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University Inn & Suites Berkeley

Google (19) 3.2
Tripadvisor (1) 1.0
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Visitors praise the University Inn & Suites Berkeley for its convenient location and decent value, with some noting good water pressure in the shower. However, common complaints include dated rooms, unpleasant smells, and cleanliness issues such as finding insects. Some guests also reported problems with non-functioning amenities like telephones.

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Address
920 University Ave, Berkeley, CA 94710, USA
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Phone
(510) 849-1121
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Website
www.universityinnberkeley.com

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About this place University Inn & Suites Berkeley

University Inn & Suites is a small budget lodging on University Avenue in Berkeley, between the I-80 freeway and downtown. It is a mainstream property listed here as gay-friendly, not a gay hotel. University Avenue is a busy commercial strip; the UC Berkeley campus and downtown BART station are a bus ride or long walk east, and San Francisco is about 30 minutes by BART. The hotel has few Google reviews (19, averaging 3.2), so check recent reviews on booking sites before committing. Parking is usually the main advantage of staying on this stretch.

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Gay-friendly (straight venue) Card payments accepted Reservation required WiFi Year-round Gay-friendly (straight venue) Air conditioning

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3.2
★★★☆☆
19 reviews

Based on 19 Google reviews.

Damian
Damian Jun 2026
★★★★★
Joel K
Joel K May 2026
★★★★★

Clean conveniently located motel walking distance to everything

Troy
Troy Apr 2026
★★★★☆

Decent lil hotel pricing wasnt bad ez check in process

Complex Simplicity
Complex Simplicity Apr 2026
★☆☆☆☆
Bernard Kyle
Bernard Kyle Apr 2026
★☆☆☆☆

If you are looking to save money on a stay in the area this is the place but don’t expect much. Pretty basic motel with dated everything - budget friendly. One good thing was the shower, good water pressure and hot! The room had a smell, really needs a deep rug/mattress steam cleaning to freshen.

Harlie Moon
Harlie Moon Apr 2026
★☆☆☆☆

This is the worst hotel I've ever stayed at, not only was it sketchy to the point where i couldn't walk across the hall to my friends room without my mom, but it was also not very sanitary, when we got there, our window was open, the bed sucked and so did pillows, and on the corner of the bathroom door there was what looked like blood that was not cleaned, and there where spiders in not only mine, but in my friends room too, lastly, when we got back to our room one day, there was a wasp in our room!

Angela Higginbotham
Angela Higginbotham Dec 2025
★★★★☆

for the price, it's a decent value. i've experienced similar value for a little bit less ($110 or $120 vs. the $140 i paid here), but the room was spacious and pretty clean. they have free breakfast but i woke up too late to experience it, so can't speak to that. they also have an outdoor pool but it's winter so too cold to experience that right now. i would return ifi needed a quality room on a budget.

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Last updated on 17 October 2026

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