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Sens Hotel & Vanne Bistro Berkeley

2.5 star property

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Premium Room, 1 King Bed | Living room | Flat-screen TV
1 bedroom, in-room safe, desk, blackout drapes
Flat-screen TV

Reviews

8.4 out of 10
Very good

Popular amenities

  • Laundry
  • Housekeeping
  • 24/7 front desk
  • Air conditioning
  • Free WiFi
  • Restaurant
$217
includes taxes & fees
Sep 9 - Sep 10

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1538 Shattuck Avenue, Berkeley, CA, 94709
  • University of California, Berkeley
    ‪3 min walk‬
  • Greek Theater
    ‪18 min walk‬
  • Berkeley Marina
    ‪6 min drive‬
  • Oakland, CA (OAK-Oakland Intl.)
    ‪24 min drive‬

Room options

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1 bedroom, in-room safe, desk, blackout drapes

Premium Room, 1 King Bed

9.0 out of 10
Wonderful
(9 reviews)
  • Sleeps 2
  • 1 King Bed

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1 bedroom, in-room safe, desk, blackout drapes

Premium Room, 1 King Bed

9.0 out of 10
Wonderful
(4 reviews)
  • 2077 sq ft
  • Sleeps 2
  • 1 King Bed

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1 bedroom, in-room safe, desk, blackout drapes

Premium Room, 1 Queen Bed

9.4 out of 10
Exceptional
(6 reviews)
  • Sleeps 2
  • 1 Queen Bed

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1 bedroom, in-room safe, desk, blackout drapes

Premium Room, 1 Queen Bed

9.0 out of 10
Wonderful
(12 reviews)
  • 1700 sq ft
  • Sleeps 2
  • 1 Queen Bed

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1 bedroom, in-room safe, desk, blackout drapes

Premium Room, 1 King Bed

10.0 out of 10
Exceptional
(3 reviews)
  • Sleeps 2
  • 1 King Bed

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1 bedroom, in-room safe, desk, blackout drapes

Premium Room, 1 King Bed

  • 2540 sq ft
  • Sleeps 2
  • 1 King Bed

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About this property

Sens Hotel & Vanne Bistro Berkeley

Hotel in North Berkeley
Along with a restaurant, this hotel has a coffee shop/cafe and coffee/tea in a common area. WiFi in public areas is free. Additionally, concierge services, dry cleaning, and laundry facilities are onsite.
Sens Hotel & Vanne Bistro Berkeley offers 18 air-conditioned accommodations with safes and bathrobes. Rooms open to balconies or patios. Flat-screen televisions come with cable channels. Refrigerators and microwaves are provided. Bathrooms include showers, slippers, complimentary toiletries, and hair dryers.

This Berkeley hotel provides complimentary wireless Internet access. Business-friendly amenities include desks and phones; free local calls are provided (restrictions may apply). Additionally, rooms include irons/ironing boards and blackout drapes/curtains. Housekeeping is provided daily.

The hotel offers a restaurant and a coffee shop/cafe. Public areas are equipped with complimentary wireless Internet access. This Berkeley hotel also offers multilingual staff, tour/ticket assistance, and coffee/tea in a common area.
Sens Hotel & Vanne Bistro Berkeley has a restaurant on site.

Property amenities

Internet

  • Available in all rooms: Free WiFi
  • Available in some public areas: Free WiFi

Food and drink

  • A coffee shop/cafe
  • A restaurant
  • Coffee and tea in common areas

Family friendly

  • In-room microwave
  • In-room refrigerator
  • Laundry facilities

Conveniences

  • 24-hour front desk
  • Guidebooks
  • Laundry facilities
  • Luggage storage
  • Safe at front desk

Guest services

  • Concierge services
  • Dry cleaning/laundry service
  • Housekeeping (daily)
  • Multilingual staff
  • Tour and ticket assistance

Accessibility

  • If you have requests for specific accessibility needs, please contact the property using the information on the reservation confirmation received after booking.
  • Elevator
  • Wheelchair accessibility

More

  • 1 building
  • 3 floors
  • Built in 1906

Room amenities

Bedroom

  • Bedsheets provided
  • Blackout drapes

Bathroom

  • Bathrobes
  • Free toiletries
  • Hair dryer
  • Private bathroom
  • Shower
  • Slippers
  • Towels provided

Entertainment

  • Flat-screen TV with cable channels

Food and drink

  • Microwave
  • Refrigerator
  • Restaurant dining guides

More

  • Air conditioning
  • Connecting rooms available
  • Desk
  • Free local calls
  • Heating
  • Iron/ironing board
  • Phone
  • Safe

Policies

Check-in

Check-in start time: 3:00 PM; Check-in end time: anytime
Contactless check-in available
Minimum check-in age: 21

Check-out

Check-out before 11:00 AM
Contactless check-out available

Special check-in instructions

An adult age 18 or older must assume all liability for the booking
Front desk staff will greet guests on arrival at the property

Access methods

Staffed front desk

Pets

Pets not allowed (service animals welcome)

Children and extra beds

Children are welcome
Cribs (infant beds) are not available

Property payment types

Important information

You need to know

Extra-person charges may apply and vary depending on property policy
Government-issued photo identification and a credit card, debit card, or cash deposit may be required at check-in for incidental charges
Special requests are subject to availability upon check-in and may incur additional charges; special requests cannot be guaranteed
The name on the credit card used at check-in to pay for incidentals must be the primary name on the guestroom reservation
This property accepts credit cards; cash is not accepted
Cashless transactions are available
Safety features at this property include a smoke detector, a security system, and window guards
This property has outdoor spaces, such as balconies, patios, terraces which may not be suitable for children; if you have concerns, we recommend contacting the property prior to your arrival to confirm they can accommodate you in a suitable room

We should mention

The property has connecting/adjoining rooms, which are subject to availability and can be requested by contacting the property using the number on the booking confirmation

Property is also known as

Sens Hotel Bistro Berkeley
Sens Hotel Bistro
Sens Bistro Berkeley
Sens Hotel Vanne Bistro Berkeley
Sens Hotel Vanne Bistro
Sens Vanne Bistro Berkeley
Sens Vanne Bistro
Sens & Vanne Bistro Berkeley
Sens Hotel & Vanne Bistro Berkeley Hotel
Sens Hotel & Vanne Bistro Berkeley Berkeley
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Sens Hotel & Vanne Bistro Berkeley Reviews

Reviews

8.4

Very Good

Rating 10 - Excellent. 215 out of 432 reviews
Rating 8 - Good. 133 out of 432 reviews
Rating 6 - Okay. 45 out of 432 reviews
Rating 4 - Poor. 25 out of 432 reviews
Rating 2 - Terrible. 14 out of 432 reviews

8.4/10

Cleanliness

9.0/10

Staff & service

8.4/10

Amenities

8.2/10

Property conditions & facilities

9.0/10

Eco-friendliness

Reviews

10/10 Excellent

Margaret

Business traveler, Traveled with partner, Traveled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Very European in style. Quaint. Affordable. And very friendly.
Stayed 1 night in May 2025

10/10 Excellent

Martin

Business traveler
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
I really enjoyed staying here and will do it again. I had trouble getting the TV to work, but wasn't there to watch TV. I loved the cafe downstairs and parking on the street at night was easy enough.
Stayed 1 night in May 2025

10/10 Excellent

Angelica

Traveled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, room comfort

Small cute hotel in downtown Berkeley

Great location in downtown Berkeley near by cute restaurants and coffee shops and breweries. Came for a family wedding. Super comfy bed, balcony, robe, slippers, toiletries and clean and the service at the front desk was fantastic. I would definitely come back. It’s also located next door to a supermarket.
Stayed 2 nights in May 2025

6/10 Okay

Raj

Liked: Cleanliness, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Ground floor rooms facing parking lot, don't black out. If you're light sensitive sleeper, this would be an inconvenience. Rest everything is good.
Stayed 3 nights in May 2025

10/10 Excellent

Teri, arcata

Traveled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
The staff were all stellar, very friendly & helpful. Handy location
Stayed 1 night in Apr 2025

8/10 Good

Joanna

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Really enjoyed my stay. Room was well equipped and clean. Bit easy to hear my neighbors but they were loud!
Stayed 2 nights in May 2025

4/10 Poor

Hiapo

Liked: Staff & service
Disliked: Cleanliness
Stayed 1 night in Apr 2025

8/10 Good

Sara

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 2 nights in Apr 2025

10/10 Excellent

Leah

Liked: Amenities
Charming cafe right downstairs, clean room, quiet, check & out easy, great neighborhood very central to all of Berkeley & best restaurants nearby. Thank you !
Stayed 1 night in Apr 2025

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveler

Traveled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort

Clean and comfortable

Very pleasant small hotel. Room with King size bed was large enough, very clean and comfortable. Although on busy street, the room was very quiet. The one downside was that the dual-flush toilet needed multiple flushes to do the job, which rather defeated the purpose.
Stayed 2 nights in Apr 2025

10/10 Excellent

James

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Amazing
Stayed 2 nights in Apr 2025

10/10 Excellent

Piet

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Stayed 4 nights in Apr 2025

8/10 Good

Alena

Traveled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
We love staying at this hotel and staff feels like good friends the accommodations are always ample clean and comfortable. We would have left all five stars however it was a bit of an inconvenience with parking no longer being available. Berkeley Street parking is quite treacherous as most either need a residential permit to park or a metered spot that only allows you to pay two to three hours at a time through a mobile app which is quite clunky to use. we did circle around the block for quite some time trying to locate suitable parking and we're relieved when we did. Not necessarily a direct reflection of the hotel staff but it would have been a good notification to receive upon booking.
Stayed 1 night in Apr 2025

10/10 Excellent

Jared

Traveled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
In a convenient location, but also busy. No parking on site, but we were able to find nearby street parking fairly easily (weekend). A bit run-down. Lots of dining options nearby. Worked great for a quick weekend getaway.
Stayed 1 night in Mar 2025

2/10 Terrible

Samantha

Stayed 2 nights in Mar 2025

10/10 Excellent

James

Traveled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Always a joy when I stay here!
Stayed 2 nights in Mar 2025

4/10 Poor

Jackson

Liked: Cleanliness
Disliked: Staff & service
Extremely long wait checking in while a staff member was watching something live on their phone. Also, the shower wand would fall out whenever the water was turned off. Other than those two things it was fine for what it is. The cafe staff are amazing. Also does not have laundry facilities available (or so that employee said)
Stayed 1 night in Mar 2025

10/10 Excellent

Jackson

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Great location and service in rooms, fully staffed 24/7 lobby/entrance but the function is a little awkward and the door is very heavy
Stayed 3 nights in Mar 2025

6/10 Okay

PETER, Clifton

Traveled with family
Liked: Staff & service, amenities
This hotel is near my mother and in a great walking location in Berkeley. I have stayed here for years. Due to my schedule change, I stayed in two different rooms this time. Both were comfortable and everything worked. The rooms are starting to look a little shabby, it has been a long time since a refresh and it is due. I would stay again next time due to location and the very interesting coffee shop.

10/10 Excellent

Mary

Stayed 2 nights in Feb 2025

4/10 Poor

Carmin

Stayed 1 night in Feb 2025

10/10 Excellent

Alex

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Stayed 1 night in Feb 2025

10/10 Excellent

Charles

Business traveler
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 1 night in Jan 2025

10/10 Excellent

Liliana

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Comfortable. Location
Stayed 1 night in Jan 2025

10/10 Excellent

Wilma

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Love the Neighbor location and love the cofre at the café.
Stayed 3 nights in Dec 2024