I stayed here reluctantly, but everyone else from our team had chosen to stay here. I was the only one that asked for a higher floor room and had no noise problems. I thought it was clean and comfortable. It has a little refrigerator that came in handy and all employees that I interacted with were extremely nice!

What you expect from a Ramada.

Honestly with Days Inn, Ramada and Super 8, its a hit or miss.
This one is OK, but it is an older property, a bit torn out.
But the rate was lower than nearby hotels, so thats a trade-off.

Good - not far from downtown and the San Jose Sharks arena, maybe 10-15 minutes
You will pass by the fancy and $$$ hotels on your way

There’s a basic but OK breakfast typical from Whyndam properties = watery juice, toast, raisin brans etc.
They have a printer at 0.10$ per page.
The room was OK, no fuss, basic cable

Ramada San Jose could be a choice to the more pricey hotels closer to the Convention Center. Maybe better call it a motel rather than a hotel. Has free internet, free parking, room rates are better than other hotels around and is walking distance close to the University, fast foods etc, restaurants etc. City has done great efforts to revitalize this historical district but some spots of the area are somewhat dilapidated due to the economic crisis..vacant buildings for commercial use etc..

Rooms are small but clean. Structure is old and if you are in the first level you can hear the cracks of the wodden floor when people walk on top of your room. We stayed 3 nights for a conference at the Convention Center. Friday night and Saturday night we could not sleep well. Apparently, the Ramada is the place of chossing for young couples to stay for all kind of noisy activities during the weekend ( and I mean all kind of activities). In our case, the young couple on top of us, that was obviously so happy and intimate on Friday night and morning (till 3AM), had strong differences on early Sunday morning. The guy left the place at 3:15AM while she was screaming on him and telling him all kind of things in the middle of the parking while we were wondering in our room about our security.

When we checked out we informed to the young clerk at the front desk about this situation and he apologized...We checked with other people of our group, in other rooms far from ours and they did not hear anything.

Apparently, this operation under the name Ramada, has decided to position themselves to cater to this type of market more towards the young segment or simply the market and the location makes this motel the place for these types of clients we had above us for 2 nights. During these incidents we did not perceive, during the evenings, a presence that inspired security in the area. We basically saw the front desk clerk and that´s it. Maybe there was some additional security but again we are talking about perception, and in marketing, perception is critical.

As a couple in our fifties we definitely would not recommend Ramada San Jose. Maybe in a quiet night, Ramada is a good place to stay for some quick business at the University, but having the posibility, as it happened to us, of such an experience, definitely is not worth the chance.

I stayed here because I was attending a conference at the convention center. I was a little apprehensive after reading the reviews here but my experience was wonderful. The hotel has free parking and the convention center is only a couple of blocks away, maybe a 5 minute walk, if that. The room rate was reasonable and about half the price of the "conference hotels." The neighborhood was interesting with lots of artsy cafes, clubs and restaurants. As a woman travelling alone, I felt quite safe. Granted, the room was small; I wouldn't come here for a romantic getaway but for a business traveler it was fine. A free breakfast was available with enough choices to be healthy -yogurt, fruit, bagels, cereal, hb eggs, etc.
The room was quiet and the staff, especially Alex, was extremely helpful and nice. All told, I had a very good experience here and would not hesitate to recommend it.