Sarah Muramoto

Review of The Berkeley Hotel

I would not come back to this hotel. I would reco...

I would not come back to this hotel. I would recommend staying somewhere else that is more updated-- a chain like Holiday Inn or any Hilton branch. I highly recommend the Quirk Hotel if you have $300+/night budget as the service is excellent, clean, and offer $20 valet parking. It's a hassle to call from the room for the valet get your car, which can take up to 15-20 min. At Quirk, you can just have someone bring it around at the lobby, and it's never taken more than 10 min. The room is very spacious, with the living area across from the bed (definitely a plus!), but it's REALLY dark (very straining on the eyes) and the bathroom light isn't that great either, despite the fact that the bathrom is the brightest part of the room (ladies, good luck doing your makeup). We woke up with a $35 valet parking receipt slipped under the door, after initially being told it was $23 (very surprised to see our sedan being "oversized" vehicle on the receipt, so had to sort that out. Again, more hassle). There was also used mouth wash in the bathroom, which was pretty gross. The housekeeping staff should really make sure that they restock the mouth wash.