It is somewhat oddly run-down feeling/looking/smelling, despite what seems like a (fairly) recent update to the rooms. The sign outside looks like it's deteriorating, the elevator looks like something tragic happened in it, the hallways, especially in the vicinity of our room, smelled alternately like chemicals or feet/cheese. It's like thy used chemicals to mask the smell every day.
The room was good/ok and was clean enough to not be gross,, but had that strong and weird chemical masking other smells thing going on, had NO amenities (bring your own soap, shampoo, etc), and was very minimal (which, honestly, was OK for our purposes. Also, as I was saying, kind of run-down and somewhat renovated at the same time. Some slats on the blinds were broken, the bathroom needed some renovation and work, with stains and construction/finishing issues, not entirely clean as far as details (weird stains, smears and what looked like boogers on the wall, etc), a bathroom door that looked like someone tried to smash their fist or head through it, etc. They have washers and dryers on the premises, but none of the washers worked. They have some very limited snacks and supplies in a vending machine.
No coffee in the rooms, but have some decent fresh coffee in the morning downstairs.
The staff was actually nice and helpful, so that was a positive.
It's close to UC Davis and relatively cheap compared to other close options
I give it 3 stars--satisfactory for what it is and its price.