Doubletree Hotel & Executive Meeting Center Berkeley Marina

Nice Old Hotel

I lived in the Bay Area for many years and the Double Tree was once a Marriott hotel. In the 1970's, it was a favorite disco hangout, which I enjoyed. For an older hotel, it has been well maintained and in a great location. The king room the I had was clean and comfortable. The staff was great and the business center was handy.

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Great place to stay

The hotel is convenient, in a great location, and has great amenities. We've stayed there before and have always been pleased. This stay was slightly disappointing though - it was noisy (luck of the draw - noisy neighbors) and there was no coffee in the room, just tea.

Excellent Views of the Berkeley Marina

Good location and good value but avoid their Belgian Waffles.

Perfect for Our Needs

This hotel has been beautifully updated and restored. The room was completely clean and comfortable, with pleasant decor.The service was beyond excellent - everyone seemed to be so friendly and trying hard to please. It is in a magnificent location on the marina, has a vast green space next to it for walking, pets, views, etc. It is an easy drive into Berkeley for shopping, theatre, restaurants, etc. The only improvements to our stay would be better cell phone reception in the room and lobby of the hotel. And, upon check-in, being informed of the hotel shuttle that takes guests into Berkeley and to the BART station. We didn't find out about it until we checked out. We will definitely return, with dogs, to this hotel. Loved it.

Wonderful hotel, but mobbed

The place was hopping and with only one elevator in each section of the hotel, it was an effort to go up and down. The place itself was nice and the beds very comfortable, but it was a bit of a madhouse.

Good location, great service

The staff was friendly and prompt in their service. The location is great. Hotel faces the marina, there is a great park next to the hotel, and you are within easy driving distance of Berkeley, Oakland, and surrounding cities. My wife, something of a gourmet, found the dinner of good quality.

POSSIBLY nice views

Booked a king bed with a view. When we checked in, they gave us a room with 2 doubles. So, back to registration, and we ended up with a king bed on the same side of the building as the view, but tucked back on the first floor. No view to speak of, but we were in a rush and they gave us the "full hotel" story both times. The room and bed were fine, but the view was not what we were led to believe. Only a few rooms have the nice view accross the bay; most rooms "with a view" instead can see a few boats in the marina but no open water and definitely not San Francisco

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Nice view, spotty service

Very minimal staff working during our stay, service pretty spotty. But hotel was clean, view of marina was great, a nice place to stay if you don't require much service, and don't care that it's not that close to downtown Berkeley (not walking distance at all, you need to drive or take their shuttle when available). The starbucks outlet in the lobby was not open ever. The restaurant was closed a few nights, though you could have same food served in the bar. Quality of restaurant food was great.

Newspapers please!

The hotel only sells some obscure local newspaper. Good lord--guests from out of town would like to read the LA Times or the Ny Times. Even the San Francisco Chronicle was not available--at a hotel in Oakland???! The assistant seemed annoyed that I was disappointed not to able to purchase a major newspaper. I had to drive in to town (10 minutes away) to obtain one.

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Great value for the money

When visiting Berkeley, remember that parking is a huge issue; many hotels just *don't* have any. Others charge an arm and a leg ($25-$50/day) which significantly adds to your lodging expense. The Marina Doubletree has tons of free parking -- unheard of in that area. It's a huge deal. Given the ease and proximity (Fourth Street is really close), this hotel is the best value I found when coming to Berkeley in a car. The only downside is that the cell phone service is a little spotty in this hotel; AT&T had zero or one bars on my iPhone. If management really wanted to create value for their guests, they'd put in free Wifi. Then my hands would be tied; I would not be able to stay anywhere else in Berkeley.

Old, tired, in poor condition

I am amazed that this hotel was a Doubletree. This is, undoubtedly, the worst Doubletree I have ever stayed in - BY FAR. Hotel in general is old and tired. The room itself was a bit of a mess. Believe it or not, the floor of the room was not flat!! Yes, a noticeable slant!!