Bay Bridge Inn Oakland

Superb

Liked: Property was in excellent condition, which is rare for this price range. Clean, freshly painted, quiet and everything works properly. There were no sketchy guests or residents which was also nice.

Passable

Good "low key" flop house...

Liked: Bed comfortable. Good heat for room made it decent. Staff/Owner friendly. Got in at midnight as my teen at Childrens hospital so needed sleep. Got that but thats about the best i can say for room plus heat. No food or cafe by so to me Coffee alone would be huge for those worrying at hospitals nearby or for a good stopover. Even Folgers in office per can is $10. Huge difference.
Disliked: Shower was like intermittent. No coffee in rooms. No coffee in office. Nothing. Wasnt expecting breakfast but nothing.

Very good

AC should be configured to...

Liked: To provide white noise while simultaneously heating the room, I took off the face cover of the AC unit and toggled the switch to Constant Fan (the switch is located just below the control panel). This should probably be the default for all rooms.

Clean room, bad smell, poor...

Liked: Staff were very friendly and accommodating. The room was clean and the bed was really comfortable.
Disliked: The room had a very strong mold smell. The fridge didn’t work and had mold inside. Almost no water pressure in the shower. There was no housekeeping during my stay. The area was very sketchy and not safe to walk around at night - there were about 20 police cars across the street responding to a crime incident one of the nights I was there. The power went out one night so there was no heating and it was freezing. The location might be good if you want to talk to the Bart station (but wouldn't advise this at night) but otherwise there were no restaurants, cafes or shops within walking distance.

Bad

Very good

Liked: Staff was friendly and helpful.There was an alert for a civil emergency (earthquake/tsunami) and were able to give me additional information quickly.

Very good

Liked: The staff, very friendly and helpful.
Disliked: A bit of molding smell in the room. No appropriate soap/shampoo. Meh hot water.