Visiting The Crown

OFF STREET PARKING

Parking in this area is scarce, even on the luckiest of days. 2 Hour Metered parking is offered throughout the area @ $2/hour.

PAID PARKING GARAGE

The Downtown Oakland YMCA has a parking garage located at 2350 Broadway, Oakland, CA 94612 @ $20/day.

HOTEL ACCOMMODATION

We recommend the Z Hotel Jack London Square located in Oakland’s beautiful Jack London Square neighborhood. To book a room at our discounted rate, please call the hotel and mention The Crown, or email our contact there, Venessa beGuzman, venessa@zhoteljacklondonsquare.com and mention that you are affiliated with The Crown, so that they include the discount in your rate. The Z Hotel telephone number is (510) 452-4565.

You can take the Broadway Shuttle between here and The Crown or a 20-30 minute walk away.

Closer to us is the Oakland Marriott City Center located in Downtown Oakland which is BART, walking and Broadway Shuttle accessible.

FLYING HERE

Domestic flyers can find tons of flights in and out of Oakland International Airport (OAK). For international travelers or less serviced parts of the United States you can fly in and out of San Francisco International (SFO). Both are accessible via BART.

AIRBNB

Most listings in these neighborhoods will be walking distance (in order of most proximate): Uptown Oakland, Downtown Oakland, Adams Point or Lake Merritt. Staying anywhere in Berkeley, Oakland or San Francisco near a BART station will also ensure you can easily get to us.

COFFEE

Oakland might have one of the best coffee scenes anywhere in the US. The city of Oakland recently launched Oakland Coffee Rush to help promote this city’s great history with the coffee industry, From The Crown, you can check out the following roasting companies, all within walking distance: Awaken Cafe & Roasting, Bicycle Coffee, Blue Bottle, Equator Coffee, Farley’s Coffee, Firebrand Bread, Highwire Coffee, Modern Coffee, Red Bay Coffee, Slojoy Coffee, Sweet Bar Bakery. This doesn’t include all the great non-roasting cafes and restaurants serving great coffee from companies like Mr. Espresso, served at Mua Oakland and Due Torri, served at Wooden Table Cafe.