Coral Reef Inn & Suites

Rude indifferent yet hateful front desk staff. Rooms one step up from a sketch youth hostel in The Mission. This place can go fuck itself.

The Coral Reef is in desperate need of an update. The room are musty, burn marks on the carpets, TVs are 10 yrs old at least; it’s old and tired. The bed was so hard I could not sleep on it, the couch was not much better. It has a kitchen but there was only 1 dish.
In spit of that they Charge top dollar for the rooms, I felt cheated. It’s got a great location and the grounds are well kept, it’s a shame they have let the rooms go to pot.

To sum it up I’m laying on an egg crate pad looking at a ceiling fan missing one entire blade as I strain my eyes to see the 19 inch tv.

Grew up in Alameda, worked in Alameda, and this is my 1^st time staying at this motel. This place should be on «Hotel Impossible» because it has so much potential to be a 5 star hotel. There are stores & restaurants across the street, and a beach right down the street. You can’t beat that. The male worker at the front desk could’ve been a little more personable. He wasn’t very welcoming & acted like he wanted his shift to end. We arrived back to our hotel late at night, and there were only 2 parking spaces left… way in the back!!! Don’t know why, since the hotel wasn’t sold out. NOTE: some of the parking spaces in the parking lot belong to the apt. building next door!!! The hotel room is a good sized room, but very outdated with 70’s style phone and 80’s TV. The wi-​fi was impossible to get! (so why-​try?) I didn’t take a shower because the shower was dirty & I didn’t want foot fungus. The plus? A beautiful view from our 2^nd floor room and a nice balcony. Fresh pain, new furniture, new curtains, updated TV & phone & kitchen area… this place would rock! There were donuts offered for the continental breakfast, but they tasted a little dry/​old. (so we got fresh ones at Safeway). This place could be so much more.

I’ve stayed here a few times, visiting family
who live in Alameda. There aren’t many reasonably priced hotels in the area.
Pros: Location — Near the bay, nice walking/​running path, and across the street from shopping center (Trader Joe’s, eateries, drugstore, shops).
Suites with full kitchen, living room, 2 TV’s.
Cleanliness.
Lots of pillows.
Cons: This place is old, could use some updating.
The Internet was non existent for me, their wifi site didn’t even come up on my iPad.
I couldn’t figure out how to convert the tub faucet to a shower, not a problem you want to have first thing in the morning. A brief note of explanation in the bathroom would have been helpful.
It’s noisy. You can hear the alarm on the clock going off on the floor above you, as well as footsteps. Little insulation for people walking past your room and talking at night, or early in the morning.
No dishes or cooking utensils in the kitchen.
Breakfast — mainly sugary doughnuts, cheap bread for toast, yogurt, coffee, juice.
The staff is pleasant, adequate, but not overly helpful, they do not go out of their way to solve problems.
The bottom line: With a little updating, spiffing up, and attitude enhancement of the staff, this could be a great boutique hotel. I will stay there again because it is my only reasonable choice when I’m in Alameda.

Would not allow an early check in. No particular reason. Place is empty. Not good customer relations. Doesn’t have an overall good rating. Must not be interested in changing that

This place really is a dump. The location is good, being right by the beach and South Shore, but everything is in serious need of an update (stains are everywhere that do not respond to cleaning). Also, we booked a particular type of room, weeks in advance, because we knew we would have a lot of luggage and need the space. We were told there had been a «problem with the reservation system» and they only had a much smaller room. I also agree with others who have said the wifi is pretty much nonexistent. Go elsewhere if you can.

We where here for 10 days in a large family with two rooms. The hotel is old and worn out — it does not match the impressions you get from pictures on
but it is clean. The breakfast is a bit simple and there is far to less seating options. The wireless internet is a joke at best — it would be more honest to claim, that no internet is available — there is no coverage in rooms and you get kicked off again and again — once it is working, the bandwith is not enough. The surroundings a fine and the pool is great and clean as well. This was also our first stay at Alameda — it is a great neighbourhood — and the hotel is located in walking distance to both shoppingcenter, beach and (1 mile) the main street of Alameda where you will find many dining spots.

Good location when visiting the San Fransisco area. Instead of taking the car in to the city, there is a nice ferry-​ride.
Nice and helpfull staff. Always smiling and willing to give advice and directions when needed. The rooms were nice and clean. Breakfast ok. I would stay here again

I am surprised that this motel received 2.5 stars. We brought our 2 & 3 year olds here, which was a big mistake. Nothing has been updated in 30 years, everything was filthy & the halls smelled like weed. One of the worst places I’ve ever stayed.

do not stay here! they will steal your money. I bought 2 nights here on orbitz and was charged by orbitz for the 2 nights which was fine. However I look on my credit card a few days later and see that coral reef made a separate charge on my credit card charging me an extra night. I was checked out of the place by noon on the day my reservation ended. The dumb manager will not return my money for the random extra night he is charging in which i was not there. And will not give us his bosses contact info.

Wanted to escape nearby overnight with the boo, and this popped up in the search. Name and description sounded very romantic. But reality didn’t match up.
The front desk guy was quite nonchalant when i went in a little earlier to ask to if we could get an early checkin. Just kept repeating their checkin time, then sighed and said ok, come back in an hour (which was about ½ hour before the checkin time) to see if anything available.
Paid extra to get the upgraded suite with balcony and view to water (by the way, $ 160 for mid-​week in this location seems quite pricey, no?) But both the room and balcony looked real dingy and hadn’t been renovated in decades. Even the tv in both the living and bed rooms were very old tube tvs from the last century! Bathroom also looked very old, and stained in some places. Breakfast the next morning looked stale so we ate across the street at a diner instead.
Only positive thing i can say is room was clean and the cleaning staff were very nice in our brief encounters with them. However, unfortunately not enough for us to ever want to come back here. Thats really too bad because this is a great location. Some decent investment into updating the property and facilities, replacing the front end staff and customer service, and that would make a dramatic improvement. Until then, i’ll avoid repeating my experience.

This place is super peaceful. Yes, the furniture is older. But who really cares? We love staying here as opposed to places of the same price range where we’ve dealt with rave kids (next to the Oracle), Two Chain rap fans rioting in the halls (downtown Oakland Mariott), and noisy tourists and drunks (San Francisco). We love the lagoon, too. Nice for bird watching.

PROS
Excellent for the price. What do you expect for $ 85 – 100 in the Bay Area people!!!
Safe area, right across from very nice shopping center.
But clean, pleasant enough.
Friendly helpful staff
Nicely landscaped grounds (used to be an apartment complex.)
Free basic breakfast
Very nice courtyard and lobby area
Rooms have little balconies with 1 or 2 cheap plastic chairs
Tidy parking lot
1 block from beach!!!
Wifi worked
Quiet
CONS
Furniture is from the 70s-​80s.
Floors were worn and marked up, (but clean.)
Tv was NOT a flat screen — from 1985 – 1990 or so if you could believe that.
Only complaint is the gigantic hairball that was in the (never-​vacuumed) hallway during the entire week of my stay.
Clear that there were some long-​term down on their luck guests who were having to check out for a day after a one month stay. Seemed fine though.

Too expensive for the amenities. Sewage smell every other day around 4pm. Couch foldout bed was broken. Breakfast isnt very good. WiFi was good.

Ahhhhh… not sure if my favorite part of this hotel is being woke up every 45 minutes, the crappy bed from 1972 or the luke warm shower I had this morning. This place is LOUD and it is OLD

You get what you pay for, in the best way possible. This is basically an apartment building turned hotel, fine by me! My room was upgraded to a lagoon view at check-​in, nice. The bedroom, kitchen and balcony were all very large (like an apartment) and there was a hallway with storage space that you also wouldn’t normally see in a hotel ;) All of the furnishings and appliances are outdated and worn, but in working condition. There is covered parking available, again nice.
The staff are friendly and efficient. Had there been an issue during the stay, I’m sure they would have been happy to settle it. The complimentary breakfast was coffee, hot chocolate, tea, fresh donuts, cereal, toast, yogurt and whole fruit, again well kept up by the efficient staff. Anything I needed during the stay I was able to get at the shopping center across the street and there was a lot of entertainment in town nearby as well.
The highlight of my stay was having coffee on the balcony in the morning and watching the ducks dive for their breakfast. So beautiful and peaceful! Overall a great stay FOR THE PRICE.

I would give this hotel a –10 if I could. It is 2:17 am and the guests in the room next to US have been having a party since we got back to our room at 12:30. The party is complete with loud music and the door has been slammed about 15 times now. There are partygoers on the front deck, in the room, and on the back deck. The manager has been up here 4 times and yet the party continues 2 hours later. Finally someone called the police. That didn’t stop the partygoers though because they started repeatedly slamming the doors. It is now 3:00 am because the management has absolutely ZERO CONTROL of this place I am awake writing this review instead of sleeping. DO NOT STAY HERE!!!

I stayed here with my husband while I was visiting him in the bay area. We decided to give it a try because it was close to his work (jack london square) and it was reasonable priced.
We stayed in a King Suite. I enjoyed our view and the spacious room.
Pros:
We were right across the street from safeway, traders joes and other places to eat and shop.
I have encountered a few employees and they were pleasant.
It’s right next to the beach!
Views were great
Rooms were spacious.
Rooms/​bathrooms and bedding seemed to be clean
There is little kitchen areas
Cons:
Yes, the place is outdated
The rooms and the main office needs to be repainted
Carpets need to be replaced!!!
They were light stains
The locks on the doors should be updated
Our Refridgator (room 140) really wasn’t very cold.
Overall:
This place is a bittersweet for me. While the place was clean, and there was alot of postives. it makes me sad to see a place with a lot going to it NOT to do simple things like replacing the carpet and repaint. This place has SO MUCH potential. If I ran the place i would close off a couple rooms at a time and slowely redo the rooms and the lobby. Fix the WIFI. A few simple things could really improve this place.
When i walked into the lobby. i noticed there was nice stone work, and pretty white and blue vase accents. then you look at the ugly GREEN striped carpet and walls that are chirped.
If you stay here and plan to cook, make sure to bring everthing that you will be like forks, knives and pans
Will I return? I wouldn’t be opposed to it. if i have the chance to stay somewhere nicer in the area i would. So there is a chance i will return

I live in the East bay but have roommates. Getting a day or two a month in at the Coral inn is exceptional. It’s not the Ritz Carlton but it’s clean, every room has a mini kitchen, balcony, and two beds. It is walking distance to the beach, food and bowling. I love staying here with friends or my kids for mini vacations. The staff seems to just get friendlier each time I stay.