Sens Hotel & Vanne Bistro Berkeley, Berkeley

Very friendly and helpful staff. Loved the complimentary latte in the morning and fridge, microwave, hotpot in the room. Carpet under the bed need to be either shampooed or removed. Will definitely stay again in this charming boutique hotel.

Need to put room darkening curtains on bathroom door. Walls are thin, but would stay again. Great location

This is a terrific hotel in a great location. We stayed two nights. The area is expensive but this was good value for the money. Room was clean and comfortable. I rated the hotel down on a few things. 1. Toilet seat was loose and kept sliding to the left or right when seated on it - pretty uncomfortable and awkward. One bolt just needed tightening. 2. The electric plugs in the bathroom, on a GFCI breaker, were inoperative. From experience I could tell the breaker was broken. Needed replacing. 3. The righthand bedside light was not working fully - the lightbulb was burnt out. Needed changing. The part that gets me upset about all this is that on the way morning out after our first night, I mentioned all three of these things to the person at the desk. She wrote it down on a piece of paper promising she would get someone to look at them during the day. We got back late that night and it was clear to me that not only had nothing been done but neither did it appear that anyone had even looked at these issues. Not acceptable for a hotel in this area of Berkeley. One other thing - we could hear our neighbors talking and hacking away with a cough. This was much louder that the usual noises from neighbors in hotels. Need to soundproof the rooms better. A huge positive is the coffee bistro on the ground floor - guests have a choice of coffee - one cup, no charge - (cappuccino, americano, etc) as well as food items for purchase. The coffee was fantastic!! What a nice idea.

Booked fairly last minute, so not a ton of options. A bit nervous after the reviews. Was fine, but not fantastic.

I love everything about this hotel except the water pressure. The shower barely rinses soap.