Downtown Berkeley YMCAvsRose Garden Inn
Both hotels are rated highly by professional travelers. On balance, Rose Garden Inn scores slightly better than Berkeley YMCA. Rose Garden Inn scores 74 with endorsements from 4 sources like Gayot, DK Eyewitness and Rough Guide.
Downtown Berkeley YMCA
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
Rose Garden Inn
2740 Telegraph Ave, Berkeley, CA 94705
From $102/night
- Free Internet
- Free Breakfast
- Concierge
- Free Parking
- Multilingual
- Kitchenette
Rough Guide
"Pleasant, if slightly dull, rooms with fireplaces in a pretty mock-Tudor mansion half a mile south of UC Berkeley. Filling buffet breakfast."
DK Eyewitness
"The appropriately named, turn-of-the-19th-century Rose Garden Inn is an oasis in the heart of urban Berkeley."
Gayot
"This Berkeley inn comprises two separate mansions, both built by real estate magnate brothers in the early 1900s."
Lonely Planet
"This charmer is quaint and just a few blocks down from the Telegraph Ave action. Two old houses are surrounded by pretty gardens." Full review