[Noisebridge-discuss] Visiting SF for IEEE conference, need a place to stay

[Mikael Vejdemo-Johansson]

On Apr 28, 2011, at 12:05 PM, Andy Isaacson wrote:

> On Thu, Apr 28, 2011 at 01:50:08PM +0200, Alexander Neumann wrote:
>> Me and a colleague of mine are visiting SF/Oakland for the IEEE conference
>> in May and need a place to stay from May 20th to May 28th, does somebody of
>> you have recommendations for a hotel/bed&breakfast or another (affordable)
>> place to stay for this time?  One room with two beds is okay, preferably
>> without any nasty guests (eg. bed bugs).  Affordable locations are
>> preferred (at least I have to pay by myself).
> 
> I've heard good things about Hotel Mirabelle,
> www.yelp.com/biz/hotel-mirabelle-san-francisco
> 
> It's a block from 16th St BART which will take you to Oakland for the
> conference, and three blocks from Noisebridge as well.  Should be
> significantly cheaper than downtown hotels.  By all accounts the staff
> are friendly and the place is clean and safe.
> 
> IIRC the conference is at the Claremont, which probably requires a cab
> ride from any other hotels or from BART, so factor that into your cost.
> 
> You can also look for a sublet in Berkeley/Oakland on Craigslist.
> 

The 49 AC Transit bus stops a block away too. That'll run you $2 per trip, instead of a full cab ride.

Mikael Vejdemo-Johansson, Dr.rer.nat.
Postdoctoral researcher
mik at math.stanford.edu