Econo Lodge

The room itself smells and appears clean. The bathroom is pretty gross, broken tiles, smells of urine. I really wanted to soak in the tub or at least take a shower but couldn’t get past the stink. The toilet appears to be leaking where the basin meets the floor.
The front desk clerk at night and morning were both friendly and courteous, however, at $ 99/​night including tax for the night I expected more… Like being able to use the shower & tub. Not likely to book this location again.
Coffee & donuts is the offered breakfast for the morning.

Guy overbooked his hotel. I booked the room on
because I’m here for work and was expecting a room and hot shower. Nope. Rude disrespectful racist Asian man told me he had overbooked and to go get lost.

This place needs to be bulldozed or turned into landfill. Don’t come here. It should be illegal for a place like this to charge $ 70/​night.
~Smokers everywhere, my room smells like smoke, surrounded by smokers
~wallpaper pealing
~internet consistently inconsistent (if it even connects)
~mildew in shower
~digital clock is wrong time
~phone doesn’t work for local calls
~front desk person might speak English, but does not understand it
~front desk doesn’t communicate well on the phone, the other manager that seems to understand English
~sheets don’t wrap around corners of the bed, your body will probably end up touching the bare matress during your sleep
The only positive thing I can think of about this place is that the bed is comfy and I slept well in it. An appropriate price per night to sleep here should be maybe $ 45 tops per night. 70 just seems like robbery.

I recently stayed at this place for one night, Saturday night and I can’t say enough how awful the front desk staff was. The man who helped me was unprofessional and outright rude. He should get some training in the hospitality industry and how to treat the patrons who stay at the motel. There was another Asian woman who was helping him in the front and they both spoke in their native language to each other (presumably Mandarine Chinese) in a way that you’d know they’re talking negatively about you. This shows unprofessionalism as they should consider to whom they’re speaking and how that would affect the person standing in front of them. Additionally, the room adjacent to the lobby was apparently a room where the staff and their children and relatives were staying (permanently perhaps?) I walked by and could see a room full of kids and toys. Not sure what kind of motel this is. I travel very frequently for business and pleasure and have stayed at a wide range of places, and this place by far was despicable.
Upon entering the room, the light switch didn’t work and I had to fumble to find the switches for the other lights. The bathroom door is right at the entrance and the door opened out. When I turned on the light, it flickered and had an orange tinge to it which reflected upon the beige, but once white plastic shower curtain. This reminded me of a scene from a scary movie, where a scary dead woman with long dark hair would come crawling out of the bathtub to get you. The bed was extremely squeaky and every movement can cause that. The blanket had dirty and black stains all over it.
In addition to the awful service, the room was not up to standards and let me tell you, my standards were low because I knew it was a 1 star. I have stayed at a few 1star places and have never experienced anything like this.
Be warn and NEVER stay here! It’s not worth the money and not worth the time trying to talk to the front desk staff.

The manager nina tom was was so rude and aggressive on the phone. i was trying to get information and she was unhelpful and unpleasant. Needless to say I will not be staying at this hotel.

Not a good experience staying in room 110

Checked in yesterday at six pm was gone from ten until two am. At nine o clock i got into an argument with my boyfriend and went to check out early at nine thirty. The room was spotless bed still made… the lady refused to give my twenty dollar deposit back because someone complained about the noise. Should have stolen everything in that hoopty ass room. Horrible business ethics. For 77 dollars and twenty dollar deposit i could have stayed at a nice place and been treated decent. This land sucks,#

Although this is not considered a 5 star hotel, I am giving it 5 stars because its clean, convenient and the price was good. They are open 24 hours and upon check in the clerk was nice and helpful

I needed to spend two nites at a local motel. Seems this was a busy date at other locations so thought will give this a try. On site manager seemed okay and tried to be helpful. What I found very disappointing is a few of the customers who were also staying that the motel. Seems this area as I am now finding out has homeless in the area who wonder the area or have «tricked the manger» into staying at this facality. Seems police and ambulance were called due to a «medical emergency», women was well known to police/​ambulance crew… there comment to her was «we have gone thru this before with you, I thought you were going to straighen up» …when I inquired as to what happen I was advised this person wasnt to be staying here but tricked the manager. Under the circustances of others who appeared to be living at motel I questioned my stay, if I had knownthis I would have gone elsewhere. I did not feel safe, motel is open to street, noisy with freeway and you get to see homeless wondering and I’m told panhandeling.
Im not inclined to write a review let alone one on this type of stay. Maybe this was just a huge «bad day» but I felt very mislead. When I asked to talk to owner/​manager I was told he wont come in until after I check out.
PS. have they not heard of a power washer for the dirty common areas.

I recently had occasion to stay at this particular Econo Lodge. The lodge itself is situated just beyond the city center in an open and less populated area — -very relaxing. The bedroom and bathroom were clean and the usual amenities were available. Aside from wanting to comment and recommend on the lodge itself I especially wanted to mention the superior attention and service provided by the front desk clerk upon check-​in and during my short stay. This individual went above and beyond what normally is expected and I just wanted to acknowledge his efforts with these words of appreciation. His name is OSHKO and his friendly and courteous manner is what I will consider when my future traveling plans include a hotel stay in or around Castro Valley or where an Econo Lodge is available. Thank you once again Oshko for making my stay so memorable.

Not the worst hotel I’ve ever stayed in. Only the second or third worst.
Pros: Very cheap ($ 110 for two adjoining rooms), very close to OAK airport
Cons: Everything else. A little scary. Unbelievably bad beds. King had a 2″ drop in the middle from one mattress to another. Pull out couch was like a sheet pulled over bare springs.

For very moderately priced lodging accommodations, this place offers a good value and good quality.
+ Bed was comfy
+ Pillows nice
+ Very clean
+ Friendly service.
+ Quiet location, away from freeway noise.
+ Free wi-​fi in the rooms
+ Decent televisions — not flat screens, but good reception from dish network.
The friendly managers serve coffee, juice and doughnuts in the lobby every morning, a nice touch. Also available in the lobby are USA Today and the local weekly newspaper.
This would be a good place to stay for travelers to the Bay Area who need a central location and don’t want to stay in SF or Oakland. Close proximity to BART and the freeways. Right across the street is a nice Safeway, coffee house, and restaurant, along with a handful of shops and a 24-​Hour Fitness.

For a cheap hotel this one can’t be beat. It’s clean, the bed was comfortable and the area is quiet.

10pm is what time the gates close at the anthony chabot campgrounds. we were lost for nearly an hour if not more, and arrived after 10pm. there were police guarding the entrance, and there seemed to be some rambunctious group that they were trying to detain. nonetheless, we didn’t get in.
our options were either to go back home, or stay locally and pitch the tent the followoing morning. we knew if we went home the chances of coming back to camp were slim to none.
this is where econo lodge provided. for a mere $ 60 + tax, we had a room with a king size bed. it was clean, decent, and 10 minutes from our campgrounds.
we were treated with complimentary donuts and coffee upon checkout.

Today’s review is brought to you by the number 65 and the word «Value.»
I recently had occasion to make a one-​night stay in Castro Valley (it’s a long story, and no, it doesn’t involve hookers), and I was hard up to find some amenable lodging. What I needed was a bed, shower, and locked door (oh, and you know, a sink, some A/​C, a TV and a toilet would be nice too). A locally-​based associate (let’s call him my Brother, for ease of communication) recommended the Econo Lodge to me as a convenient, fairly safe, decently quiet discount accommodation.
Running insanely late on my bookings (as I seem to be doing on a regular basis these days), I called the front desk directly the day prior to my intended stay to book a reservation. The phone was answered by someone for whom English is likely a 3^rd or 4^th language. Notwithstanding the communication barrier, I was able to put a King room on hold for the mere price of $ 65/​night rack rate. Not bad.
I arrived at around 11 in the morning to grab my key, as I wouldn’t be returning again until late that night. No rooms were ready, but after a litany of broken communication between the front desk clerk (ESL to her native Chinese) and the housekeeping staff (ESL to their native Spanish), we as a group were able to determine that I could have a key to Room 215 and come back later when it was ready. I swiped my card for the $ 72 after-​tax rate and went on my merry way.
I returned that night to access my room and discovered that the complex not only boasts a swimming pool, but also a hot tub! Too bad I didn’t have a swimsuit for my short stay.
The room itself was fairly large for a motel room, and offered a king bed, A/​C, TV (which barely got a few channels), a fridge, microwave, dressing counter, sink, and a smaller wall-​mounted TV in the bathroom overlooking a jetted tub! Yes, a jetted tub. The décor was ultra chic (probably when it was installed in the early 80’s, that is), but at time of this stay, it was your standard old-​style hotel decòr. But hey, for $ 72/​night after tax, these amenities were not bad. It made me start to wonder if I had inadvertently received the honeymoon suite or something.
The building itself seemed secure. Not much in the way of late night noise, and I didn’t witness any personal or property crimes when I was there.
The room was billed as non-​smoking, but it smelled like someone had smoked in there at one point (which is pretty much the case for any hotel that allows smoking in any room). The Febreeze cover-​up was working (sorta), but left the room with a nice hefty chem smell.
Overall, our stay was quick, but the amenities were way above what was expected for such a cheap and quick stay. I would definitely recommend this Lodge for someone looking for an Economy stay.

This place was one of the cheapest in the area, and is a great value for the money. The (queen) room was spacious, clean, and nicely decorated, with a mini fridge and microwave.