Berkshire Motor Hotel

Our stay here was MOST pleasant!!!
We wanted an affordable room that was relatively close to the Chargers Stadium. I am SO glad we chose this place.
Although from the outside it may not look like much, they have clearly updated all of their rooms! They have beautiful laminate in both the bathroom and the bedroom. The bedspread and décor definitely seem updated. The furniture seems relatively new and the bathroom was extremely clean. This is definitely the nicest place I’ve stayed in FOR the price. I found it very affordable and a pleasant surprise. I also loved the free wifi.
Some of the downsides… there is no continental breakfast, which is fine. It is also rather close to a major street (El Cajon), which can be loud during the day. I didn’t notice it too much during the evening, but I was super tired (and I’m a pretty deep sleeper). I’d say the biggest downside is that the parking is miserable. The place only has about 5 designated spots. There is some street parking, but that is rather tricky. Over the two days we were here, though, we easily found parking in either the designated spots or very close-​by on the street. I will say that the owner is MORE than willing to help you find parking, which is great. Furthermore, he was very helpful in general. We had bought some bottles of wine and he readily supplied a cork screw and some cups.
In sum, a nice place to stay if you’re on a budget.

This hotel was chosen because our concert was a mile at a really cheap price so my significant other and I were like «hell yea» and we booked it in a heart beat. When we arrive, dead tired from the San Diego Zoo, what was seen first was the limited parking. I’d say about only 6 parking spaces (the owner told us later that you can park on the sides or the road so all was good). We checked in, owner was extremely friendly, told us how the wifi worked, and sent us to our room. After inspecting our room, found some shady things going on our sheets (hair). The owner was notified and he apologized immediately and changed our sheets without delay. After that all was cool beans. You can tell everything was recently renovated. Everything was clean as f**k. Hotel room was cheap. OH did mention that you are close to sooooo many delicious restaurants. We had ramen from tajima hillcrest to sushi from azuki. If you wanted it, you got it. Returning if there was no parking, the owner himself will guide your ass to an available parking spot. I will return again.
TL;DR Cheap and clean motor hotel with an sympathetic owner willing to please. Crap ton of restaurants/​entertainment basically 5 mins away. Will return!

Worst experience ever with this incredibly rude and unwilling to provide great customer service.
This is a miserable establishment and it was due to urgent lodging needs that this location was selected.
Give it a pass. Not friendly at all.

I really enjoyed staying in this hotel. Yes, older. Yes, not fancy. The price was very fair. Recently remodeled, very clean and comfortable. My taxi driver from the airport commented that it was a lower hotel, but when he saw it redone, he was really impressed. The proprietor was friendly, helpful and sweet. Yes, there is no elevator– it is a small motor hotel, the stairs are one level and very negotiable. Neighborhood has many choices of restaurants. I would stay here again!

Very nice hotel! The staff is very friendly, considerate and want to make sure you have a great stay. The rooms are very clean and the property well maintained. I will be sure to stay here again next time im in the area.

Sooo… I wanted to update this review to let everyone know that the real owner contacted me this morning to apologize for the rude treatment by one of his employees over the phone. He also informed me that I would not be charged the cancellation fee bc of the circumstances. I am completely satisfied and hope this was only an anomaly.
His apology was appreciated and I would totally consider staying here for a future visit to San Diego!

Lovely motel. Great customer service. Comfortable beds. Easy check in/​out. No complaints.

I’ve stayed here many times and had no reason to write a review until now. This place is horrible. The owner is creepy. I came back to the room with my boyfriend and we were talking at a normal level, when all of a sudden, we heard a violent banging on the wall from the neighboring room. It seemed as though we woke him. I went to tell the manager, who belittled me, and said «you’re just scared».
Ya, dude. I kind of am.
So I left to go to another hotel while the owner stood with his arms folded and watched me leave.
We were also put in a room with a small bed and a gross comforter with weird stains on it that looked like blood
Don’t stay here.

Wonderfully clean, simple but exactly what we needed. Comfortable beds. Great customer service, very nice management and a really good price.

Clean, remodeled and cheap.

I stayed at the Berkshire Hotel for one night. On a Friday night. Within 10 minutes we had a room. Not to mention there were many people coming to also rent a room. The room was really clean. Not a dust in sight. There’s flat screen TV’s. Everything about this place looks new. You can tell it’s been renovated. Which makes it look 10x better than how it used to look. (Based on pictures from before.) I didn’t like that there were no ice machines. Or wifi. But I’m betting that will be added soon.

Really bad customer service… they have horrible owners who don’t care about their customers. I went to school and have worked in Hotel management so I know the workings of hotels… The sign outside said Vacancy and I went in because I needed a two night hotel stay. The woman first attended me and I told her I thought 60+ per night was too much. I could see it was pretty dirty and very simple not many accommodations so I asked if we could negotiate for maybe 45 a night just to see the possibilities. She seemed reticent but said that her husband would be the one to make the decisions and to come back in an hour and if no rooms had filled that it was a possibility. So I returned in an hour no new cars were parked in their small parking lot and the sign still said Vacancy. I introduced myself to the male attendant who I think was her husband or owner and explained my request. He looked me straight in the face and lied saying no he had no rooms. I can understand saying you don’t want to lower your price but to just lie and state there are no rooms please leave was petty and immature. Never going there again. I told him Bad Karma dude Bad Karma! Do yourself a favor and avoid many other hotels and motels available at better prices!!!

If a San Diego hotel refuses to let you book a reservation on Memorial day weekend, this should be your first indication that something is amiss. Your second clue to the inept service will be noted by the «quite time» sign at the front desk. Perhaps you may even be weary when the manager nonchalantly asks if you would like to see the room first, as he most likely receives numerous complaints. If you’re still willing to sign the blood oath necessary to get a room, be patient as the manager suspiciously makes copies of every occupant’s ID and credit card. And afterwards, stand ready to receive the sacred item, a gigantic cheap plastic remote, which the manager will reverently slide under the glass barricade. By now you will realize that you would rather sleep in the back of your roomy, bed-​bug-​free car, which is exactly what we did. Thank you Bershire Motor Hotel, but we will be taking our business elsewhere.

Let me be clear, I did not have high expectations when selected this place. None of my basic expectations were met.
* Not clean
* Not quiet
* Not safe feeling
I called and they told me the rate was $ 55 and since I was going to be drinking nearby I figured it was the right price.
When I got there the outside looked okay. The on site clerk (possible owner) was nice and quick about checking me in. I got a key for room 8. Avoid room 8 at all costs.
I took and have posted photos of this room. You don’t have to take my word on how it looks. There is evidence on the site.
In addition to a gross room there were a few other issues:
* The front desk has a door bell. The f-​ing thing goes off all night long.
* Thin walls! I could hear a deep sigh from another guest.
* The view from the window was a wall.
I could go on but you get the point.
You can stay at this place but please understand it sucks unless they sound proof the walls, clean the entire place, get new fixtures, and get modern locks on the doors.

I have been to Berkshire motel couple of times. Pretty calm place, clean, silent nearby downtown. I had a good time talking with owner & his son. Whenever i will be there in San Diego i will definitely prefer that place to stay. Good service.

Close to downtown. Close to bus station. Plenty of restaurants around. Quiet neighbourhood. Clean room, sheets, pillows… CHEAP rooms!

UGH. I am an idiot sometimes for being such a cheap ass. $ 55/​night in a ghetto motel with no frills. No frills means: no clock, no phone, no bible, no hair dryer, no hangers, no parking, nothing.
Hot water is good, soap is good, clean sheets & towels are good and I guess if you smoke, an ashtray or two in the room is good. This was the room we chose over the room with two beds and a leaking ceiling above the shower. That’s what we get for being cheap, hungry and in a hurry.