Alameda Motel San Jose

Hotels
6.6 (23 reviews)
1050 The Alameda , San Jose , US

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Free
Children allowed

Facilities

Parking
Free Parking
Air conditioning
24-hour front desk
Non-smoking throughout
Private parking

Review Highlights

Pros:
Quiet location
Good parking / can park next to room
Spacious, functional rooms
Helpful desk staff
Reasonably priced
Cons:
Dirty towels / cleanliness issues
Weird / bad smell in rooms
No toiletries / no amenities
Harsh lighting / lacking bedside lamps
Booking/payment mishandling and intrusive staff behavior
Some noise outside / run down

Categories

Cleanliness
4.5
Multiple reviews mention dirty towels, a weird/bad smell and that rooms could be cleaner.
Service
8.5
Desk staff described as helpful in one review, though there are complaints about booking/payment mishandling and an intrusive staff member; overall staff interactions lean positive.
Location
9
Described as a nice, quiet place with good location and the convenience of parking next to the room; quieter than a nearby hotel at a busy intersection.
Room Quality
6
Rooms are described as clean, well appointed, spacious and functional but lacking charm and with harsh lighting and some noise.
Amenities
3.5
Reviews explicitly note no amenities and no toiletries in the bathroom.
Value for Money
8.5
Called reasonably priced in a review, indicating good value for the cost.
Food and Beverage
6.6
Not mentioned in reviews; assigned the target overall rating.
Overall Experience
6.2
Mixed overall: convenient and reasonably priced with helpful staff and parking, but marred by smell, cleanliness issues, noise and booking problems.
* This sentiment is summarized by AI based on user reviews.
Updated at: 2026-11-05 14:33

Property Description

Alameda Motel San Jose boasts comfortable 3-star accommodations conveniently close to transportation hubs. Air-Conditioned Rooms, Flat-Screen TVs, and Helpful Reception Staff make for a relaxing stay. Book now to experience these amenities firsthand at Alameda Motel San Jose.

Important information:

Guests are required to show a photo ID and credit card upon check-in. Please note that all Special Requests are subject to availability and additional charges may apply.
This property does not accommodate bachelor(ette) or similar parties.
A deposit may be required at the property.

Check-in and check-out hours:
Check-out: 11:00 AM

Location

Guest Reviews

6.6
Based on 23 reviews
Cleanliness: 4.5
Service: 8.5
Location: 9
Room Quality: 6
Amenities: 3.5
Value for Money: 8.5
Food and Beverage: 6.6
Overall Experience: 6.2
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Stephanie • extended_group • us
1
2026-10-21 • via Nuitee
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Hector • extended_group • us
7
Pros:

Nice quite place good locate

Cons:

No toiletries in the bathroom

2026-10-17 • via Nuitee
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Daniel • couple • us
7
2026-09-18 • via Nuitee
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Floyd • solo_traveller • us
10
Na
Pros:

Na

Cons:

Na

2026-09-02 • via Nuitee
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Paul • solo_traveller • us
7
Functional. Lacking in charm. Harsh lighting
Pros:

I appreciated that I could park next to my room. The room is clean, well appointed, spacious, and relatively functional.

Cons:

The lighting in the rooms is not great. There are inset halogen lights in the ceiling - very harsh and bright - controlled by a switch at the door. It needs a bedside lamp or two - an option to have both more pleasant softer lighting, and controlled at the bedside. To turn on and off the light you have to be at the door - which means stumbling in the dark to turn off the lights before going to bed. The rooms overall would benefit with a stronger aesthetic. Though functional, they are needlessly unattractive and lacking in any charm. They’d bring in a better class of customer and higher rates if they had more sophisticated looking rooms. It’s a bit noisy at night, but better than the hotel nearby which is quite noisy from the intersection.

2026-08-12 • via Nuitee
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vanessa • couple • us
3
never again
Pros:

outside is nice and clean , rooms are okay but could be cleaner.

Cons:

dirty towels , weird smell in the rooms and my second time booking at this place they wanted me to pay two times just because i didn’t pop up on their “system” and i showed ever proof of me booking , now third stay here they said i couldn’t book online which is very dumb giving the fact that it’s on booking.com and the next day the old dude there showed up at my door at 10:56 not even 11 and he hung around my door until we left , felt very rushed , that was the last time i booked there 😂

2026-07-14 • via Nuitee
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Manfred • solo_traveller • at
5
2026-06-27 • via Nuitee
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Bren • couple • us
2
Ok value if you don’t mind the smell and noise
Pros:

It was reasonably priced
The man at the desk was helpful.

Cons:

It smelled bad
There were people yelling and talking outside the room off and on
No amenities
Run down

2026-06-03 • via Nuitee
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Gomez • solo_traveller • us
10
2026-04-29 • via Nuitee
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Michael • solo_traveller • us
8
2026-03-16 • via Nuitee
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Ngoc Bich • solo_traveller • us
8
Very nice and cozy
Pros:

Staff are literally mom and pop

Cons:

The place is very very clean and well taken care of. I love my stay. Only a few points to improve:
Key card had to be reactivated daily.
Towels need to be checked before giving to guest. They gladly switched them out for me but it was unpleasant to see bad towels with makeup and plastic stcked to it after the dryer. Maybe provide guests with black wash cloth for makeup removal. I brought my own.
Room doesn't need to be made daily. I asked to not have room service not because I don't trust the cleaner. I wanted to reuse the towels, keep 1 trash bag for the whole stay, and save them cleaning time. It was made regardless of my request to the owner and the cleaner.

2026-01-19 • via Nuitee
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Ybarra • couple • us
10
2025-12-31 • via Nuitee
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HELENA • couple • us
8
Bring Your Own Water
Pros:

Would have rated 10 for the stay, but there was no bottled water offered in drink vending machine. Gentleman at the front desk politely advised to walk to the other motel, where I got 1 out of 2 bottles of water I paid for from their vending machine.

Cons:

Didn't like that vendor doesn't stock water as an option In vending machine.

2025-12-24 • via Nuitee
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Rob • couple • ca
8
2025-12-20 • via Nuitee
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Paula • family_with_children • us
9
Quiet and comfy.
Pros:

I liked it was close and in walking distance to our event and was quiet, comfortable, and clean.

Cons:

It would have been nice if a continental breakfast was included.

2025-12-19 • via Nuitee
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Paul • extended_group • us
7
2025-11-23 • via Nuitee
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Jennifer • extended_group • us
8
2025-10-25 • via Nuitee
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Harry J.
10
Pros:

Great price and great stay. Clean and spacious room, wonderful bed, closet for hanging clothes, updated bathroom and tile shower. An oasis feeling in dense population area.

2025-10-06 • via Nuitee
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WEIJIAN • solo_traveller • cn
6
2025-09-17 • via Nuitee
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Adriana
10
Hidden Treasure
Pros:

Rooms are extremely clean. Very quiet lot. Parking available in front of the room. Building just painted. Front desk personnel very accommodating.

2025-09-12 • via Nuitee