Howard Johnson Berkeley offers Laundry facility - coin operated, 24-hour front desk, Smoke-free property, Tours/ticket assistance, Free WiFi, Internet access (complimentary), Wheelchair-accessible parking available, Free self parking, Television, Refrigerator, Refrigerator, Coffeemaker, Complimentary coffee, Daily housekeeping, Phone, Free local calls, Private bathroom, Free toiletries, Hair dryer, Desk, In-room climate (air conditioning), Microwave, Shower only, Cable TV service, Rollaway/extra beds (surcharge), Towels provided, Linens provided, Coffee/tea in common areas, Wifi Available, Parking onsite, Express check-out.
Howard Johnson Berkeley is located at 1512 University Ave, Berkeley.
Howard Johnson Berkeley has an average rating of 3.9 out of 5 based on 109 guest reviews. It holds a 2-star Stars rating.




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This Berkeley hotel offers a good location near BART and free parking at a low price point, but it suffers from inconsistent and often unresponsive service.
Unfortunately the event we were attending was cancelled last minute. The Hotel was extremely accommodating and helped to cancel the room. Thank you for making this process easy, and I look forward to staying here on my next visit to Berkeley!
Clean room, good location, 10 min walk to BART, and free parking. Walls are a little thin but at this price point you can't beat it. I'd stay here again the next time I'm in the area.
Called an hour after I left the room to tell them I left something behind and if I could have them hold it. They told me they’d call me back in 30 min. never called. Called 2 hours later. They said they call me back. No call. Called them again. They said they’re looking into it they’d call me tomw morning. Called them again the next night they said well look into it. Pretty much they kept my stuff and just kept saying oh. The cleaning crew will call you back. Oh. The manager will call you back. Oh no one’s at the front desk available to look through the lost and found. No one called me back. And I know I left it there. They just kept the stuff.
If you happen to get room 123, here are a few tips. 1. Turn on the bathroom light immediately. It flickers for about 45 minutes before it becomes steady. DON'T TURN IT OFF UNTIL YOU ARE READY TO CHECK OUT. 2. Don't look at the porch light. It strobes. Forever. 3. If you have an SUV, you're gonna have a hard time parking. That's with any unit you rent. But don't park in that right corner 2 spaces to the right of the vending and ice machine. 4. The lever to the shower is a little tricky to get it to the right temp. It turns on, then off, then on again leaving you puzzled as to where hot and cold REALLY is. Just know you're going to be in there at least 5 minutes before you can actually take a shower. 5. Don't panic! No one is trying to open your door. That's next door unit 122. The doors and walls are kinda thin. Other than that we slept on to top the blankets in our sweats. Decent place to crash, though. Just hit that light in the bathroom of room 123 immediately! Was decent for the price.
We rented this room simply for a place to rest our heads overnight and get a few hours of sleep. We are lucky if we got even a few hours. The room next to us played loud music throughout the night. Staff did call the room next door, I didn’t have to specific which room so I’m assuming I was not the only complaint. Around 1:30am we were offered a different room which was much more peaceful.