Review : Aloft San Francisco Airport – SFO | Marriott Bonvoy

Updated May 31, 2024
Hotel Aloft San Francisco Airport
Country United States
City San Francisco
Room Type Standard
Loyalty Program Status None
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To the point Check out our photo essay on the Aloft San Francisco Airport hotel, a very functional hotel before catching your flight at SFO airport.

On a recent trip to San Francisco, we stayed one night at the Aloft San Francisco Airport Hotel, located right next to San Francisco International Airport (SFO). Here is our opinion with many pictures.

A convenient hotel, close to SFO

Aloft San Francisco Airport is part of the Marriott Bonvoy program.

At the time of booking, we were still under the Marriott Bonvoy program. The rate per night was 12,000 starpoints (now it is a category 5 in the Marriott Bonvoy program and therefore costs 35,000 points/night).

While we were there, the paying rate was low (about CA$140 including taxes): so we paid for our room, the use of points being not very advantageous here.

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Aloft San Francisco Airport – SFO – Rates

The Marriott BonvoyTM American ExpressMD Card awards 50,000 points as a welcome bonus! Enough to get you several nights at Marriott Bonvoy hotels.

Location

This hotel is located less than 2 kilometers from the airport and is served by an airport shuttle. It takes 5-10 minutes to make the trip.

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Aloft San Francisco Airport – SFO – Location

Our flight was at 7am the next day, so we returned our rental car to the airport agency and took the shuttle to the hotel. This avoids us to pay more time for our car + the parking of the hotel.

Lobby of the Aloft San Francisco Airport hotel

The “Aloft” brand is a “vision” of the W Hotels. It is therefore a brand for a young audience.

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Aloft San Francisco Airport – SFO – Lobby

This can be felt as soon as you arrive in the lobby with “energetic” music.

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Aloft San Francisco Airport – SFO – Lobby
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Aloft San Francisco Airport – SFO – Lobby

We appreciate a lobby with several different relaxation areas: there are board games, a pool table, many screens.

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Aloft San Francisco Airport – SFO – Lobby
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Aloft San Francisco Airport – SFO – Lobby
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Aloft San Francisco Airport – SFO – Lobby
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Aloft San Francisco Airport – SFO – Lobby

We can see the industrial style wanted by the brand Aloft:

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Aloft San Francisco Airport – SFO – Lobby

There are also nice outdoor areas, even in the evening, with heated umbrellas and outdoor fireplaces.

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Exterior

The indoor pool and gym

The Aloft San Francisco Airport hotel has an indoor pool

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Pool

and a gym:

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Gym
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Gym

Small reminders GSP

Before reaching our room, the elevator signs serve as a reminder:

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Lobby

For any stay of 2 nights or more, you can request not to have maid service in your room. This allows you to earn 500 Marriott Bonvoy points per night

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Elevator

Also, many of the group’s hotels now have “SPG Keyless”. You can get your room key right on the SPG app on your smartphone! How convenient!

The room

After a corridor that we will also qualify as “industrial colored” …

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Room access

… we arrived in our room which has 2 Queen size beds.

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Beds

A long surface is used as a desk or to put a luggage. A lower chair can also play this role. We are well and truly in “functional”.

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Office

A little retro touch in this room: the alarm clock! Also note the USB wall plugs, which are thankfully starting to become the norm.

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Bedside table

On the side of the entrance is the bathroom (finally shower), in which we find… “functional”!

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Shower room

A safe is available with a small coffee machine and a mini fridge (under the sink).

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Trunk
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Coffee corner
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Washbasin
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Washbasin

Behind the curtain, a small closet.

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Cabinet

Then the shower of a good size. It must be said that we prefer a nice shower, rather than a bathtub-shower.

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Shower

No small individual bottles (which are, admittedly, not very environmentally friendly). Large fixed distributors:

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Shower

Self-service

In keeping with the Aloft concept, there is an entire self-service area next to the Reception area. You will be able to find, at any time, something to eat (or products that could be useful to you).

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Lobby
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Lobby

With a large table that is meant to be convivial:

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Lobby

It’s a bit like “l’Auberge Espagnole” 🙂

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Lobby

Bottom Line

The Aloft San Francisco Airport fulfills its role as an airport hotel: without being high-end, you’ll find a functional hotel:

  • an airport shuttle
  • a very functional and well soundproofed room
  • a pleasant atmosphere in the lobby
  • … and an indoor swimming pool for a last nice evening before taking the plane!

In short, if you need to stay one night before flying back to Canada (or to Asia / Hawaii), this is a hotel we recommend!

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Jean-Maximilien Voisine

Jean-Maximilien Voisine

Jean-Maximilien Voisine
Jean-Maximilien is an expert in Canada and France about Loyalty programs, Credit cards and Travel. He is the Founding President of Milesopedia.
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