How much does a hotel cost in San Francisco?

A hotel in San Francisco typically costs about $219 a night; most of the 124 hotels on Staylist with a previously observed price cost $158 to $315. By star class, the median is $185 for 3-star, $246 for 4-star, $443 for 5-star.

Prices range from about $115 to $1406 a night in this sample, which covers 124 of the 152 San Francisco hotels Staylist lists. They are rates observed earlier, not quotes for particular dates.

Nightly prices by star class

Class	Hotels with a price	Median / night	Typical range
3-star	18	$185	$156–$301
4-star	34	$246	$222–$353
5-star	13	$443	$315–$555

The typical range covers the middle half of hotels in each class. Classes with fewer than 8 priced hotels are left out.

How the price range splits

Under $100 a night: 0% of priced hotels
$100–$200 a night: 42% of priced hotels
$200–$400 a night: 43% of priced hotels
$400+ a night: 15% of priced hotels

Best-rated hotels at $100–$200 a night

Ranked by Staylist score among hotels with enough guest reviews behind their rating.

Best-rated hotels at $200–$400 a night

Ranked by Staylist score among hotels with enough guest reviews behind their rating.

Best-rated hotels at $400+ a night

Ranked by Staylist score among hotels with enough guest reviews behind their rating.

Method: nightly rates last observed for each hotel in USD, not date-specific quotes; star class as listed for each hotel. Staylist lists a selection of San Francisco's hotels, not all of them, and prices change with season and room, so use these figures to compare options rather than to budget a specific stay. Data updated 2 October 2026. How Staylist ranks hotels.