Empire Holidays from £846

Parking was a major problem. It took 15 minutes to get your car and it cost $50 a night ($60 with tip). Since there were no local parking options, valet was the only way to go. I felt gouged.

Parking was difficult with automation. Difficult getting out. Need a gate person. Gate automated bar almost hit my hood. Valets were on their phones not helpful. Would consider not staying thete until they fix it. A five star hotel needs 5 star personnel. Not more automation

Wonderful hotel. Clean room and friendly staff and great location for visiting UC Berkeley. We were greeted from morning until night by the staff and the hotel bar and reception area was always lively. Highly recommend!

The staff are helpful and friendly.

It was a character property very close to the university of Berkeley campus, and close to all of the venues. The street was lively and the bar downstairs was a nice spot to have a coffee in the morning, laptop time in the lounge and a cocktail in the evening. Gym was small but serviceable. I would encourage travellers to bring good ear plugs. Some road noise, general noise from neighbors could impact sensitive sleepers. Also parking was sometimes a challenge as the two above ground lots were almost always full or had only 1 spot available. If you have a large car it is somewhat difficult to get in and out of the spots and tough to turnaround as someone new always parked in the non parking areas.