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College Events

Family Weekend and Alumnae Reunion
Accommodations and Transportation

Guests attending Family Weekend or the Alumnae Reunion can enjoy special rates at the hotels listed below from Thursday, September 27, to Sunday, September 30, 2012. Contact the hotel of your choice directly and identify yourself as a guest of Mills College Reunion/Family Weekend. Please note that the cancellation policy for each hotel may differ.

The Executive Inn & Suites
1755 Embarcadero
Oakland, CA 94606
510.536.6633 or 800.346.6331
www.executiveinnoakland.com

Located near Jack London Square on the Oakland Estuary, the Inn provides continental breakfast, swimming and spa facilities, free parking, and airport shuttle service. A Mills shuttle will provide service between the hotel and the College between 6:30 am and 10:30 pm. Restaurants are located close by, and Mills will have a hospitality suite at this hotel. Please reference group code GR290EE when making your reservation. Reservations can be made online. Click "Book Now," then enter arrival and departure dates and "GR290EE" in the box entitled "Group Code." All reservations must be made by September 11. Cancellations must be made 72 hours prior to the arrival date.

Queen (city view): $99
Deluxe King: $119
Suite King (water view): $129
Executive Suite King (water view): $139

Courtyard Marriott Downtown Oakland
988 Broadway
Oakland, CA 94607
510.625.8282 or 800.321.2211
www.marriott.com/hotels/travel/oakcd

The Courtyard Downtown Oakland, nestled between the Old Oakland Historic District and Chinatown, offers a residential environment, valet, heated swimming pool, whirlpool, exercise room, and easy access to shops, restaurants, and BART. Please reference Mills College when making your reservation. All reservations must be made by August 27. Cancellations must be made 48 hours before scheduled arrival.

Standard King: $99
Double Queen: $99

Other local hotels
The following Oakland area hotels also provide appealing accommodations but do not offer special rates for Reunion/Family Weekend. Please contact these hotels directly to learn their rates.

Berkeley City Club Hotel
(Julia Morgan, Architect)
2315 Durant Avenue
Berkeley, CA  94705
510.848.7800
berkeleycityclubhotel.com

The Claremont Resort and Spa
41 Tunnel Road
Berkeley, CA 94705
510.843.3000 or 800.551.7266
www.claremontresort.com

The Washington Inn
495 Tenth Street
Oakland, CA 94607
510.452.1776
www.thewashingtoninn.com

Waterfront Plaza Hotel
10 Washington Street
Oakland, CA 94607
510.836.3800
www.waterfrontplaza.com

Ground Transportation

To and from Oakland and San Francisco airports:
The Executive Inn provides guests with free shuttle service to and from the Oakland International Airport. Other hotels may provide shuttle service for an additional fee. Please contact your hotel directly.

Alternative shuttles:

Bayporter Express
877.467.1800 or 415.467.1800

Super Shuttle
800.258.3826 or 415.558.8500

Taxis between airports, hotels, and campus may be arranged from the following:

Friendly Cab, East Bay
510.536.3000

Yellow Cab Express, East Bay
510.234.5555

Yellow Cab, San Francisco
415.333.3333

Directions
Mills is located immediately off of Highway 580 in Oakland at the junction of 580 (MacArthur Freeway) and Highway 13 (Warren Freeway), approximately seven miles from the Bay Bridge.

For detailed driving directions please visit www.mills.edu/directions or call 510.430.3250 for recorded directions.

Campus Parking
Visitor parking is free. Visitors may park in any legal parking space designated as commute parking. Reserved parking will be available for Golden Girls at Pine Top Lot.

Last Updated: 7/30/12