Housing
The Guest House at Berkeley Lab
The Guest House, located near the ALS, is now under construction and is planned to open in September 2009. Located within a short walk of the ALS and the cafeteria, the 57-room Guest House will provide 70 beds in single- and double-occupancy rooms, and will include a main lobby, lounge/kitchenette area, laundry facilities, vending areas, and an outdoor patio. All rooms will have a refrigerator and free wireless Internet access. As finish work on the exterior progresses in earnest, and with the removal of the scaffolding that was cloaking the building's facades, the structure is now recognizable as the guest house depicted in the architectural drawings.
Rates and reservation information will be posted as soon as details are finalized.
Berkeley Lab Guest House. Left: Architectural drawing. Right: Current construction, April 2009.
Please Note: The ALS Apartments closed permanently August 9, 2008. A list of alternative accommodations is provided below.
Short-Term Accommodations
Prices from 18 March 2008
- Berkeley City Club - 2315 Durant Avenue - 510.848.7800
Rates are week day $125.00 with tax 140.00 ? weekend $150.00 with tax $168.00 - Hotel Durant - 2600 Durant Avenue - 510.845.8981
Federal rate $116.00 UC rate $143.00 General rate 169.00 and goes up due to
game day etc..Plus tax rate 12% - Extended Stay Oakland/Emeryville - 3650 Mandela Parkway - 510.923.1481
Rates $89.99 plus 11% tax - The French Hotel - 1538 Shattuck Avenue - 510.548.9930
Rate $95.00 with tax $106.40 - Hotel Shattuck - 2086 Allston Way - 510.845.7300
Hotel close for renovation, however rate were around 125.00 per night plus tax - Double Tree Hotel 200 Marina Boulevard, Berkeley 510-548 7920
Rates can start at $139.00 to $219.00 changes daily present rate $189.00 plus tax
LBNL rate $111.00
- Travelodge 1820 University Berkeley 510-843-4262
Rates start at $95.00 to 130.00 per night plus tax and changes daily - Golden Bear Inn 1620 San Pablo Berkeley 510-526-6770
Rates $80-$100 depending on room, plus taxes
Other Housing and Long-Term Accommodations
Users with other housing needs should contact their local host/contact for assistance with finding short- or long-term accommodation. The local contact will be able to provide information about the Berkeley area, transportation, school districts, shopping, etc. Other excellent sources for information about available housing in the Bay area include:
- the "Rentals and Roomates" section
of Berkeley Lab's online Flea
Market want ads at
- the UC Berkeley Cal Rents Web pages. These pages contain information about the housing services offered by UC Berkeley as well as listings for local hotels and motels, several of which give discounts to UC Berkeley and Berkeley Lab staff and guests.