Hotel Shattuck Plaza: Overview

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Average std. room/night
£60.82 – £66.96

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2086 Allston Way, Berkeley, California, 94704, United States…
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You can't be more central in Berkeley than you are while staying at this Victorian gem. Established in 1910, the hotel has nicely added contemporary amenities and comfort while maintaining its Victorian charm. The lobby is open and airy with warm classic touches like mirrors, overstuffed furniture and rococo design. The rooms share similar touches, with ornate curtains, comfortable chairs and beds, and bright windows. The staff is particularly attentive, and will go out of its way for you.

Type: Conference Center, Hotel

Amenities and leisure activities

Room Amenities:

• Newspaper (Free)
• Refrigerator
• Telephone
• Television (Cable/Satellite)
• Non-Smoking Rooms

User reviews

Would not reccomend to my enemy

This was a terrible experience. The building heat is only turned on twice a day 5am-7am and again at 7pm-9pm the rest of the time you are left to freeze without even an extra blanket. The windows are paper thin and face the noisy street ensuring you hear every subway train, not too mention the homeless saxaphone player who was there every night. The first night of my stay I was given a room without water in the bathroom and two twin beds pushed together which was supposed to be a king. The internet service is limited to 10 minutes and hotmail and gmail are blocked. The manager is so rude. I asked nicely to be changed to a room with water and their only was concern was to make sure I was properly charged for having my girl freind stay with me. Also if you want to sleep in I hope you don't mind the sun shining through thte translucent blinds and in your face. :(

06 Jun 2005 | A Yahoo! User

decent accomodations in a great location

We arrived at the Hotel Shattuck with some trepidation having seen reviews written by former guests. However, we were pleasantly surprised. We booked two rooms, one for a week and the other for four days. The rooms were quite spacious. Although the carpet, wallpaper, sheets, and just about everything else was stained, they were all clean. Room maintenance was good. The bathroom was clean but with old fixtures and little shelf space. The shower was easy to control and the spray very smooth. Hot water arrived at the tap instantly. It was great. As other reviewers had noted, there was not enough heat generated by the 19th century radiator. This was easily fixed as the hotel clerk gave us two space heaters that were more than adequate. Some reviewers have complained about rude hotel staff, particularly the manager. We encountered only helpful staff and the manager gave us a bottle of water from his office refrigerator when we told him that the vending machine was out of water. The hotel claims to provide a continental breakfast but everyone, including some hotel staff, agrees that the breakfast is an insult to the guests, consisting only of coffee, watered down orange juice, a choice of \nwhite or whole wheat sliced bread (which was very fresh, though), and \nsome near rancid butter (served in a cold room). There is an elevator \nwhich was marginally operational during the week we were there. Internet service is provided for guests but is limited to 15 minutes per room per day (the hotel clerk may bump that up if you ask nicely). \n \nThe hotel is about 30 feet from the BART station, and in the same building is Cold Stone Cremery, Mel's diner, a multi-screen movie theatre, a Starbucks, a computer games store, a "hands-on" museum, and lots more. Caddycorner to the entrance is a Walgreens. Caddycorner to the other end of the building is Peet's (my favorite). The UCB campus is one block away. It was a far, far better location than all of the other hotels we considered. In summary, as long as quirky things do not bother you, the Hotel Shattuck is a really great value \nwith lots of pluses and a few stange minuses.

06 Jun 2005 | A Yahoo! User

nice hotel ?

i have been staying there a couple of times.
last week, i was given a room which was not cleaned yet.
despite the room was charged on my company's pro card, i was asked to hand them my own credit card/atm card.
the elevator was not in service 3 of the 6 days.
saturday breakfast was accidently not available.
finally, today i note that they have not charged my company's pro card, but my own debit card - it gor overdrawn twice because of their mistake and incurred me $ 50 fee from my bank for overdraft.

i believe the hotel has a poor management, at least at this time, and i will take other hotels in future.

06 Jun 2005 | spinflipper