Oakland Airport Hilton

My most recent stay was the first one at this property for me in a number of years. I don't remember all the details of my last stay, but this one was pleasant enough. The group rate that I paid was $105 plus taxes and that seemed to be very reasonable considering that the hotel is a hop,skip and a jump from the airport.

The property itself is spread amongst several three stort buildings so it has less of a hotel feel in many ways. On the other hand, for those that aren't particularly mobile it can mean a fair walk to the lobby or the conference center.

There are three restaurants on the grounds, Amelia's cafe which is open for breakfast and lunch, Stanleys Bar & Grill a finer dining experience with entrees from $18-$25 and the Sports Edition Bar which is open every day. The food in Stanleys was quite good with a nice ambience while the sports bar was predictably noisy but the barbeque beef sandwich I had was very good and reasonably priced at $10.

If there is a downside to the property it is that there isn't a convenient place to eat within a short walking distance which limits your choices if you don't have a car. For the venturesome there is a Subway sandwich shop about 3 blocks away and a Wal-Mart, Panda Express and Starbucks some 4 blocks away. Walking to these stores will be great exercise as the blocks are quite long in my opinion.

With a Holiday Inn being built next door that should provide some resonable competition and maybe dining options as well which is good news for any traveler.