HotelThe Berkeley

THE BERKELEY HOTEL WAS OPENED IN 1988 BUT THEATTENTION TO DETAIL AND ERA LEADS MOST VISITORS TOBELIEVE THAT IT IS MUCH OLDER. UPON SELECTING THE SITEFOR A NEW BOUTIQUE STYLE HOTEL IN THE HISTORIC SHOCKOESLIP CAREFUL PLANNING AND CONSIDERATION WENT INTO THECONSTRUCTION OF THE BERKELEY HOTEL. SINCE THE SITE ISIN A HISTORIC DISTRICT OF RICHMOND THE HOTEL WASDESIGNED TO BE ARCHITECTURALLY SIMILAR TO THEBUILDINGS SURROUNDING IT.THE ORIGINAL IDEA OF A EUROPEAN STYLE HOTEL BECAME THEFOCUS FOR DECIDING UPON A NAME SO IN RECOGNITION OFTHE BERKELEY CASTLE IN ENGLAND AND THE BERKELEYPLANTATION THE HOTELS NAME WAS CREATED. MR. MALCOLMJAMISON THE OWNER OF THE BERKELEY PLANTATION WAS THEBERKELEY HOTELS VERY FIRST GUEST AT THE GRAND OPENINGIN AUGUST 1988.WITHIN JUST MONTHS AFTER OPENING THE BERKELEY HOTELACHIEVED THE AAA FOUR DIAMOND RATING AND HAS HELD THISHONOR EVERY YEAR SINCE. OVER THE YEARS THE BERKELEYHOTEL AND THE DINING ROOM HAVE ACHIEVED COUNTLESSAWARDS AND HONORS.THE BERKELEY HOTELS UNCOMPROMISING SERVICE AND ELEGANTSURROUNDINGS CAPTURE THE ESSENCE OF THE TRADITION OFITS NAMESAKES ENGLANDS BERKELEY CASTLE AND VIRGINIASBERKELEY PLANTATION. THE BERKELEY HOTEL STANDS AT THECROSSROADS OF RICHMONDS BUSINESS DISTRICT AND HISTORICSHOCKOE SLIP.THE BERKELEY HOTELS AMBIANCE EXUDES SERENITY ANDWARMTH. DARK WOOD PANELING IN THE BOUTIQUE LOBBY ANDITS ADJACENT DINING ROOM BOASTS A EUROPEAN FLAIR WHEREDRAMATIC WINDOWS PUSH TO THE CEILING OFFERING DINERS AVIEW OF THE SLIPS COBBLESTONE AND LAMPLIGHTS.FIFTY FIVE ELEGANTLY APPOINTED GUEST ROOMS DISPLAYSTYLISH DECOR AND TRADITIONAL FURNISHINGS FROM WHICHSCENES OF REVITALIZED SHOCKOE SLIP MAY BE ENJOYED WITHITS BEAUTIFULLY RESTORED TOBACCO WAREHOUSES PUT TO USEAS STYLISH NEW CONDOMINIUMS RESTAURANTS AND BOUTIQUES.THE BERKELEY HOTEL OFFERS UNCOMPROMISING AAA FOURDIAMOND SERVICE INCLUDING COMPLIMENTARY MORNINGNEWSPAPER HIGH SPEED WIRELESS INTERNET SERVICE HEALTHCLUB PRIVILEGES AT THE YMCA CABLE TELE

The Berkeley Hotel's uncompromising service and elegant surroundings capture the essence of the tradition of our namesakes, England's Berkeley Castle and Virginia's Berkeley Plantation. The Berkeley Hotel stands at the crossroads of Richmond's business district and Historic Shockoe Slip. The Berkeley Hotel's ambiance exudes serenity and warmth. Dark wood paneling in the boutique lobby and its adjacent Dining Room boasts a European flair where dramatic windows push to the ceiling, offering diners a view of the Slip's cobblestone and lamplights. Fifty-five elegantly appointed guest rooms display stylish decor and traditional furnishings from which scenes of revitalized Shockoe Slip may be enjoyed with its beautifully restored tobacco warehouses put to use as stylish new condominiums, restaurants and boutiques. The Berkeley hotel offers uncompromising AAA Four Diamond service including complimentary morning newspaper, health club privileges at the Capital Club, cable television, in-room coffee makers, nightly turndown service, in-room dining, and same day laundry and dry-cleaning services. The Berkeley Hotel itself is reminiscent of that time, more than one hundred years ago, when Shockoe Slip was the center of commerce and politics. The hotel's appointments, the graciousness of its classic restaurant and the tasteful furnishings of its guest rooms take you back to an era when inn-keeping was an art. Additional Information- Rollaway: 20.00USD/night Crib charge: Complimentary.