Full flat - unoccupied - in best neighborhood near fabulous shopping
Location: Berkeley, San Francisco Bay Area, California, USA (Near Intersection of Woolsey St. and Colby St. Near UC Berk.) View Map
Accommodations: Apartment, 2 Bedrooms + Convertible bed(s), 1 Bath (Sleeps 4-6)
Keywords: Flat, duplex, house, UC Berkeley, Football, Memorial Stadium, Foodie, San Francisco, Wine Country
This is just about the only neighborhood in Berkeley you should feel fine walking in at nght as you stroll to and from College Ave. for dinner, a movie, a glass of wine.
Vacation Home in Berkeley -- Grandparent-friendly! Plenty of room to have your grandchildren spend the day or overnight with you.
The best of both worlds -- a fully furnished flat with hotel amenities. Welcome basket, bathrobes, hair dryers, free parking and attentive owners included.
Our vintage, 1910, vacation home in Berkeley is upgraded for your comfort. This is the ideal location in the San Francisco Bay Area as it is in the very best neighborhood, and near freeway access, shopping, restaurants, UC Berkeley, all sorts of public transportation, etc.
Our neighborhood -- Elmwood/Rockridge -- is safe, quiet, pretty and walkable. We are near the corner of Woolsey and Colby.
This vacation home in Berkeley is not occupied--so you won't be living among someone else's life. Yet, we live next door so if anything needs attention you get the service of a hotel.
For lots more pictures, go to our web link (listed below "Links to more information")
Walk to UC Berkeley, BART, many local bus lines, or use our FREE OFF-STREET PARKING and drive to San Francisco in 20 minutes. Freeway access is well under a mile.
Two bicycles (with helmets) included in this vacation home in Berkeley for use around town or take a bike ride in wine country. Bicycle rack for your car included.
Wonderful book stores, restaurants, boutiques, coffee shops, chocolate shops (the sipping kind), home-made ice cream, bakeries (La Farine), Market Hall deli and specialty shop, cheese shops, etc. This is a foodie's heaven.
Lovely deck with grape arbor, gas grill and hammock. Roam around our garden and pick apricots, grapes, lemons, blue berries, tomatoes, real heirloom beans (been in our family for about 80 years), rosemary, oregano, sage, bay leaves, etc.
Main bedroom has a queen size bed, large closet and bathrobes provided.
Second bedroom has 2 double beds and a large closet. Graco Pack and Play included.
The full dining room seats 6. The kitchen is fully outfitted for cooking and meals so you don't have to eat out.
Carpeted living room includes an overstuffed leather chair, sofa, armchair and lots of pillows. For lots more pictures, go to our web link (listed below "Links to more information")
TV with free DishTV, DVD/CD player and iPod hook up. DVD library.
FREE high speed wireless internet.
Washer and dryer on site for your use.
Great parks for small children w/in easy walking, and Tumble and Tea nearby.
The neighborhood is quiet and safe and very pleasant to walk around in. There are 3 wonderful small playgrounds just a couple short blocks away that include toys for the kids. A new innovation in kid-care is the nearby Tumble and Tea cafe where parents bring their kids to play while the parents drink tea or coffee. A great place to bring your small child when the weather is rough. Full menu, too.
We hope you'll check out this vacation home in Berkeley.
For lots more pictures, go to our web link (listed below "Links to more information")
We love this neighborhood -- we straddle two of the best neighborhoods in all of the East Bay: Elmwood and Rockridge. Just a 5-minute stroll to College Ave. brings you to an amazing array of shops, world-class restaurants, bakeries and chocolateries. The local movie theater on College offers first-run films and great popcorn with real butter. Enjoy browsing at three independent bookstores within easy walking.
Berkeley is centrally located to all the best California has to offer: culturally and in the outdoors. East Bay Regional Parks are among the most extensive in the country and you can be there in 5 minutes. San Francisco is just 8 miles by car or BART. Bicycling is safe among this well-trained population of drivers. Spectacular beaches are less than an hour drive. If you haven't experienced the beaches of Northern California, you are missing some of the most beautiful and dramatic coastline in the world. Yosemite is just a 4-hour easy drive, Monterey and Carmel under 2 hours, Napa Valley and wine country under an hour.
We can see San Francisco from the top at the posh Carnelian Room, explore the byways of Berkeley on foot, or eat with our fingers at an Ethiopian restaurant all within minutes walking or driving.
This home was built in 1910 when people were moving out of San Francisco after the '06 earthquake. We couldn't resist the redwood paneling, hardwood floors and coved ceilings. We are central to all kinds of public transportation here, but there is easy freeway access, too. This neighborhood is walkable -- in the European style -- even at night. The combination of old world charm with current day amenities makes this location perfect.
Unique benefits of this neighborhood include the people, the shops and the beauty. A quiet, friendly neighborhood, you will be entirely anonymous or welcomed by all as you choose. Learning to stroll to the boutique groceries nearby will make you wonder if perhaps you wouldn't like to live here. Produce stores abound with locally grown, and specialty shops are too numerous to count. Safeway and Trader Joe's are there as a backup, but you'll discover the world of the foodie quickly.
The garden is yours to enjoy. Pick your own fresh herbs, apricots, plums or blueberries. Grill with your friends or simply sun yourself in the deck lounges or hammock.
Off-street parking is worry-free, washer & dryer make it all very easy.
Fluffy down pillows or comforters, or hypo-allergenic alternatives are for you to choose. Claw-foot tub with hand and overhead shower will entice you.
This area is renown for labyrinths, and we can show you how to find the ones that are not on any map.
Vacation Rental Features
- Amenities
- Washer : Just outside your back door
- Dryer : NEW dryer...just outside your back door.
- Linens Provided : Fluffy down comforters and pillows and foam alternatives. Sheets, towels and lots of extras.
- Off Street Parking : Essential in this area of parking permits.
- Beds
- Queen Bed : New mattress
- Double Bed (2) : New mattress
- Convertible Bed : Double size -- new and very comfortable. No metal frame, this bed has slats which are much more comfortable.
- Crib : Graco Pack and Play
- Entertainment
- Cable/Satellite TV : DishTV
- DVD
- Video Library : Many dvds for you to enjoy.
- CD Player
- Music Library : Small music library -- also IPOD play ability.
- Kitchen
- Full Kitchen : Vintage Wedgewood range/oven--fully functional. New refrigerator. Corian counter tops. Toaster, auto coffee maker, french press, Mr. Coffee espresso pot, coffee bean grinder, microwave, teapot, tea kettle, iron and board, no-stick ware, griddle for pancakes, filtered water, wine and martini glasses, flat ware including serving pieces, thermos for picnics, bake ware.
- Cooking Utensils Provided : Fully outfitted.
- Refrigerator : Full size refrigerator/freezer with Brita filtered water.
- Microwave
- Outdoor Features
- Gas/Electric BBQ Grill : New gas grill -- 2 burners.
- Deck/Patio : Two sites complete with comfy furniture, hammock in garden, herbs for you to sample.
- View/Location
- Mountain View : Berkeley Hills view from Bay Window in living room.
- Monument View : Hear the UC Berkeley Campanile from our flat.
- Communications
- Telephone : FREE local calls.
- Broadband Internet : High speed DSL wireless
- WiFi (Wireless Internet) : High speed DSL wireless
- Other Amenities
- Free parking. Welcome basket with goodies, Bathrobes, Bicycles, Garden w/deck, European walkability, Fabulous restaurants, shopping, Attentive owners. Xtra linens. Bathrobes. Claw-foot deep tub with overhead and handheld shower. Hair dryer. World class restaurants, boutiques, foodie heaven, College Ave. shops, walk to BART-bus-UC Berkeley, separate dining room, hardwood floors, coved ceilings, 1 q bed, 2 full beds, 1 full pull-out sofabed. Deck, hammock, grape arbor BBQ in yard.
- Suitability
- No Pets Allowed : Pet allergy-free.
- Handicapped Accessible (may have limitations) : Flat is on one level. Four steps up to front door. Six steps out to garden. Grab rail and shower chair in bathroom.
- Kid Friendly : Wonderful tot parks just a couple blocks away. Graco Pack and Play and a tot gate to corral your littler ones.
- Minimum Age Limit for Renters : Must be 18 or older, or with parent/guardian. Children may not be left alone. We can recommend a wonderful babysitter.
- Smoking Not Allowed : Smoking allowed outside on deck.
- Activities
- Golf
- Tennis
- Shopping
- Swimming
- Biking
- Mountain Biking
- Antiquing
- Live Theatre
- Zoo/Wildlife Park
- Restaurants
- Hiking
- Museums
- Other Activities
- We include 2 bicycles for use around town, and a bike rack if you would like to tour the wine country, or other.
Rate Details (In US Dollars)
$1,195/wk Check-in 4:00 pm, Check-out 11:00 am.
$110 cleaning fee. $500 Cleaning/Damage Fee Fully Refundable.
$1,395/wk Thanksgiving and Christmas
More than 4 (including children) $25/nt. per person
Additional nights $175 each.
We Accept fPersonal Checks, Wire Transfer, Western Union or Bank Drafts.
Payment in Full Must Be Received in Advance to Secure Your Reservation.
Note: Until confirmed, rates are subject to change without notice.
Map & Owner's Profile
Hotel Amenities in Fabulous Neighborhood - Rockridge / Elmwood
Year Purchased: 1994
Why the Owner Chose Berkeley
We love this neighborhood -- we straddle two of the best neighborhoods in all of the East Bay: Elmwood and Rockridge. Just a 5-minute stroll to College Ave. brings you to an amazing array of shops, world-class restaurants, bakeries and chocolateries. The local movie theater on College offers first-run films and great popcorn with real butter. Enjoy browsing at three independent bookstores within easy walking.
Berkeley is centrally located to all the best California has to offer: culturally and in the outdoors. East Bay Regional Parks are among the most extensive in the country and you can be there in 5 minutes. San Francisco is just 8 miles by car or BART. Bicycling is safe among this well-trained population of drivers. Spectacular beaches are less than an hour drive. If you haven't experienced the beaches of Northern California, you are missing some of the most beautiful and dramatic coastline in the world. Yosemite is just a 4-hour easy drive, Monterey and Carmel under 2 hours, Napa Valley and wine country under an hour.
We can see San Francisco from the top at the posh Carnelian Room, explore the byways of Berkeley on foot, or eat with our fingers at an Ethiopian restaurant all within minutes walking or driving.
This home was built in 1910 when people were moving out of San Francisco after the '06 earthquake. We couldn't resist the redwood paneling, hardwood floors and coved ceilings. We are central to all kinds of public transportation here, but there is easy freeway access, too. This neighborhood is walkable -- in the European style -- even at night. The combination of old world charm with current day amenities makes this location perfect.
The Unique Benefits at this Apartment
Unique benefits of this neighborhood include the people, the shops and the beauty. A quiet, friendly neighborhood, you will be entirely anonymous or welcomed by all as you choose. Learning to stroll to the boutique groceries nearby will make you wonder if perhaps you wouldn't like to live here. Produce stores abound with locally grown, and specialty shops are too numerous to count. Safeway is there as a backup, but you'll discover the world of the foodie quickly.
The garden is yours to enjoy. Pick your own fresh herbs, apricots, plums or blueberries. BBQ with your friends or simply sun yourself in the deck lounges or hammock.
Off-street parking is worry-free, washer/dryer make it all very easy.
Fluffy down pillows or comforters, or hypo-allergenic alternatives are for you to choose. Claw-foot tub with hand and overhead shower will entice you.
This area is renown for labyrinths, and we can show you how to find the ones that are not on any map.
Easy walking distance, great for meat and groceries, but better produce at Berkeley Bowl. (see map)
Wonderful little park for the very young. Local residents generously leave the toys out for all to use. Easy walking distance.
Very easy walking distance. Great for playing with small ones.
This is good for somewhat older kids -- 3 - 8 range. Swings and other modest attractions.
Best Bakery in Berkeley or Oakland. The morning buns are to die for, baquettes and other breads are wonderful, and if you crave an eclair, they have small sized that are just enough.
The best Ethiopian in Berkeley or Oakland. Best ambiance, as well. This is a truly Berkeley experience. Be ready to eat with your fingers -- right hand only! Delicious!
The quintessential Berkeley produce/grocery store. By far the best produce...and largest selection You will see produce here you've never heard of. Well worth the difficult parking.
Rialto Elmwood is a local theatre playing first run films. When's the last time you walked to the movies? Real butter on the popcorn.
Another Berkeley institution: great, old fashioned doughnuts. None of that Krispy Kream here -- that's So. Cal.
By far and away the best ice cream you will ever have. Seasonal and local flavors, always accompanied by the classics.
Market Hall is a fabulous shopping experience for the foodie. Olivetto's is astronomically good food with prices to match.
Great food...won't break the bank, but not inexpensive. Warning: you will need reservations on week nights -- yes, even on Tuesdays.
You will just hear the church bells at our flat...a lovely sound on a quiet Sunday afternoon.
A mere 3 minutes from your driveway parking at home.vacation
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Tin's Tea House -- or as it's known now, Gourmet Delight -- is a down-home restaurant where the locals go for fabulous dim sum. This is the real deal. On a Sunday morning, get there early because every resident of Chinatown seems to converge on this great place. 701 Webster @ 7th st. (510) 832-7661
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This is a wonderful park with paths for walking, skating or slow biking, and THE BEST wind for kite flying. There is usually a panel truck selling kites of all kinds complete with good advice. The kite flying festival takes place here every July. For details visit highlinekites.com.
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2904 College Avenue Berkeley, CA 94705-2204 (510) 704-8222 mrsdalloways.com Mrs. Dalloway’s was founded in 2004 when two old friends decided to pool their passions, talents, and resources. The store’s name is inspired from the first line of Virginia Woolf’s 1925 novel, Mrs. Dalloway: “Mrs. Dalloway said she would buy the flowers herself.”
5560 College Avenue, Oakland, CA (510) 652-6259 A neighborhood fixture in the Rockridge district since 1969, our Pegasus store in the Rockridge neighborhood of Oakland carries a tremendous selection of new, used and sale books in all categories. Our Oakland store also carries the most beautiful selection of cards and blank books in the East Bay, and packs hundreds of titles into a carefully chosen magazine section.
Owner's Map of Berkeley
Diane (photo) and Lisa have lived in Berkeley/Oakland for over 20 years. Diane was born in Berkeley, Lisa in New Jersey. UC Berkeley is their alma mater and Diane is in graduate school, while Lisa runs a local non-profit media outlet. Having travelled extensively in the U.S. as well as abroad, they appreciate everything this wonderful neighborhood has to offer.
We love children and welcome them here.
Property Photos
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- Full flat - unoccupied - in best neighborhood near fabulous shopping - Berkeley, California Vacation Rental
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- Backyard deck includes hammock, BBQ, beautiful trees - Berkeley, California Vacation Rental
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- Liviing room includes leather armchair, TV w/DishTV and DVD player - Berkeley, California Vacation Rental
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- Main bedroom with queen bed
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- Dining room seats 6 easily
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- Tub, overhead shower and hand shower
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- Living room, dining room
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- View of Berkeley Hills from sunny living room w/bay windows
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