Premium Black SUV chauffeur to Berkeley City Club — the legendary 35-room 1929 Julia Morgan-designed historic boutique hotel at 2315 Durant Avenue Berkeley · Designed 1929 by Julia Morgan (legendary California architect + first licensed female architect in California + same architect as Hearst Castle San Simeon + 700+ Julia Morgan California commissions + AIA Gold Medal 2014 posthumous first woman) · 1929 Gothic-Moorish Revival masterpiece + signature ornate plasterwork + grand staircase + indoor tiled Moorish-inspired swimming pool + grand ballroom + California Gothic-Moorish Revival heritage + National Register of Historic Places · UC Berkeley 2-min walking: Sproul Plaza + Sather Tower (Campanile) + Doe Library + Haas School of Business + Cal Memorial Stadium + UC system flagship heritage · Telegraph Avenue 5-min walking: Berkeley downtown + Cody's Books heritage + Berkeley college town · 3-property East Bay heritage architectural pilgrimage with Claremont (1915 Tudor Revival) + Waterfront Hotel Oakland · OAK 25 min / SFO 50 min via Bay Bridge / SJC 1:00 via I-880.
OAK 25 min · 1929 Julia Morgan Gothic-Moorish Revival masterpiece + UC Berkeley walking + Hearst Castle architect heritage
☎ Call +1-650-876-1777 Reservation FormBerkeley City Club is the legendary 35-room 1929 Julia Morgan-designed historic boutique hotel at 2315 Durant Avenue, Berkeley - among California's most-distinctive historic architectural heritage hotels + Julia Morgan California heritage + Berkeley historic landmark. Heritage: opened 1929 + designed by Julia Morgan (legendary California architect + first licensed female architect in California + California architectural heritage + among California's most-celebrated architects + Julia Morgan California building heritage) + Berkeley historic landmark + nearly 100 years of California heritage. Julia Morgan California heritage connection: same architect as Hearst Castle San Simeon (Hearst Castle California heritage + William Randolph Hearst commission + 700+ Julia Morgan commissions) + Julia Morgan California architectural masterpieces. Architecture signature: 1929 Gothic-Moorish Revival masterpiece + signature ornate plasterwork + grand staircase + indoor swimming pool (legendary tiled Moorish-inspired pool + California historic pool) + grand ballroom + ornate Julia Morgan California architectural heritage + Gothic-Moorish Revival California heritage. UC Berkeley adjacent: 2-min walking to UC Berkeley campus + UC Berkeley + Telegraph Avenue + Sproul Plaza + Sather Tower + Doe Library walking. National Register of Historic Places: listed + California National Historic Landmark heritage.
Julia Morgan (1872-1957) is the legendary California architect + first licensed female architect in California + California architectural heritage + among California's most-celebrated architects + Julia Morgan California building heritage + 700+ commissions across California. Most-famous Julia Morgan California projects: Hearst Castle San Simeon (William Randolph Hearst commission + California heritage), Berkeley City Club (1929 Gothic-Moorish Revival masterpiece), Asilomar Conference Grounds Pacific Grove (Pacific Grove California Conference Grounds + YWCA heritage), Mills College (Oakland Mills College buildings), Y.W.C.A. + YWCA California commissions. Julia Morgan AIA Gold Medal 2014 posthumous: legendary first woman awarded AIA Gold Medal (highest honor American Institute of Architects) + California architectural heritage recognition.
OAK Oakland (25 min): LOCAL East Bay airport. SFO (50 min via Bay Bridge): I-80 + Bay Bridge + I-880 + University Avenue. SJC (1:00 via I-880): Silicon Valley arrivals. UC Berkeley campus 2-min walking: Sproul + Sather Tower + Doe Library + Cal Memorial Stadium. Telegraph Avenue 5-min walking: Berkeley downtown + Cody's Books heritage + Berkeley college town.
3 East Bay properties now cover distinct positioning. Berkeley City Club: 35-room boutique 1929 Julia Morgan Gothic-Moorish Revival masterpiece + Berkeley downtown + UC Berkeley 2-min walking + Julia Morgan California architectural heritage + intimate scale + heritage-luxury. Claremont Club & Spa A Fairmont Hotel: 276-room 1915 Tudor Revival + 22-acre Berkeley Hills campus + Spa Claremont + Limewood + 110-year Fairmont heritage + resort scale + UC Berkeley 5-min walking. Waterfront Hotel Jack London Square: 144-room Pacific waterfront boutique + Jack London Square historic + Lungomare Italian + Oakland city + Oakland Coliseum/Oracle Arena. Key distinguishing positioning: Berkeley City Club = 1929 Julia Morgan + Hearst Castle architect + Berkeley downtown + UC Berkeley intimate boutique. Claremont = 1915 Tudor Revival + Berkeley Hills + Fairmont resort. Waterfront = Pacific waterfront + Oakland city. 3-property East Bay cluster across 3 sub-regions: Berkeley downtown (BCC) + Berkeley Hills (Claremont) + Oakland Pacific waterfront (Waterfront).
Berkeley City Club + UC Berkeley walking distance pattern: 2-min walking to UC Berkeley campus + UC Berkeley luxury chauffeur + Cal Memorial Stadium (Cal Bears Pac-12 football + Big Game vs. Stanford) walking distance + UC Berkeley graduation + parents weekend + UC Berkeley alumni reunion + UC Berkeley heritage. UC Berkeley destinations 2-5 min walking: Sproul Plaza + Sather Tower (Campanile) + Doe Library + Haas School of Business + Bancroft Library + Berkeley Art Museum + Cal Memorial Stadium + UC system flagship heritage. Telegraph Avenue + downtown Berkeley: Berkeley college town + Cody's Books + California progressive heritage.
3-Night East Bay heritage architectural pilgrimage: Day 1 Berkeley City Club: 1929 Julia Morgan Gothic-Moorish Revival masterpiece + indoor tiled Moorish pool + grand ballroom + UC Berkeley walking + Telegraph Avenue. Day 2 chauffeur 10-min north to Claremont Berkeley/Oakland: 1915 Tudor Revival + 22-acre Berkeley Hills + Spa Claremont + Limewood + 110-year Fairmont heritage. Day 3 chauffeur 20-min south to Waterfront Hotel Jack London Square Oakland: Pacific waterfront + Jack London Square historic + Lungomare + Oakland Coliseum/Oracle Arena + departure. 3 distinct East Bay architectural heritage positions across 3 sub-regions: Berkeley downtown 1929 Julia Morgan (BCC) + Berkeley Hills 1915 Tudor Revival (Claremont) + Oakland Pacific waterfront (Waterfront).
Multi-night Berkeley City Club: 2-3 months. Premium Julia Morgan heritage rooms + suites: 4-6 months. UC Berkeley graduation + parents weekend: 4-6 months. Cal Bears Memorial Stadium football game-day (especially Big Game vs. Stanford): 6-9 months. UC Berkeley reunion + conference: 4-6 months. Julia Morgan architectural pilgrimage: 4-6 months + photography access + Julia Morgan California heritage. 3-Night East Bay heritage architectural pilgrimage: 4-6 months. Wedding (50-100 guest 1929 Julia Morgan Gothic-Moorish Revival ballroom): 12-18 months. OAK + 25 min: 7-day advance. Standard SFO + Bay Bridge: 7-day advance.
Berkeley City Club + Hearst Castle San Simeon + Asilomar Pacific Grove + Mills College Oakland. 700+ Julia Morgan California commissions.