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Downtown Berkeley YMCAvsBancroft Hotel
Both hotels are recommended by experts. On balance, Bancroft Hotel scores slightly higher than Berkeley YMCA. Bancroft Hotel has a TripExpert Score of 76 with endorsements from 5 sources including DK Eyewitness, Lonely Planet and Fodor's.
Downtown Berkeley YMCA
Rough Guide
Lonely Planet
2001 Allston Way, Berkeley, CA 94704
From $65/night
- Hot Tub
- Free Internet
- Laundry Service
- Pool
- Fitness Center
- Business Center
Rough Guide "Berkeley’s best bargain accommodation, a block from BART; rates, starting at $45 for a single, include use of gym and pool. No dorms."
Lonely Planet "At the 100-year-old downtown Y building, rates for well-worn, spartan private rooms (all with shared bath) include use of the sauna, pool and fitness center and kitchen facilities" Full review
Bancroft Hotel
Fodor's
DK Eyewitness Rough Guide
Gayot Lonely Planet
2680 Bancroft Way, Berkeley, CA 94704
From $175/night
- Free Internet
- Free Breakfast
- Business Center
- Meeting Rooms
- Breakfast included
- Fax / photocopying
Fodor's "Lovingly remodeled in 2012, this green boutique hotel—across from the U.C. campus—is fresh, stylish, and completely eco-friendly." Full review
DK Eyewitness "The Bancroft is located directly across the street from the University of California at Berkeley and only a few blocks from the hip Telegraph Avenue."
Rough Guide "Small hotel with 22 rooms with queen beds, a good location right by the UC campus and fine service. Breakfast included."
Gayot "This 1928 landmark property is located on a lively street across from UC Berkeley's historic and park-like campus."
Lonely Planet "Simple and homey are the 22 rooms at this 1928 historic-landmark Craftsman hotel that's threadbare like grandma's house, sans doilies." Full review
