Downtown Berkeley Inn

It is easy to underappreciate this inn, but if/when I'm back in Berkeley this is where I'll head. Very convenient location, the rooms are big and spacious. There's lots of thoughtful touches that you often don't get - good quality earbuds, a shower cap... These are things I often forget and appreciate. The room was clean and comfortable. The owner is friendly and lots of fun to chat with, sincere and clearly really personally invested in her business. A good stay!

We stayed 6 nights at the Downtown Berkeley Inn. We want to express our deep and sincere gratitude for the truly outstanding hospitality we received throughout our time here. From well before we even arrived, the hotel's owner welcomed us with much kindness, warmth, and genuine friendliness. She, together with her adult daughter and her daughter's friend, attended to our every need. Every day of our stay, they expressed care and concern about our experience while in town, and countless times they jumped at the chance to go way out of their way to help us. At a hotel, we have never felt treated as if we were family before. In fact, we felt like close relatives of the host! Additionally, it was very satisfying to be able to patronize a mom-and-pop type establishment (in this case, a hotel) -

Positive: The location was perfect for our visit to our son at the UC, it was an easy walk to campus and his apartment as well as lots of local restaurants. The room was very quiet with no sounds from other rooms or traffic. Negative: The beds were very low, comfortable, but low.

I have to admit I was very nervous to stay in this 2 star hotel, but this and the Wyndham Travelodge were all that were available and I am glad I chose Downtown Berkeley Inn. It is a small motel with rooms around a small parking area. Front desk staff extremely kind and helpful. We were in room 309. PROS: It was quiet and clean. No safety concerns about people loitering outside the hotel, no weird old musty smells, no bugs, never heard another guest despite it being completely full when we were there (those were my worst fears). Mattresses were clearly new, super comfortable. Shower water pressure was great and despite it being an older bathroom they had a u shaped shower curtain bar that made for more space than showering . Hairdryer in room and decent toiletries. Wifi was good. Super con

This is THE affordable place to stay if you have on-campus business at UC Berkeley. There were a few maintenance issues here and there, but everything important worked just fine. The room was spotless. The bed and pillows were comfortable. Water was hot. Mini split AC worked perfectly. The service was very friendly. Reservations and billing were flawless.