Safely arrived in Emeryville. The station is surprisingly small, for something that originates a major train, but i guess not much else goes through there. We did get a hotel room a couple miles away; had to call a Lyft as there is no taxi stand.
Hotel is nice enough. Not thr Hyatt House that is so close: prices there were ridiculous for a 10 hour stay. The shower was looooovely, except for being terrifying: it was easily the slickest tub I have ever used. I was afraid to even turn around without holding onto tge grab bars - luckily we got an accessible room, so there were plenty of those.
After 12 hours in a roomette, we are really looking forward to the family bedroom.