Claremont Resort and Spa

Claremont Resort and Spa Review

Straddling the Oakland-Berkeley border, the hotel beckons like a gleaming white castle in the hills, luring traveling executives that come for the business amenities, including T-1 Internet connections, guest email addresses, and oversize desks. The Claremont also draws honeymooners and leisure travelers with its luxurious suites, therapeutic massages, and personalized yoga workouts at the on-site spa. The rooms on the spa side of the hotel glow with new fixtures and furniture. Some offer spa tubs and, if you're high enough, spectacular bay views. (Another advantage: the scents wafting upward from the spa treatment rooms.)