Bancroft HotelvsDowntown Berkeley YMCA
Both hotels are recommended by experts. On balance, Bancroft Hotel scores slightly higher than Berkeley YMCA. Bancroft Hotel has a TripExpert Score of 76 with endorsements from 5 sources including DK Eyewitness, Lonely Planet and Fodor's.
Bancroft Hotel
Fodor's
DK Eyewitness
Rough Guide
Gayot
Lonely Planet
2680 Bancroft Way, Berkeley, CA 94704
From $175/night
- Free Internet
- Free Breakfast
- Business Center
- Meeting Rooms
- Breakfast included
- Fax / photocopying
Fodor's "Lovingly remodeled in 2012, this green boutique hotel—across from the U.C. campus—is fresh, stylish, and completely eco-friendly." Full review
DK Eyewitness "The Bancroft is located directly across the street from the University of California at Berkeley and only a few blocks from the hip Telegraph Avenue."
Rough Guide "Small hotel with 22 rooms with queen beds, a good location right by the UC campus and fine service. Breakfast included."
Gayot "This 1928 landmark property is located on a lively street across from UC Berkeley's historic and park-like campus."
Lonely Planet "Simple and homey are the 22 rooms at this 1928 historic-landmark Craftsman hotel that's threadbare like grandma's house, sans doilies." Full review
Downtown Berkeley YMCA Rough Guide Lonely Planet
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
