Westwind Lodge — Hotel in Oakland

This postwar style, family-run motel reminded me of the places my parents would take us during family vacations, with its terraced rooms overlooking an offstreet courtyard. The rooms are remodeled with new fixtures in the bathroom, flatscreen TVs, comfortable, raised level queen beds, a small refrigerator with a freezer, and a Keurig coffee maker. Great free WiFi: my laptop fired up as soon as I signed in (and that's really rare, even at more expensive hotels). Very clean, comfortable, and generally quiet: even though it's right next to the busy West MacArthur-Broadway intersection, I heard very little traffic noise during my one-night stay. Conveniently located near Telegraph and Piedmont Avenues with their hip restaurants, boutiques, and businesses, and just a ten-minute ride by Uber or taxi to downtown. ||||Some caveats: The rooms are all walkup; you haul your luggage up a flight of stairs or two. The cute little Ikea mugs in the room were too small for the Keurig and overflowed quickly. There are also a few rooms occupied by longterm residents, which one sees a lot in CA cities due to the high cost of housing here. Some of them own multiple vehicles, which made it hard to find parking on site in the evening. (You can park a little further up on the street. The neighborhood is busy and safe, as many employees from the nearby Kaiser medical center walk to catch buses on Telegraph or the Bart at the MacArthur station.) One of the residents got a little loud and drunk on the upper terrace, but someone shut down the party by 7 p.m. :) The motel was very quiet after that. I'd come back here if I needed to stay...

I stayed here many, many times from 2017-2018 (long story, but was living somewhere where I literally had to grab a backpack and anything I could carry, leave and go stay somewhere else whenever the fighting got physical or otherwise out of hand). The owners were so incredibly sweet to me and even brought me dinner one night when it was too late to get dinner anywhere and everything else was closed. The room(s) are affordable and basic, some nicer or more updated than others (I think I stayed in each and every one of them at least once!). It is in a safe area, and right near Kaiser and all the hospitals. It's for sure no nonsense no frills, but the owners made sure to put nice little touches like flowers, decorations, and even a BBQ grill, where they will be useful and appreciated. This place was a welcoming and safe respite for me for so many stays. I've since moved to another state, and I never got to tell the owners THANK YOU for their wonderful hospitality, so hopefully I can tell them with...

This review takes the price into consideration. I paid $100/night including taxes. Be sure to book directly with the hotel to get the best rate. The owners are super-nice, and that goes a long way. It's the perfect place to stay if you have a family member staying overnight at the hospital (free parking). The rooms are partially renovated - new TV's, some new furniture, new floors. I recommend requesting the top floor, as those rooms have newer bathrooms and newer heating/AC units. My only complaint is the water pressure of the newer showers is too light. One side note: I forgot my phone charger in the room, and they were able to find it and get it back to me. O don't think you will find a hotel this nice for this price anywhere in...