Where should we stay in the Bay Area that's affordable and convenient to the freeways?

October 2, 2009 11:07 AM

Where should we stay in the Bay Area that's affordable and convenient to the freeways?

Mr. Creepygirl and I will be attending a wedding in Mill Creek CA. We are also going to be visiting friends/family in San Francisco, Sunnyvale, and Cloverdale. We will have a car. We're looking for something that's relatively central (we know Sunnyvale is way far south of the other locations, so closeness to Sunnyvale isn't the first priority), close to freeways, and relatively inexpensive (under $200 a night would be great.)

We don't need to stay in San Francisco, and we don't need a fancy wine country spa experience kind of hotel either. Any guidance on hotels (or even which city to look for hotels) would be greatly appreciated.

posted by creepygirl to Travel & Transportation around San Francisco, CA (5 answers total)

Do you mean Mill Valley? That's in Marin, not far from SF. Mill Creek is way the hell up by Lassen and not anywhere near the Bay Area.
posted by rtha at 11:16 AM on October 2, 2009

Response by poster: Whoops, yes, I meant Mill Valley.
posted by creepygirl at 12:00 PM on October 2, 2009

Best answer: There are a slew of hotels and motels along Lombard street in downtown SF. That section of Lombard is also part of 101, and leads right up to the GG bridge. Getting out of your hotel and up to Mill Valley (and vice versa) is a snap. You're also in walking distance to Chestnut Street for nightlife and the marina green/ chrissy field for daytime play by the bay.
posted by muscat at 1:44 PM on October 2, 2009 [1 favorite]

You'd also take 101 to get to Cloverdale. You could take 101 to Sunnyvale, but I-280 is much prettier.
posted by kirkaracha at 1:50 PM on October 2, 2009

Just to clarify... I mean the western side of lombard... around lombard and steiner.
posted by muscat at 2:17 PM on October 2, 2009