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As a Indonesian mother who loves to travel together with my 2 teenage kids, especially when we stayed in this hotel, when we accompanied my oldest daughter who are accepted in UC Berkeley, we felt very touched with the warmth showed by this hotel for welcoming the new students of UC Berkeley Class 2023. I love as well, with the cleanliness of the room and the freshness of beach atmosphere surrounded this hotel.

Overall I was very pleased with my room for the price. The parking lot was enclosed and well-lit so I wasn’t worried about my car getting broken into. Large flatscreen TV w/ cable, blow dryer, fridge, and microwave. The bathroom was clean and updated. The room had wooden shutters for added privacy (no grungy curtains, yay!). I only wish the mattress had a complete cover on it for sanitary reasons/to protect from bed bugs, etc.

While the hotel has the potential to be a quaint urban gem, with an old city building charm and a very friendly staff, the cleanliness of the rooms let everything down. The bathroom shower had hairs from a previous guest in the drain and on the soap holder, the window sills had a layer of dirt that let me write my name and the floors left the soles of my slippers, that were brand new, black with dirt. Also, the black out drapes on the sliding glass balcony door were falling off the hooks. The balcony would have been enjoyable, but all of the furniture out there was crusted with caked on dirt that didn’t appear to have been touched for some time. To be fair, the rooms seem to have been refurbished recently and the finishing s were fine, but the lack of concern by management for the importance of following through on the room cleanliness was apparent as the things I describe were not from one missed cleaning, but showed a consistent lack of follow through on their part.

This is a lovely hotel based only a short walk from the UC Berkeley main campus. It has a fun college-room style theme to the bedrooms which is a nice design choice that makes good use of the small space. It is perfect for a short stay in Berkeley, though is perhaps more suited toward the individual academic traveller rather than a couple. I would definitely stay here again.