I need a place to stay in San Fran/Oakland Aug 17-19!?! Anyone know of a place?

Help Kimbob find the perfect place to stay in CA! I need y'all's help. I have a work trip to CA in March.

The class says it's in San Francisco, but upon further investigation, it's in the Oakland/San Leandro area. I have to sit down with HR tomorrow to book my flight & hotel - but I'm struggling to find the best place to stay. Ty says (and I quote) "Oakland is full of gangs - Crips & Bloods!

- and I won't sleep a wink if you stay in that city". God bless him. I know ALL of Oakland isn't a cesspool, but I would like to stay in a nicer area.

San Fran sounds great, but the commute might get me, as my class is from 8 to 5 daily. I've been looking in Berkeley, San Mateo, Burlingame, and Alameda - but I have NO CLUE wtf to stay. I'd *really* love to stay in San Fran, but I'll have a car - which is a must btw - and parking from what I hear is a nightmare.

And I doubt work will spring for $45 day valet parking... What a rip off. Does anyone know a NICE San Fran hotel that is near some cool stuff that has free parking, or maybe a $20 or less daily self park fee? It takes 46 muscles to frown but only 4 to smack em in the face with a shovel and 5bucks to pay some messcans to bury their sorry asses.

Last edited by kimbob101; 01-09-2012 at 02:54 PM. I am not real familiar, but I did vacation in San Francisco back in May. You can park and its not $45 a day.

We stayed near Fisherman's Wharf. There was a garage there that wasn't too bad or you could pay to park at the hotel in the lot. You did not have to valet.