Hotels in Oakland, California

A little about Oakland...

Oakland, founded in 1852, is the eighth-largest city in California and the county seat of Alameda County. It lies on the eastern shore of San Francisco Bay, nestled against the Berkeley Hills and bordering five of the East Bay Regional Parks. To Oakland's north is Berkeley, home to the renowned University of California, Berkeley, and to its west across the Bay Bridge is San Francisco.

Oakland is located in the San Francisco Bay Area, the fifth most populated metropolitan area in the United States. The Bay Area has a population of over 7 million. As of 2006, Oakland's population was 411,755, making it the third-largest city in the San Francisco Bay Area, after San Jose and San Francisco.

Attractions:

Oakland Museum of California
Chabot Space and Science Center, Paramount Theater
Chinatown, Jack London Square, Lake Merritt,
Children's Fairyland, McAfee Coliseum - home to the Oakland Raiders of the National Football League, and the Oakland Athletics of Major League Baseball
Oracle Arena (since November 10, 2006, formerly Oakland Arena), directly adjacent to McAfee Coliseum-home to the Golden State Warriors of the National Basketball Association, Dunsmuir House
Knowland State Park Arboretum-home of the Oakland Zoo, USS Potomac, Franklin Delano Roosevelt's presidential yacht
William Joseph McInnes Botanic Garden and Campus Arboretum located on the Mills College campus, Mountain View Cemetery, designed by Frederick Law Olmsted and resting place of many famous Californians
Pardee Home, Tilden Park, Sibley Park has a great view of the bay at night if it isn't too cloudy, Rosewood House Asian Art Museum, Oakland Public Library, and Morcom Rose Garden best from July thru October.

Colleges and universities
Colleges and universities include:

Laney College (part of the Peralta Community College District)
Merritt College (part of the Peralta Community College District)
Pacific Oaks College (Self-paced and Cohort Degree Programs are housed in the historic Downtown Oakland Y.W.C.A. building)
California College of the Arts (formerly the California College of Arts and Crafts)
Holy Names University (formerly Holy Names College)
Mills College
The University of California, Berkeley campus is located partially within the Oakland city limits.
Cal State East Bay's Oakland Professional Development and Conference Center is located in downtown.
Oakland is also the home of the headquarters of the University of California system.