The Berkeley Oceanfront Hotel

Our room was big with everything we needed. The Amise Van co. converter shot down the middle lane of interstate 86 the driver blared Fiona Apple from the stock radio, and I realized I had never seen a black man do this before. It was a trip to the hotel. Perhaps too short, only because as the highway bent north and crest the skyline a bridge appeared ahead. The bridge had sails that ran diagonal with the support beams. Immediately off the highway our van got caught in the slum neighborhood in the outskirt of Charleston where joints like Churches Chicken competed for customers with KFC right next door. Most tourists may not plan their getaways based on the local pride of ones own fried chicken, but certainty did and felt my belly churin' for some good ole country style eating.

We stayed at th Berkley on a winter's weekend. The place has a certain zany charm. Decorated in 60's mod style. Although it was clean, it lacked amenities. Ther were no pens or paper i the rooms. No coffee makers in the rooms, Coffee & a cold breakfast is served in the lobby. But no one at the desk could gve us an exact time. "should be soon". Although the gym was clean, I found only one machine that actually worked. Also charged for parking & internet.

They've done a fair amount of renovation and rooms are nice - but with minimal, additional expense, they could improve in two areas: the amount of pillows in room are inadequate - they need two more and about 25% of staff are delightful to deal with; that leaves 75% - and we've stayed here about four times in the past year so we know.

If you are attending events in Asbury Park, the Berkeley is a good option. Rooms are small, but clean and comfortable. Nothing special, but it works. The buffet breakfast was over-priced for what they served. Staff is helpful and outgoing. We did have some problems with our shower and tub, but would stay here again.

decent - nothing to write home about. needs updating but a great value in december.

I booked this trip on Orbitz the day of and received an excellent over night rate. The hotel room was clean and had a great ocean view. Highly recommended

Great hotel from check in to check out a great experience. Great staff, very helpful. Valet parking was great. Hotel was very clean, spacios. Great location. Close to everythinf you need.I love the fact that it's right on the beach. My mom and I really enjoyed the beach.

This hotel is beautiful and the view of the beach is stunning. However, the value was lacking- as many others experienced, key cards didn't work; elevator often out of service, housekeeping left our door wide open when we came back one evening-tried to tell the desk staff but they really didn't care to listen; parking and food is outrageously expensive.

The beach, small boardwalk, and nightlife left something to be desired.... as for the hotel the room was beautiful, all compliments end there...There was no parking. NONE. I find it absurd that i would have to pay for parking at my own hotel(single person/one vehicle) so instead i was directed to do meter parking across the street.The meters stop at midnight and resume at 9 am, the desk clerk told me to call the number to pre-pay for parking in the morning, no answer. When I called them the next day to complain about the 55 dollar parking ticket I got, they said you cannot prepay for parking over the phone and i should have purchased 24hr parking for 10 dollars... again paying to park at the hotel i was staying at..if i knew there was no parking i would have selected a different hotel, [...]the aggrivation of parking practically ruined my vacation... a day at the beach without stress and i get a parking ticket and a hotel that could care less about their customers.Oh and the bar was closed at like 10 another strike against.

Okay, so it was waterfront on a Saturday nite in August. Still highly overpriced at just over 400 dollars with tax and 20 dollar parking. Obviously, this was once a beautiful hotel and there has been an effort to update with paint carpet and furnishings but the place is still has that painted over dingy look. There was no hotel or area guide in the room. No plastic bag for dirty clothes. The drain in the sink didnt work and the lack of screens on the eight floor windows looking out at the Atlantic was diconcerting. They do have analog tv.