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From new-age Berkeley or hip Oakland on the “sunny side of the Bay” to trendy San Francisco or lush Napa Valley, The Claremont Resort & Spa, perched in the Berkeley Hills overlooking San Francisco Bay, serves as an excellent embarkation point for the Bay Area’s myriad of attractions, many of which are just minutes away.
Berkeley
Claremont guests can easily take the one mile walk to the beautiful UC Berkeley campus, the oldest in the statewide, nine-campus system. The UC Berkeley Botanical Gardens are open daily and events go on around campus weekly. The university is responsible for the city’s cosmopolitan flavor and its reputation for innovation and progressive politics; the Free Speech Movement generated by students in 1964 made Berkeley a mecca during the era.World renowned for exceptional art and film, the Museum offers exhibits from local artists and those from around the world. The Film Archive is much like a year-round film festival, offering films from some of the most prominent and up and coming independent film-makers.
College Avenue offers an assortment of shops, restaurants and ice cream parlors and is just a five-minute walk from the resort.
Berkeley’s downtown and Theatre district, is a 10-minute drive from the resort.
This street on the south side of campus is about a five-minute drive to Berkeley’s cultural center. The street remains a magnet for skateboarders, students and graying flower children and is rich with shops, bookstores, street vendors and cafes.
The nearby factory executes every step of the manufacturing process, from sourcing the beans to molding the bars. Guests can tour the factory, sample fine chocolates and learn about how chocolate is made using small-batch, artisan manufacturing methods.
Only a five-minute drive from The Claremont, Rockridge on College Avenue is a fine marketplace with shops, restaurants and bars. From here, guests can venture to San Francisco and beyond via BART, the Bay Area’s Rapid Transit (subway) system.
Berkeley has a number of breweries including the Bison Brewing Company, a microbrewery on Telegraph Avenue where visitors can sample an assortment of ales that are all brewed on the premises. The Bison also features a bar and live entertainment. The Triple Rock Brewery & Alehouse, on Shattuck Avenue, offers pub-style cuisine and its own in-house brewed beer. The Takahara Sake U.S.A., America’s largest sake brewery, offers a one-of-a-kind experience, including daily tasting.
This shopping area has a wide assortment of boutique shops and restaurants. It is a 15-minute drive from the resort and within walking distance of the Berkeley Marina.
Golfers are sure to appreciate this exceptional golf course, just a 10-minute drive from the resort.
Oakland
Oakland’s revamped waterfront district is rich with history, culture and recreational attractions. Visitors can take a ferry ride under the Bay Bridge, stroll along the Boardwalk, dine, shop, enjoy a beverage at a historic pub, listen to live music or just watch the world go by.Those who venture to Jack London Square can enjoy a narrated inner harbor tour of the Oakland Estuary then get dropped off for a sumptuous meal at a dockside eatery.
Dockside tours of President Franklin Delano Roosevelt’s “floating White House” allow visitors to see the restored 165-foot vessel, modified to accommodate FDR, that hosted Europeans heads of state and was once owned by Elvis Presley. Two-hour history cruises on the yacht travel into the San Francisco Bay.
San Francisco
Lombard Street: Drive down the crookedest brick-lined street, framed by hydrangea bushes and Art Deco-style houses. Fisherman’s Wharf: Built during the gold rush, it is home to the city’s fishing fleet, much fresh seafood and the Boudin sourdough bread factory.
Pier 39: Entertainers line the streets between souvenir shops. Arguably the best performers are the barking sea lions that sunbathe on the dock just west of the pier.
Cable Car Museum: Contains models, photographs and relics of San Francisco’s early transit system, including the first cable car, built in 1873.
Ghirardelli Square: This collection of 19th-century brick factory buildings is where the chocolatier whipped up sweet concoctions until the 1960s.
Chinatown: Covering about 16 square-blocks, more Chinese live in this “city within a city” than in any other place in the world outside China.
The museum houses a comprehensive collection of modern art, including traditional paintings and sculpture, multimedia installations and photography.
One of the longest single-span suspension bridges ever built. Its two massive towers are the world’s highest bridge towers.
One of the oldest buildings in San Francisco, it was founded in 1776 by Father Junipero Serra of the California Missions.
Take a ferry ride tour of the bay with a stop at the infamous island prison, once home to criminals such as Al Capone and Robert Stroud, the "Birdman of Alcatraz."
The Zoo has over 1,000 mammals and birds, including the Primate Discovery Center, Gorilla World, Penguin Island and Koala Crossing
Contains more than 950 interactive exhibits that invite visitors to see, touch, hear, feel and explore the fields of science, mathematic, technology, animal behavior and human perception.
The heart of the city’s downtown shopping district. Shopaholics can wander through the seven-story Macy’s department store, five-story Nordstrom and countless other high- end stores.
Napa
Guided winery tours and wine tasting is available at many Napa Valley wineries including Artesa Vineyards, Domaine Carneros, Hakusan Sake Gardens and Monticello Vineyards.This 12-acre site on the Napa River explores the relationship of wine, food and the arts through exhibitions, programs, classes and demonstrations.
Home of thousands of turn-of-the-20th-century houses and buildings, many of which are on the national Historical Registry. Guests can also catch an opera at the historic Napa Valley Opera House, built in 1880.
The elegance of a 1917 Pullman dinig car and a gourmet meal make for a memorable 36-mile journey through the heart of Wine Country.
The prestigious culinary school’s Napa Valley campus offers cooking demonstrations and top-notch dining featuring local ingredients.
Colorful hot air balloons provide spectacular views of green valleys, forested hills and lazy rivers as well as grape-laden vineyards.
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