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Hotel Durant, Berkeley

2600 Durant Ave, Berkeley, CA 94704
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
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Situated in Berkeley, Hotel Durant is close to Berkeley Art Museum, University of California-Berkeley, and Greek Theater. Also nearby are University of California Botanical Gardens and Pacific Film Archive.This business-friendly hotel offers a restaurant, a poolside bar, and a bar/lounge. Complimentary ... More
Hotel Durant
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Situated in Berkeley, Hotel Durant is close to Berkeley Art Museum, University of California-Berkeley, and Greek Theater. Also nearby are University of California Botanical Gardens and Pacific Film Archive.This business-friendly hotel offers a restaurant, a poolside bar, and a bar/lounge. Complimentary wireless Internet access is available in public areas. This 3.5-star hotel features business amenities including a business center, small meeting rooms, and limo/town car service. The staff can provide wedding services, event catering, and business services. Additional amenities include a concierge desk, multilingual staff, and coffee in the lobby. For a surcharge, guests have access to a roundtrip airport shuttle (available on request). Guest parking is available on a limited first-come, first-served basis (surcharge). This is a smoke-free property.The 143 guest rooms at Hotel Durant include iPod docking stations and laptop-compatible safes. Beds have pillow top mattresses, Egyptian cotton sheets, and premium bedding. Complimentary wireless and wired high-speed Internet access is provided. Rooms are equipped with flat-panel televisions with premium cable/satellite channels. All accommodations provide desks, ergonomic chairs, and direct-dial phones with voice mail. Bathrooms offer bathtubs or showers, bathrobes, designer toiletries, and hair dryers. In-room minibars and coffee/tea makers are provided. Additional amenities include safes and an iron and ironing board. In addition, amenities available on request include refrigerators, microwaves, and hypo-allergenic bedding. Housekeeping is offered daily.

Amenities

Newspaper (Free)RefrigeratorIron
TelephoneTelevision (Cable/Satellite)Non-Smoking Rooms
In Room Wireless Internet AccessTelevisionDaily Maid Service
In Room Broadband Internet AccessCoffee MakerTelephone (Voicemail)
Mini-Bar

Hotel Details

144 Rooms / 6 FloorsBuilt in 1928Restaurant(s) on Site
Electronic KeyRoom ServiceConcierge Services
Wheelchair Accessible Common AreasBusiness CenterMeeting Facilities
Bar/Lounge on SiteParking (Surcharge)
 
 
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Reviews for Hotel Durant: 7
 
 
 
 
 
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Paper-thin walls--Bring ear plugs
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This is a lovely refurbished 1920s hotel 2 blocks from the UCB campus. Nice rooms and friendly staff. But if you want to sleep, bring earplugs! People talking in normal voices in adjoining rooms come through loud and clear, and if the neighboring room has the TV on, even turned down, you'll hear it.
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Just not cool enough
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Was not air conditioned, for an older person, this was just not acceptable. Waiters not proficent in English. Makeover is nice. Had to pay for parking, street noise was extreme.
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Check your bill!
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Although the hotel was fine, I noticed a small problem with my bill resulting from my charging breakfast to my room on two different days. The charges that I approved in the restaurant were not the charges that appeared on my hotel bill - guess which was higher. Although I'm only talking about a few bucks, I think this is an unethical practice. I called the manager and left a message but he never returned my call.
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Great location but hotel is pretty average
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The Durant is very well situated, close to UC Berkeley campus and is a convenient walk to pretty much any university location. I was there for graduation with my wife and mother and so we had two rooms in the hotel. My mom's, which was booked through Yahoo! Travel, was larger and more comfortable, with a small sitting area and a large bed. The room my wife and I had, which was a rack rate room booked through the school, was tiny, stuffy, and pretty uncomfortable. That being said, you're usually not staying there for the comfort but rather to be in close proximity to the school. Also, Henry's, the bar downstairs, is a great place to hang out for a few beers after dinner.
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Don't expect much
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1. The room was tiny (if you had the armoire with the TV in it open, you could not fit through). It was hot while we were there, no ventilation or air conditioning. There was a ceiling fan. And if you use a blow drier, you may blow the circuitry for the room (and have to wait for them to fix it). 2. Room service: got the wrong food and it was cold. Told them and they sent up the right food and IT was cold (and bad). 3. On the phone they told us that they had reserved a parking spot for us. When we got there, nope. 4. Be careful about where you park. The Sather garage charges a $20 overnight fee ON TOP OF what they charge for parking. We paid $68 for parking 1 1/2 days. This was a garage recommended by the hotel. 5. The employees are not particularly helpful or repsonsive. And you might want to consider tucking your shirt in and combing your hair. 6. Overall, it was just a sloppy, poorly run hotel. Right down to getting our name and address wrong on the billing after we corrected it.
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Not the best, certainly not the worst
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The Durant is about the only true hotel near UC Berkeley, but that leaves a bit to be desired as the rooms and furnishings are small and old.
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Best hotel close to UC Berkeley
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This is an old but elegant hotel. The rooms are well decorated and clean but somewhat small by today's standards. Some of the rooms on the upper floors have a very nice view of the city and the bay. The hotel is situated right outside UC Berkeley campus.

There are many good places to eat and many things to do in the area. For good food, head down College Avenue for a few blocks to find a cluster of restaurants (College and Asheley). Or, head to Shattuck Avenue for more choices.
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