Travel, Housing, and Downtown Berkeley Info

The workshop & school will be hosted in the UC Berkeley Campus, which is in an urban setting in the downtown of Berkeley, CA [google map]. The campus is walking distance from dozens of restaurants, hotels, coffee shops, and public transportation.

For international and many domestic arrivals, San Francisco International Airport (SFO), is the most convenient.  The Oakland International Airport (OAK) is also very convenient, at least for domestic arrivals.  Both options have good public transportation to get to Berkeley, using the  Bay Area Rapid Transit (BART).  The SFO to Downtown Berkeley connection is slightly longer than the OAK to Downtown Berkeley.
 

In addition to the local hotels, there are many housing options that can be found via Airbnb.

The Bay Area, which includes San Francisco, Oakland, and Berkeley, and the rest of the smaller cities, is known for its relatively high prices. In order to help reduce the costs of attendees, we are working with housing services on campus and at the lab to reserve subsidized housing. There are three different housing options that we can reserve:

• Apartment style on campus [Anchor House] - single room in a shared apartment [$156/night, including fees]

• Dorm-style on campus [Foothill Housing]- single room occupancy, shared bathroom  [$129/night, including fees]

  1. • Dorm-style on campus [Foothill Housing]- double room occupancy, shared bathroom  [$91/night, including fees]

• Guest house at the lab [link] - hotel style up the hill at the lab [$139/night]

If you want us to reserve any of these options for you, please fill out this form [link].

To be considered for campus housing, you need to fill out this form by March 21, 2025.