Berkeley City Club Hotel

The unique architecture

Tiny fitness room that you have to book ahead of time to use.

All I can say is that I enjoyed every minute of my stay, though I wish I found the time to do some swimming. The food was excellent. The barkeep had a great sense of humor. The location for me was excellent, within walking distance for the event I was attending.

The hotel is showing its age. My room’s (410) door handle was hard to use. Some of the doors, especially for the stairwell, had to be manually shut completely. I had a heavy bag and was not easy to navigate the front entrance upon arrival.

Our first time staying in this beautiful and historic building.

Love the historic building!

It was a bit old. No AC in the rooms. Hot water isn’t consistent.

Historic hotel. Great architecture. Good breakfast. Small bed

Old property that has very small rooms

The hotel is an easy ride from SFO via BART plus a short (5-10 minute) walk from the Downtown Berkeley station. Breakfast was good and plentiful; quiches and fruit (peaches) were very good; bakery goods were average. Our server was an amazing gentleman. He was able to find gluten free bagels for one of us, and he was cheerful, efficient, and ready to help with anything. He remembered our requests the second morning. He was attentive to everyone else, as well (there was a large wedding party staying at the hotel; I think the reception was also held at the BCC). The bar/lounge was lovely, and the manager and dining staff were able to provide some delicious appetizers for us on Friday night at 8:15 p.m., after the kitchen had already closed in both the lounge and dining room (8:00 pm). Most of the original Berkeley Women's City Club by architect Julia Morgan was available to wander and learn, with tours offered as well. She was quite an amazing person.

Our city view room included people screaming below on the street (Durant) around midnight; we had left the window open for the "coolth". I don't believe the hotel, built in 1930, has A/C, but there is a fan above the bed. We would have loved to have dined at the Berkeley City Club again, but our outside event, and our lovely 2 mile walk home at dusk, through the Berkeley neighborhoods, resulted in our arriving back at the BCC too late for dinner.

charming! history! great restaurant/bar!

Julia Morgan's architecture! The pool. The Loggia and courtyards.