Outdoor pool, putting range close by. Service is good.

Not much to do locally. At night it looks like you'll get mugged if you walk the sidewalk.

I have stayed almost exclusively at the Holiday Inn family of hotels for business trips during the past 3 years. Some stays have been marginal, but a recent stay at the Holiday Inn Express in Castro Valley was utterly unacceptable. The hotel advertises an outdoor pool and A/C. Neither were available in 90 degree weather during my early summer ...