Walnut Creek

Diablo Mountain Inn

2079 mt diablo boulevard, phone: 800 353-5059, (http://www.diablomountain...). 24 rooms and a swimming pool located in downtown walnut creek. this hotel is walnut creek's concept of budget accommodation at $70-$110 per night.

Embassy Suites

1345 treat blvd, phone: (http://www.walnutcreek.em...) 925 934-2500. located near the pleasant hill bart station (http://www.bart.gov/stati...) at the northern end of walnut creek, conveniently located off the 680 freeway at treat boulevard. you know what to expect from an embassy suites since this one is like any of the countless others across the country. if you stay here, you will be a couple miles from downtown walnut creek. pay-as-you go wifi is available in the lobby/atrium, and works in many rooms, though only 802.11b 11 mbps is available. rooms have wired for-pay connections also, but these can be flaky.

Motel 6

2389 north main street, 925 935-4010, fax: 925 906-0860, (http://www.motel6.com/res...). conveniently located near the i-680 north main exit, motel 6 provides any visitor to walnut creek the exact same experience that they would experience in any one of a thousand motel 6’s located across the united states. if you like other motel 6s you'll like this place.

Renaissance ClubSport Walnut Creek Hotel

2805 jones road, 925 938-8700, fax: 925 938-8707, (http://marriott.com/prope...). also near the pleasant hill bart station (http://www.bart.gov/stati...), this hotel seeks to claim the upscale hotel title of walnut creek. perhaps it is, but it's quite a trek from downtown if you don't have a car. conveniently located next to the iron horse trail and possessing an extraordinary fitness center, this is the place to stay if you are a total workout freak and can't stand the thought of staying in walnut creek over several nights without a vigorous workout washed down with wheatgrass lattes. most likely, you are staying here on business because of the little corporate downtown that has developed over the last ten years around the pleasant hill bart station, are staying here in some misguided attempt to save on hotel expenses on your trip to san francisco, are trying to impress your corporate underling with whom you're having an affair, or all of the above.

Walnut Creek Marriott

2355 north main street, 925 934-2000, fax: 925 934-6374, (http://marriott.com/prope...). a 338 room hotel that caters to business travelers, located close to the highway and bart. fitness center, pool, restaurant, and pretty much anything else that every other marriott in the country has. rates average nearly $200 per night, although if you are staying here you're probably going to expense the whole thing.

At the Holiday Inn Express hotel in Walnut Creek, enjoy a prime location, deluxe accommodations and a host of splendid amenities including complimentary hot breakfast, free Wi-Fi, shuttle, swimming pool & fitness center