Days Inn by Wyndham Pinole Berkeley

Not worth the $125 we paid. The bathroom was filthy, with dirt in every corner and blood smeared on the light switch and door frame. The curtains looked like they’d started out white, but had turned a dirt color, and there were huge spider webs above them. The room smelled, the sheets had cigarette burn holes, and the carpet was stained and sticky. Pretty gross.

Within 20 minutes of arriving, we saw several disturbing things outside, including what looked like drug activity and a nearby hit-and-run. People were smoking and hanging around, and my children immediately felt unsafe and wanted to leave. We left right away and asked for a refund. We’d booked two rooms for our family, but both had a strong smoke odor mixed with a musty, foul smell. We asked to switch rooms and the smell was just as bad. When my wife checked the bedding, she found visible stains, possible signs of bed bugs, and cigarette burns just at the corner of the bed. We didn’t want to look further. The rooms were so bad we couldn’t stay even five minutes. We also had to leave a $100 deposit for each room, despite how poor the condition was. I strongly urge other travelers, especially families, to stay somewhere else.

My room was really clean, and the staff helped make the stay pleasant. I’d stay here again when I’m back to visit family.

The rooms aren’t cleaned, and there are bugs. The washing machines take your money, charging 3.25 and swallowing the coins. The front desk won’t give the money back.