Reasons The McGee House is Better Option Than a Hotel
There are many reasons why the Full Furnished McGee House is a better choice over a hotel - reasons include:
Many more amenities at the McGee house without extra fees:
- No extra nightly fees or taxes (unlike hotels where extra fees/taxes are common)
- No extra fees for breakfast (start with the juice, cereal, and coffee supplied at the house, and add other items from the grocery store instead of paying the high prices for a hotel breakfast)
- No daily internet connection fees (broadband high-speed always-on internet is included at the McGee house at no extra cost)
- Make free unlimited local telephone calls using the phone in the house (hotels often charge excessive fees for even local phone calls)
- No extra fees for laundry service - at the McGee house, washer and dryer are right there (exclusive use - not shared), and can be used at anytime without any extra costs or hassle (laundry detergent provided)
- Around 100 channels on Cable TV (more selection than most hotels) - includes a number of specialized music stations as well - TV is high definition with a DVD player
- Fully stocked kitchen (including an espresso machine) - save money by not having to eat out all 3 meals every day
- A separate living room from the bedrooms where groups can gather (separate from the living area)
- Private outdoor backyard (fully landscaped) (unlike at a hotel)
More Quiet and Private:
- At a hotel, you have so many people coming and going at all hours (making noise) - but at the McGee house, that is not an issue since the house is in a quite neighborhood, and there is only one common wall
- No noisy people in the hotel room above or below you (at the McGee house, there is no living space above or below)
- Two full private bedrooms at the McGee house, rather than one big room with two beds at a hotel
Environmental/Health Considerations:
- All sheets/linens are organic cotton (you are not going to find that at most hotels)
- All towels are organic cotton (again, unlike hotels)
- Only low-VOC paints used in the house (unlike hotels)
- None of the floors off-gas: tile flooring in the bathroom, hardwood floors in the main spaces and bedrooms, and all-natural ecological linoleum (with no plastics) in the kitchen
- House cleaned with safe non-toxic cleaners (unlike hotels)
- House is carbon neutral (via the Terra Pass program)
- Green purchasing policy in place (again, will not find that at many hotels)
Other Conveniences:
- Driving is not required when staying at the McGee house because it close to all Berkeley destinations (including downtown, the BART station, and the UC Berkeley campus)
- Sometimes early check-in and late check-out are possible (more often than at hotels)