What's a good Google rating for a hotel in San Francisco?
- Google Maps
- 4.2stars
- Above this puts you in the top quarter
- Tripadvisor
- 4.4stars
- Above this puts you in the top quarter
Above 4.2 stars puts you in the top quarter on Google Maps for San Francisco hotels. The middle half sit between 3.4 and 4.2 stars, from 175,952 reviews across 165 hotels. On Tripadvisor, above 4.4 stars puts you in the top quarter; the middle half sit between 3.9 and 4.4 stars, from 249,211 reviews across 121 hotels.
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About these figures
The San Francisco article analyzes 16,855 text-eligible reviews across 169 hotels in a frozen snapshot; these benchmarks use current listing ratings and all published review counts, including star-only reviews and listings without analyzed text.
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Google Maps
90%
You're above 90% of San Francisco hotels on Google Maps.
Your review count is above 9% of San Francisco hotels on Google Maps.
Tripadvisor
79%
You're above 79% of San Francisco hotels on Tripadvisor.
Your review count is above 2% of San Francisco hotels on Tripadvisor.
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Rating distributions
Bars count listings per 0.1-star bucket. Both charts share a scale. Dashed line — top-quarter threshold. Darker bars — ratings above it.
175,952 reviews across 165 hotels
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| Rating (stars) | Number of listings |
|---|---|
| 1.0 | 0 |
| 1.1 | 0 |
| 1.2 | 0 |
| 1.3 | 0 |
| 1.4 | 0 |
| 1.5 | 0 |
| 1.6 | 0 |
| 1.7 | 0 |
| 1.8 | 0 |
| 1.9 | 0 |
| 2.0 | 0 |
| 2.1 | 0 |
| 2.2 | 2 |
| 2.3 | 2 |
| 2.4 | 0 |
| 2.5 | 1 |
| 2.6 | 1 |
| 2.7 | 1 |
| 2.8 | 0 |
| 2.9 | 5 |
| 3.0 | 5 |
| 3.1 | 7 |
| 3.2 | 7 |
| 3.3 | 7 |
| 3.4 | 7 |
| 3.5 | 14 |
| 3.6 | 6 |
| 3.7 | 10 |
| 3.8 | 8 |
| 3.9 | 8 |
| 4.0 | 9 |
| 4.1 | 13 |
| 4.2 | 16 |
| 4.3 | 7 |
| 4.4 | 13 |
| 4.5 | 7 |
| 4.6 | 8 |
| 4.7 | 1 |
| 4.8 | 0 |
| 4.9 | 0 |
| 5.0 | 0 |
249,211 reviews across 121 hotels
View exact bucket counts
| Rating (stars) | Number of listings |
|---|---|
| 1.0 | 0 |
| 1.1 | 0 |
| 1.2 | 0 |
| 1.3 | 0 |
| 1.4 | 0 |
| 1.5 | 0 |
| 1.6 | 0 |
| 1.7 | 0 |
| 1.8 | 0 |
| 1.9 | 0 |
| 2.0 | 0 |
| 2.1 | 1 |
| 2.2 | 0 |
| 2.3 | 0 |
| 2.4 | 0 |
| 2.5 | 0 |
| 2.6 | 0 |
| 2.7 | 0 |
| 2.8 | 0 |
| 2.9 | 0 |
| 3.0 | 0 |
| 3.1 | 1 |
| 3.2 | 0 |
| 3.3 | 3 |
| 3.4 | 4 |
| 3.5 | 4 |
| 3.6 | 2 |
| 3.7 | 4 |
| 3.8 | 7 |
| 3.9 | 7 |
| 4.0 | 5 |
| 4.1 | 9 |
| 4.2 | 19 |
| 4.3 | 11 |
| 4.4 | 18 |
| 4.5 | 10 |
| 4.6 | 6 |
| 4.7 | 4 |
| 4.8 | 5 |
| 4.9 | 1 |
| 5.0 | 0 |
What stands out in San Francisco
Google Maps has a lower median rating than Tripadvisor for San Francisco hotels, beyond the median uncertainty intervals. A typical San Francisco hotels listing has fewer Google Maps reviews than the United States median, beyond the median uncertainty intervals. Google Maps ratings vary widely among San Francisco hotels: the middle half span 3.4 to 4.2 stars. Recent Google review ratings per listing for San Francisco hotels are about the same as the full stored history.
Full stored history: 3.6 stars per listing (95% interval 3.5–3.8), from 6,136 reviews across 89 hotels.
Since November 01, 2024, the median Google rating per listing is 3.7 stars (95% interval 3.5–3.9), from 4,509 reviews across 85 hotels.
For San Francisco hotels, the 24-month comparison uses each listing's mean of dated, analyzed reviews, not its current published rating; listing mix may differ between periods.
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Google Maps
| Percentile | San Francisco n = 165 listings | California n = 244 listings | United States n = 1457 listings |
|---|---|---|---|
| p10 | 3.0 | 3.1 | 3.4 |
| p25 | 3.4 | 3.5 | 3.8 |
| Median | 3.8 | 3.9 | 4.1 |
| p75 | 4.2 | 4.2 | 4.4 |
| p90 | 4.4 | 4.4 | 4.5 |
| 95% median interval | 3.7 – 4.0 | 3.8 – 4.0 | 4.1 – 4.1 |
| Percentile | San Francisco n = 165 listings | California n = 244 listings | United States n = 1457 listings |
|---|---|---|---|
| p10 | 121 | 131 | 116 |
| p25 | 297 | 334 | 382 |
| Median | 616 | 714 | 913 |
| p75 | 1,218 | 1,401 | 1,785 |
| p90 | 2,228 | 2,807 | 3,670 |
| 95% median interval | 509 – 728 | 582 – 814 | 862 – 967 |
About these figures
- San Francisco
- 175,952 reviews across 165 hotels
- California
- 294,552 reviews across 244 hotels
- United States
- 3,521,189 reviews across 1,457 hotels
Tripadvisor
| Percentile | San Francisco n = 121 listings | California n = 245 listings | United States n = 1557 listings |
|---|---|---|---|
| p10 | 3.5 | 3.6 | 3.5 |
| p25 | 3.9 | 3.9 | 3.9 |
| Median | 4.2 | 4.2 | 4.2 |
| p75 | 4.4 | 4.5 | 4.5 |
| p90 | 4.6 | 4.6 | 4.6 |
| 95% median interval | 4.2 – 4.3 | 4.2 – 4.3 | 4.2 – 4.2 |
| Percentile | San Francisco n = 121 listings | California n = 245 listings | United States n = 1557 listings |
|---|---|---|---|
| p10 | 449 | 387 | 158 |
| p25 | 926 | 753 | 437 |
| Median | 1,546 | 1,473 | 1,107 |
| p75 | 2,558 | 2,415 | 2,495 |
| p90 | 4,344 | 4,060 | 5,047 |
| 95% median interval | 1,262 – 1,908 | 1,171 – 1,654 | 1,034 – 1,204 |
About these figures
- San Francisco
- 249,211 reviews across 121 hotels
- California
- 459,320 reviews across 245 hotels
- United States
- 3,574,334 reviews across 1,557 hotels
More about San Francisco hotels ratings
What rating puts a hotel in the top 10% in San Francisco?
Google Maps: the p90 threshold is 4.4 stars, from 175,952 reviews across 165 hotels. Tripadvisor: the p90 threshold is 4.6 stars, from 249,211 reviews across 121 hotels.
How many reviews does a typical hotel in San Francisco have?
Google Maps: the median is 616 reviews per listing, from 175,952 reviews across 165 hotels. Tripadvisor: the median is 1,546 reviews per listing, from 249,211 reviews across 121 hotels.
Are Tripadvisor ratings lower than Google ratings for hotels in San Francisco?
Google Maps has a lower median rating than Tripadvisor for San Francisco hotels, beyond the median uncertainty intervals.
How was this calculated?
For San Francisco hotels, we rank eligible listing ratings and review counts with equal weight per listing; see the methodology. Methodology
Methodology
Full history remains the main view. These are collected platform listings, not a census or matched unique businesses. Each listing has equal weight; p10, p25, median, p75 and p90 use the nearest-rank method. A percentile means strictly below your value; ties are excluded. Median intervals require at least six listings and use distribution-free 95% binomial order statistics, conditional on the collected listings, and do not measure collection bias. Missing ratings or review counts, disabled listings and misclassified Tripadvisor listings are excluded. A page needs at least 30 eligible listings on each platform and 1,000 analyzed article reviews. The recent comparison needs 30 listings per platform and 1,000 dated analyzed reviews in the last 24 months; it cannot establish a change in the same businesses.
Data preparation: Reviato Insights team.