Just stayed there this weekend in a renovated room - the plank floors are nice! (And there's live music in the hotel restaurant on Friday and Saturday nights).
Update on the desk: There was a desk but that was built into the dresser/wall unit that spans the whole wall. The left third of the unit is a bench at a height that can be used as a luggage rack (as there was no folding luggage rack in the room), the middle third is dresser drawers with a countertop (and the TV mounted to the wall), and the right third is a desk. I'd say it was about 20 inches deep, so big enough for me to work on my laptop and have some papers out. I'll say I was impressed with the number of outlets - multiple electrical and USB outlets at the desk and on each night stand.
My drawback is with the design is that the room lamps used a very white LED bulbs, and that's just my personal preference for softer lightbulbs.
I've had 4-5 stays here over the past 5 months and really appreciate this property.
My favorite part about this property? Hands down, it's the employees. They have been fantastic, especially the front desk agents and food/beverage employees, and they're a key reason I keep booking this property over one that's only 5 minutes from our East Bay office (this property is a 20 minute drive).
The quoted poster hits the room description pretty much on the nail head. I would add there is a mini-fridge located between the 3 dresser drawers and the luggage rack/bench. Additionally, in the standard rooms, there is a built-in sofa that spans the width of the room under the windows. It should also be noted the door to the bathroom is a frosted glass door that slides back & forth over the closet area (which does include an iron & ironing board) or the bathroom entry. I'm also not a fan of the very bright LED lightbulbs used in these rooms.
PLT upgrades are typically to the Concierge Lounge (either 6th floor room or a room on other floors with access to the lounge). During one of my weekend stays late last year, the Concierge Lounge was not open for breakfast and PLTs received the full breakfast buffet in the restaurant; since that stay the CL has been open on the weekends during my visits so that trip may have been a one-off instance. This past weekend one of the front desk agents offered breakfast in the restaurant over the lounge. Lounge breakfast offerings include an egg dish (generally scrambled, sometimes also a breakfast burrito or something similar), bacon and/or sausage, breakfast potatoes, hot oatmeal, fresh fruit (cut pineapple, honeydew, cantaloupe, strawberries), cereal and bread/pastries. (It's been a few months since I've been there in the evenings during open hours so I can't comment on the evening lounge spread.)
As mentioned in a previous post, it's certainly walkable to the WC BART station. Additionally the property has a shuttle that will run you within a 3 mile radius. Valet parking is $25/night and no self-parking option except on neighboring streets.