We visited for Aggie Day April 6, 2024 and stayed at the Aggie Inn.
Yes, would recommend the Aggie Inn. It is within walking distance of the UC Davis campus as well as downtown Davis. Parking was free.
We ate at Mamma’s Restaurant for dinner and Crepeville for breakfast. So many restaurants in downtown Davis, so little time.
Campus vibe was very friendly and reminded us of Cal Poly SLO 's vibe… which is a positive. The main difference was UC Davis seem to be more diverse than Cal Poly SLO.
DH took S24 and S27 to the get a tour of the Rec center while I attended the opening session with Undergraduate Admissions Executive Director Robert Penman and Chancellor Gary S. May.
We then went to the Physics Dept’s open house. The Undergraduate Student Academic Advisor was really helpful. The Department Chair was very approachable. The student volunteers were helpful. We bought a Physics sweatshirt to support the Physics club.
I had watched the UC Davis episode from College Tour Season 2 Episode 4 July 2021 and was aware of UC Davis leadership during COVID-19 pandemic known as Healthy Davis Together that made national news NY Times and Politico .
I did not know there was a cyclotron on campus and that one of the Physics professors was the narrator in 2019 45 min IMAX doc Secrets of the Universe. re: Large Hadron Collidor (LHC).
Given all of the above, I was pleasantly surprised by how humble and down to earth everyone we met at UC Davis seem.