The Beau Sky Hotel

I cant believe this place only has 3 stars. Are you kidding me? If your looking for a down to earth chill place to stay at this is your spot. I read these reviews on this page before checking in to the hotel and I expected it to be a hole in the wall based on these reviews but I was totally wrong.
The people working here are fun loving real people. I read here that people were complaining about the Indian restaurant and how dirty the place is this n that but it was the total opposite. The rooms were very clean, no bed bugs, no roaches, everything was just perfect.
We even forgot to check out and give the keys back at check out but they didnt make a big deal out of it and said we can just mail it back to them when we get home. I would stay here again most definitely.
This place has grown on me and has quickly become a home away from home when I visit Berkely again.

The only redeeming factor about this hotel was the staff, who was super nice. Like others who’ve posted, my bed sheets were stained, mattress was stained, pillow case was stained, comforter was stained, carpet was stained… that’s a lot of stains! Whole place was run down. The bathroom had no light inside so you only had the hallway light to illuminate The hallways did smell of curry. Someone said hotel Durant (which was half a block up) was much better for a similar rate.

I stayed here once on someone else’s dollar and thought it was fine because I thought from the looks of things that it was a cheap deal, maybe $ 50 – 75. But I just called and found out a single room is $ 130. Believe me, for how old and broken down this place looks and smells it is way not worth it! Indian restaurant below is definitely worth it though.

I feel terrible for Christian P. and his horrible experience with Beau Sky, but I found that my week at the hotel was just about as diametrically opposite to his as could ever be.
After forcing myself to find hotel accommodations for my spring break in Berkeley after contracting a terrible flu and not wanting to infect all my friends, I found the Beau Sky to be the most convenient for the best price. Hotel Durant thinks too highly of itself post-​renovation, and the Berkeley City Club pretty much only caters to the Claremont’s overflow. I was quoted $ 110 a night plus taxes.
Upon check in I was told that parking cost an extra $ 10 a day, which I found worth it to be able to park close by whenever I wanted. Although the parking lot is sketchily small, I never had a problem parking. There was also a morning continental breakfast (eh, I sleep in past 11 on my breaks, when would I ever get to take advantage of that?) and added amenities such as free wi-​fi (that I used allllllll the time, thank God for it) and Cal Rec membership for the duration of the stay (yeah, I was sick as a dog and it was raining the whole time, guess I don’t feel so bad about not taking advantage of that), which I think are mighty nice to have.
Except for in the stairwell, I didn’t smell any of the House of Curries at all in my room. My bathroom, sink area, TV, night stand, and bed were all extremely clean and comfortable. My home away from home was actually quite homely if I do say so myself. I’m a lazy fat bitch and even I didn’t mind that there was no elevator to carry all my sh*t up and down with.
I decided to extend my stay one night, and the guy at the counter helped me out with that, no problem at all. I don’t mind that the hotel front door closed at night — I felt very safe that way, actually — and had absolutely no problems getting in and out of the building. The morning I left I had to leave a bit earlier than usual — 7am-​ish — and wondered, where the hell is this ‘continental breakfast’ I’ve heard so much about? Upon leaving my keys at the front desk I saw a coupon: one free coffee and one free pastry across the street from Kingpin Donuts, which I LOOOOVE. Score!
My mini-vacation’s true purpose was achieved — rest, relaxation, and some time in my favorite part of the world. The Ritz Carlton Beau Sky was not, but it was a clean, comfortable, safe, reasonably priced, and overall great location for my getaway. Don’t know if I’ll make it back (considering I only came up thanks to my generous tax refund), but the next time I decide upon a self-​indulgent vacay, I’ll consider it. Thanks for taking care of me Beau Sky.

Terrible, horrible experience… Turn away now, before it is too late. I came to town for a wedding and stayed here. Wish I had known better.
My issues:
$ 150/​night with accommodations that match any highway-​side, rundown Motel 6. Waaaaaaay over priced. Horrible rooms, beds & dirty sheets. There is an Indian/​Pakistani restaurant on the first floor. Great food, however, I stayed on the 3^rd floor and all of my clothing smells of the food being cooked all day. Not the aroma I wanted embedded into my suit for the wedding.
Bad staff. The man checking us in at night had no clue what he was doing. He attempted to drive my car to the parking lot behind, even though I offered to do so myself, and slammed my car into the curb several times until he was used to how the vehicle operated. Also, the front door locks at midnight so you need a key to get back in. He gave us a key that didn’t work so I was locked out at 1am. One staff member, who lives at the hotel as do many of the staff/​restaurant workers, berated me at the front door as he unlocked it for me. Truly a lesson I shall not soon forget.
On Monday when I checked out, I parked in front of the hotel in the passenger loading zone to pack bags into the car. The restaurant had spilled all this trash and greasy, previously digested looking food all over the loading zone… the only place to park for the hotel on the street. I had to slip ‘n slide and drag my bags through the nasty mess. It appeared to be a final «F@*# YOU!» from the hotel.
SO please heed my warning. If I can save one other person, I will feel that the trip and the stay wasn’t for nothing. Eat at the restaurant and don’t stay at the hotel. It’s sad because maybe at one point in the building’s old past, it may have been nice.

Completely unreliable, don’t expect your reservation to mean anything to these people. We made a block booking for a wedding party, sent out all the information to our guests, but when people came to confirm bookings they were told the hotel was completely booked for the whole month of July. Expecting a simple mistake we called the hotel, but were told that they had been offered a large amount of money up front so had simply canceled our booking.

On a 5 Day stay in Berkely recently, I stayed in the Beau Sky Hotel, while I found the staff to be very friendly, and the hotel to be quaint, I was suprised by the high price of the rooms, with the low end of the hotel. The room was cold, they provided a space heater which struggled to keep the room warm. The room was very noisy (street noise, people in clubs in the late evening, garbage trucks, etc 6AM) No services to speak of, a photocopy paper to have a cup of coffee across the street from a donut store (It was good coffee!) parking was a additional $ 10 a day, added to the already high room rate. The shower was good, but the floors were slick tile, and only three towels and no bath mats. Sink in the room and a walk over the slippery tiles from the shower. sporatic maid service. I am happy I was here, But I would not come back.