The Padre Hotel

3.5 star property

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Lobby
Breakfast served
Exterior detail
One King Bed (Forty Winks Room)
Lobby

Reviews

9.4 out of 10
Exceptional

Popular amenities

  • Spa
  • Pet-friendly
  • Free Wi-Fi
  • Restaurant
  • Air-conditioning
  • Gym

Explore the area

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1702 18th St, Bakersfield, CA, 93301
  • Place, Fox Theater
    ‪3 min walk‬
  • Place, Buena Vista Museum of Natural History & Science
    ‪5 min walk‬
  • Place, Dignity Health Arena
    ‪12 min walk‬
  • Airport, Bakersfield, CA (BFL-Meadows Field)
    ‪12 min drive‬

Room options

Head Honcho

9.2 out of 10
Wonderful
(17 reviews)
  • City view
  • 46 sq m
  • 1 bedroom
  • Sleeps 3
  • 1 King Bed and 1 Single Sofa Bed
  • Free Wi-Fi

Corner Pocket

9.8 out of 10
Exceptional
(8 reviews)
  • City view
  • 1 bedroom
  • Sleeps 3
  • 1 King Bed and 1 Single Sofa Bed
  • Free Wi-Fi

One King Bed (Forty Winks Room)

9.2 out of 10
Wonderful
(130 reviews)
  • City view
  • 21 sq m
  • 1 bedroom
  • Sleeps 2
  • 1 King Bed
  • Free Wi-Fi

One King Bed (Maverick Room)

9.2 out of 10
Wonderful
(49 reviews)
  • City view
  • 35 sq m
  • Sleeps 2
  • 1 King Bed
  • Free Wi-Fi

One King Bed, Accessible (Maverick Room)

8.4 out of 10
Very good
(5 reviews)
  • City view
  • 35 sq m
  • Sleeps 2
  • 1 King Bed
  • Free Wi-Fi

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About the area

Bakersfield

The Padre Hotel is centrally located in Bakersfield, a 2-minute walk from Fox Theater and 12 minutes by foot from Dignity Health Arena. .This hotel is 1.8 mi (2.8 km) from Kern County Museum and 1.8 mi (2.9 km) from Buck Owens Crystal Palace.

What's nearby

  • Fox Theater - 3 min walk - 0.3 km
  • Buena Vista Museum of Natural History & Science - 5 min walk - 0.5 km
  • Dignity Health Arena - 12 min walk - 1.0 km
  • McMurtrey Aquatic Center - 15 min walk - 1.3 km
  • Buck Owens Crystal Palace - 5 min drive - 3.3 km

Getting around

  • Bakersfield Station - 2 min drive
  • Bakersfield, CA (BFL-Meadows Field) - 14 min drive

Restaurants

  • ‪The Padre Hotel - ‬1 min walk
  • ‪Guthrie's Alley Cat - ‬2 min walk
  • ‪Dagny's Coffee Company - ‬4 min walk
  • ‪Jerry's Pizza & Pub - ‬3 min walk
  • ‪Brimstone Bar - ‬1 min walk

About this property

The Padre Hotel

The Padre Hotel offers 112 accommodations with laptop-compatible safes and coffee/tea makers. Memory foam beds feature down comforters. 40-inch flat-screen televisions come with premium cable channels. Rooms have partially open bathrooms. Bathrooms include bathrobes, designer toiletries, and hair dryers.

This Bakersfield hotel provides complimentary wired and wireless Internet access. Business-friendly amenities include desks along with free local calls (restrictions may apply). Additionally, rooms include irons/ironing boards and blackout drapes/curtains. Housekeeping is offered daily and hypo-allergenic bedding can be requested.

Recreational amenities at the hotel include a 24-hour fitness center.

The recreational activities listed below are available either on site or nearby; fees may apply.

Guests can pamper themselves by indulging in the onsite spa services.
Make yourself at home in one of the 112 guestrooms featuring iPod docking stations and flat-screen televisions. Your memory foam bed comes with down comforters. Complimentary wired and wireless internet access keeps you connected, and cable programming provides entertainment. Partially open bathrooms have designer toiletries and hair dryers.
Enjoy recreation amenities such as a 24-hour fitness center or take in the view from a rooftop terrace. Additional amenities at this Art Deco hotel include complimentary wireless internet access, concierge services, and wedding services.
Enjoy a meal at Farmacy Cafe or snacks in the coffee shop/cafe. The hotel also offers room service (during limited hours). Quench your thirst with your favorite drink at the bar/lounge. Cooked-to-order breakfasts are available daily from 7:00 AM to 11 AM for a fee.
Featured amenities include complimentary wired internet access, express check-in, and express check-out. Planning an event in Bakersfield? This hotel has 5005 square feet (465 square meters) of space consisting of conference space and 4 meeting rooms.
Cooked-to-order breakfasts are available for a surcharge and are served each morning between 7:00 AM and 11 AM.
Farmacy Cafe - This café serves breakfast only.
Brimstone - This restaurant serves lunch and dinner. Guests can enjoy drinks at the bar. Happy hour is offered. Open daily.
Room service (during limited hours) is available.

Property amenities

Internet

  • Available in all rooms: Free WiFi and wired internet
  • Available in some public areas: Free WiFi and wired internet

Parking and transport

  • Valet parking on site (USD 18 per night; includes in/out privileges)
  • Limited on-site valet parking

Food and drink

  • Daily cooked-to-order breakfast available 7:00 AM to 11 AM for a fee: USD 8 to 18 per person
  • A bar/lounge
  • A coffee shop/cafe
  • A restaurant

Restaurants on site

  • Brimstone
  • Farmacy Cafe

Things to do

  • 24-hour gym
  • TV in common areas

Family friendly

  • Laundry facilities

Conveniences

  • 24-hour front desk
  • ATM
  • Free newspapers in lobby
  • Laundry facilities
  • Luggage storage
  • Safe at front desk

Guest services

  • Concierge services
  • Dry cleaning/laundry service
  • Housekeeping (daily)
  • Multilingual staff
  • Porter/bellhop
  • Tour and ticket assistance
  • Wedding services

Business services

  • 4 meeting rooms
  • 5,005 square feet of conference space

Outdoors

  • Rooftop terrace

Spa

  • Spa services

Accessibility

  • If you have requests for specific accessibility needs, please contact the property using the information on the reservation confirmation received after booking.
  • Assistive listening devices
  • Braille/raised signage
  • Lift (84 centimetre wide door)
  • Magnifying mirror
  • Stair-free path to entrance
  • Thin carpet in room
  • Wheelchair accessible (may have limitations)
  • Wheelchair-accessible path of travel
  • Wheelchair-accessible path to lift
  • Wheelchair-accessible public bathroom

More

  • 1 building
  • 9 floors
  • Art Deco architecture
  • Banquet hall
  • Built in 1928
  • Smoke-free property

Room amenities

Bedroom

  • Bedsheets provided
  • Blackout drapes
  • Down comforter
  • Hypo-allergenic bedding
  • Memory foam mattress

Bathroom

  • Designer toiletries
  • Dressing gowns
  • Hair dryer
  • Partially-open bathroom
  • Shampoo
  • Soap
  • Toilet paper
  • Toothbrush and toothpaste (on request)
  • Towels provided

Entertainment

  • 40-inch flat-screen TV with premium cable channels
  • IPod dock

Food and drink

  • Coffee/tea maker
  • Limited room service

More

  • Air conditioning (climate-controlled)
  • Desk
  • Free local calls
  • Iron/ironing board
  • Laptop workspace
  • Laptop-compatible safe

Policies

Check-in

Check-in start time: 4:00 PM; Check-in end time: anytime

Express check-in available

Check-out

Check-out before 11 AM

Contactless check-out available

Express check-out available

Special check-in instructions

An adult age 18 or older must assume all liability for the booking

Front desk staff will greet guests on arrival at the property

Information provided by the property may be translated using automated translation tools

Access methods

Staffed front desk

Pets

Pets allowed for an extra charge of USD 50.00 per pet, per stay (maximum USD 100.00 per stay)

Service animals are welcome, and are exempt from fees

Welcoming dogs only

1 total (up to 25 lbs per pet)

Children and extra beds

Children are welcome

Rollaway/extra beds are available for USD 20.0 per night

Payment types

Important information

Optional extras

  • Fee for cooked-to-order breakfast: approximately USD 8 to 18 per person
  • Valet parking fee: USD 18.00 per night (in/out privileges)
  • Pet fee: USD 50.00 per pet, per stay (maximum USD 100.00 per stay)
  • Service animals are exempt from fees
  • Rollaway bed fee: USD 20.0 per night

The above list may not be comprehensive. Fees and deposits may not include tax and are subject to change.

You need to know

Extra-person charges may apply and vary depending on property policy
Government-issued photo identification and a credit card may be required at check-in for incidental charges
Special requests are subject to availability upon check-in and may incur additional charges; special requests cannot be guaranteed
This property accepts credit cards; cash is not accepted
Safety features at this property include a fire extinguisher

Property is also known as

Hotel Padre

Padre Bakersfield

Padre Hotel

Padre Hotel Bakersfield

The Padre Hotel Hotel

The Padre Hotel Bakersfield

The Padre Hotel Hotel Bakersfield

The Padre Hotel Reviews

Reviews

9.4

Exceptional

Rating 10 - Excellent. 789 out of 1011 reviews
Rating 8 - Good. 135 out of 1011 reviews
Rating 6 - Okay. 43 out of 1011 reviews
Rating 4 - Poor. 17 out of 1011 reviews
Rating 2 - Terrible. 27 out of 1011 reviews

9.6/10

Cleanliness

9.6/10

Staff & service

9.0/10

Amenities

9.4/10

Property conditions & facilities

Reviews

10/10 Excellent

Brandy

Liked: Cleanliness, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Great hotel and staff!
Stayed 1 night in Feb 2026

10/10 Excellent

Xavier

Stayed 1 night in Feb 2026

8/10 Good

Graeme

Stayed 2 nights in Feb 2026

10/10 Excellent

manny

Travelled with group
Liked: Cleanliness, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Yes
Stayed 1 night in Feb 2026

10/10 Excellent

Carla

Stayed 2 nights in Nov 2025

10/10 Excellent

Candace

Liked: Cleanliness, amenities, property conditions & facilities
The room was amazing and the bed was the softest thing I’ve ever experienced. I bought everything on it since the experience. The Elvis French Toast breakfast is to die for. Overall, great experience.
Stayed 1 night in Feb 2026

10/10 Excellent

Heather

Liked: Staff & service
The staff was very kind, the hotel was clean, and the food was delicious
Stayed 1 night in Feb 2026

10/10 Excellent

Adriana

Stayed 1 night in Feb 2026

10/10 Excellent

Nathan

Stayed 1 night in Feb 2026

8/10 Good

Kevin

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Good stay not great. Second nite a low base hummm noise cycled on and off till 2 am, and i got vey little rest. I was in room 512. My siblings were in 412 and 312 and reported the next morning the same problem. Not sure if it was noise from the wedding party or something emanating through the hVAC system or ?
Stayed 2 nights in Feb 2026

10/10 Excellent

Sari

Stayed 1 night in Feb 2026

10/10 Excellent

Marie

Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, property conditions & facilities
room was spotless, staff was friendly, the room was very romantic as well loved the bath
Stayed 1 night in Dec 2025

10/10 Excellent

james

Stayed 1 night in Feb 2026

10/10 Excellent

Troy

Stayed 1 night in Feb 2026

10/10 Excellent

spogmai

Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, amenities, property conditions & facilities
love the hotel . Phenomenal experience within a city that I expected the least. I will Highly recommend it.
Stayed 1 night in Jan 2026

10/10 Excellent

Randal

Stayed 1 night in Feb 2026

10/10 Excellent

jena

Stayed 2 nights in Jan 2026

6/10 Okay

Vicky

Stayed 1 night in Jan 2026

10/10 Excellent

Atif

Stayed 3 nights in Jan 2026

10/10 Excellent

Isabel

Liked: Cleanliness, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Everyone including the staff were phenomenal
Stayed 1 night in Jan 2026

10/10 Excellent

Marisa

Stayed 1 night in Jan 2026

10/10 Excellent

Mark

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Exceptional hotel. The staff was extremely friendly, and the rooms were immaculate and stylish. It’s the perfect boutique hotel in the center of downtown Bakersfield. This isn’t a Hilton, Radisson, Home2 Suites, or any other cookie-cutter chain hotel with bland décor and zero personality. You’re staying at a true boutique hotel with real charm and class. It’s not a utopia—parking can be inconvenient. Valet runs about $18 a day, and street parking is limited. That said, it’s still highly recommended.
When we were there, many high school students took their pictures in the lobby and up that stairway. So we duplicated the look in regular street clothes.
We stayed in the Head Honcho room. This photo is of the hallway, looking straight toward the Fox Theater—such a cool downtown vibe. I didn’t even think to take photos inside the room, but it was outstanding.
Stayed 1 night in Jan 2026

10/10 Excellent

Walter

Stayed 1 night in Jan 2026

10/10 Excellent

Marko

Stayed 1 night in Jan 2026

10/10 Excellent

David

Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Everything was amazing, will definitely stay there again.
Stayed 1 night in Jan 2026