"The Claremont is one of the few hotels in the world with warmth, character, and charm."
-Frank Lloyd Wright
"The Claremont is a manifestation of Westward Vision- and a lot of Forty-Nine gold. The claremont is the living bridge from the Gold Rush to Tech Boom and the safe observer of Social Movements, Literary Shifts and American Dreams. It's Buddha-like pose amidst the Berkeley hills as America's Top Urban Resort will not soon be lacking in inspiration or interpretation."
-Brantly Martin, August 2016
"When the Claremont opened, Thomas Edison and Nikola Tesla were still perfecting -and squabbling over - electricity back on the East Coast. In Berkeley, the architect Leola Hall was busy building homes in her unique Craftsman style that would go on to define the area- while in her spare time fighting for women's rights to vote. Today the Claremont lights up at night as a reminder of, and mirror into, America's progress and innovation- one often spearheaded by the East Bay over the last 100 years."
Claremont Club & Spa, A Fairmont Hotel
Greyhouse Books
History: The Claremont Hotel opened in 1915. The hotel was designed by architects, Charles W. Dickey and Walter Reed. Dickey was an Alameda native who operated an architectural firm in Oakland and is affiliated with famed San Francisco architects Reid and Reid. (See historic hotels.org for more information about this hotel and other historic hotels.)
The guests at the Claremont Hotel and Spa and order a beautiful picnic basket filled with yummy food for around $85.00 so they can explore the nearby hiking areas! This is just one example of the special touches that the Claremont adds to make this an old bungalow favorite hotel to recommend!
The croissants in the Commissary are cooked in a German cast iron oven!
They have a theme this summer, "Summer of Love," with fun events planned. They have an old VW bus in the parking lot as a mascot, and beautiful murals!
Photography by WWM, July 14, 2021
Resources:
Claremont Club & Spa- A Fairmont Hotel
41 Tunnel Rd.
Berkeley, CA
94705
Phone-
(510) 843-3000
E-mail-
claremont@fairmont.com
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