleeps 2

You'll be directed to Expedia.com for availability & pricing

Premium Room, 2 Queen Beds, Non Smoking, Mountain View

2 Queen • 320 ft²

Sleeps 4

You'll be directed to Expedia.com for availability & pricing

Standard Room, 2 Queen Beds, Non Smoking

2 Queen • 320 ft²

Sleeps 4

You'll be directed to Expedia.com for availability & pricing

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AC Hotel San Rafael Downtown

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8.8 / 10.0

Excellent(84 Ratings)

Hotel in San Rafael, CA

4-Star Hotel

Reasons to book

Guests love it hereGuests give this property a top rating

Well priced for this locationProperty prices in this area are generally higher

Includes essentialsPool, Air conditioner, Internet / Wifi and more

About this hotel

The recreational activities listed below are available either on site or nearby; fees may apply.

Amenities

Pool

Air conditioner

Internet / Wifi

Laundry

Map of San Rafael, CA

Nearby attractions

Available Rooms

Standard Room, 1 King Bed, Non Smoking

1 King • 323 ft²

Sleeps 2

You'll be directed to Expedia.com for availability & pricing

Premium Suite, 1 Bedroom, Non Smoking

1 King • 427 ft²

Sleeps 2

You'll be directed to Expedia.com for availability & pricing

Premium Room, 1 King Bed, Non Smoking, Mountain View

1 King • 320 ft²

Sleeps 2

You'll be directed to Expedia.com for availability & pricing

Premium Room, 2 Queen Beds, Non Smoking, Mountain View

2 Queen • 320 ft²

Sleeps 4

You'll be directed to Expedia.com for availability & pricing

Standard Room, 2 Queen Beds, Non Smoking

2 Queen • 320 ft²

Sleeps 4

You'll be directed to Expedia.com for availability & pricing

Ratings and reviews

8.8 / 10.0

Excellent(84 Ratings)

5.0 / 10.0

Dec 2024

Stayed here last year for the same reason. Always a bummer we never get to try the rooftop terrace due to weather but this place is clean and staff is very friendly.

5.0 / 10.0

Nov 2024

My stay at the hotel was great! The staff was very welcoming and made my birthday celebration extra special. They even gave me a hand written card and balloons. I highly recommend this hotel. It is in a great location that is walkable to good restaurants and breweries.

5.0 / 10.0

Oct 2024

We were traveling for a wedding and only booked for one night. We arrived to the hotel a few hours before check in. The staff was really friendly and were able to accommodate us and checked us in early. The room was really nice and the location was nice to. Close to a lot of restaurants. The fitness center was nice as well with great equipment. The only thing we didn't like was the parking availability. Parking is limited, especially at night time and it is not free. Still i think that might be common for thr area, not entirely sure. Still a great hotel. 5 stars

5.0 / 10.0

Oct 2024

Super friendly, helpful staff!! Great breakfast. Wonderful clean spacious rooms.

5.0 / 10.0

Sep 2024

The stay was amazing. Brunch at the roof top bar the hotel is very clean and smells amazing . There was always someone cleaning and deodorizing. The beds were soft and rooms were nice

5.0 / 10.0

Sep 2024

I was really impressed with this property. The room was larger than expected, and designed to be both attractive and functional. The breakfast was Continental style but very good quality. Nice bar area and lobby. Great location in downtown.

5.0 / 10.0

Sep 2024

Stayed here for work and was extremely comfortable. Very clean and modern. I will definitely stay again the next time I am in town! Extremely walkable in the heart of San Rafael.

5.0 / 10.0

Sep 2024

Very nice hotel the only complaint is the parking is horrible !

4.0 / 10.0

Sep 2024

A very nice, modern hotel. The property was maintained very well and had a lot of amenities. I gave it a 4 Star rating because of two things... #1. Parking was limited, but secure & #2. There wasn't any dressers to unpack our clothes into, which lends itself to the modern part of my description. I'd definitely stay here again though. The rooftop bar was nice and served great drinks.

10.0 / 10.0

Sep 2024

Great! Would stay again!

4.0 / 10.0

Aug 2024

We arrived at the Hotel early, knowing we could not check in yet, the clerk took my cell number and advised they would call when the room was available. We went out and walked around for 2 to 3 hrs., once back in the lobby we had a conversation with a lady for 20 to 30 minutes. Now its been about 4 hours and I look at the front desk and people are checking in, I get in line and go up to the counter and ask about my room availability and the guy says its ready and I could check in, I mentioned that I was waiting a call to advise me of this, and that it had been 3 to 4 hours since I checked in. Just at this moment my cell phone text message alert goes off and the message says my room is available, REALLY. The guys says he was sorry for the inconvenience. There was also a lot of street noise, people and traffic. If I was to go back I would request a room on the interior side of the building, I think I would also look into other accommodation options in the area.

8.0 / 10.0

Aug 2024

Limited Dining and Parking

8.0 / 10.0

Aug 2024

A fine hotel , clean .

10.0 / 10.0

Aug 2024

Our family of 4 stayed here, and we absolutely loved this hotel! Great location, friendly staff, and very clean! We would definitely stay here again!

10.0 / 10.0

Aug 2024

Beautiful hotel with wonderful rooms.

10.0 / 10.0

Aug 2024

Great new hotel, everything is clean. They lack the number of parking spaces to rooms so we had to park off site once. They have a large breakfast buffet each morning. There is also a rooftop area which happened to be closed when we stayed. Maybe next time!.

10.0 / 10.0

Jul 2024

Very good

4.0 / 10.0

Jul 2024

We were put on the second floor facing the street. In addition to the gunshots we heard around 1:30 am there were people in the room above us and they were so loud it was impossible to sleep. It sounded like they were running and stomping. We did try to address this with the front desk and nothing was done. They must have had a flight to catch because finally around 4 am we heard suitcases being rolled around and then it was quiet for about two hrs until the construction delivery trucks showed up to a job site around the corner. Beeping, loud crashing metal sounds with all the material being unloaded. Then there was the homeless woman shouting at the construction workers for making too much noise. She was directly under our window and was talking to herself. I felt like we were on a prank show or something but we weren’t. It was absolutely rediculous!! The noise made this staycation comepletely unbearable. I would not recommend this property to anyone looking for a good nights sleep. The fact that we were put into a handicap suite was also not ideal. Perhaps it amplified the noise further due to the flooring. There was nothing to absorb the sound. It was stark and sterile. I wish we had gotten what was advertised and the room looked nothing like what I reserved through Expedia online.

4.0 / 10.0

Jul 2024

Convenient to many restaurants. Fitness available and if you drove a car parking was available around the block.

10.0 / 10.0

Jul 2024

This hotel is conveniently located in downtown San Rafael. It has one of the only rooftop patios in the area with a FULL bar not just wine and beer. The service is quick and the staff professional yet amiable. The rooftop closes at 11pm (weekends?) but it’s walking distance to other very good establishments. I highly recommend this hotel.

5.0 / 10.0

Jul 2024

Entire roof patio is restaurant and would serve more clients if only half of rooftop was restaurant.

10.0 / 10.0

Jul 2024

Staff still needs to train to speak better, other than this, everything else is good.

10.0 / 10.0

Jul 2024

Very clean and close to multiple dining options.

8.0 / 10.0

Jun 2024

It’s a beautiful property but the floors are wood between the floors so you hear everything above you. Too bad because they invested a lot in the place but they forgot to include soundproofing.

10.0 / 10.0

Jun 2024

Nice place for comfortable business travel

4.0 / 10.0

Jun 2024

Our room was clean and comfortable. The location of the hotel is great - right in the heart of downtown San Rafael. Parking was a bit cramped for the hotel.

10.0 / 10.0

Jun 2024

Excellent !

2.0 / 10.0

May 2024

I had paid for a room with two queen beds via hotels.com. I checked in at the front desk and my family went to the room only to find that the room had a single queen bed (so the four of us couldn't fit in). I went back to the front desk and the receptionist said they were out of rooms with two queen beds. She wanted me to sign up for some stupid rewards program so they could give us points for our inconvenience. She also said they can issue me a full refund. She said you can talk to my manager but I'm not sure what we can do since all rooms are full. FWIW I am a POC woman with an accent. Shortly after, my husband, a white man came up to the front desk and demanded we get the room we already paid for. And sure enough, they make a room with two queen beds magically appear. You can draw your own conclusion from this observation on how they behaved differently with me vs my husband. After we got the room with the two queen beds, all was well. Room was clean. But the check in experience left a very sour taste in the mouth.

10.0 / 10.0

May 2024

Parking spots are not adequate for the number of rooms

2.0 / 10.0

May 2024

We checked we left after 15 minutes. Several prostitutes were stay at the hotel. My daughter feared holes in the walls were cameras. It was an interesting experience.

6.0 / 10.0

May 2024

The front desk service wasn't very good. I wanted a map of the hotel so I could find the restaurants in relation to my room, and there was none. The check in person said, "I can print you one once we are finished checking you in." After we finished, I reminded her of the map. She pointed to the elevators and said there was a map there and to take a picture of it. It was an evacuation map. Not a map of where to find amenities. I was not given a wifi code. Exhausted from traveling, I asked random guests I ran into on the way to my room how to access food in the hotel and was finally pointed in the right direction. I ordered oysters, steak brushetta, and carrot hummus to take back to my room. The oysters were inedible. The others were just okay. I wanted a night in to prepare for a meeting with mindless t.v. while prepping, and the t.v. pixelated horribly. Everything else was nice. The room itself was very nice. For over $300 just for the room (basic king room), and about $100 per person for subpar tapas, I would recommend shopping around. Next time I might try 4 Points hotel nearby.

10.0 / 10.0

May 2024

Great place

8.0 / 10.0

May 2024

Nice new facility, staff is courteous. The WiFi speed is not strong enough to actually stream on the TV. Parking is not free and is pricy.

10.0 / 10.0

May 2024

Brand new and in a hot spot for dining and bars. Hard to find good hotels in Marin county and this was such a pleasant surprise. The gym is wonderful too I would have stayed in there all day if I had the time.

4.0 / 10.0

Apr 2024

It is a beautiful modern and pretty hotel. My only mention is that it’s a tad noisy. With hardwood floors in the room I heard every step or luggage roller overhead and next door. Room was very clean and beautiful. Didn’t love the linens. I rate this hotel a 9!

6.0 / 10.0

Apr 2024

The first room had helicoper landing sound like from the roof top. They replaced with more quieter room but looking for quiet room was an effort and issue. Breakfast is just a unedible. Very cheap ingridients breakfasst for the price of good restaurant. Parking is too small for the capacity. Nice building but it has many broken AC features on the floors. Unhealthy humming noises on 4th floor by elevator.

10.0 / 10.0

Apr 2024

Beautiful hotel!

2.0 / 10.0

Apr 2024

The hotel is very modern and the room was spacious, clean, and had a nice view of the mountains. However, when booking through Expedia I was charged the nightly room rate and a room deposit. When I checked into the hotel, I was charged a second time for the room, and again for the room deposit. It has been a nightmare trying to get this billing issue resolved. Being charged $655 for a one night stay is ridiculous. I probably wouldn't stay again due to this issue.

8.0 / 10.0

Apr 2024

Staff were friendly and the hotel was convenient. The only challenge was the limited parking. You may not find a space, even if you want to pay for parking. Metered parking and surrounding lots won't let you prepay so you have to go at 8am to pay for the day. (parking is free overnight).

10.0 / 10.0

Apr 2024

What a nice property. Will definitely stay here again.

FAQs

How much does this hotel cost compared to others in San Rafael?

The average price for a rental in San Rafael is $246 per night. This rental is $76 less expensive than the average.

Is parking included with this hotel?

Parking is not specified as an available amenity at AC Hotel San Rafael Downtown. For more information, we encourage you to contact the property about where to park.

Is there a pool at this hotel?

Yes, a swimming pool is available for use at AC Hotel San Rafael Downtown. Enjoy the water!

Is AC Hotel San Rafael Downtown pet friendly?

Unfortunately, this hotel is not pet-friendly. Try searching again and filter for "Pets Allowed"

What amenities are available at AC Hotel San Rafael Downtown?

We found 5 amenities for this rental. This includes pool, air conditioner, internet / wifi, laundry, and tv.

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When traveling to San Rafael, if you are looking for (business stays, family stays, couples stay, getaway vacation, etc.) this is the perfect place at $143 per night.

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AC Hotel San Rafael Downtown

Hotel in San Rafael, CA

Reasons to book

About this hotel

Amenities

Map of San Rafael, CA

Nearby attractions

Available Rooms

Standard Room, 1 King Bed, Non Smoking

Premium Suite, 1 Bedroom, Non Smoking

Premium Room, 1 King Bed, Non Smoking, Mountain View

Premium Room, 2 Queen Beds, Non Smoking, Mountain View

Standard Room, 2 Queen Beds, Non Smoking

AC Hotel San Rafael Downtown

Hotel in San Rafael, CA

Reasons to book

About this hotel

Amenities

Map of San Rafael, CA

Nearby attractions

Available Rooms

Standard Room, 1 King Bed, Non Smoking

Premium Suite, 1 Bedroom, Non Smoking

Premium Room, 1 King Bed, Non Smoking, Mountain View

Premium Room, 2 Queen Beds, Non Smoking, Mountain View

Standard Room, 2 Queen Beds, Non Smoking

Ratings and reviews

FAQs

How much does this hotel cost compared to others in San Rafael?

Is parking included with this hotel?

Is there a pool at this hotel?

Is AC Hotel San Rafael Downtown pet friendly?

What amenities are available at AC Hotel San Rafael Downtown?

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