Budget Inn of Hayward

I wasn’t able to stay. There was a fire only several doors down from the room they had given us and upon arrival. They didn’t disclose the fire and the smoke smell was as if it was in our room. Their was know way I could have my 6mo old baby in those conditions. Very disappointed as I had to find other arrangements and didn’t receive a full refund.,

Limited bfast options, coffee disgusting colored water, limited English speaking staff, alot of smokers who don't abide by the 25ft rule, inconsiderate and sketchy clients/customers 🙄some loud interactions, room AC had tobacco odor constantly since vented to sidewalk and people smoking in close proximity, no ceiling fans, spacious rooms with ironing board and tub shower, beds pretty comfy clean linens, functional ice machine, lobby overwhelmingly smells like curry

Not good. Old. Not enough bathroom products

Staff very courteous

PROS:We reserved a basic room that was close to the senior care home of relatives we were visiting.The staff & mgt were friendly & courteous.The room was spacious & comfortable with a large lighted closet & two suitcase racks!.We loved the real deep bathroom sink & nightlight that was part of the electrical plug.Louvered shutters were great!They blocked out more light than traditional black out curtains.The parking lot, with nearly all regular size spaces is a huge plus! Be aware it sits on a significant incline with spaced single accesses to the walkway. We are a senior couple & asked not to navigate stairs.Mgmt gave us a room where we could park up the hill but walk straight onto the walkway to our room which we appreciated.There are exterior trash cans every few feet outside rooms which was great when the room ones were full.For the room type we reserved the only coffee option is in the breakfast room 6A-9A. With no coffee pots, having coffee in the lobby would make good sense. While they are pretty sound resistant between rooms to each side, between floors not so much. A heavy-footed person upstairs walked back & forth from the door to the bathroom as if pacing for several hours. IMPROVE:There was no hair dryer as was listed & not available when I went down to the office to ask for one. An iron is in the closet but no ironing board. Baseboards & along the entire room accept the closet need some serious cleaning. Continental breakfast had cereal but no milk all 3 days.