Update on the property - I stayed here for 1 night a local staycation. Got upgraded as a gold to a high level king room with a view of the Bay which was a nice touch. It was a slightly strange shaped room in the corner of the building (sort of triangular), but I didn't experience any problems with it. Bathroom was on the smaller side though.

It's been through a redesign. There's a long built in narrow desk/counter area under the TV with plenty of outlets (works fine for me, though it's not as deep as the traditional desk, so some folks might not like it). Looked like relatively new carpet too (which I liked better than the faux wood floors some updated properties have used). Some Oakland-inspired art in the room was a nice touch, and I enjoyed the updated lighting fixtures. There was a large chaise lounge sofa with a really large sidetable that stretched over it (which conceivably could also be used as a desk or table).

There's now an M Club, which is open for service 7 days a week. It's located on the 2nd floor, same floor as the restaurant and part of the conference center. (I think they share a kitchen with the restaurant kitchen). Not really a view from the 2nd floor, but lots of natural light comes through. There was an evening spread enough for a meal (a salad, rice, and a chicken stew, plus a meat/cheese/olive tray, bread tray, and a crudite selection). Breakfast was a basic Springhill Suites-like hot breakfast. Snacks & drinks available throughout the day. There's a coffee/cappuccino machine, and at breakfast they also have additional coffee pots. They even had to-go boxes for food. The attendant working there was really great and friendly! The M Club itself has a few different spaces, including a few TVs, tables, sofa areas, and a counter along the window with outlets that wouldn't look too out of place at a coffee shop.

It looked like Fresh Bites was still being implemented - for the time being in lieu of room service/fresh bites, you could order to-go from the hotel restaurant and go pick it up.

I'm local, but for out-of-towners, the property is across the street from the 12th street BART station which has trains to SF, and OAK and SFO airports. There are some good bars in the area too! It's in the middle of an urban environment, so know that things can change a lot block-by-block if you're on foot.