Comments on: Plans for new hotel up in the air http://www.inberkeley.com/2009/06/11/plans-for-new-hotel-up-in-the-air-or-all-i-want-is-a-room-somewhere/ Notes on living in Berkeley, CA. Fri, 30 Oct 2009 00:29:59 -0700 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 hourly 1 By: CharlieH http://www.inberkeley.com/2009/06/11/plans-for-new-hotel-up-in-the-air-or-all-i-want-is-a-room-somewhere/comment-page-1/#comment-120 CharlieH Sun, 14 Jun 2009 03:32:24 +0000 http://www.inberkeley.com/?p=120#comment-120 This news is not surprising in this economy. But never say never, real estate development has long cycles, and something like the proposed project may come back again, especially given the other news that the Art Museum move to downtown is still alive and progressing, which will eventually help attract other amenities. The newly opened David Brower Center will also help along these lines. Also note that the newly remodeled Hotel Shattuck Plaza just opened last week, and has received some nice initial reviews: http://www.hotelshattuckplaza.com/ http://www.tripadvisor.com/ShowUserReviews-g32066-d76013-r31893648-Hotel_Shattuck_Plaza-Berkeley_California.html This news is not surprising in this economy. But never say never, real estate development has long cycles, and something like the proposed project may come back again, especially given the other news that the Art Museum move to downtown is still alive and progressing, which will eventually help attract other amenities. The newly opened David Brower Center will also help along these lines.

Also note that the newly remodeled Hotel Shattuck Plaza just opened last week, and has received some nice initial reviews: http://www.hotelshattuckplaza.com/
http://www.tripadvisor.com/ShowUserReviews-g32066-d76013-r31893648-Hotel_Shattuck_Plaza-Berkeley_California.html

]]> By: dave http://www.inberkeley.com/2009/06/11/plans-for-new-hotel-up-in-the-air-or-all-i-want-is-a-room-somewhere/comment-page-1/#comment-95 dave Fri, 12 Jun 2009 05:43:37 +0000 http://www.inberkeley.com/?p=120#comment-95 <a href="#comment-94" rel="nofollow">@Alan Chamberlain</a> Great post Alan! @Alan Chamberlain
Great post Alan!

]]> By: Alan Chamberlain http://www.inberkeley.com/2009/06/11/plans-for-new-hotel-up-in-the-air-or-all-i-want-is-a-room-somewhere/comment-page-1/#comment-94 Alan Chamberlain Fri, 12 Jun 2009 04:34:05 +0000 http://www.inberkeley.com/?p=120#comment-94 I blogged about this almost a year ago: http://www.norcalblogs.com/dog/2007/06/greater-downtown-lessons-from.html I blogged about this almost a year ago: http://www.norcalblogs.com/dog/2007/06/greater-downtown-lessons-from.html

]]> By: dave http://www.inberkeley.com/2009/06/11/plans-for-new-hotel-up-in-the-air-or-all-i-want-is-a-room-somewhere/comment-page-1/#comment-93 dave Fri, 12 Jun 2009 03:56:50 +0000 http://www.inberkeley.com/?p=120#comment-93 <a href="#comment-90" rel="nofollow">@lance</a> The Charles is a great hotel. This is the first I heard that there was one planned for downtown Berkeley. To learn that it's not going to happen in the same post is almost too much to bear! @lance
The Charles is a great hotel. This is the first I heard that there was one planned for downtown Berkeley. To learn that it’s not going to happen in the same post is almost too much to bear!

]]> By: Roger Jennings http://www.inberkeley.com/2009/06/11/plans-for-new-hotel-up-in-the-air-or-all-i-want-is-a-room-somewhere/comment-page-1/#comment-92 Roger Jennings Thu, 11 Jun 2009 23:57:19 +0000 http://www.inberkeley.com/?p=120#comment-92 Deja Vu, It's hard to believe after all these years that there is a "Hotel Shattuck *Plaza*." When I went to Whittier school (then "Whittier University Elementary"), my kindergarten teacher, Josie Stewart, who was not well-to-do at all, lived in a suite at the Shattuck Hotel. I learned to swim in the pool of the Berkeley (Women's) City Club. Hard to believe it offers public accommodations. --rj Deja Vu,

It’s hard to believe after all these years that there is a “Hotel Shattuck *Plaza*.” When I went to Whittier school (then “Whittier University Elementary”), my kindergarten teacher, Josie Stewart, who was not well-to-do at all, lived in a suite at the Shattuck Hotel.

I learned to swim in the pool of the Berkeley (Women’s) City Club. Hard to believe it offers public accommodations.

–rj

]]> By: lance http://www.inberkeley.com/2009/06/11/plans-for-new-hotel-up-in-the-air-or-all-i-want-is-a-room-somewhere/comment-page-1/#comment-90 lance Thu, 11 Jun 2009 23:28:07 +0000 http://www.inberkeley.com/?p=120#comment-90 What makes it even more of a pity is that the Charles Hotel in Cambridge is one of my all-time favorite hotels. I was hoping they'd bring that style and service to Berkeley. It would have been a real leap ahead compared to what we have now. What makes it even more of a pity is that the Charles Hotel in Cambridge is one of my all-time favorite hotels. I was hoping they’d bring that style and service to Berkeley. It would have been a real leap ahead compared to what we have now.

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