Pinole, California

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Motel 6 Pinole

Pinole, located in the San Francisco Bay Area, is a charming city that blends rich history with scenic natural beauty. From the historic Bernardo Fernandez House to the expansive Point Pinole Regional Shoreline, there's much to discover.

Below, you'll find useful information to plan your visit to Pinole, including must-see attractions and local favorites.

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An independent guide to Pinole, California — written by a reviewer who compiles the rates, the distances and the guest reviews, and is not affiliated with any property listed.

Aerial view of Pinole, California, on the San Francisco Bay shoreline
Pinole Weather Flights to Oakland

Pinole in four numbers

Places to stay
3
Rates from
$59/night
To Oakland airport
19.7 mi
BART stations
0

All three are two-star motels. There is no BART in Pinole; WestCAT route J connects to El Cerrito del Norte. See the full comparison.

Car Rental in Pinole

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Where to Stay in Pinole

Where to stay in Pinole comes down to three properties inside the city limits, and they differ on the things that decide a booking. Motel 6 Pinole holds the only outdoor pool and the only pet policy, Days Inn by Wyndham Pinole Berkeley is the only one serving breakfast, and Gables Motel is the smallest and the most central. Rates open between $59 and $74 a night.

Compare all three Pinole hotels — rates, amenities, guest scores and distances, checked August 2026.

A Guide to Pinole, California

A guide to Pinole, California fits in six pages, because the city is small and we would rather be exact than long. Each one below carries the addresses, hours and fees, checked in August 2026.

Things to Do

Things to do here number seven, ordered by how long they take, with an honest list of what the city lacks.

Parks

Four parks from 2,432 acres down to 2, with sizes, hours, parking fees and what each is for.

Old Town

The 1915 Bank of Pinole, the 1874 Boyd Home and the 22-room Fernandez Mansion, with addresses.

History

A name from an Ohlone meal, a 17,761-acre rancho, and the Portuguese trader who built the town.

Waterfront

Two acres at the end of Tennent Avenue with the Golden Gate Bridge in the view.

Getting Here

The two I-80 exits, the airports, and why there is no BART station in Pinole.

Why this guide exists

This guide exists because the search results for Pinole are written by companies that have never been here. Nine of the ten results for its hotels are booking sites; the parks pages are aggregators. We compile the addresses, the hours, the fees and the guest reviews, name our sources, and say plainly when we do not know something.

We have not stayed at the motels or eaten at the restaurants, and we do not pretend to. What is on this site is published fact, checked and dated, plus what other guests reported — never dressed up as our own experience.