There is no shortage of places to eat or stay in northern California. Here are some suggestions you might want to consider. Each suggestion is marked by one, two, or three dollar signs.

For lodging:

$=a room costs less than $100

$$=a room costs from $101 $200

$$$=a room costs more than $200

For restaurants:

$=entrées cost less than $15

$$=entrées cost from $16 to $30

$$$=entrées cost more than $30

Lodging

BERKELEY

Claremont Resort & Spa 41 Tunnel Road (510) 843-3000 www.claremontresort.com $$$

Doubletree Hotel & Executive Meeting Center Berkeley Marina 200 Marina Boulevard (510) 548-7920 http://doubletree1.hilton.com $$

EMERYVILLE

Woodfin Suites 5800 Shellmound (888) 433-9042 www.woodfinsuitehotels.com $$–$$$

PALO ALTO

Garden Court 520 Cowper Street (650) 322-9000 www.gardencourt.com $$$

Sheraton Palo Alto Hotel 625 El Camino Real (650) 328-2800 www.starwoodhotels.com $$$

The Westin Palo Alto 675 El Camino Real (650) 321-4422 www.starwoodhotels.com $$$

SACRAMENTO

Doubletree Hotel Sacramento 2001 Point West Way (916) 929-8855 www.doubletree1.hilton.com $$

Holiday Inn Sacramento 300 J Street (916) 446-0100 www.sacramentohi.com $$

Red Lion Hotel 1401 Arden Way (916) 922-8041 www.redlion.rdln.com $

VALLEJO

Best Western Inn & Suites at Discovery Kingdom 1596 Fairgrounds Drive (707) 554-9655 www.bestwestern.com $

Quality Inn Vallejo 44 Admiral Callaghan Lane (866) 643-1061 www.qualityinn-vallejo.com $

Ramada Inn Vallejo 1000 Admiral Callaghan Lane (707) 643-2700 www.ramadainnvallejo.com $

FRESNO

ExtendedStay America — Fresno North 7135 North Fresno Street (559) 438-7105 www.extendedstayamerica.com $

La Quinta Inn Fresno Yosemite 2926 Tulare (559) 442-1110 www.lq.com $

Piccadilly Inn — University Hotel 4961 North Cedar (559) 224-2400 www.piccadillyinn.com $$

Restaurants

BERKELEY

Adagia 2700 Bancroft Way (510) 647-2300 www.adagiarestaurant.com $$

Berkeley Thai House 2511 Channing Way (510) 841-8424 www.berkeleythaihouse.com $

Herbivore: The Earthly Grill 2451 Shattuck (510) 665-1675 www.herbivorerestaurant.com $

PALO ALTO

Evvia Esiatorio 420 Emerson Street (650) 326-0983 www.evvia.net $$

Tamarine Restaurant 546 University Avenue (650) 325-8500 www.tamarinerestaurant.com $$

Zibibbo 430 Kipling Street (650) 328-6722 www.zibibborestaurant.com $$

SACRAMENTO

Biba 2801 Capitol Avenue (916) 455-2422 www.biba-restaurant.com $$

Frank Fat's 806 L Street (916) 442-7092 www.fatsrestaurants.com $$

Tapa the World 2115 J Street (916) 442-4353 www.tapatheworld.com $

VALLEJO

Black Angus Steakhouse 124 Plaza Drive (707) 647-0595 www.blackangus.com $$

Zio Fraedo's 23 Harbor Way (707) 642-8984 www.ziofraedos.com $

FRESNO

Cracked Pepper 389 East Shaw Avenue, No. 102 (559) 222-9119 http://restauranteur.com/crackedpepper $$

Senses World Cuisine 1110 North Van Ness Avenue (559) 445-1957 www.sensescuisine.com $

Tahoe Joe's Famous Steakhouse 7006 North Cedar Avenue (559) 323-8592 www.tahoejoes.com $$