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    Aiden By Best Western - Berkeley

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    Camilo the kind and friendly night manager
    Joyce M.

    Best kept secret won't be secret for long - this little hotel is a modern boutique hotel masquerading as a Best Western - it packs in so much value for the price and has warm and friendly service. This is my first stay here and I'm so glad I selected it! Camilo the night front desk manager was very welcoming, kind, and helpful in every way. Thanks for the wonderful welcome and making me feel right at home! Great service deserves a great review! The property is completely new/updated, modern, very clean, and pretty quiet. It's located in the very walkable neighborhood on University Avenue close to Trader Joe's, Target, UCB, Target, and an eclectic collection of interesting restaurants within walking distance. The rooms are functional and thoughtfully designed for a comfortable stay, for studying, including extended stays as it has great little drawer, shelves, and other little built in storage space. I love the views from room 308, which has corner windows and lots of natural light. The rooftop is a beautiful place to watch the sunset. The bed is a touch on the soft side but I still slept well. The bed is more full sized than queen but it was fine as I had it all to myself. There's a complimentary coffee and tea bar, kombucha on tap for sale; breakfast to order from a local restaurant delivered to you, Keurig in the room with complimentary bottled water, a mini fridge, water glasses and glass mugs in the room, a programmable safe, ironing board, Kleenex branded tissues, Drybar toiletries including their nicely formulated lotion, valet parking, bikes for you to ride, the list of amenities goes on and on! Someone put their heart into this little place and it shows! I didn't check yet if they have a gym but you could easily get your workout by walking up and down University Avenue. Oh and they have bikes, and two TRX in case you want to work on your split ring tricep dips on the rooftop while watching the sunrise lol. This place is a hidden gem for now, but probably not hidden for long. You won't regret staying here! Update! This place is still great, they are undergoing some renovations. Rosie the day manager was really wonderful too, offering to move me to a different room as my AC wasn't working. The service makes up for the little hiccups, kudos to the staff for looking out for my comfort!

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    Stayed here for one night with my sister and we had an amazing time! Very clean and elegant room. The staff was very accommodating and pleasant! Overall, great experience with amazing guest service. Would 100% stay here again!

    Teresa B.

    I can see why this place has so many great reviews- I travel a lot for work and this is probably the best Best Western I've been to! Shout out to their staff who were all super friendly and professional. The room is big and spacious, and very clean. I really liked the office/desk set up. The only complaint is I kept trying to turn the heat up and it wouldn't go past 65 degree. And my colleague's room down the hall was too warm and wouldn't go down below 72 degree. The hotel is conveniently located, with a lot of amenities nearby including a Target, a nice Thai place and delicious coffee. They offer happy hour from 5-6 where they offer complimentary beer, wine and Kombucha on tap which is awesome! Will definitely stay here again next time I'm in town!

    Jon M.

    $20 fee for early checkin. Clean room, well-maintained property, & views from the unit are picturesque. My favorite feature would be the dedicated workspace & ergonomic chair. Mattress firmness is on the (very) soft range with little support. The TV is equipped with satellite programming, Netflix streaming, YouTube,SLing & Google Play apps Wi-Fi performance is average: 24-40 Mbps down 20-25 Mbps up 0.8% packet loss 10ms latency 7ms jitter I am not a fan of properties that charge an early checkin fee but, overall, I would recommend this location if you can tolerate the mattress.

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    Liss T.

    The staff here are super sweet! Big time thanks for tracking down my elderly father when he wouldn't answer his phone! Really above and beyond the service call, as every time I walked past the desk a staff member seemed to be doing some kind of tech support for one person or another (and I know they helped my mom when I wasn't around as well). Big clean rooms with lovely windows and plenty of natural light. The rooftop is not to be missed! Great location. Reasonable prices. My parents thoroughly enjoyed their stay and look forward to recommending this hotel to other family visiting our new baby. Thanks so much!

    Wonderful customer service

    This place is fantastic and the front desk staff has great customer service! We loved our stay

    Cute mural in the lobby.
    Sabrina B.

    This hotel is new and super clean. The location was spectacular for us to be right in the heart of the best home goods, salvage and mid-century modern stores. We spent 2 nights at this hotel and each night we were able to find street parking and avoid the garage/valet fee. If we hadn't scored spots close to the hotel entrance, it definitely would have been a walk to other parking. The hotel is on two main streets and then residentials all around there. The main streets have meters you have to feed during the day with a couple hour limit. There is a 7-11 and a gas station on the surrounding corners so snacks and fuel are easy to access. We were a short drive from all of the stops we had planned and that made it easy to grab lunch to go and eat back in our room. The entire hotel (not just the room) were spotless and that cleanliness made us feel safer. The room has a nice small desk that we could place meals and snacks on. The wallpaper was very cool - newsprint with stories of the history of Berkeley. The side tables were tasteful and plenty of space. The windows opened to get some fresh air in during the evening once it had cooled down. The room was stuffy when we returned from running around all day so the breeze coming in was nice. The only weird part was the toilet which was kind of suspended on the wall. I'm not exactly tall so it was weird to use the bathroom and not touch the floor with my feet. They offer a breakfast for a reasonable cost but when we opted for it one morning it wasn't the best quality. The microwave grade burrito wasn't good at all and the other items were nothing special. I'd skip breakfast service. They offered us beer/wine for their happy hour which was a nice touch. We couldn't go up to the rooftop deck until late at night due to all we had going on all day but looking around at all the lights and traffic in the dark was pretty cool. I wish we had more time to go up and relax with a cocktail or a snack. This will be the only place I stay when I am in the area. I don't think it gets better than this hotel!

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    Every member of staff we encountered was kind and professional. The hotel is super clean and modern, and in a good location.

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    Friendly staff, comfortable rooms, and great housekeeping make this hotel a wonderful experience. Exceptional. Highly recommend.

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