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Post by myliesmom on Apr 7, 2016 2:08:50 GMT
Hello! DH and I are traveling to the Bay Area next month to catch a few baseball games. We are flying into Oakland and will be going to an As game and a Giant's game. We won't spend too much time at the hotel and are looking at staying at the Holiday Inn at the Oakland airport. Is that an OK/safe area? We will probably uber to the Coliseum and then wither uber or take public transit over to San Francisco the other day we are there. Obviously it is much cheaper to stay in Oakland than in SF and it will be helpful to be near the airport for our morning flight out. Any input would be much appreciated! Thanks!
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Post by mirabelleswalker on Apr 7, 2016 2:33:20 GMT
No. The area around the airport and coliseum are not what I would describe as safe.
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Post by gorgeouskid on Apr 7, 2016 2:39:25 GMT
I would not stay or walk around those areas. Nor would I take public transport.
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Post by lucyg on Apr 7, 2016 2:39:45 GMT
I don't have a problem staying at one of the nicer hotels by the airport, but I wouldn't want to walk around the neighborhood, either. The airport Hilton is nice, at least it used to be but I haven't been there in a while.
There was a motel in San Leandro (a little south of the airport but not too far) that my mom and stepdad stayed at when they had an early flight, and they loved it. Much nicer area than around the airport. I'll find out the name and let you know.
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Post by Crack-a-lackin on Apr 7, 2016 2:54:18 GMT
I would not stay in Oakland. I wouldn't take public transportation to Oakland either. Just not safe enough to walk around there.
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Post by seaexplore on Apr 7, 2016 2:58:22 GMT
Hell no would I stay in Oakland! BART is fine for getting to o.co, it goes right to the colosseum. Not to get to AT&T. You could stay in Dublin or Hayward and take public transit. I for sure would not walk around the areas of the airport or ball parks night or day!
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Post by Darcy Collins on Apr 7, 2016 3:05:06 GMT
I'd stay in Berkeley or Emeryville and take BART. I assume that it hasn't gone that downhill in the last few years that it isn't safe to travel to the As games via BART - it's what we always used - but it's been a few years. I have too much family in the area to be too familiar with hotels, but know a friend stayed at the DoubleTree at the Berkeley Marina - she had positive things to say. You can take BART to Embarcadero and transfer to Muni for the Giants game - but you're going to hit significant crowds.
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Post by lucyg on Apr 7, 2016 3:06:31 GMT
Holy shit, folks. Over 300,000 people live and work in Oakland and it is a beautiful city. You wouldn't dirty your toes by sticking a foot inside Oakland? Then you're missing much that is interesting, amazing, delicious, educational, and/or beautiful. Good freakin' lord. Stay in Dublin or Hayward?!?
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Post by lucyg on Apr 7, 2016 3:07:44 GMT
Well, Berkeley at least is also interesting. Unlike Dublin or Hayward.
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Post by smginaz Suzy on Apr 7, 2016 3:11:28 GMT
I like the Homewood Suites near Embarcadero in Oakland. I still wouldn't wander at night but I prefer that hotel over the airport Hilton. The Hilton Garden Inn in Emeryville is decent too.
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Post by finaledition on Apr 7, 2016 3:13:19 GMT
I would not stay in Oakland. I wouldn't take public transportation to Oakland either. Just not safe enough to walk around there. We take BART to the As game and other events there and don't have a problem. Usually there are just a bunch of other fans and attendees on the train with you.
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Post by Darcy Collins on Apr 7, 2016 3:13:36 GMT
Holy shit, folks. Over 300,000 people live and work in Oakland and it is a beautiful city. You wouldn't dirty your toes by sticking a foot inside Oakland? Then you're missing much that is interesting, amazing, delicious, educational, and/or beautiful. Good freakin' lord. Stay in Dublin or Hayward?!? I just hate airport hotels - they're always generic and cater to the late arrival early departure crowd. I know the OP said she's not going to be spending a lot of time in the hotel, but I always hate when I feel stuck and unable to even go out and grab a cup of coffee or dinner when plans change. There's really not much at the airport and the surrounding area isn't one I'd wander about - which is why I recommended Berkeley. There are parts of Oakland I wouldn't hesitate to recommend - the airport just isn't one of them. I agree with you that I sure wouldn't go all the way to Dublin or Hayward There's tons of options a whole lot closer.
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Post by ntsf on Apr 7, 2016 3:20:53 GMT
I ride bart all the time..it will be fine to Giants game and A's game. you can also take a ferry from oakland to the giants game... that would be fun. I would stay in emeryville or berkeley. if you take bart to SF, you either have to walk 20 or 30 minutes to ball park or you can get off at montgomery or powell or embarcadero stations and catch the Muni K/T line (separate sf city system..share stations downtown).. and take the muni T to the ball park. buy your return ticket when you get off the train..so you don't have to get one late at night. tons of people just walk down the waterfront on the road the Embarcdero...it is about 1 mile and pretty.
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Post by myliesmom on Apr 7, 2016 3:21:58 GMT
Thanks for the replies so far. I did this trip about 15 years ago and did games in both places, but haven't been back since. The As game we are going to is a day game, and then the Giants game is a night game. So, I'm hearing maybe try Berkley and Emeryville? Are there BART stations near those areas?
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Post by moveablefeast on Apr 7, 2016 3:29:25 GMT
Thanks for the replies so far. I did this trip about 15 years ago and did games in both places, but haven't been back since. The As game we are going to is a day game, and then the Giants game is a night game. So, I'm hearing maybe try Berkley and Emeryville? Are there BART stations near those areas? Emeryville doesn't have a BART station but has a shuttle. Berkeley has BART. There's nothing wrong with the Oakland location, it's very convenient. I personally always did games on rail and foot, never wheels because wheels = traffic. I must be weird because not only did I walk in Oakland and take transit in Oakland but LIVED in Oakland, actually not far from the coliseum. Oakland is what it is. It has crime. So does every city I've lived in before and since.
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Post by Darcy Collins on Apr 7, 2016 3:38:13 GMT
Keep in mind a lot of hotels have shuttles to BART - I noticed that the DoubleTree I mentioned above does and so do a few of the hotels I googled around Jack London Square.
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Post by lucyg on Apr 7, 2016 3:41:11 GMT
Holy shit, folks. Over 300,000 people live and work in Oakland and it is a beautiful city. You wouldn't dirty your toes by sticking a foot inside Oakland? Then you're missing much that is interesting, amazing, delicious, educational, and/or beautiful. Good freakin' lord. Stay in Dublin or Hayward?!? I just hate airport hotels - they're always generic and cater to the late arrival early departure crowd. I know the OP said she's not going to be spending a lot of time in the hotel, but I always hate when I feel stuck and unable to even go out and grab a cup of coffee or dinner when plans change. There's really not much at the airport and the surrounding area isn't one I'd wander about - which is why I recommended Berkeley. There are parts of Oakland I wouldn't hesitate to recommend - the airport just isn't one of them. I agree with you that I sure wouldn't go all the way to Dublin or Hayward There's tons of options a whole lot closer. You were posting at the same time I was, so it wasn't you who got me all worked up. Hayward would be closer than the Berkeley Marina, but it has very little to recommend it otherwise in my book.
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Post by ~summer~ on Apr 7, 2016 3:41:26 GMT
I would not stay there - would not stay near the airport. Oakland has many many beatiful areas full of million dollar homes. Not a slam against Oakland but the airport area is not nice. Actually quite known for prostituition though I'm sure there are also a lot of business travelers Edited: can you spend $250 per night? The Claremont and the Lafayette Park Hotel are near Bart and really nice. The Bancroft Hotel is also really nice (boutique hotel) and right near campus, restaurants and cafes.
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Post by Darcy Collins on Apr 7, 2016 3:45:15 GMT
I just hate airport hotels - they're always generic and cater to the late arrival early departure crowd. I know the OP said she's not going to be spending a lot of time in the hotel, but I always hate when I feel stuck and unable to even go out and grab a cup of coffee or dinner when plans change. There's really not much at the airport and the surrounding area isn't one I'd wander about - which is why I recommended Berkeley. There are parts of Oakland I wouldn't hesitate to recommend - the airport just isn't one of them. I agree with you that I sure wouldn't go all the way to Dublin or Hayward There's tons of options a whole lot closer. You were posting at the same time I was, so it wasn't you who got me all worked up. Hayward would be closer than the Berkeley Marina, but it has very little to recommend it otherwise in my book. Really? I always think of Hayward as being pretty far south, but I'll take your word for it. I haven't been there much. With the OPs additional info about the night game being in SF - I'd probaby stay there and just BART over for the Oakland game, but it depends on when their flights are and if they're really just coming over for a couple baseball games which I'm struggling to comprehend considering the options the area offers. Add some time and do something fun OP
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Post by myliesmom on Apr 7, 2016 3:52:13 GMT
I would not stay there - would not stay near the airport. Oakland has many many beatiful areas full of million dollar homes. Not a slam against Oakland but the airport area is not nice. Actually quite known for prostituition though I'm sure there are also a lot of business travelers Edited: can you spend $250 per night? The Claremont and the Lafayette Park Hotel are near Bart and really nice. The Bancroft Hotel is also really nice (boutique hotel) and right near campus, restaurants and cafes. summer - looking these up right now - are they an Oakland location?
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Post by ~summer~ on Apr 7, 2016 3:55:17 GMT
No they are in Berkeley and Lafayette. For downtown Berkeley the Shattuck hotel is also nice.
If you want to stay in Oakland in a chain the Marriott on Broadway is good. More of a chain feel.
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Post by mirabelleswalker on Apr 7, 2016 3:57:39 GMT
Check also the Waterfront Hotel at Jack London Square. I've never stayed there, but I've stayed at other hotels owned by the Joie de Vivre company and they have all been nice.
Oakland has a lot of really nice areas. The airport and coliseum happen not to be two of them. Not a slam against Oakland at all.
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Post by lucyg on Apr 7, 2016 3:58:28 GMT
I would not stay there - would not stay near the airport. Oakland has many many beatiful areas full of million dollar homes. Not a slam against Oakland but the airport area is not nice. Actually quite known for prostituition though I'm sure there are also a lot of business travelers Edited: can you spend $250 per night? The Claremont and the Lafayette Park Hotel are near Bart and really nice. The Bancroft Hotel is also really nice (boutique hotel) and right near campus, restaurants and cafes. summer - looking these up right now - are they an Oakland location? The Claremont Hotel is old and gorgeous, but it's not that close to BART. Maybe a mile or two? But it's a straight shot through nice business and residential neighborhoods in North Oakland and South Berkeley. The Lafayette Park Hotel is also very nice, but it's way out in Lafayette. It's also maybe a mile or two from the local BART station. I'm not familiar with the Bancroft Hotel but I'm guessing it's in Berkeley, near the university. Probably also very nice and possibly closer to BART.
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Post by myliesmom on Apr 7, 2016 3:59:16 GMT
You were posting at the same time I was, so it wasn't you who got me all worked up. Hayward would be closer than the Berkeley Marina, but it has very little to recommend it otherwise in my book. Really? I always think of Hayward as being pretty far south, but I'll take your word for it. I haven't been there much. With the OPs additional info about the night game being in SF - I'd probaby stay there and just BART over for the Oakland game, but it depends on when their flights are and if they're really just coming over for a couple baseball games which I'm struggling to comprehend considering the options the area offers. Add some time and do something fun OP Hehe! We are big baseball fans and try to do a spring trip every year and watch a game or two. We went to San Diego the last two springs (which was beautiful) but DH is a big As fan so we are off to the bay area this year. I am sure we will do a few other things, but baseball is the #1 thing on our agenda.
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Post by ~summer~ on Apr 7, 2016 4:00:00 GMT
Yes you would have to uber to Bart from the Claremont or Lafayette Park -- but seems worth it. The Shattuck Hotel is just a couple blocks from Bart.
My top choice would be the Claremont or the Bancroft Hotel.
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Post by lucyg on Apr 7, 2016 4:05:43 GMT
Yes you would have to uber to Bart from the Claremont or Lafayette Park -- but seems worth it. The Shattuck Hotel is just a couple blocks from Bart. My top choice would be the Claremont or the Bancroft Hotel. I think the Claremont would be a fantastic choice, especially if they have time to stay a bit longer and poke around Oakland and Berkeley. Nothing against the Bancroft hotel, I just don't know anything about it.
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Post by ~summer~ on Apr 7, 2016 4:07:25 GMT
Yes you would have to uber to Bart from the Claremont or Lafayette Park -- but seems worth it. The Shattuck Hotel is just a couple blocks from Bart. My top choice would be the Claremont or the Bancroft Hotel. I think the Claremont would be a fantastic choice, especially if they have time to stay a bit longer and poke around Oakland and Berkeley. Nothing against the Bancroft hotel, I just don't know anything about it. The Bancroft hotel is gorgeous and across the street from the campus two blocks up from Telegraph. Google it . Very different feel from the Claremont.
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Post by seaexplore on Apr 7, 2016 4:16:08 GMT
I suggested Dublin and Hayward as they are easily accessible to BART and out of the Oakland craziness. I would much prefer to stay in SF than in Oakland as there is tons of stuff to do/see there. HOWEVER, SF is pricey. I'm cheap. Lol
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Post by myliesmom on Apr 7, 2016 4:16:43 GMT
Thanks again everyone - I have a lot more options to check out now. I'm not opposed to staying in SF, especially near the ballpark there, we had originally thought to stay in Oakland because we are flying in and out of there and I thought that SF would be substantially more expensive for hotels. Maybe I'll check some out there too. Decisions!
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Post by mirabelleswalker on Apr 7, 2016 4:20:54 GMT
I suggested Dublin and Hayward as they are easily accessible to BART and out of the Oakland craziness. I would much prefer to stay in SF than in Oakland as there is tons of stuff to do/see there. HOWEVER, SF is pricey. I'm cheap. Lol If the OP has an early morning flight, Dublin and Hayward are both horrible choices. Dublin to Oakland can take up to 90 minutes in the morning commute (a woman in my office lives there and that is her commute time pretty much every day). Hayward can also take a long time, although it's closer to the airport. I would not want to be BARTing to and from SF from either of these locations as it would add a lot of time to the trip.
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