I stayed here for the JavaOne/Oracle Open World conference. The motel was one of the only ones available as I booked somewhat late. Because hotels are at a premium during the conference the rates at Castle Inn were extremely high. Castle Inn is almost three miles away from the conference and they offer no shuttle service...though they are willing to call a taxi or help you figure out the SF muni bus schedule. The motel itself is extremely old and dated...the free wi-fi they offer was terrible even on my wireless N card (which worked great on the conference's wi-fi) and I couldn't even check in for my flight because of constant disconnects. The water in the bathtub was brown when it 1st came out of the shower/tub in the mornings. They offer muffins and fruit bars for breakfast. There is no lobby or exercise room...though they offer a discount at a local gym. They charge for using the phone in the room even for local phone calls. When they changed the sheets on the bed they didn't change the pillow cases...I only hope they change them between guests...I could tell because one of the pillow cases had a worn hole in it and I had the same one throughout my stay. The fresh towels I received throughout the week often had long black hairs in them...I'm guessing they came from the cleaning person. The best thing about the stay was that the front office staff was friendly and the location had some activities by it...though nothing like what was offered at/near the main conference hotels.
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