Graduate By Hilton Berkeley

United States , Oakland - CA
Berkeley, 2600 Durant Ave
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100 reviews shown

10/10

Exceptional

09 Mar 2026

Jane

Always love this hotel when visiting Berkeley!

Family

10/10

Exceptional

09 Mar 2026

dwayne

Front Desk staff was great!

Partner

10/10

Exceptional

02 Mar 2026

Bonnie

Location is excellent for access to campus, staff helpful

10/10

Exceptional

24 Feb 2026

Sandy

1)Outstanding service by a wonderful staff that offered a personal touch at both the front desk and restaurant
2)Beautiful decor with a warm, vintage look in both the lobby and rooms filled with soft, comfortable beds

Partner

8/10

Excellent

23 Feb 2026

christopher

Really liked the eclectic ambiance. The front desk was very helpful.

Partner

10/10

Exceptional

22 Feb 2026

Maryam

The hotel is old but has character. All the staff are wonderful and helpful. The rooms are clean. The breakfast is yummy. It’s Close to UC Berkeley and all the good restaurants and cute shops at Elmwood.

10/10

Exceptional

19 Feb 2026

Sindy

Staff are really nice!

Family_with_children

4/10

Poor

11 Feb 2026

roxana B

The bed did not feel like a queen. When I called the front desk, they were not helpful at all. Also the bar smelled very bad not sure why.

10/10

Exceptional

08 Feb 2026

Amy

Ambiance of hotel! Comfortable, welcoming, clean, great location

Leisure Family

10/10

Exceptional

08 Feb 2026

Kenji

Well maintained lobby and the room. Building is old so that

10/10

Exceptional

12 Jan 2026

Corina

The room and the front desk employees were both GREAT! Loved staying here - the room for one person is smallish but enough amenities and space to rest nicely.

Business Friends

6/10

Pleasant

29 Dec 2025

Priscilla

While the staff at this hotel was truly excellent — friendly, attentive, and welcoming — the overall experience unfortunately did not match the price point.

I understand the property is older, but rather than feeling thoughtfully maintained or updated, it came across as run-down and simply painted over. The difference between the online photos and what you experience in person is quite noticeable, which was disappointing.

During my stay, the restaurant was not in service, and the small coffee area was also closed, which limited the overall hotel experience. Additionally, the walls are extremely thin, making it easy to hear noise from surrounding rooms.

While I appreciated the kindness and professionalism of the staff, the condition of the property and lack of available amenities made it difficult to justify the cost of the stay. With more investment and transparency, this hotel could offer a much better experience, but as it stands, it did not feel worth the price paid.

Business_and_leisure Partner

10/10

Exceptional

27 Dec 2025

Gloria

Cozy, clean great bed and pillow. Walking distance to lots of restaurants.

10/10

Exceptional

24 Dec 2025

Christina

Really fun and unique hotel

Friends_and_family Family

6/10

Pleasant

20 Dec 2025

ZHIQIANG

GOOD LOCATION, GOOD SERVICE, BUT TOO OLD FOR ROOM AND BATHROOM, NO HOT WATER FOR SHOWER BEFORE FIXING

10/10

Exceptional

12 Dec 2025

Daniel

Great quick stay

10/10

Exceptional

10 Dec 2025

SUSAN

I have stayed here about 5 times. Always good! Some of the rooms are pretty small but the location makes up for it! Nice staff, clean rooms, comfortable beds. Definitely recommend!

2/10

Poor

02 Dec 2025

Serguei

Not worth the price

Business_and_leisure Partner

10/10

Exceptional

02 Dec 2025

Lisa

Room very clean and friendly staff. Enjoyed the bar area and dining

10/10

Exceptional

24 Nov 2025

Anna

The staff was great, very kind and helpful, the room was lovely, and the restaurant was wonderful. Great location, too!

Leisure Family

10/10

Exceptional

24 Nov 2025

Carina

Great location and service, and a very comfortable stay

6/10

Pleasant

22 Nov 2025

Keeli

Super noisy until late at night. Tried to eat in the restaurant but staff never noticed us standing there to take our to-go order. Next time we tried we ordered and paid and they never made our food so we ended up having to leave to drive home and the cook still hadn’t shown up. Awful!!

Friends_and_family Family

2/10

Poor

19 Nov 2025

David

Not the cleanest place. Immediately after checking in saw a cockroach running across table in room.

Leisure Family

10/10

Exceptional

17 Nov 2025

Lauren

Great location and friendly staff. Rooms are cozy. We had three rooms for our whole group and everyone was happy with the accommodations.

Business_and_leisure Family

6/10

Pleasant

15 Nov 2025

Judith

Very tired hotel. Very worn. And that is felt as an aside from it being an older building & structure.

Partner

8/10

Excellent

10 Nov 2025

Matthew

Interesting hotel with some history. Great staff. Clean room.

Leisure Self

10/10

Exceptional

10 Nov 2025

Ashley

Check in was a breeze! Super friendly and helpful front desk staff, room was clean and tidy. Love the decor. 🙂

6/10

Pleasant

06 Nov 2025

Jenny

Decent will go again.

8/10

Excellent

05 Nov 2025

Laura

Extremely limited andunpredictable what food is available for breakfast. On the other hand, many other restaurants nearby.

Friends_and_family Family

10/10

Exceptional

04 Nov 2025

heather

Super cute hotel, good food and drinks.

10/10

Exceptional

28 Oct 2025

Jane

Wonderful location, great hotel, clean room, nice lounge and restaurant.

10/10

Exceptional

26 Oct 2025

Nancy

The lobby is so cute and comfortable, the staff is lovely, the room is cozy and very clean. The bathroom is small but clean, the shower head height was a bit of a challenge since I am tall 😂. The only things I would say would be nice to add to the room would be a tv that was able to stream for movies, and full size water bottles. Maybe a better coffee station. Overall we were very happy with our stay! Will definitely be booking again in the future.

Friends_and_family Family

10/10

Exceptional

26 Oct 2025

Michelle

Love this hotel and easy 10 min walk to to the Greek theatre
The staff are wonderful and LGBTQ+ friendly safe space

Leisure Family

6/10

Pleasant

22 Oct 2025

Raj

I was charged a daily destination fee at checkout, despite having fully prepaid for my stay through Expedia. This fee was never disclosed in advance and came as a surprise. When I asked about any additional charges during check-in—the staff did not mention it at all. Because of this lack of transparency, I feel the transaction was neither fair nor provided proper value

10/10

Exceptional

19 Oct 2025

Alexandra

Friendly staff, check in was straightforward and they let my group store our extra bags with them til our check in time. Only downside is the area it is in was a bit dirty and there were homeless people around (I went to the Taco Bell across the street and a homeless man threw a cup of iced water at a girl) So just have caution while walking around the area

Leisure Friends

10/10

Exceptional

19 Oct 2025

Sadie

Location is the biggest draw

6/10

Pleasant

18 Oct 2025

Mary

It was ok. Room was not ready when we checked in. The location is loud on the weekend.

Leisure Self

10/10

Exceptional

16 Oct 2025

Santiago

Nice and clean

Leisure Partner

8/10

Excellent

15 Oct 2025

Christina

A nice little hotel with a quirky vibe. Room was small but bed was very comfy. Updating little things like towel racks will go a long way. Loved that it was very walkable to The Greek where we watched a concert. Eric at the front desk was fabulous. Enjoyed our stay!

Leisure

8/10

Excellent

12 Oct 2025

Charla

The place is okay, I like the area more than the actual hotel. The ac in my room sounded like a spaceship coming in for landing, or at least how I imagine that might sound. It was annoying. But the staff was friendly and attentive. The elevator smelled unpleasant at one point, but they cleaned it up. The restaurant food was good. For parking, it was a challenge to get in and out of the spaces, but it’s nice that they offer parking.

Business Self

8/10

Excellent

12 Oct 2025

Kim

Staff were excellent and absolutely helpful.

Friends_and_family Family

6/10

Pleasant

07 Oct 2025

lisa

The staff were great. Finding a cockroach crawling on your book was less great. This hotel definitely needs some updating.

Leisure Partner

2/10

Poor

06 Oct 2025

Jelena

Over prced

6/10

Pleasant

06 Oct 2025

Jennifer

The room had some suspect stains on the walls and shower curtains. Housekeeping knocked on doors at 7am loudly and the a/c unit made a very loud pitched noise.

Leisure Family

10/10

Exceptional

03 Oct 2025

Denton

Great location. Near campus

Partner

10/10

Exceptional

30 Sep 2025

Susan

Nice hotel

6/10

Pleasant

29 Sep 2025

Les

Ewww place

6/10

Pleasant

28 Sep 2025

Erin

The decor and location was good. But the mattress was terrible. Could not sleep. Had to move hotels after a one night of a 4 night stay.

Leisure Partner

8/10

Excellent

26 Sep 2025

Barbara

The hotel is a bit older but great location if you’re going to a concert at the Greek theater. Close to campus with many restaurants around the hotel.

Leisure Friends

10/10

Exceptional

24 Sep 2025

Carol

Staff was extremely helpful and the rooms were clean and well appointed.

Leisure Family

4/10

Poor

22 Sep 2025

Jill

Let me start by saying the staff at this hotel is absolutely lovely. They are the best part of the hotel.
The property itself is very old and has that old smell to it. The rooms are TINY (I had 2 double beds and it was tight). No idea how more than 1 person could stay in this room. The bathroom was so small, as was the sink and every time I used it water went all over the floor. There was no hot water in the shower both days I stayed there so expect a freezing cold shower. The hotel walls are paper thin. I could EVERYTHING the people next door did (could even hear them opening food wrappers). At one point I thought someone was in my room because of the noise. Nope, just paper thin walls with no soundproofing. If you stay here request the top floor so nobody is walking above you (wood floors). This was honestly one of the worst facilities I have ever stayed at in my life and I do a solid amount of traveling.

Leisure Self

2/10

Poor

20 Sep 2025

Richard

No hot water free parking $45 breakfast included $26. Super crowded with students.
Mangal take a shower with the garden, knows the women want hot water too much money for two little Hilton should be ashamed

Partner

4/10

Poor

19 Sep 2025

luke

Parking was terrible. We have stayed at this location once before with no problem. The second visit was terrible. Apparently they blocked off the parking lots for football tailgate party. This left no parking. Parking on the street is nearly impossible. There is a garage 2 blocks away but because of the football game the cost 55.00 per night. Then took 30 minutes to get into front door from outside because it was packed with students there to party. This all fine if I would have been aware of it. Hotel gave no awareness when booking room. I will find another place to stay when in town to visit my son.

Business_and_leisure Family

6/10

Pleasant

15 Sep 2025

Eileen

Cute theme, central location, amazing customer service. Dirty and old. No parking.

Business_and_leisure Partner

10/10

Exceptional

15 Sep 2025

GRAHAM

Amazing location. Fabulous staff!

Leisure Partner

4/10

Poor

14 Sep 2025

Amy

Not great.

10/10

Exceptional

14 Sep 2025

Tom

Great place

2/10

Poor

12 Sep 2025

Lavena

Water pressure in the shower is terrible like there’s barely any water coming out. You would turn on the hot water and in the middle of your shower it turns cold and vice versa it’s absolutely terrible. The walls are so thin you can hear everything. Service is terrible and lack of employees.

6/10

Pleasant

11 Sep 2025

Maura

Parking is very limited. Facility charged me 65$ for ovenight in the lot. Staff was friendly professional.

Leisure Family

10/10

Exceptional

11 Sep 2025

RONG

Thank all the friendly staffs, especially the gentleman call Eric!

Business Family

6/10

Pleasant

10 Sep 2025

Vanessa

It was a rough start for this stay. We tried to park in their lot and there were signs everywhere saying no parking due to tailgate event. So we called the hotel and asked the employee where we should park instead and she was unsure. So we finally found a random lot and came to check in and that employee gave us a paper that had information of the parking garage we were supposed to park in...which would have been helpful to know when we called. Also while we were waiting to check in, their system wasn't working apparently because one guest was upset their key didn't work and another was upset because the room they were assigned had guests in it already. Thankfully we didn't have any issues once we were in the room which was fine and comfortable enough for the night stay.

Leisure Partner

6/10

Pleasant

08 Sep 2025

AMY

Convenient to campus but not the cleanest.

Leisure Family_with_children

10/10

Exceptional

03 Sep 2025

Hao

Very close to UCB, really enjoyed 3 day stay

Leisure Family

10/10

Exceptional

02 Sep 2025

CHRISTINE BAO EN

Lack of maintenance. My shower water is poor. Reported, but without response.

Business Family_with_children

8/10

Excellent

01 Sep 2025

Alan

Great bed.
Water pressure in shower could be a bit better.
In room coffee was instant with a water boiler - not so great.
WiFi was very strong and reliable.

Leisure Family

6/10

Pleasant

25 Aug 2025

Deborah

The restaurant was under renovation and closed. Our room was ready late and didn't match the description. Location was great. Ambiance and food were great. Discounts were given for inconvenience.

Leisure Partner

6/10

Pleasant

24 Aug 2025

Lisa

Great location - average facilities - poor hospitality

Leisure Family

6/10

Pleasant

24 Aug 2025

Kaushik

Excellent location for UC Berkeley. Rooms are clean but very dated. Parking situation during move in was painful - the lot is so small it requires a lot of time to park / exit.

Business Family

10/10

Exceptional

23 Aug 2025

Makayla

Such a perfect location to stay if your are going to watch a show at the Greek. Food was good at the restaurant.

Leisure Family

10/10

Exceptional

22 Aug 2025

Christine

Carpet is old, musty smell

Leisure Family

6/10

Pleasant

19 Aug 2025

Khouzama

Didn t meet my expectations

Business Family

10/10

Exceptional

19 Aug 2025

Polovina

Best location in Berkeley. Very friendly and nice staff. Great bed.They rent a bike for guests wtaht is great. Excelent rstaurant in lobby.
Problem with rooms isolation. You can hear walking above your room and every conversation from next room.

Friends_and_family Family

10/10

Exceptional

18 Aug 2025

Lisa

Great boutique stay in the heart of Berkeley

If you want to be near Berkeley Campus, this boutique hotel is super cute! The theming is great, the rooms are cozy and retro yet have all the modern amenities. Gym was quite nice for a small hotel. The bar was appreciated as well! Parking was easy (not cheap). Would 100% stay again!

Self

2/10

Poor

18 Aug 2025

Ron

This property was close to the Greek Theater and was $378. We had to wait until 4:00pm to check in. Everyone else was allowed to check in...except us. Our room was filthy. The bath tub wasn't an option. And, the ENTIRE night, you could clearly hear conversations in other rooms, as well as banging around. The staff...was used to this. They didn't care. However, one girl was leaving and she offered to give me her parking space. I don't know where I would have parked otherwise. Total ripoff.

Leisure Partner

2/10

Poor

18 Aug 2025

Soo

There was nothing and everything was broken and unsafe

Leisure Family

8/10

Excellent

17 Aug 2025

luke

Shower valve in room was very loose

10/10

Exceptional

17 Aug 2025

Amy

10/10

As a single mom, I came there for a school conference, but found the best part to be the wildly comfortable bed with a substantial / down-type comforter excellent pillows and blockout curtians.

Business

6/10

Pleasant

17 Aug 2025

Mukesh

Property was okay. They need to change the carpet in alleys.
Food options were limited, I suppose due to renovations. However, it was very expensive for the service and quality.

Leisure Family

10/10

Exceptional

15 Aug 2025

Shannon B

Loved the decor and cleanliness of rooms. Staff was super nice

10/10

Exceptional

05 Aug 2025

Scott

Come for the location and friendly front desk. Don’t come for the shower (weak, inconsistent temperature), or breakfast coffee efficiency (stood in a queue for 15 mins in lobby to get a cup of coffee).
They are redoing the restaurant so maybe some steps in a positive direction, but rooms feel dark and old. Outdated bathrooms.

Business_and_leisure Partner

8/10

Excellent

04 Aug 2025

Nena

Great location for UC Berkley. Nice staff. Rooms nice but dated.

Leisure Family

6/10

Pleasant

04 Aug 2025

Charles A

THE BERKELEY GRADUATE REMINDS OF AN INTURIST HOTEL

If you never had a chance to visit Russia when it was still the Soviet Union, the Graduate hotel in Berkeley will giive you a sense of what an Inturist hotel was like. The desk clerks don't smile; they lock the doors at night after about 11; there's one very slow elevator to serve hte rooms on six floors; and you wait in line for 15 or 20 minutes to place your order for breakfast, if you get into line before hte croissants and muffins run out. Oh, and the internet is very slow.

Friends_and_family Friends

10/10

Exceptional

03 Aug 2025

Andrea

So close to campus and The Greek! Staff terrific

Leisure Partner

10/10

Exceptional

30 Jul 2025

JOSEPH

Excellent staff. close to the university and restaurants.

Leisure Family

10/10

Exceptional

28 Jul 2025

Douglas

Funky decoration and great proximity to Cal made this a winner. Borrowed a bike, which was a nice perk and good way to tour around.

Leisure Family

6/10

Pleasant

27 Jul 2025

Robert

Too much $$$ for something so tired

A tired, old hotel that is well situated for going to see a show at the Greek.

Friends_and_family Friends

10/10

Exceptional

25 Jul 2025

Nagata Stacy

Amazing location blocks from UC Berkeley. Great convenience in the middle of it all --- in a classic, college town hotel setting.

Leisure Family

10/10

Exceptional

25 Jul 2025

Jairo

Was a great stay

10/10

Exceptional

22 Jul 2025

Glenn

Love the history

8/10

Excellent

21 Jul 2025

Kenia

Pretty good area, walkable area with many dining options. Room was clean and spacious!!

6/10

Pleasant

20 Jul 2025

Phil

Ok… needs improvement

Classic historical hotel built in the mid 1920’s now owned by Hilton. The rooms are old charm and reflect the history of Cal Berkeley. This hotel is just a 7 minute walk to the campus entrance. Immediately outside the hotel is a good variety of shops and places to eat around the neighborhood.
My complaint is the hotel food and service. We were tired and ate an early dinner at the hotel. Food choices were limited and pricey but you had a waitress. My beef is the breakfast. Instead of sit down with a waitress you Get in line order and wait. Breakfast sandwich was a greasy egg and sausage Pattie on a hamburger bun.
The coffee tasted like instant (same as in the rooms) and my daughter’s Matcha drink was terrible.
I expected better from a Hilton owned property and the hotel manager needs to take notice.
Again, go OUTSIDE the hotel for all your meals! I won’t make that mistake again

Business

4/10

Poor

19 Jul 2025

Anoop

I’ll start by saying that the staff was amazing.

My low rating is based on the fact that this hotel is listed as 4 star hotel and its price. It’s nowhere near a 4 star. 2-3 star at best.

8/10

Excellent

14 Jul 2025

Michele

We love the location of this hotel near Berkeley. We drank at the bar/restaurant. It was a depressing place, not like the old days.

Leisure Partner

4/10

Poor

13 Jul 2025

Victoria

The original price of this room was over $500. For that price point I would expect a professional staff and look and feel to this hotel. When checking in the person at the front desk was wearing a sweatshirt with his hood on. Also no friendly or welcoming. All the changes were not explained. Very few amenities, parking is a joke for the fees one pays, the lighting in place is too dim, sink in room was literally 12”x16”, it was difficult washing hands, the art work in the room was offensive (Black Panther and Marxist themed). Neighborhood is sketchy and run down. Can’t believe UC Berkeley is such a dump! So glad I didn’t pay full price for this place.

Leisure Partner

10/10

Exceptional

13 Jul 2025

Maria

Great stay

Staff was super friendly , room was clean

Partner

2/10

Poor

12 Jul 2025

Madhan Kumar

Poor maintenance

Leisure Family

10/10

Exceptional

04 Jul 2025

Gabriel

Great hotel

Hotel was great, the staff was friendly and the rooms were nice. The restaurant downstairs wasn’t for me but there is a lot of food options within 2 blocks.

Partner

4/10

Poor

22 Jun 2025

Jianshun

Overall we had good experience except one major issue: the sliding bathroom door failed and locked m daughter inside until I use a cloth hanger to crank it on one end to force it open. We told front desk and they sent someone to fix it but failed. So we had to leave the bathroom door open for the remains time of our stay, which is really inconvenient to say the list!

Business

10/10

Exceptional

20 Jun 2025

Yusuf

wonderful place…

Leisure

6/10

Pleasant

19 Jun 2025

Daniella

Parking was an issue, had to park on street and had to keep moving car. Front desk rude and unhelpful. The restaurant Henry’s downstairs was short on staff… Room was lovely and charming.

Leisure Family