The Empyrean Towers
About this property
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- Check-in
- From 18:00
- Check-out
- Until 12:00
Guest reviews
Recent reviews shared by hotel guests
Aaliyah B.
Sept 2020. I'm grateful we were approved, but this unit seems suitable only for one person, or maybe a couple sharing the same twin bed. I have a teenage boy, so where is he supposed to sleep, in the tub? It’s a one-bedroom unit with room for just one twin bed. The kitchen has the smallest fridge, not even a medium-sized one, no stove or oven, and no microwave, just a hot plate. The news makes it look like this would be better living, but someone from the media should check the place now. This isn’t right.

Marlene D.
If you’re short on money for a nice hotel or need somewhere to stay for a week or longer, this place is okay for what it costs. It’s cheap, not luxurious, and you can stay as a weekly guest for about a month. Compared with the SROs in SF, it’s great. The Empyrean Towers is clean, the management mostly leaves you alone, and it’s centrally located in Oakland, outside one of the city’s bad areas. Some residents and guests seem physically or mentally disabled, and there are also young g's in the building. At times things can get obnoxious. Someone even wrote "we will kill you" on the property. I checked out the same day I saw that and hope everyone will be all right.
Paolo M.
I was extremely disappointed. I got a room on the fifth floor but wasn’t allowed to use the elevators. The doorknob was broken, and much of the furniture was broken too. The managers were never available, and good luck reaching them by phone. This place feels like a scam.
Janet C.
😢 They say this is for low-income families, LOL. The toy kitchenette in a kid’s playset looks more like a real kitchen than what they have here.
Hector R.
On a budget, it’s not bad, but you get what you pay for.
Amenities
Everything available at this property
General Services
3 available- Ticket assistance
- Reception desk
- Tour assistance
Internet
2 available- Free Wi Fi
- Free internet
Room Amenities
1 available- Shower/Bathtub
What's nearby
Explore attractions, restaurants and transport around the hotel
99 m 1 min walk
263 m 3 min walk
321 m 4 min walk
59 m 1 min walk
Attractions
20- Museum of Children's Art [MOCHA]321 m 4 min walk
- Museum of Art and Digital Entertainment - (MADE)487 m 6 min walk
- Snow Park636 m 8 min walk
- Oakland Museum of California653 m 8 min walk
- The Gardens at Lake Merritt999 m 12 min walk
Restaurants
20- Dinner House59 m 1 min walk
- EM Deli & Catering62 m 1 min walk
- The Breakroom Cafe62 m 1 min walk
- Basil Pizzeria75 m 1 min walk
- Cafe Uccello81 m 1 min walk
Transit
20- Oakland International AirportAirport10.0 km
- San Francisco International AirportAirport22.5 km
- Harrison NorthboundBus99 m 1 min walk
- 12th Street & Harrison StreetBus105 m 1 min walk
- 14th Street & Franklin StreetBus146 m 2 min walk

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