About Downtown Oakland

Downtown Oakland is the core area of the central business district in Oakland, California roughly bounded by Jefferson Street on the northwest, Harrison Street on the southeast, 6th Street on the southwest and Grand Avenue on the northeast.

The downtown area is expanded to refer to the residential and industrial Jack London warehouse district and Jack London Square areas, Lakeside Apartment District on the west side of the Lake Merritt, Oakland's Chinatown, Civic Center district as well as the south end of Oakland's Broadway Auto Raw area.

The Jack London Square is a famous tourist attraction on Oakland, California's waterfront. Owned by Port of Oakland and named after Jack London, it houses hotels, restaurants, stores, a ferry dock, an Amtrak station, a movie theater and the Hienold's First and Last Chance Saloon.

Downtown Oakland houses a condominium and apartment dwellers, tall modern office buildings, numerous retail businesses, shorter mixed-use historic buildings, the hubs of BART and AC Transit.

Downtown Oakland Airport Inns

Executive Inn and Suite is one of the popular inn hotels near the Oakland International Airport. The hotel is about 5 minutes away from Downtown Oakland's Historic and Business District, Chinatown, Convention Center and Jack London Square entertainment venues and restaurant. The property provides courtesy shuttle services from the hotel, Oakland airport, Alameda, Jack London Square and Downtown Oakland itself. This property also provides a complimentary 24-hour business center with printers and computers. Other hotel amenities include meeting rooms, an outdoor swimming pool, banquet facilities, spa tub, fireplace in the lobby and Internet access in the public areas.

The hotel offers 224 furnished guestrooms and suites. All rooms include video-game consoles, microwaves and compact refrigerators while suites include safes, large desks with ergonomic chairs, separate sitting areas and 32-inch cable televisions.

The hotel's complete address is 1755 Embarcadero in Oakland, California. For more information, call them at (510) 536-6633 or fax them at (510) 536-6006. For reservations, you can also call (800) 346-6331.

Best Western Airport Inn and Suites is a 3-storey hotel situated close to many of Oakland's tourist sites. Attractions close to the area include the McAfee Stadium, Alameda Beaches, Oakland Zoo, the Jack London Square, San Francisco Convention Center, Great America Theme Park and the Six Flags Marine World. The hotel is just a mile away from the Oakland International Airport, 15 miles away from the San Francisco International Airport and 30 miles away from the San Jose International Airport. The hotel provides a complimentary continental breakfast which is served every morning, an indoor swimming pool, exercise facility and courtesy shuttle.

Other hotel amenities include meeting facilities, banquet facilities, a business center, fax services, photocopy services and high-speed Internet access. Guestrooms at this hotel feature cable satellite televisions, in-room movies, microwaves, refrigerators, coffee makers and work areas or desks. Other room amenities include irons and ironing board, AM and FM alarm clocks, hair dryers, dataports and high-speed Internet connectivity. The complete address of this hotel is 170 Hegenberger Loop in Oakland, California. For additional information, call them at 510-633-0500 or fax them at 510-633-1040.