Bay Area Pet-friendly Hotel

"Multicultural Staff were great! Never stayed and was pleasantly surprised of room's cleanliness and size (1 king) Good brekky with DIY waffle option. In process of remodeling inside (maybe adding a wall on top of stairs) but noise not heard. Saw 3 gents doing spot checks in the morning inside and outside. Overall, not bad of a location if being close to the airport is your priority as they tout 24hr transpo to/from airport. Would stay again if I had to return. Only dislike at this...

"First off, it is a classic SF icon of a hotel. (And the Fairmont across the street has rooms like the Mark since both hotels are 'seniors' yet classic beautiful public areas). The IHG group purchased it in 1973 and even during the late 90s it was still well maintained and didn't show its age). However now, it is showing its age! The rooms are meh since they are clearly aging (and NOT in a super classic way) and are very dated. The place needs a renov! Would I stay there again? Probably not. But...