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Article: Berkeley hotel reopens
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- Oakland Tribune
- Article date:
- August 6, 2009
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A huge peace sign set in black and white tile greets visitors to
the newly refurbished Hotel Shattuck Plaza in downtown Berkeley
which reopened this summer after a $10 million renovation.
But the peace sign is about the only visible reminder you are in
Berkeley. The new lobby, bar and restaurant suggest something, well,
more upscale. The hotel was closed for a year during the renovation.
"This is one of the very few places in Berkeley that has a good
bar," said Billy Clark, who was hoisting a beer there Monday
afternoon. "It's like a San Francisco bar. There's nothing wrong
with going to a bar with a bunch of UC Berkeley students, but this
is more sophisticated."
The hotel, which has gone ...