Really? We were there for 2 wks end of Mar thru mid Apr and probably many more homeless (I wouldn’t necessarily say “beggars”) than I recall. Certainly more as you head towards Civic and the theatres.
OT, but there’s an increasing homeless problem in the US. It’s not new, but seems a lot worse than precovid. All the way up the west coast including PDX and SEA. Some people are saying SFO is “crime” ridden but that’s just hyperbole masking serious social issues.
Ok, back to topic!
PS - we didn’t stay in any of those fabulous options…