Berkeley hotels and inns book up way ahead for commencement, reunion and some football weekends. Continental or buffet breakfast is generally included. The following hostelries have been inspected by the editor and are recommended. Cheaper, but less attractive motels are available on the main thoroughfares of University and San Pablo avenues. Consider staying in San Francisco, just a short BART ride from Berkeley. All phone numbers are in the 510 area code. Favorites are marked with an *.

Bancroft Hotel*
2680 Bancroft Way
(800) 549-1002
E-mail: reservations@bancrofthotel.com
www.bancrofthotel.com
22 rooms, $89-$129
Newly restored, elegant 1928 national historic landmark; smallish rooms; right across the street from campus

Berkeley YMCA
2001 Allston Way
848-6800
80 rooms, $33-$50
You can't beat the price and central location, plus you get kitchen privileges and a free pass to the new YMCA health club next door. Rooms are being upgraded for a July opening. Twin beds only.

Beau Sky Hotel
2520 Durant Ave.
(800) 990-2328
20 rooms, $75-$110
Turn-of-the-century rooming house just off Telegraph in the thick of things

Berkeley City Club*
2315 Durant Ave.
848-7800
40 rooms, some residential
$95-$130, includes lap pool & parking
National historic landmark designed by Julia Morgan

Berkeley Marina Radisson
200 Marina Blvd.
(800) 243-0625
375 rooms, 80 with marina views, $99-$149
Right on the water with views of San Francisco, Golden Gate Bridge; health club, 2 pools, boat dock, restaurant

Claremont Resort & Spa*
41 Tunnel Road
(800) 551-7266
279 rooms, $235-$285, 10% AAA discount, spa packages
Palatial 1906 resort; 2 pools, tennis courts, fitness center, restaurant, lounge, bay views -- a Bay Area landmark

Faculty Club*
On campus
642-1993
E-mail: theclub@uclink.berkeley.edu
http://amber.berkeley.edu:5035
23 rooms, $40-$115
Comfy, historic clubhouse in lovely Faculty Glade, partly designed by Bernard Maybeck. Your only option for on-campus housing.
(Note: The nearby Women's Faculty Club is open only to members and those on official UC business sponsored by a department.)

French Hotel
1538 Shattuck Ave.
548-9930
18 rooms, $78-$130
In the heart of the North Shattuck shopping/dining area

Holiday Inn
1800 Powell St., Emeryville
658-9300, 1-800-Holiday
279 rooms, $119-$165
On the waterfront with Bay Area views

Hotel Durant
2600 Durant Ave.
800-2-Durant
140 rooms, $99-$202
Built in 1928, a Berkeley institution with popular pub on ground floor

Rose Garden Inn*
2740 Telegraph Ave.
549-2145; (800) 992-9005
40 rooms, $99-$175
An enclave of five charming vintage houses and gorgeous gardens -- an urban oasis

Shattuck Hotel
2086 Allston Way
(800) Shatuck (in CA), (800) Berkely (outside CA)
143 rooms, $90-$300
Old-fashioned; very convenient location

Farther afield...

Berkeley & Oakland Bed & Breakfast Network
18 homes, $60-$110
Call 547-6380 for referrals
Experience some of the East Bay's most charming homes.

Jack London Square
Near downtown Oakland on the estuary, this fun dining/shopping/entertainment hub has several hotels. The Waterfront Plaza Hotel (144 rooms, $175-$350, 800-729-3638) is particularly well-situated.
See www.jacklondonsquare.com for more information.

Close to BART stations:

Downtown Oakland Marriott
79 rooms, $144-$159
451-4000, (800) 228-9290

Walnut Creek Marriott
338 rooms, $154-$174
(925) 934-2000, (800) 228-9290

Embassy Suites (Pleasant Hill)
249 suites, $139-$179 single
(800) Embassy

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