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Sens Hotel & Vanne Bistro Berkeley

2.5 star property

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Exterior
In-room safe, desk, blackout curtains, iron/ironing board
Hallway
Flat-screen TV
Balcony

Reviews

8.4 out of 10
Very good

Popular amenities

  • Free Wi-Fi
  • Air-conditioning
  • Laundry room
  • Housekeeping
  • 24/7 front desk

Explore the area

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

Room options

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In-room safe, desk, blackout curtains, iron/ironing board

Premium Room, 1 Queen Bed

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

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In-room safe, desk, blackout curtains, iron/ironing board

Premium Room, 1 King Bed

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

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In-room safe, desk, blackout curtains, iron/ironing board

Premium Room, 1 King Bed

  • 236 sq m
  • Sleeps 2
  • 1 King Bed

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In-room safe, desk, blackout curtains, iron/ironing board

Premium Room, 1 King Bed

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

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In-room safe, desk, blackout curtains, iron/ironing board

Premium Room, 1 King Bed

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

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In-room safe, desk, blackout curtains, iron/ironing board

Premium Room, 1 Queen Bed

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

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About the area

Berkeley

With a stay at Sens Hotel & Vanne Bistro Berkeley in Berkeley (North Berkeley), you'll be within a 15-minute drive of University of California, Berkeley and Jack London Square. .This hotel is 9.9 mi (15.9 km) from San Francisco Bay and 12.8 mi (20.5 km) from Moscone Convention Center.

What's nearby

  • Gourmet Ghetto - 1 min walk - 0.0 km
  • University of California, Berkeley - 3 min walk - 0.3 km
  • Historic Berkeley - 6 min walk - 0.6 km
  • UC Theatre Taube Family Music Hall - 10 min walk - 0.9 km
  • Greek Theater - 18 min walk - 1.5 km

Getting around

  • Berkeley Station - 6 min drive
  • Downtown Berkeley Station - 12 min walk
  • Oakland Intl. Airport (OAK) - 32 min drive

Restaurants

  • ‪Cheese Board Pizza - ‬1 min walk
  • ‪Cafenated Coffee Company - ‬2 min walk
  • ‪Chez Panisse - ‬1 min walk
  • ‪Itani Sushi - ‬1 min walk
  • ‪Peet's Coffee & Tea - ‬2 min walk

About this property

Sens Hotel & Vanne Bistro Berkeley

Hotel with a restaurant, 5-minute walk to University of California, Berkeley
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.

Make yourself at home in one of the 18 air-conditioned rooms featuring refrigerators and microwaves. Rooms have private balconies or patios. Flat-screen televisions with cable programming provide entertainment, while complimentary wireless internet access keeps you connected. Private bathrooms with showers feature complimentary toiletries and hair dryers.
Make use of convenient amenities, which include complimentary wireless internet access and concierge services.
Enjoy a meal at the restaurant or snacks in the hotel's coffee shop/cafe.
Featured amenities include dry cleaning/laundry services, a 24-hour front desk, and multilingual staff.
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.
  • Lift
  • Wheelchair accessibility

More

  • 1 building
  • 3 floors
  • Built in 1906

Room amenities

Bedroom

  • Bedsheets provided
  • Blackout drapes

Bathroom

  • Dressing gowns
  • 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
Information provided by the property may be translated using automated translation tools

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

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
Sens Hotel & Vanne Bistro Berkeley Hotel Berkeley

Sens Hotel & Vanne Bistro Berkeley Reviews

Reviews

8.4

Very good

Rating 10 - Excellent. 228 out of 457 reviews
Rating 8 - Good. 141 out of 457 reviews
Rating 6 - Okay. 48 out of 457 reviews
Rating 4 - Poor. 26 out of 457 reviews
Rating 2 - Terrible. 14 out of 457 reviews

8.4/10

Cleanliness

9.0/10

Staff & service

8.6/10

Amenities

8.2/10

Property conditions & facilities

9.0/10

Eco-friendliness

Reviews

10/10 Excellent

Kimberlee

Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
2nd time staying here & it won’t be the last. Really like the little hotel. The location is great. Rooms are very big & clean & modern with everything you could need in them. The staff is very nice & helpful.
Stayed 1 night in Sep 2025

10/10 Excellent

Leslie

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Beautiful location. Great places to walk in every direction. Perfect bistro.
Stayed 1 night in Sep 2025

8/10 Good

Chaochin

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
I really enjoy my stay here. The staff is friendly and helpful and the room is nice
Stayed 3 nights in Sep 2025

8/10 Good

Ashley

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
This hotel appeared to be a little on the older side and was not the nicest hotel we have stayed at. Parking was annoying since the hotel does not have any included and street parking is limited to certain times and durations. The hotel room itself was huge which was awesome. You have to enter through the cafe to get to the hotel which is a little weird but the service was great and everyone was friendly. Our TV kept disconnecting from the hdmi and reconnecting which sucked but aside from that we had a great stay.
Stayed 2 nights in Sep 2025

10/10 Excellent

Renee

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
It was so homey and the staff way so nice! They also gave us so much information about places to eat things to check out. I would definitely stay there again.
Stayed 1 night in Sep 2025

8/10 Good

Sandra

Stayed 1 night in Aug 2025

10/10 Excellent

Jose

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Easy acces to restaurants and transportation
Stayed 5 nights in Aug 2025

4/10 Poor

Juliet, La Verne

Stayed 1 night in Aug 2025

6/10 Okay

Danielle

Travelled with partner
Liked: Staff & service
Was very excited to try out this hotel because the photos seemed cute and it seemed like a more personal experience than other hotels. You enter through their front doors through their coffee shop. Which is a cute little coffee shop. Staff was very nice. Got our hotel room key and went inside and it hadn’t been cleaned at all. So after a long day needing rest before an event that night.. we had to wait for them to clean the room. The staff was very apologetic and hurried to try and get it cleaned so we appreciated that. We were exhausted and really needed that time to rest in our room that we didn’t get. When we got back to hotel after the event we couldn’t get into hotel because the front door was locked. You have to wait for someone to let you in but no one was around. We tried calling with no answer. Finally someone came. I wonder if there’s a better way to go about this as people can’t just easily get into their hotel. Maybe a key fob? In conclusion the hotel is cute and the staff were lovely people.. but there are some kinks that need to be worked out. I will also add that it was not cheap so it was a big disappointment to have so many core things go wrong. The refund price was also not sufficient. Cute little spot but missing some key things for ease of stay. But like I said… loved the stafd
Stayed 1 night in Aug 2025

4/10 Poor

Lisa

Stayed 2 nights in Aug 2025

10/10 Excellent

Robert

Stayed 1 night in Aug 2025

8/10 Good

Steve

Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness
Comfortable quiet great location
Stayed 1 night in Aug 2025

6/10 Okay

Paula

Liked: Staff & service

Neglected maintenance

This is a real review which you can tell from all the detail I'm about to give. This hotel (according to the binder in the room explaining its history) was renovated in 2017. While the place has friendly staff and a nice location, it is pretty clear that upkeep since 2017 has been neglected. Issues in my room during my stay: shower drains poorly, light bulb out in bathroom, not very clean overall and rug visibly dirty, alarm clock in room but curiously has no batteries that would make it functional, and paper thin walls so that a conversation in the room next door was completely intelligible by me. Maybe other people who stayed here got updated rooms but this hotel needs some TLC. Bummer because the location is perfect for my needs and it would have been great to stay here again if things were better.
Stayed 2 nights in Aug 2025

8/10 Good

Michael

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

10/10 Excellent

brenda

Stayed 1 night in Jul 2025

10/10 Excellent

Kimberlee

Stayed 2 nights in Jul 2025

8/10 Good

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, room comfort
Stayed 1 night in Jul 2025

10/10 Excellent

Theresa

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

Great Stay

We had a great stay at this hotel it was close to the Greek Theater. The bed was comfortable the balcony was a nice touch. They don’t have their own parking and you can’t stay in the parking lot that belongs to the grocery store next door. We still managed to find good parking close and the car was safe. Were definitely going to stay here again!
Stayed 1 night in Jul 2025

10/10 Excellent

James

Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
It is conveniently located near UC Berkeley where our son lives. We love this hotel and try to book here every time we come up to visit him 😀😀😀
Stayed 2 nights in Jul 2025

10/10 Excellent

Kimberlee

Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Would totally stay here again. They do not have a parking lot but we only had to park 1 block away. The coffee shop in the morning is pretty delicious with lots of regulars enjoying their drinks here. Staff was very nice & friendly. Room was quiet & clean. Bed was comfortable. Fun neighborhood. Zero complaints.
Stayed 1 night in Jul 2025

10/10 Excellent

Elizabeth A

Travelled with partner
Have barista made coffee is an excellent perk. We also enjoyed the balcony big enough to sit and relax.
Stayed 2 nights in Jun 2025

10/10 Excellent

Hideko Heidi

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Conveniently located in Central Berkeley. Coffee shop downstairs, next to Andronico’s market. Street parking only.
Stayed 2 nights in Jun 2025

10/10 Excellent

Margaret

Travelled with family, Business traveller, Travelled with partner
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 traveller
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

Travelled 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