Hotels in Pinole, CA: All Three Compared

Hotels in Pinole, CA come down to three properties inside the city limits, and all three are two-star motels rather than hotels. Motel 6 Pinole is the largest at 101 rooms and the only one with a pool or a pet policy. Days Inn by Wyndham is the only one serving breakfast. Gables Motel is the smallest at 26 rooms and usually the cheapest. Everything below was checked in August 2026.

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The three Pinole properties at a glance

The three Pinole properties differ on four things that actually decide a booking: price, pool, pets and breakfast. No property in Pinole offers all four, which the filter below will show you the moment you ask for two of them at once.

All three include free parking, so it is left out of the table. Motel 6 is the only one that states it parks trucks and RVs. Rates are the lowest advertised nightly figures seen in August 2026 and move with the calendar. Guest scores come from different platforms and are not directly comparable; each is explained below.

Motel 6 Pinole, CA

Motel 6 Pinole, CA sits at 1501 Fitzgerald Drive, inside the Pinole Vista Shopping Center, about 0.9 miles from the centre of town. The property has 101 rooms and a phone line at (510) 222-8174. It is the only Pinole property with an outdoor pool, and the only one that takes pets.

Parking is free and takes cars, buses, trucks and RVs, though the number of spaces is limited enough that arriving late can mean parking awkwardly. Rooms carry free Wi-Fi, air conditioning and a TV; a microwave and fridge are not standard, so ask when it matters. The property adds coin laundry, a snack bar and a 24-hour front desk, and children stay free.

Guest scores land in the middle: 3.3 out of 5 across 961 ratings on the chain's own site, 7.0 out of 10 on Expedia, and 3.2 out of 5 across 56 Tripadvisor reviews. Three independent samples agreeing on "adequate" is a more reliable signal than any single score.

Rates start around $59. Saturday averages about $77 and Friday is the dearest night at roughly $105, so a Friday arrival costs about 36% more than a Saturday one.

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Days Inn by Wyndham Pinole Berkeley

Days Inn by Wyndham Pinole Berkeley sits at 2600 Appian Way, about 1.0 mile from the centre of Pinole and roughly 10 miles from UC Berkeley, despite the name. Its phone line is (510) 374-4540. It is the only Pinole property that includes breakfast and the only one with a gym.

Rooms come with a microwave, a fridge, a coffee maker and a flatscreen TV, which is more in-room equipment than the other two offer. The property adds a 24-hour gym, free on-site parking, a laundry room, a business centre and wheelchair access to the public areas. There is no pool.

Guest scores here deserve a warning, because they disagree more than at any other Pinole property. Expedia shows 7.0 out of 10, while Booking.com shows 4.8 out of 10 across 412 reviews, Priceline 5.8 and Agoda 6.5. The largest sample is the harshest one. Broken out by category, reviewers rate the location 8 out of 10 but cleanliness 1 out of 10, service 1.5 and breakfast 2, with recurring complaints about dirty rooms and unresponsive staff.

Rates start around $74, with standard rooms quoted between $79 and $99. That makes it the most expensive of the three while carrying the weakest cleanliness scores, which is the single most useful fact on this page.

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Gables Motel

Gables Motel sits at 855 San Pablo Avenue and is the smallest of the three at 26 rooms. Its phone line is (510) 724-3509. It is the most central of the three, about a 10-minute walk from downtown Pinole and roughly 25 minutes on foot from Fernandez Park.

Amenities are the thinnest here: free Wi-Fi and air conditioning, with no pool, no breakfast and no gym. Pets are not allowed. A bus stop at Marlesta Road and Sunnyview Drive sits a few steps away, which matters more than it sounds in a city with no rail station.

Its Google score is 3.6 out of 5 across 168 reviews, the highest average of the three, though the sample is smaller and the Yelp entry is markedly harsher about cleanliness. Rooms start around $65.

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Which Pinole motel fits your trip

Which Pinole motel fits your trip comes down to five common situations.

• Travelling with a dog. Motel 6 Pinole is the only property here that accepts pets outright.
• Travelling with children in summer. Motel 6 Pinole holds the only outdoor pool in the city, and children stay free.
• Wanting breakfast included. Days Inn by Wyndham is the only Pinole property that serves it, to go.
• Paying as little as possible. Motel 6 advertises the lowest opening rate at $59, with Gables Motel close behind at $65.
• Arriving in a truck or an RV. Motel 6 Pinole is the only one that states it parks them.

Cleanliness is the axis where the three separate most sharply, and it does not track price. The most expensive property in Pinole carries the lowest cleanliness rating of the three.

Getting to Pinole and around it

Getting to Pinole means driving, for almost every visitor. The city sits on Interstate 80 in western Contra Costa County, and the two exits that matter are Appian Way and Fitzgerald Drive, each serving one of the two larger motels.

There is no BART station in Pinole. The City of Pinole's own Three Corridors Specific Plan states it plainly, and the practical workaround is WestCAT route J, which connects the city to El Cerrito del Norte BART. WestCAT runs routes 16, 17, 18 and 19 within Pinole, and AC Transit route 70 covers Appian Way in the south of the city. The nearest passenger rail platform is the unstaffed Amtrak stop at Richmond BART.

Driving distances from Pinole run about 19.7 miles to Oakland International Airport, about 26 miles to San Francisco International, and about 10 miles to UC Berkeley. Point Pinole Regional Shoreline is roughly 15 minutes away by car from the middle of town.

Staying near Pinole instead

Staying near Pinole rather than in it widens the choice a great deal, and aggregators counting a radius around the city list roughly 30 properties. Almost all of them sit in Hercules, Richmond, San Pablo or El Sobrante rather than Pinole itself. Extended-stay options in particular are outside the city, the closest being Extended Stay America at Richmond's Hilltop Mall.

The trade is straightforward. Pinole's three properties put you inside a quiet town of about 19,000 people with the shoreline and the parks close by, while the wider radius buys more choice and more room types at the cost of a drive.

Questions about staying in Pinole

How many hotels are there in Pinole, CA?

There are three hotels in Pinole, CA, and all three are two-star motels. They are Motel 6 Pinole, Days Inn by Wyndham Pinole Berkeley and Gables Motel. Listings advertising 30 or more Pinole hotels are counting a radius that reaches into Hercules, Richmond and San Pablo.

Is there a Days Inn in Pinole, CA?

Yes, there is a Days Inn in Pinole, CA. Days Inn by Wyndham Pinole Berkeley operates at 2600 Appian Way, Pinole, CA 94564. The "Berkeley" in its name refers to the wider region; the property is about 10 miles from Berkeley itself.

Which Pinole hotel allows pets?

One Pinole hotel allows pets, and it is Motel 6 Pinole, CA. Gables Motel does not accept pets, and Days Inn handles pet requests case by case, so confirm before arriving.

Does any hotel in Pinole have a pool?

One hotel in Pinole has a pool. Motel 6 Pinole, CA has the only outdoor pool in the city, and neither Days Inn nor Gables Motel has one.

What is the cheapest place to stay in Pinole?

The cheapest place to stay in Pinole is Motel 6 Pinole, at about $59 a night, ahead of Gables Motel at about $65 and Days Inn at about $74. Rates move with the day of the week, and at Motel 6 a Friday night runs roughly $105 against about $77 on a Saturday.

Can you reach Pinole by BART?

You cannot reach Pinole by BART directly, because the city has no BART station. The usual route is BART to El Cerrito del Norte followed by WestCAT route J into the city.