Best Western Plus Airport Inn & Suites

I stayed at the Best Western Plus Airport Inn & Suites (Oakland) in late-May 2017 for 3 nights at the end of a month-long tourist holiday of Cent/West USA. I found it to be all that I had hoped for from the description and reliable TA reviews. Having stayed in San Francisco at the start of my western-region tour (at the very good Days Inn Civic Centre), without a car, I plumped for this hotel as by then I had a hire car so it gave me the opportunity to get to SF for a booked baseball game using public transport, as well as offering easier on-site car parking opportunities (as city centre locations are often more tricky in that respect), easy options to get out and about in my hire car and ultimately a straightforward way to get to SF airport on my departure. I found it difficult to find anything other than this hotel offering a similar location/price and certainly when compared to SF (I got lucky with my Days Inn booking, not possible to replicate for this later stay in the area), plus the room specification was the most comprehensive of anywhere I had stayed or could book. I had booked my stay via Expedia for a total cost, to be paid at the hotel, of $478/app£390 (incl taxes, make sure you allow for this when you compare prices like-for-like as some hotel booking site quotes exclude them in the headline rate !) for a 'Suite, 1 King Bed, Accessible, Bathtub - Multi Night Stay Rate' with free cancellation (up to the day before, I've often found this handy before in case a better option crops-up at the last minute !). When I phoned the hotel many weeks beforehand to check my booking I queried the 'Accessible' nature of the suite and without any fuss my room-type was amended to a 'normal' suite for no extra charge. On arrival, car parking proved to be as easy as hoped for and the room-change proved worthwhile, as it was absolutely huge and extremely well-appointed. The lobby area is large/smart, BUT it is accessed via front doors which proved problematic at times for me...At night they are locked and an unexpected 'arrival check' was required to get inside (nobody had informed me what to expect when getting back late) and when unlocked they are anything but 'automatic' as signs state (important if you've luggage), since you have to press a button to get them to open; the doors are 'powered' to open/close, they are NOT 'automatic' as sensors do not activate them !!! There is one large lift which, surprisingly, despite the hotel being so large never proved to be a problem 'hailing' or getting access to and the luggage trolleys came in handy for me on arrival/departure. My rear-facing/high suite (requested for maximum peace and quiet) was very large, clean and well-appointed. The array of seating came in useful for relaxing and the desk handy for using wifi etc, which proved to be speedy and reliable. The only odd thing for me, considering the large room size, was how small the work surface above the fridge/microwave was - it made it's usability a bit of a challenge as the coffee machine etc are crammed on top.... I've little else to say about the room/bathroom, as it was clean and functional and as expected/hoped for. In the evenings the car park quickly got full but I never sensed that the hotel was full of people, especially as I rarely saw or heard anyone on my floor - outside noise was non-existent, so sleeps were always peaceful. Breakfast was better than the standard 'plastic' fayre, with eggs/cooked meat plus the usual array of fruits/yoghurt/breads. On seeing it, the 'state' of the local area around the hotel didn't concern me in any way as much as some other reviewers mentioned. Yes, it is not at all picturesque and really quite urban - but that should not be surprising considering you are on the edge of a large city and quite close to to Oakland airport. Night time 'activity' didn't raise any problems for me, this experienced as I used the hotel shuttle to get to the Coliseum for a baseball game and then caught a bus back (easier for me than arranging a return shuttle trip), which stopped a few hundred yards from the hotel so requiring a short walk back from there. Getting to SF for a baseball game proved just as straightforward, by driving to the city to catch the dedicated ferry to/from SF - this includes free parking at the car park near to the ferry port, so was also an economical way of doing the trip as well plus you get a mini-bay cruise as well ! The hotel location was also good to quickly access the motorway to get to nearby visits, a main 'access' road is just a hundred yards away - from there rapid mobility is easy. So, I enjoyed my stay at the Best Western Plus Airport Inn & Suites (Oakland) essentially because of the quiet setting, handy location, ease of car parking and well-appointed room. The rate was very good for a city location with the room facilities, breakfast and easy parking area - much more economical than nearby SF for 'normal' prices (my earlier stay in SF proved to be at an almost 'one-off' bargain price !). less

Close to Oakland airport, San Francisco downtown accessible in 40 minutes by car. Very nice and professional staff, comfortable rooms with access to swimming pool and spa. Shuttle provided to take you to the closest bart station for San Francisco. less

This Best Western has a good airport shuttle service. Even though people comment on the location, it seems they have taken many safety precautions. I had stayed there last fall , 2016, so when we came to Oakland airport again we stayed here. This time the shuttle bus driver stated that they pick up / drop off at the airport BUT they also will drive clients to any of the local restaurants ( driver had long list). I told her that I had not read anything about that service on the hotel website. On my previous stay, the shuttle driver or the hotel staff never talked about this service. Current Driver stated this was occurring for about 3 years. So I am just adding that to the review so others may keep that in mind when making reservation. Room was clean, internet good, bed comfortable. Room was on first floor and the remodeled pool was close by and in use by very noisy children. Their parents were not keeping them quiet. The kids ran and yelled in hall and made the hallway and lobby wet. Husband had to ask children to be quiet and when that didn't work asked the staff at front desk. That noise was irritating because it went on for long time. The staff was in full view and hearing of the noisy children but never said anything. We had to get up early to get shuttle to airport for 6:30 am flight to east coast. I had made reservation 2 months ahead and still got stuck on first floor. We had arrived to check in about 5 pm so it wasn't that late of arrival. less

Our daughter selected UC Berkeley as her undergraduate school. We helped her to move in to UC Berkeley to start her orientation program. Since there were approximately 9,000 families like us in helping their kids to move in, we decided to stay outside of Berkeley area. At a recommendation of a close friend, we booked two nights at Best Western Plus Airport Inn at Oakland. Since our daughter need to stay one night with us, we booked a room with double bed. The price is very reasonable and significantly cheaper than the comparable ones in Berkeley. The staffs at Best Western Plus were very friendly and helpful. Checking in and out were very fast and easy. The room is very clean and equipped with more items than we or most of travelers will ever need. It provides both free wireless and wired internet connections. We noticed that it has indoor swimming pool, exercise room and laundry facilities but we did not have opportunity to use them. The free breakfast provided by the hotel was among the best I had. Having the breakfast at the hotel saved us at least 50 minutes. When I reserved the room, the hotel cautioned us that the parking space is limited. However, we did not have any problem in finding a parking space. Finally, the hotel also lets one to cancel the reservation 24 hours ahead of the checking time and sends one notification email about 2 day ahead of the checking time. less

We had a business conference here and stayed in a great room very clean and the staff was awesome the outside area was not so great but the hotel inside was fine had a good stay at this hotel i have booked several people here also and feedback was always good less