University Park Inn and Suites

It’s an older motel/​hotel. It hopes for 3 star, but it is really a 2 – 2 ½ star place.
Pros — Centrally located. Decent grounds, pool. Microwave and fridge (in my room at least).
Cons — 2^nd rate beds (fortunately there were 2, so I used the one that was softer and better worn). Rooms kept rather poorly lit to hid the dirt and lack of cleaning. Small dorm fridge was iced over. TRAINS AT NIGHT. It’s not «My Cousin Vinny» type bad, but it ain’t good. So you better like train horns in the middle of the night, be a heavy sleeper, or drink… the noise from the AC helped.
If they cared more, and put in the effort, this could be a solid 3 star (despite being a bit dated). Having friendly front desk people is a given… and largely worthless. Having dedicated cleaning staff, handymen, and a manager dedicated to you having a pleasant experience is essential. They don’t. I’d go back in I didn’t have options, but there are other options in downtown Davis. (for a few bucks more).

Large room, definitely dated, but TRAINS, lots and lots of TRAINS.

Not a bad location, but stayed for three nights & didn’t have any maid service on day 1 & limited on day 2. Had to go to the office for towels, coffee & ran out of toilet paper not worth the $ 130 a night I paid.

My son is a UC Davis student and we usually stay at University Park Inn. The rooms are very spacious and always clean. At first we had to get used to the trains, but that didn’t take long. Staff is always friendly and helpful. We also love to eat at the Caffe Italia Restaurant right across the parking lot, very convenient.

Very nice. A bit dated, but totally serviceable. Had a king suite. Cons: funny old hose hair dryer; room was right next to a busy drive thru– kind of noisy. Pros: close to everything. I rented a bike and had no problems getting around town; nice California vibe, pleasant staff. I’d recommend staying here, but maybe ask for a room on the quieter side and bring your own hair dryer if that’s an issue.

BED BUGS. BED BUGS. BED BUGS. I had to change rooms 3 times. The last room was the worst. Just pure discussed. The Manager so rude. Wants me to pay over $ 150 for a bed bug filled room. Absolutely not. Stay away from this place. Better off at Motel 6. Not joking. The breakfast was bad, coffee filled with coffee grounds. The so called manager sitting behind the desk while the lobby was packed and out of breakfast food. Sitting. What a joke this Hotel and Manager is. He probably lives there in that filth. RUN AWAY.

This hotel could be perfect. It has the potential to be everything we need and want in a hotel in Davis. Due to the train and the general atmosphere in Davis, you can’t expect too much quiet outside your window if you’re near downtown, which is fine. I have no problem with that. What I do not like about this hotel is their extremely poor quality control. We have stayed in many of the rooms, there’s always something broken that needs to be fixed. This time, there was a terrible smell coming out of the sink in the living room. Last time, very few of the plugs would actually hold a plug. This time I took some extra time to inspect the room before we unloaded. I forgot to turn on the lights (total blonde moment) and missed the stains on the carpet when we had specifically asked for a room with clean carpet. My daughter is still crawling so a clean floor is pretty important. After unloading we also noticed that the room hadn’t been vacuumed recently, dead pill bugs, strings, and other stuff was on the carpet. What hotel doesn’t spot treat stains? The carpet in this room is cleaner than the other rooms we’ve stayed in. In the other rooms my daughter’s knees were black. Why do we stay here? They have a door between the two rooms and lots of space. We need space and since my daughter goes to bed early, if we want to have light after 7, we need a separate room with a door. Also, they have a pool and free breakfast. Not a lot of hotels have a pool in Davis and very few have suites with rooms separated by a door. Like I said, this hotel has the potential to be exactly what we want and need, but the owners and managers clearly hire people that do shoddy work and have poor attention to detail. On a side note, I don’t know her name, but one of the girls that works the front desk lies, and she tells whoppers. What hotel cleans their carpets every two weeks? Yaa right, and if they did clean their carpets every two weeks, there wouldn’t be 10 stains in one room. We’ll continue to look for an alternative to this hotel, I hope we find one.

My experience here was good. I had a room at the back of the property and it was very quiet. The property is quaint, the room I was in was clean, comfortable, and nice. You are very close to town, gas, and Whole Paycheck (I mean Foods). My daughter left her cell phone and they held onto it until we returned (3 days later.)

Just checked out if this hotel and wanted to share my horrible experience. We were in town for a memorial service for my mother in law. We were placed in room 202 which is right above the coffee place next door and Rudrum burger… Needless to say they had all kinds of characters stroll through throughout the middle of the night. No sleep at all I had to drown the noise through the TV all night so that the kids would be able to sleep. The next day, I asked to be moved and was unable. My family was coming to stay as well and I had to request them be place in the back. Which they accommodated. That was nice… thanks.
The next night, I was awoke to some kind of critter in the ceiling above my head. Scratching, walking around and making all kinds of noise. Again up all night.
The air conditioner worked well, but was not able to be set to a specific degrees so while the front froze the back was too hot. We were messing with it all weekend. We alerted maintenance but they never came.
Finally checking out on Sunday, went down at 9am to enjoy breakfast… Out of coffee, had to ask. Out of hot water, had to ask. Out of syrup… Asked but none left so the staff placed a sorry no syrup for the waffles sign. Sunday? 9 am? No syrup? Disappointing send somebody to the store… There were 3 girls sitting up front!
Other than that, the hotel is convenient to downtown Davis so that was nice. The rooms were newly renovated, so they were nice. But given my overall experience I will not be back it would recommend this hotel. Next time we will stay across the street at the Quality or Holiday Inn.
Not sure it even deserves a 1 Star but can’t give it a no star!

I absolutely loved my 3 night stay at this hotel. Kaitlyn at the front desk will literally go out of her way in order to please you. She always had a smile on her face and tended to our every need. Our room was very nice and clean and the complimentary breakfast tasted great. In addition, this hotel is near all the different attractions im downtown Davis, which is really nice. Even though this hotel didn’t have a gym, we were able to use the Aggie Inn’s gym which is open 24 hours. It was actually kind of nice that we had to take this small commute since we got a chance to explore some of the nightlife near the university. All in all, I would definitely recommend staying at this hotel. It’s comfy, cozy, clean, and has a great staff on deck :)

This place is a very short walk from all that’s going on downtown.
Very convenient.
No need to drink and drive.
Customer service at the front desk was exceptional.
The rooms are very clean.
There is free wifi.

BE CAREFUL!!! OVERCHARGED, POOR COMMUNICATION
Made a reservation on line for UC Davis move in weekend. Did not get a confirmation email. Called hotel the weekend before stay to confirm my reservation and was told my reservation was not in the system. Had to make an alternative reservation in Sacramento. Got my Credit Card statement and found a charge for a 2 nights say to this hotel. I never set foot in this hotel. Phoned hotel to inform them that I had called and was told that my reservation was not in the system. The front desk manager agreed to remove one of the two nights I was charged for.
If you are considering staying here, especially during a busy weekend, I suggest not!
They are disorganized and their disorganization will cost you money!

One star. Checked in and found a yellowed and sticky film thickly settled on the inside mini-​fridge door after checking in. Then noticed a blood spot on the bathroom wall. Then noticed a second blood spot on the bedsheets.
I was out it the following day and room was serviced. Blood was off wall and new sheets given. Unfortunately the fridge was still in bad shape. In addition, I returned to the room and someone had opened up my pill-​pack to take a look inside. Nothing was gone, but it was just open on the counter.
The only highlight were the nice girls at the Desk.
Will not be back.

I made a reservation in mid-​July for a one night stay at the end of August. I was coming to the area specifically for my son to visit UC Davis. After driving many hours, we arrived after 9pm to be told there was NO ROOM AVAILABLE!!! I showed the desk clerk my reservation confirmation and her response was to ask me who made the reservation. .. REALLY? Upon further review she discovered that the hotel manager had CANCELLED my reservation two days before. She offered no explanation about why the reservation was cancelled, why I had not been notified and why other arrangements had been made for my party. She did say that they had a big group of people staying with them. Who knows, maybe they needed by room and just took it. .. ? I can only surmise as no explanation was ever offered. In the end, the desk clerk found us another room and called her manager to work with them to honor our hotel rate. I don’t give them «bonus points» for that, as this is the very least they should have done.

I was very happy with my two nights stay at the suite room, there is a kind size bed in the living room and sofa that can stretch out as a queen bed. It will be perfect for two or more people as well. Area was clean with good quality bathing products from bath and body works. They also provide free breakfast, it was a wide selection of food to choose from. Well stay at this inn again if I visit Davis!

Dated hotel with a Hotel California Complex. You can check in, but when you see the place you can’t check out of your dates.
The hotel staff are the nicest and most helpful. For the staff I would give 4 stars, but the hotel only 2.
I never thought that going from a Hyatt Place in San Ramon to this place in Davis would be such a downward spiral. Hyatt Place was new and nice.
The pool hours are limited. Kids disappointed.
We found upon entrance «pill bug, roly poly, sow, potato» bug in bathroom dead. Not sure if I should fear the roly poly bugs or that they were dead like a cannery in a coal mine.
The rooms were large, with a bed in a separate room and a pull out couch.
Furniture old, internet spotty.
Two small to medium TVs in each room.
Air conditioner was strong, but old noisy style. New thermostats.
They served breakfast of Hot Hot meal, make your own waffle, two cereals, croissants, and fruit. Hot team and coffee free in the morning.
We were there for a soccer tournament, and it worked, but not the place I would stay at again.

Stayed here for two nights over a weekend. It’s very conveniently located near the Amtrak, downtown Davis, and UC Davis. Also near In and Out and Redrum burgers, and it’s a short walk over to the Davis Village commons.
The hotel has a nice courtyard that is relatively shielded in and quiet. The swimming pool area, with its fragrant flowers, was also nice to sit around except they piped in some truly awful pop music. As for the room, it was acceptable though the sheets were slightly stained. Not dirty, just stained. I was way at the end and it was quiet, though the blinds could have been a little larger to block out all the light.
The breakfast is nothing to get excited about.

Very nice place to stay. From some of the reviews I read it seems corporate took some action. The place was clean and the staff were extremely friendly! If you stay here you must eat at the little Italian restaurant you will not be disappointed. We went there for breakfast and wish we had gone there for dinner the night before. But that is a whole other review. Happy travels!

I liked this place! Sure its not the Ritz, but heck… this is Davis! This hotel is located just off the the 80 Freeway at Richards and is just south of the University. In fact it would be walking distance to the University… if you took your life in your own hands by walking. Bicyclists rule in Davis, and walkers run the risk of being run over by them! Back at the University Park Inn, the room are very nice, clean, and the bed was very comfortable. The front desk staff were very pleasant. One additional plus the proximity to the Redrum Burger stand… pass over In & Out (across the street) and try a real burger! The only down side was the price. I found the total bill to be pricey compared to many other places I’ve stayed… but, Davis seems to be on an island hotel wise, so this many be a demand issue.

Why the sad face, University Park Inn reviewers? I stayed here after purchasing a Groupon and couldn’t believe what we got in return. Our room felt brand new, and while I can’t say if all rooms have a separate living room — along with its own TV — and kitchenette area, we sure got one. The bed was clean and comfy, and there was a small back porch area accessible through a door in the bedroom.
They kindly checked us in early when we arrived before noon, our room had working wifi, and they offered a decent enough continental breakfast the next morning (especially if you like the waffle machine, ha). The pool also looked enticing, although in the end unfortunately we didn’t have enough time to check it out.
I’d definitely consider staying here again if I ever find myself staying overnight in Davis again.