Downtown Berkeley Inn

Location, price, cleanliness and staff behaviour were good.

WiFi was too bad! I had to go to cafe and UC Berkeley campus to send some emails. Phone hotspot was not working as well. Too bad!

The bed was really comfy and the room was reasonably priced. My request for a room on the top floor was fulfilled. The hotel is located right downtown, close to many restaurants and shops and the UC Berkeley campus. As an avid runner, I was thrilled to be able to run from the hotel up into the gorgeous system of trails and fire roads in the hills above the university. Ms. Patel, the hotel’s owner, was extremely nice and helpful.

Parking was rather limited. The hotel has a small enclosed parking lot, and if that fills up you need to find a spot on the street, which can be tricky. Also, there’s a high school right across the street, so it can be noisy at certain times of the day. Also be aware the rooms do not have mini-fridges.

I liked everything about it.

Nothing that I didn't like.

The owner was very friendly and helpful. The location was very good for me and the price was affordable. The bathroom was clean and well-stocked.

The listing says there is parking on the premises, but neglects to mention that this is very limited, that nearby street parking is practically non-existent, and that nearby paid parking is expensive. Fortunately, I arrived early enough in the day to get one of the available spaces, but I would have liked to have been adequately informed about this before I booked the room. In addition, the room was very worn (worn patches in the carpet, which had not been thoroughly cleaned for years, I would say; torn and broken window curtains patched with duct tape; and a poorly maintained "split" style heating/AC unit -- it was effective, but much noisier than it should have been, and than other units of this type that I have experience with).