Just across the bay from San Francisco, the rolling green hills and towns of the East Bay offer an array attractions plus easy access to the city via BART. Experience a traditional East Bay bed and breakfast or contemporary East Bay Inn when you visit the San Francisco Bay Area towns of Berkeley or Oakland.

The East Bay is a sub-region of the San Francisco Bay Area that encompasses Alameda County and Contra Costa County. The East Bay lies on the eastern shores of San Francisco Bay and the San Pablo Bay and includes the shorefront cities and the inland valley towns located on the east side of the Berkeley Hills. Take a trip to Oakland where you can spend the day at the Oakland Zoo viewing more than 300 native and exotic animals. Take a stroll through Preservation Park, where turn-of-the-century buildings are restored to their original grandeur along with manicured gardens and Victorian park benches and street lamps. See one of the United States best examples of Art Deco design at the Paramount Theatre, the home of the Oakland Ballet and Oakland East Bay Symphony. Glide across Lake Merritt on a gondola. Mountain bike or hike to the top of Mt. Diablo. Fill your sweet tooth craving with tours of the Scharffen Berger Chocolate or Jelly Belly Candy factories. Explore the former Mare Island Naval Shipyard – now a national landmark. Wander the University of California Botanical Gardens at UC Berkeley. Take a ferry out into the bay or stroll the shops and cafés the water’s edge in Oakland’s Jack London Square.

Each member of the California Association of Bed & Breakfast Inns is quality-certified. Make reservations at a CABBI member B&B with confidence that you will experience outstanding Berkeley lodging accommodations and hospitality during your stay. Book your next visit to the San Francisco Bay Area at a CABBI certified bed and breakfast.