Berkeley Inn

Stay away from this place! When I booked this, I checked out photos, reviews, and even used google earth to checkout the neighborhood... it looked like a cute neighborhood and for $130 a night, we thought we had found a great deal. WRONG!!! The only furniture was two plastic folding chairs and a plastic table with burn marks all over it. There wasn't a dead bolt or even a chain for the door. Vagrants loitering in the parking lot, the drapes were shredded, your feet stuck to the horrible tile floor, no lamp (just one bare hanging light bulb in the room), and the bathroom was disgusting. It was after midnight so we slept for a couple of hours in our clothes, because we were afraid to touch anything and then headed to Lake Tahoe as soon as the sun rose. This place is filthy and unsafe. If I could give them 0 stars I would have.

Brown water droplets and dead bugs on the walls in the bathroom. Dirty walls. Sticky floor covered with dirt and hair. Hairs found in the bed, and in stained, folded towels. Microwave rusted completely through. People smoking weed in the parking lot during the day, and in the stairwell at night. Manager says that he cannot control what people do on his property. Also agreed that my complaints were valid and that the room was unacceptable, but refused to give even a partial refund (booked 3 nights, only stayed 1) since booking was not directly with the hotel. See submitted photos.

Close to University Avenue and the freeway, it's quiet and cleaner than most inn's. Motel 6 use to be my go to place but the light they use to leave on is out and don't provide cups for instance. The Berkeley Inn provides what's needed and has a better shower than most...a little tricky but you remember to pull down the mouth of the shower head to get a hard stream of water. The owners are helpful and friendly. it's an old and small parking area but just ease out into traffic and your on your way to dinner, a Cal football game, reunion or visiting friends.