Best Western University Lodge is one of the closest hotels to UC Davis, just one block from the campus, on the east side - at 123 B St in the leafy town center of Davis, near to many charming restaurants, bars, coffee houses and art galleries. The lodge is a medium sized property of 2 floors and 52 rooms, each containing a microwave, refrigerator and ironing facilities; also available are several apartments with a full kitchen. The inn has a spa & exercise room, and serves free continental breakfast, though like many hotels in downtown Davis there is no swimming pool.

On the corner of 3rd St and D St, the Best Western Palm Court Hotel is just a few minutes walk from all major sites in the center of Davis and is easily reached from interstate 80, being 0.5 miles north of exit 72 (Richards Blvd). The surroundings are a mixture of houses, shops, galleries & restaurants, with the campus of University of California-Davis 3 blocks to the west. Rated AAA 3-diamond, the hotel has its own restaurant/bar (Cafˇ Bernardo's), an atrium lobby, spa, steam room & fitness center. There are only 27 rooms & suites, but each is spacious and well equipped.

On the east side of I-80 (next to exit 72), Comfort Suites Davis has a pleasant location overlooking an area of grassland in a mostly residential neighborhood, just far enough from the interstate to escape the traffic noise. There is a good selection of restaurants a few minute's walk away, while the center of Davis and the university campus are a mile to the west. The 71 rooms are clean and spacious, all with microwave & refrigerator, and some have various additional facilities such as separate living area and whirlpool baths. The hotel serves free continental breakfast, and has an outdoor pool/hot tub, guest laundry, news stand and meeting facilities.

Three blocks from the UC Davis campus, the Econo Lodge at 221 D St is a small (26 room), basic, exterior-corridor property with limited facilities, but rates are low, free continental breakfast is provided, and the rooms are quite large, containing microwave & refrigerator. Some have a kitchenette. Free continental breakfast is the one main amenity; for more choice there are many restaurants and coffee shops nearby