Rodeway Inn

Seemed clean and nice. Good price for a place in Berkeley. Had no problems and was pretty happy with my stay. Thanks

Room:
Size: fairly small.
Smell: like you opened your grandmother’s closet door after no one used it for 6 months.
Shower: short (not for tall people), no steady stream of hot water.
*mold in several spots.
Very noisy from cars passing by.
Team :(
Receptionist :(
Manager :(
*no parking.
:(

They made a mistake with our reservations and wouldn’t fix it, wouldn’t rent us a room and wouldn’t cancel our wrong reservation.
That is a big NO.

I like this place, was easy to check in and everything seemed to be in good condition. Spacious parking lot as well.

I think people are overrating this place a bit due to the cute exterior, the actual rooms are just a standard decently-​kept Rodeway Inn, but you can get it for 60 – 70 bucks on weeknights sometimes and I’ll certainly concede it’s good for that price in the spendy-​ass Bay Area.
Well-​cleaned, comfy bed, good WiFi, the property is recessed quite a bit from University Ave so it’s quiet at night as long as other guests aren’t assbags. Excellent digital cable TV selection, way better than the usual budget motel. Rooms have microwave and fridge but no coffee maker. Starbucks coffee at breakfast is a step up from the usual motel lobby coffee but otherwise it’s the usual cheap-​end continental. One floor only so no worries about getting stuck with Stompy McGee above you.
Relative to Bay Area pricing it’s the best budget room I’ve seen yet in the area, and a very doable 2.5 block walk from North Berkeley BART.

I love the look of this inn! It reminds me of home with the shutter windows, the water fountains, and the flowers all around the white fence. We conveniently went to the delicious Thai restaurant right next door and came right back! They have HBO on their TV and other movie channels! The bathroom sink is granite as well as the shower and everything looks very clean. The beds are nice and plush so I slept very well. The noise wasn’t as bad as some of the reviews stated but I guess it depends on the other guests that are also staying with you. The breakfast was adequate: microwaveable waffles, cereals, Starbucks coffee, granola bars, and to-​go pastries. The people at the front were also ok! One of them tried to initiate conversation with me by asking me how I was. It’s very affordable and I recommend staying here if you’re in the Berkeley area!

Looks good from the outside… and maybe we just got the «bad» room they save for people who they don’t think matter… but this place was a lot worse than I expected. On a positive note, it was fairly clean (except for heavy mildew stains on the bathroom ceiling.) And there was a faint smell of smoke, despite the room being designated NON-​smoking. Cracked linoleum, a crappy small shower (no tub) and a weird vent in the bathroom that went straight up to the roof… and let things fly in… all made for a weird night. And very noisy neighbors. The only good thing was the Starbucks coffee and decent continental breakfast. A good price is not reason enough to stay here…

This was a last minute booking the day of. My boyfriend and I were in the city and needed to get to Berkeley and our friend had bailed out on giving us a place to stay. We ended up staying two nights and had a lovely time. Affordable, clean, comfortable and such a friendly staff. Loved the outside area and just sitting in the courtyard with all of the fountains and flowers. Highly recommended!

Very pleasant one night stay. Super clean and comfortable. Would be five stars however only thing was not very much parking at night or early morning.

This place was horrible. DO NOT stay there. It is not worth the $ 120 per night. The room we stayed in was smokey and dusty. It was advertised on Priceline as a non-​smoking, queen bed, but we got a smoking, full sized bed. I suffer from allergies and felt my throat closing in within the hour. I explained the situation to the front desk person but he said that he did not have another room. I resorted to sleeping in the car until it dawned on me that I was a paying customer and I should be able to get my money back for the 2 hours I stayed there. I went back to the front desk and asked for a refund. They refused to give a refund and Priceline was not able to help me so I had to eat up the cost. Ended up staying at a Marriott for $ 138 through Hotels Tonight. I’m pretty tolerant and I’m able to sleep in a cot at hostels — no problem — as long as it is clean. This place is nowhere near clean and nowhere near nice.

We’ve stayed here twice. Nice grounds, very helpful staff, clean, comparatively affordable. Very convenient location.

Its a clean room and the bed wasn’t uncomfortable. If you are looking for something fancy this isn’t it. If you are looking for a clean room, comfortable bed, place to take a shower, and extremely friendly staff this is good place. There isn’t a lot to do in Berkeley, but I only go there to go fishing on one of the local Charter Fishing Boats.

My new found love in B-​town. It’s funny how you find what your looking for by accident. I drove by the place because me and my Cuzzo needed a place to sleep for the night with the long day in the construction field. Anyhow we drove in and new we were in for a treat, the entrance is stunning with a waterfall and picnic area. The office is small and cozy where they have the breakfast and coffee set up. The rooms were clean and the beds were comfy. I’ll be back I guarantee it. Next time I’ll bring the wife and kids. Oh and the best part Starbucks coffee! Sukriya!

Will be staying here in the future. Was only there for one night but if I ever need a place to stay for cheap I will be back. Clean bathroom, working ac, hbo, fridge, microwave, hair dryer, parking for a large car, speedy check-​in and out, free wifi. Didn’t have a reservation but front desk was very friendly and helpful. Not a lot to choose from for continental breakfast but not a big deal.

Pleasantly surprised by the Rodeway Inn!
My wife and I were only passing through Berkeley and didn’t want to spend too much on a room for just a single night. Fortunately, we found the Rodeway Inn. The location is quite central, many local restaurants and markets are within a short walk and the price was right.
The staff was courteous at both check-​in and check-​out. The room was clean and the climate control worked well. The amenities were very basic, but it was a comfortable stay and covered all of the essentials. It’s an older hotel, so the walls weren’t exactly soundproof, but the noise level was very reasonable considering the communal walkway and parking lot were right outside of the window.
I imagine parking can get tight if it’s busy, but there are quite a few spaces available and parking is off the main street, which is nice.
The smell of the Thai restaurant cooking near the entrance to the hotel was amazing. My wife and I gave in and ate there for dinner because it smelled so good!
Breakfast was very simple, but it was nice to have some juice and a yogurt before hitting the road the next morning.
All in all, the Rodeway Inn in Berkeley is definitely a place we would stay at again. Certainly better than most hotels in the «budget» price range. If you don’t require anything fancy, it’s a very good value for the area.
Recommended!

Accidental booking through priceline. Canceled 5 minutes later and these guys wouldn’t refund me. What money hungry jerks. Never again will I recommend this location to anyone.
even reached out asking if they could refund me. No go.

I stayed for two nights. The room was in good shape and clean. There was a bit of a musty/​smoky smell in the room. It wasn’t strong enough to be an issue, but it was present. The TV was a bit small for the size of the room, but had plenty of channels to choose from. The bathroom/​shower were really nice. The staff were friendly. The free breakfast was smaller than some motels, but adequate. Overall, its a good place to stay without spending a ton of money.

I stayed overnight on a wed. The room was nice and quiet. The outside has parking and was aesthetically pleasing. The only thing I noticed was that there were a few ants around the bathroom and the cleaning attendant barged in at 10am while I was asleep (I didn’t put the «do not disturb sign» on the door, but, since check out is at 11, I didn’t think I had to).

I like to jokingly refer to this type of establishment as a, «Boutique Motel.» In times gone past they would have simply been known as a, «Motel.» But, in cases like this place, they have taken the time to upgrade the facility, add a fountain, and make the place more interesting. The problem is, (and it is a big problem), they do not keep the facility up to the level of say a Boutique Hotel once the upgrades have been made. You can see the photos I posted of the big cracks in the wall and rotting wood on the floorboard as an example.
I have stayed at this Rodeway Inn two times; both for the same the reason — all the hotels in San Francisco were booked and I needed a last minute place to stay in the Bay Area. The first time was fine. The second time, (a couple of days ago), I check into room 118 and it literally smelled like vomit. It was really overpowering and really very-​very bad!
This is the problem with places like this; either the staff doesn’t care enough or cannot easily fix a problem so they just leave it alone and make the guests live with it. This is simply wrong! No, «Good,» establishment would even think of renting out a room in this condition. If a previous guest throws up in a room, the staff and management should do whatever it takes to clean it up properly before the room is rented!
What I finally did was to go to the 711 down the street and buy some Febreeze, which got us through the night.
In the AM, when breakfast was served, there was also a problem. Though I never eat the free breakfast at places like this, we did go into the office to get a cup of coffee. They were out. How can you be out of coffee for your guests in the morning? That is just poor management.
But, the staff is nice…
That’s the story. Do with it what you will.

Thought a bit about two or three stars.
The good:
— Location
— Price
The bad:
— Noise: Stayed 5 nights, was woken up by noise at least once every night. — Often by other guests talking outside the door, or noise from adjacent rooms.
Overall:
I probably wouldn’t stay here again. As somewhere to stop overnight instead of a road side motel, sure, it’s fine. As a hotel to stay for several days, there was just too much noise.