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May 2025 by Ian Shay
Great location being close to the BART and Greek theatre. Friendly staff as well. Rooms were dated and carpet had stains but expected given the price for the location
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March 2025 by Achim Schmid
I had a great stay at Downtown Berkeley Inn while attending a conference at UC Berkeley. The staff was very friendly and accommodating—I was able to check in around noon without any issues and could leave my luggage after check-out to pick up later. The room was spotless, with a comfortable bed that made for a restful stay.
The location is excellent, just a short walk to UC Berkeley, plenty of restaurants and cafes, and only minutes from the BART station, making it easy to get to downtown San Francisco and the airport.
The only thing missing was a mini fridge, but overall, I had a fantastic experience and would definitely stay here again!
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January 2025 by Aidan O'Gara
They don’t always have someone at the front desk. I lost my key card and spent 15 minutes outside at night before someone came to the desk and helped me. They should pay someone to stay at the desk.
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August 2024 by Lily Carrara
Really great experience. Location was perfect for anything you want to do in Berkley! Staff was kind and informative. Rooms’ AC wasn’t powerful, but everything was of value! Also FREE limited PARKING!! Always a plus.
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July 2024 by Tod C
Woman at the desk was very nice. They only have 5 actual parking spots. Rooms were clean, and decently appointed. For a cheap motel it is what it is. I would stay again. 20-30min walk to the Berkeley Theater
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June 2024 by Michael Milligan
Place is clean, owner and staff very friendly and helpful, everything works. Location is perfect. It is a simple motel-like place; that's why it's so affordable.
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June 2024 by Alphie Pele
The staff are super nice and helpful, she told me how to walk from the hotel to the Greek theater in UC Berkeley. Its only a 20 minute walk!
The only issues we had was the carpet needed cleaning and the coffee make took 40 minutes to make a small pot of coffee. Which is a small issue when you factor in the price and location.
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May 2024 by Andy Feingold
Location is great. Value is fabulous. Clean. Good shower?
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December 2023 by Jeff
Very friendly staff. 10 parking spaces for 37 rooms; first come first served policy. Definitely older rooms with nothing fancy. Was quiet all night. For the area the price can’t be beat.Rooms: Nothing fancy at all. Definitely older rooms that have not been updated in awhile.Walkability: Within walking distance to lots of food and shops
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November 2023 by Fred Zimmerman
This is a bare bones hotel in an excellent location. Despite being in downtown Berkeley, it is quiet, which is good, because there is little-to-no sound insulation. The bed was comfortable, but although there is AC, there does not seem to be heat. The room is very bare-bones. I would love to give this place a higher review, because the woman at the front desk was very nice. However, this a place you would stay in because of the low price.
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November 2023 by Anthony P.
Fantastic service, great commodities, and affordable too. Way better than a motel 6 and only a little bit more
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December 2022 by Erin Gagliardo
Perfect location, clean, friendly staff no issues at all would stay again. Good walking distance to the Greek for a concert.
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December 2022 by Michael Salaverry
This was one of the cheapest options that we had on our trip to Berkeley. It's a hotel but a pretty low standards one at that. Two stars at best. The maintenance wasn't great, and the styling is no good. The location nearly made up for all that though. The staff was all right, but they kept the office closed during check-in and check out, so we had to do it via the drive-thru style window. Felt kind of like a motel 6, but without breakfast and with bad quality Wi-Fi.Walkability: Extremely walkable, all of downtown Berkeley is a block away .
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December 2022 by Niamh Ryan
Decent experience, good location quite close to the Bart station. Nice and quiet. Nice size roomThe cons were the carpet was quite stained, the room was dark and we never got fresh towels, even though we stayed for 5 days.
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April 2022 by Lisa C.
You get what you pay for? This was the least expensive hotel and I decided to give it a shot. First, it's a motel. Second, it's old, musty, and third there are literally no amenities other than the basics (bed, bathroom, towels, linens, coffee, blow dryer, tv and shampoo/soap. Several things that made me realize I won't stay here again...outside of the fact that I haven't stayed in a motel since I was a poor college student. I woke up with a sore throat (with my allergies that usually indicates some kind of mold spores), I also had a very bad headache.. more than anything normal, no ice machine (even though I can drink tap water, I really like it cold), and the bed platform stuck out so I dinged my legs a couple of times. I think if you are looking for a deal, with a place to lay your head at night, a good location, don't mind a musty smell, bad air, and are ok with tap water to drink this will work for you. Oh and they had free parking which is a premium if you have a car here.While the location is really great, I'll be sure to spend the extra to stay in a hotel with amenities and good air.
