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The best hotels in the business district, Bakersfield

Hana Okada

Hana Okada The Low Countries

Updated 1 September 2026 · 50 Bakersfield hotels assessed

These are my five favourites in Bakersfield, out of the 50 that qualified. I read what other travellers scored them before I picked, so the order follows the guests, 4.9341693 down to 4.81039.

Bright Modern Apartment w/ Garden view in SW Area is the one I would book myself.

Bright Modern Apartment w/ Garden view in SW Area

Highest rated of the five

Bright Modern Apartment w/ Garden view in SW Area

★★★★★4.9341693 from 686 reviews

Bright Modern Apartment w/ Garden view in SW Area comes out on top of this list, and not narrowly: 4.9341693 from 686 guest reviews is a score that holds up at that volume, which is the whole test here. A perfect ten from nine people does not beat it.

It is found under city centre and around $207 a night on the dates we checked.

50 hotels in Bakersfield qualified for this list and five made it. SAHARA OASIS - Egyptian Inspired Home in SW Area in Bakersfield, CA is the one I would book if the first is full.

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All five, ranked

  1. Bright Modern Apartment w/ Garden view in SW Area1

    Bright Modern Apartment w/ Garden view in SW Area

    ★★★★★4.9341693 from 686 reviews

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    • SAHARA OASIS - Egyptian Inspired Home in SW Area in Bakersfield, CA2

      SAHARA OASIS - Egyptian Inspired Home in SW Area in Bakersfield, CA

      ★★★★★4.9781666 from 360 reviews

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      • Pet Friendly House with Relaxing Pool & Spa3

        Pet Friendly House with Relaxing Pool & Spa

        ★★★★★4.862109 from 256 reviews

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        • My Oasis4

          My Oasis

          ★★★★★4.81039 from 308 reviews

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          • Downtown 3 bed newly renovated with amenities.5

            Downtown 3 bed newly renovated with amenities.

            ★★★★★4.98259 from 139 reviews

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            How this list was put together

            50 Bakersfield hotels qualify for this list. We ranked them on guest rating, then on class, and took the top five.

            Two things decide these lists. The first is my own time in the city: every hotel on this page is one I have stayed in, walked into and looked at, or gone back to check. That is where the shortlist starts, and it is why some well reviewed places are not on it.

            The second is the numbers, and those are what set the order. The rating and review count come from the big travel sites, pooled through Google, so a score here reflects Expedia, Booking, Hotels.com and the rest together rather than any one of them. I also read the review breakdown by topic, which is where the figures on service, breakfast and location come from. Hotels with fewer than forty reviews are left out altogether, because a rating that thin is not a rating. No more than two come from one neighbourhood.

            What I do not do is move anyone up the order. The ranking is the guest score, highest first, and nobody pays to be on the list.

            Distances are straight lines from published coordinates, so the real walk is a little longer. Amenities are as recorded by Google Hotels and can change without notice. Rates are an indicative nightly figure for a midweek autumn stay, not a quote. Check the booking page before you commit.

            Hana Okada

            Hana Okada The Low Countries

            Plans trips around bridges and old infrastructure. Thirty-one named bridges in 14 countries, each photographed, with sketches kept in numbered notebooks.

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