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3 star hotels downtown in Emeryville

Hana Okada

Hana Okada The Low Countries

Updated 1 September 2026 · 30 Emeryville hotels assessed

These are my five favourites in Emeryville, out of the 30 that qualified. I read what other travellers scored them before I picked, so the order follows the guests, 4.9 down to 4.4.

The Metric Hotel is the one I would book myself.

The Metric Hotel

Highest rated of the five

The Metric Hotel

★★★★★4.9 from 719 reviews

The Metric Hotel comes out on top of this list, and not narrowly: 4.9 from 719 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 a 3 star property, found under downtown and around $146 a night on the dates we checked.

30 hotels in Emeryville qualified for this list and five made it. The Inn at Union Square San Francisco is the one I would book if the first is full.

Why it works for this trip

  • Spatreatment rooms on site, no booking a taxi for it
  • Air conditioningthe one that decides a summer trip
  • Parkinga real consideration if you are driving in
  • Step free accesslevel entry and a lift

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All five, ranked

  1. The Metric Hotel1

    The Metric Hotel

    ★★★★★4.9 from 719 reviews

    • Spa
    • Parking
    • Air conditioning
    • Accessible

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  2. The Inn at Union Square San Francisco2

    The Inn at Union Square San Francisco

    ★★★★★4.6 from 493 reviews

    • Spa

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  3. The Audemar Hotel3

    The Audemar Hotel

    ★★★★★4.5 from 428 reviews

    • Restaurant
    • Parking
    • Pet friendly
    • Air conditioning

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  4. Best Western Plus Bayside Hotel4

    Best Western Plus Bayside Hotel

    ★★★★★4.4 from 1,128 reviews

    • Pool
    • Spa
    • Gym
    • Restaurant
    • Bar
    • Parking

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  5. Golden Gate Hotel, San Francisco5

    Golden Gate Hotel, San Francisco

    ★★★★★4.4 from 316 reviews

    • Parking
    • Pet friendly
    • Air conditioning

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How this list was put together

30 Emeryville 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

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