After reading many reviews of several hotels in the San Fran/Oakland area, I decided on this hotel. I was glad I did. The area was not upscale, but that really didn't matter. What did matter was the friendliness of the staff. They always were willing to give a smile and help you along your way.

The purpose of my trip was to help my son get settled into his dorm at CCA. It was my first time going to Cali and I traveled over 2000 miles to get there. I asked to be taken to Wal-mart and the BART more than 5 times during my trip. Never were the staff rude or annoyed with my family.

Though I did tip the drivers, I hope this recommendation will go a lot further than an extra dollar could in these tough economic times.

Bay area residents consider the airport/coliseum neighborhood dangerous, but we didn't have any problems (though we took their advice not to go out at night). We used BART every day and the hotel's van service was really excellent -- the most we had to wait was about 5 minutes each time. The onsite coin laundry was very convenient. Room and free continental breakfast were OK for a no-frills hotel. We've stayed at other hotels in this same neighborhood and paid a lot more, so this was a good value for the fairly low price we paid this time.

I was planning on staying in San Francisco with my wife and ended up in Oakland area. I went to several hotels and end up staying in La Quinta Inn. I was surprised by the awsome service I recieved from the hotel staff. I went to the receptionist to ask if there is any shopping center around this area and came to find out that hotel has a free shuttle service to the close shopping area. I was again surprised to see the General Manager drove us to the Wal-Mart. Nice breakfast in the morning and once again see the General Manager serving coffee and asking for guests feedback. Over all I am very pleased with the service I recieved at La Quinta Inn.

I would like to give a big thumbs up to the Manager at the La Quinta in Oakland, Ca. I stayed there one week ago for a business seminar I was attending. I was pleasantly suprised by the nice furnishings and clean hotel when I arrived. The desk girl was so nice and very helpful. My room was clean and everything looked new. It is rare these days to stay at a hotel and have nothing go wrong and have all of your needs fulfilled. Way to go La Quinta!!!