Midrange
Bancroft Hotel
Located across the street from the University of California campus. Located in a history 1928 Arts & Craft building and is a National Landmark hotel.
Beau Sky Hotel
With an uncommon mix between both budget and mid-range, the Beau Sky hotel is located one block from UC Berkeley. Your stay here begins each day with a complimentry continental breakfast and fresh-baked pastries and ends with a wonderful pillow-top mattress at night.
Downtown Berkeley Inn
Located just two blocks from the Berkeley BART station, this hotel, newly rebuilt by its long-time owner, offers some real luxury. Top of the list is the memory-foam bed! There is also in-room internet access, and a large flat-panel TV.
Hotel Shattuck Plaza
Located close to campus and just a few steps from the Downtown Berkeley BART station. Historic 1910 downtown hotel has gone through an extensive renovation in 2009. Hotel bar FIVE features happy hour from 2pm to 7pm daily. Chef Scott Howard constantly creates amazing farm fresh dishes for the new FIVE restaurant.
Doubletree Hotel
Hotel is in the marina.
Hotel Durant
Great if you want to be next to the University of California campus.
The Faculty Club
Located right on the UC Berkeley campus. Rates are cheap, but rooms can only be booked by active members of the faculty club for their guests, therefore occupancy is usually limited to visiting scholars and guests of the university.
The city of Emeryville nearby to the south has more chain hotels, and many of the most modern hotels in the general vicinity are located there.
Piedmont House
Affordable rooming-house style accommodation rents nightly or weekly and offers a âscholars hostelâ approach to shared housing, with private, lockable rooms and shared kitchen. Free wi-fi, movie/music/reading/living room, cheap bike rentals for guests.
The Claremont Resort and Spa
Visible as far as San Francisco's Coit Tower on a clear day, this brilliant white hotel is hard to miss. But don't let the Shining-esque grandeur scare you. Special deals run around $170/night, but you can spend as much as you like.