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BEST WESTERN - San Jose Airport Plaza: Traveller Reviews

2118 The Alameda, San Jose, CA 95126
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BEST WESTERN - San Jose Airport Plaza
Ranked #42 of 72 hotels in San Jose
3.0 of 5 stars 15 Reviews
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Atlanta
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16 reviews 16 reviews
Reviews in 11 cities Reviews in 11 cities
8 helpful votes 8 helpful votes
“Ok hotel near San Jose Airport”
3 of 5 stars Reviewed 1 April 2010

I stayed at this hotel for one night before flying out of SJC at the end of an extended stay in the SF Bay Area.

I was allowed to check in a half hour early, although the lady at the front desk did not seem to be in the best of moods. She did give me the room I requested (top floor, not facing the street). The other staff members I encountered during my stay were pretty nice to me. There is a computer you can access in the lobby, but you are only allowed twenty minutes on it. The hotel also offers a complimentary breakfast in the mornings, which is also in the lobby. There was also a beautiful cat hanging out in the lobby. I'm a cat lover, so I did not mind this. There was covered parking, as well as uncovered parking available for free.

My room was very clean and the bed was quite comfortable. There is also a microwave and refrigerator, which both of them worked well. The tv had a large selection of channels. Minor issues I had was that every time you turned on the bathroom light, the fan would come on too, making the bathroom very noisy. Also, my room faced the parking lot as I requested, but the parking lot backs up to an apartment complex. You could hear kids playing and stuff, but it got quiet at night.

Another issue was that you access your room through an outside elevator or outside stairs. This made me feel unsafe as a solo traveler, especially since I had to check out in the wee hours of the morning. I was afraid of getting jumped or running into someone hanging around the stairs or elevator who did not belong. But the office is a few steps away from the elevator and stairs and the parking lot was pretty well lit. I also did not see any suspicious persons hanging around the hotel.

If I need a hotel near the San Jose Airport, I may stay at this hotel again, but only for a night or if I cannot find anything else cheaper.

  • Stayed March 2010, travelled on business
    • 5 of 5 stars Value
    • 5 of 5 stars Location
    • 5 of 5 stars Sleep Quality
    • 5 of 5 stars Rooms
    • 5 of 5 stars Cleanliness
    • 4 of 5 stars Service
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Edmonton, Canada
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32 reviews 32 reviews
Reviews in 17 cities Reviews in 17 cities
73 helpful votes 73 helpful votes
“Very good Stay”
4 of 5 stars Reviewed 10 March 2010

I stayed here for my last night of a 5 night trip to San Fransisco to take in a San Jose Sharks game and then depart from San Jose's airport.The hotel is on the same street as the HP Pavilion about a mile away and the # 22 bus gets you there in a few minutes.The room was clean and comfortable and the lady at check in was nice.I used their business computer to check in on my flight and check out the Sharks home page they even use color for the printer.They have a continental breakfast included but I opted to check out Bills Diner across the street and had a outstanding Eggs Benedict that rivals any I have ever had!!!

  • Stayed March 2010, travelled solo
    • 5 of 5 stars Value
    • 5 of 5 stars Location
    • 4 of 5 stars Sleep Quality
    • 4 of 5 stars Rooms
    • 4 of 5 stars Cleanliness
    • 5 of 5 stars Service
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California
1 review
“good for the price and location”
4 of 5 stars Reviewed 12 March 2008

Given its proximity to the airport and the price of other properties nearby this motel is a bargain. It isn't on the strip of airport hotels, which helps. The front desk staff was friendly all three times I had to deal with them. The rooms are clean and the towels were surprisingly soft for Best Western towels. Room is a little small as the table that could be used as a desk doesn't have room for a chair to be placed in front of it. I just used the 2nd bed as a desk. Room has a fridge and microwave which is nice for leftovers. Internet access was wireless and reliable. Rooms have a DVD player and you can borrow DVDs from the office. The main negative is that if you are in a room facing the street the road noise can be loud. So ask for a room facing the parking lot. And not the fault of the motel, but at least when I was there the cars in the lot were not courteous parkers. There were plenty of empty spaces but I had a hard time parking when returning late one night because of cars thinking it was OK to park in a way where they occupy more than one space.

  • Liked — price, fridge and microwave, soft towels
  • Disliked — noise from the road
  • Stayed March 2008, travelled on business
    • 5 of 5 stars Value
    • 2 of 5 stars Location
    • 5 of 5 stars Check-in / front desk
    • 4 of 5 stars Rooms
    • 4 of 5 stars Cleanliness
    • 4 of 5 stars Service
    • 2 of 5 stars Business service (e.g., internet access)
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USA
1 review
3 helpful votes 3 helpful votes
“Ok hotel, terrible desk clerks”
2 of 5 stars Reviewed 5 April 2007
3
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The hotel is located close to the convention center. If not for this, it wouldn't have much going for it. The front desk clerks aren't even remotely friendly, and the night clerk Brian is obviously upset with his career choice. Drink more than a dixie cup of water from the lobby cooler and you had better be prepared for a nasty verbal confrontation.

If you don't want customer service or a drink of water, this place is just what you are looking for.

A little research and this hotel won't be hard to beat.

  • Liked — location
  • Disliked — everything but location
  • Stayed April 2007, travelled on business
    • 2 of 5 stars Value
    • 3 of 5 stars Location
    • 2 of 5 stars Check-in / front desk
    • 3 of 5 stars Rooms
    • 4 of 5 stars Cleanliness
    • 3 of 5 stars Service
    • 4 of 5 stars Business service (e.g., internet access)
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141 helpful votes 141 helpful votes
“Location is all it offers”
3 of 5 stars Reviewed 4 November 2006
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It was just ok...it is located close to the airport so that was convenient. Just an average motel...nothing spectacular. Breakfast was blah. The little restaurant across the street is horrible...cannot think of it's name. The service was horrible...the waitress actually said (outloud), "Oh, for crying out loud", when another customer came in!! My food was cold and the soda was flat when it arrived. She did not offer to make it right. Just said, "guess we don't have any pop!!" Do not go to this restaurant!! You won't have any trouble figuring out which restaurant it is because there is NOTHING around this motel.
Thank goodness we had snacks packed. This did not ruin our vacation, however, cause we had a glorious two weeks in Oregon and California!!

  • Liked — Close to airport
  • Disliked — Just blah
  • Tips/Secrets — If you need to fly out early in the AM, it is ok
  • Stayed October 2006, travelled as a couple
    • 3 of 5 stars Value
    • 4 of 5 stars Location
    • 3 of 5 stars Check-in / front desk
    • 3 of 5 stars Rooms
    • 3 of 5 stars Cleanliness
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  • Best Western San Jose
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Address: 2118 The Alameda, San Jose, CA 95126
Price range (per night):* 112 AUD - 204 AUD

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