Space-Saving Ideas from Good Hotel

Walking around SOMA, we were pleasantly surprised to see that this new hotel was through with construction and looking good, indeed. Much like the Hotel Tomo, another budget-conscious lodging spot in the city, Good Hotel features some cool, inexpensive design. We're most impressed with their space-saving techniques...

The beds feature floating night stands (good for minimizing the furniture's footprint) and a built-in shelf at the end for storage. 1-15-09 good hotel desk.jpg The tiny desks are mounted to the wall and flip down, again cutting down on wasted floor space and providing a more free-flowing room. 1-15-09 good hotel toilet.jpg The sink/toilet combo is something you see regularly in Japan, and is hopefully catching on in the US, too. After you flush the toilet, clean water flows out of the tap on top for you to wash your hands. The used water then flows down into the collecting tank and is used to fill the bowl the next time someone flushes. Takes a little getting used to perhaps, but you're saving water as well as bathroom space (though it's best as a solo sink only for a public restroom - not for washing your face or brushing teeth).
1-15-09 good hotel computers.jpg The business center houses several computers in a wall of built-in shelving, which, along with the thin stools, lreally opens up the space.

... And the cheeky sign out front always has something interesting to say - 1-15-09 good hotel sign.jpg
Pictured here during the Folsom Street Fair.

Find out more about Good Hotel here.

Images: Priceline, image of sign via cactusthesaint

Comments (15)

what kind of bed is that!

I dunno, that shot of the bed kind of makes me feel like I want to have a picnic.

Love the bed!! Who makes it?

The bed is made by ohio design. The guy is my shopmate. They have a website:)

It's a nice hotel. I've stayed there ... but make sure you get a room that doesn't face the courtyard. It's UNBELIEVABLY loud at night.

It also doesn't have an elevator if you stay in the 'motel' part so be prepared to lug your bags up 3 flights of stairs... they don't have the staff to help.

Cool toilet! One thing about living in a crowded-to-overflowing country, it stimulates creative solutions.

In spite of my deep cynicism about the name and marketing strategy, I'm actually kind of impressed. All too often such 'simple' modern places have rates that are jacked up. The Standard in LA and the Paramount in NY are perfect examples. When they opened they offered simple and cheap rooms with simple but good design.

Now they have (especially the Paramount) the same rooms at triple the price.

But $79 is a good rate in SF, even though the area isn't the best. It's not hip and edgy down there, it's scummy. But no worse than my other SF faves like the Steinhart or the Grant.

I know the hotel used to be called something else, but I can't for the life of me remember.

Any SF locals recall?

I'm leery of washing my hands with water I couldn't wash my face or teeth with but it is a great way to save room.

you've got in wrong. the water that comes out of the tap is clean. that grey water is then used to fill the bowl...not the other way around.

yes i think the reason it wouldn't be good for washing your face or brushing your teeth is that you cannot control the water flow (no taps) - you would have to flush the toilet every time you wanted the water to run. it also might be awkward to have to lean over to the toilet (maybe straddle it with your legs?) to have to wash your face.

sfdoddsy,
It used to be Hotel Britton.

I'm confused by the sink/toilet combo-- is there a second sink in the bathroom for brushing teeth, etc?

Those yellow high chairs are really nice, does anyone know where you can get them? In Australia?

"One thing about living in a crowded-to-overflowing country, it stimulates creative solutions"

wow You think the US is crowded and overflowing. Obviously you have not ventured far from your rock if you think the US is crowded and overflowing.