What's Downtown Berkeley Like?

There's a lot visitors like about Downtown Berkeley, especially its shops. Make sure to enjoy this walkable neighborhood's great restaurants. Take a campus tour or explore the area around University of California, Berkeley. There's plenty more to see, including Berkeley Repertory Theater and UC Theatre Taube Family Music Hall.

Where are the Best Places to Stay in Downtown Berkeley?

We have 25 accommodations in the neighborhood. Listed below are our travelers' favorite places to stay in Downtown Berkeley:

Hotel Shattuck Plaza

4-star hotel with restaurant, bar

• • Free WiFi • Fitness center • 24-hour front desk • Central location

Nash Hotel

City-center hotel with restaurant

• • Free WiFi • Garden • Central location

How to Get to Downtown Berkeley

Downtown Berkeley is located 0.4 mi (0.7 km) from the heart of Berkeley.

Flying to:

• • San Francisco Intl. Airport (SFO), 18.4 mi (29.5 km) from Downtown Berkeley
• • Oakland Intl. Airport (OAK), 10.9 mi (17.5 km) from Downtown Berkeley
• • Concord, CA (CCR-Buchanan Field), 14.3 mi (22.9 km) from Downtown Berkeley

Things to See and Do in and around Downtown Berkeley

What to See in Downtown Berkeley

• • University of California, Berkeley
• • Historic Berkeley

Things to Do in Downtown Berkeley

• • Berkeley Repertory Theater
• • UC Theatre Taube Family Music Hall
• • Habitot Children's Museum
• • Berkeley Community Theater
• • Magnes Collection of Jewish Art & Life

When Is the Best Time to Visit Berkeley?

• • Hottest months: September, August, October, June (average 63°F)
• • Coldest months: January, December, February, November (average 52°F)
• • Rainiest months: February, December, January, March (average 5 inches of rainfall)