Wednesday 8 June 2011

Hotels in Oakland, California Reviewed Including the Clarion and Quality Inn

Oakland California: When visiting Oakland you may want to stay at one of these hotels. Clarion hotel in Downtown Oakland: This is a hotel that offers you a home from home feel, in a location that is great for exploring the local area.

All rooms have cable/ satellite TV, free local calls, in room coffee maker and pay per view movies. The hotel also supplies free newspapers, on week days. Also boasted are full breakfast, fitness center and a restaurant. If you want, and they are available, there are rooms with a hot tub and you can have kitchen facilities.

There is a lot to do in the area, such as the Oakland museum of California, Discovery center recreation, paramount theater and the Oakland aviation museum. A little farther afield you can go to the Chabot Space and Science Center. For eating out experiences, there is a wide range of places to go with local places such as Scotts Seafood, Silver Dragon and Le Cheval.

You also have the Pacific coast brewing near the hotel as well as the Warehouse Bar and Grill. Within a ten mile radius, you have a golf course and driving range. The rooms can be a touch small but are very clean and well presented, making this hotel a great home from home.

Quality Inn Oakland,California: This hotel is less than three miles from the airport making this a quick place to stop. There is also a complimentary shuttle service for the airport user. This hotel sets your day up by giving you a great complimentary deluxe breakfast.

This hotel has high speed internet, which is free, and they also give free local calls. There is a business center for the working person and for the family they have an on-site laundry, you can also make group bookings. If you want to bring the pet dog, that's fine. They do have a $100 deposit that is refundable and a pet fee of $10 per day. Each room has a work space, which consists of a desk, lamp, and chair for your use.

You can ask for a room with a fridge, and they have a microwave in the lobby. The front desk is open 24 hours a day and the staff are multilingual. There is an outdoor pool and Jacuzzi for your use, when it is open. The lobby area has free coffee and newspapers.