I've stayed in several 4-stars in SF in the past two years, and while none were bad, they are clearly still suffering from staffing issues and spreading things

I've stayed in several 4-stars in SF in the past two years, and while none were bad, they are clearly still suffering from staffing issues and spreading things thinly due to fewer bookings. If you have a choice to stay in SF or somewhere else, somewhere else is usually nicer. Crime and homelessness has turned SF from that quaint city by the bay, to that quaint city you don't feel safe walking around in. With the loss of convention tourism and the slow erosion of the SV gravy train there's zero reason left to invest in SF. Expect the decline to continue unabated. I bet in 10 years SF will once again be an affordable place to live.