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Jack London Inn

2.0 of 5
444 Embarcadero West, Oakland, CA 94607
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Ranked #34 of 46 hotels in Oakland
2.0 of 5 stars 95 Reviews
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Imperial Beach, California
1 review
1 of 5 stars Reviewed 26 May 2012 NEW

I've always trusted hotels.com to provide honest and accurate information. Shame on them for even listing the Jack London Inn! All the negative reviews on this site are true: filth, cockroaches, no towels, shampoo, or soap, locked windows, bed bugs, torn walls, noise from train, non working air...the list goes on. Unfortunately, we were there on graduation weekend for UC... More

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Twinsburg
1 review
1 of 5 stars Reviewed 22 April 2012

This place is nasty!!! Walked into the room....l didn't even last 2 min. Left running! After booking a room at another hotel in the area, I found out it was the second dirtiest hotels in the country. On the positive side, they didn't try to charge me. Nobody could be that desperat, my advice......if you can't find anywhere else to... More

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1 of 5 stars Reviewed 29 March 2012
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words cant even describe what kind of a ****hole this is!!! there is holes in the wall, urine, blood and poop everywhere!!!! the lights dont work there are bed bugs and sketchy people EVERYWHERE.... drug dealers, prostitutes etc. .... quite honestly a stay at the local mission would have been better... and its FREE!!!

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Oakland, California
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1 of 5 stars Reviewed 13 March 2012
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This is the WORST place i've ever been too.. Its smells terrible. As for the advertisement, its False.. I should sue this company for false advertisement. I had 2 rooms and neither was equipped with towels nor trash cans. The curtains were broken, showers never been cleaned, the heating system doesn't work, and I did'nt have a telephone inside the... More

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Fresno
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3 helpful votes 3 helpful votes
1 of 5 stars Reviewed 20 February 2012
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people found this review helpful

I based the booking online because of their web site. WRONG thing to do. It was a dive. We didn't stay there. They said they wouldn't charge us. Filth, exposed wires from outlets with no outlet covers. None of the amenities listed. No food service except for vending machine. Web sited falsely misleading.

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1 of 5 stars Reviewed 7 February 2012

Room had no soaps, trash can, dingy towels and carpet that had seen better years! Breakfast was loast, cereal and coffee! If all you want is a bed and shower then this is the place for you! Don't be surprised if you have to wait 1 hour and 45 min for your reserved room, especially if you arrive at 11:30... More

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1 of 5 stars Reviewed 5 January 2012
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I won't spend the time to write up a detailed review, but I will suggest that you read all of the other 1 star reviews and consider them true. A couple of things that I didn't see in the other reviews I saw was: 1) No windows in the "suites" open (pray for no fires!); 2) Most of the outlet... More

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Oakland, California
1 review
1 helpful vote 1 helpful vote
3 of 5 stars Reviewed 30 December 2011
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person found this review helpful

I needed to book a hotel for my family coming from Denver for the holidays. Since money is a concern, I decided to go with Jack London Inn (despite some bad reviews). My family was very pleased: the price, clean rooms, friendly staff, and the location is excellent. It is 1/2 block from Jack London Square, right on the Bay.... More

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1 of 5 stars Reviewed 19 October 2011
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people found this review helpful

It was my first visit to Oakland and I was looking forward to it the website for this hotel looked really nice, pool, bar, and nice looking rooms. How wrong I was, I stayed with my boyfriend who'd stayed before and recommended we stayed again. To start with we couldnt check in until 3pm on the dot then they kept... More

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Address: 444 Embarcadero West, Oakland, CA 94607
Price range (per night):* S$86 - 95

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