Downtown Berkeley Holiday Deals

Downtown Berkeley Holiday Package Deals

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Holidays in Downtown Berkeley

Work killing your vibe? Swap KPIs and boring conference calls for G&Ts and great times in Downtown Berkeley, Oakland! This exciting city has a population of around 390,000 people, along with plenty of adventures you’ll want to tick off your bucket list. Downtown Berkeley is 7 kilometres to the north of the city centre. Keen to know how to find your way there from Oakland International Airport? Piece of cake. Find a taxi, hurl your gear in the back and travel north for 18 kilometres.

This city is filled with things to do, and you'll find many of them near Downtown Berkeley. It's not easy to pick the top sights, but the University of California - Berkeley and the Greek Theater are a couple you shouldn't miss out on. Don't forget to put the Chabot Space and Science Center and the Berkeley Art Museum and Pacific Film Archive on your checklist as well. For a better perspective of this city as a whole, spend some time in the close-by neighbourhoods of Telegraph Avenue and Rockridge.

If you're after superb things to see and do in and around the city centre, there's plenty of choice. A top pick is the Oakland Museum of California.

If you get stuck with nasty weather, take cover at the Lawrence Hall of Science, the Judah L. Magnes Museum, the Magnes Collection of Jewish Art & Life and the Essig Museum of Entomology. The interesting displays will be sure to keep your mind engaged and your body dry!

What better way to end a day's sightseeing than with dinner and some live entertainment? Check the programme guides at Berkeley Repertory Theater, the Berkeley Community Theater, Fox Theater and the Zellerbach Playhouse.

Finding places to entertain the kids is often a top priority when going on holiday with the family. Don't miss the Paramount Theatre, the Doe Library, the Museum of Children's Art and the Habitot Children's Museum.

As you know, kids have unbounded energy. Thankfully, there are a number of places close by you can take them to blow off some steam. Tilden Regional Park, Children's Fairyland, Cesar Chavez Park and Adventure Playground are some popular options.

If you're blessed with sunshine, get outside into the fresh air and enjoy a spot of nature at the Berkeley Municipal Rose Garden, Lake Merritt, Eastshore State Park and Lake Anza.

Hit the trail and explore the close-by nature parks, such as the University of California Botanical Garden at Berkeley, Tilden Nature Area, Sibley Volcanic Regional Preserve and Chickering American River Reserve.

If the vigour of city life is wearing you thin, head to one of the nearby green spaces. People's Park, Preservation Park, Indian Rock Park and Blake Garden are great spots to relax under the shade of the trees.

Quite often, the simplest way to get to know a new place is by walking around the shops. Make sure you call in to Oakland City Center, Temescal Farmers' Market, Bay Street and Public Market Emeryville.

You never know what you'll find at the African American Museum, Mountain View Cemetery, Pardee Home Museum and the Remember Them Champions for Humanity Monument. These time-weathered sites have plenty of stories to tell.

Cathedral of Christ the Light and the Temple Sinai offer travellers an opportunity to appreciate the region's religious side.

Do you go nuts for college football? Then don't forget to take some blue and gold with you to cheer on the California Golden Bears at Memorial Stadium.

Hotels in Downtown Berkeley

Thankfully, there's a room for you in Downtown Berkeley. For accommodation that's easy on the wallet, book yourself in at either the La Quinta Inn Berkeley (920 University Ave) or the Rodeway Inn Berkeley (1461 University Ave). Or would you rather spend your time in more luxurious surrounds? Prepare to be treated like royalty at the Claremont Club & Spa - A Fairmont Hotel or the Hotel Shattuck Plaza.