Posted by Aleet on September 30, 2008 at 3:35pm
Hello, I am flying in from LA into Oakland to attend Badcamp and looking for housing offers, or share hotel room, or anything to cut down costs. I think best to rent car at airport (although I am sure it will be expensive to park it in Berkley). Any advice or offers to share would be appreciated.
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You may not need a car
Ali, you can save some cash if you don't get a car. OAK airport has a shuttle bus ($3 i think) that'll take you to the BART station.
You can take BART to Downtown Berkeley for a few bucks. The Downtown Berkeley stop is several blocks from the UC Berkeley campus -- not too far to haul a backpack or pull a rollerbag, but a little far for lugging a suitcase.
Depending on what you plan on doing aside from BADCamp, BART can take you into San Francisco for about $4 each way.
options in Berkeley
Ali-
I lived in Berkeley for 5 years and every time family visited they would stay at Grandma's Rose Garden Inn. It's located on Telegraph Ave only about a 15 minute walk to campus. Im not sure what the rates are but you might want to look into it.
Deanna
Suggestions for lodging?
Hi asssarava, thanks for the tip. I prefer to take public transportation when its possible. (For LA Camp, it was a struggle; the bus drivers at Union Station didn't know where the convention center was 4 miles away).
Any suggestion on lodging? I looked at this place http://www.beausky.com/berkeley_hotel_rooms.html thinking it might be cheap, but still $119 to $169 range the website says. Do you know of any less expensive options, like stay further out and then walk or take bus?
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Hostel
I have stayed at a few different Hostels in SF, the prices are usually about half of local hotels as long as you don't mind the shared facilities.
check out: http://greentortoise.com/san-francisco-hostel/index.php
Downtown Berkeley Hostel
Downtown berkeley also has a hostel run by YMCA.
This is accessible via Bart stop at Downtown Berkeley and you can walk to the University campus.
Here's the link
http://www.baymca.org/dt/downtown-hotel.aspx
I have stayed here before.
econpost.com
$45-$60 at YMCA sounds
$45-$60 at YMCA sounds great. Thank you. I wrote to them. Is is safe?
The YMCA -- It's closed down
The YMCA -- It's closed down until Feb 09.
Sorry to hear its closed
For future reference.
Yes, its safe.
Many foreign students here in the area for a semester's worth of ESL classes stay there.
Berkeley in general is safe, especially the downtown area and the area around campus.
You should also check options on University ave, there are a couple of motels there, its a bit of a walk to campus, though.
econpost.com
Berkeley crime map
http://berkeleyca.crimelog.org/
Kieran