GoldenRetrLuver (sorry! Don't know your name ), do you have any family near here? Neighboring cities are Oakland, Alameda, Albany, Richmond, Emeryville, and Hayward [sort of]. Perhaps you have family there? Other not-so-close cities are San Francisco, Walnut Creek, Livermore, Fremont, Pleasanton, etc.

There's a Berkeley Marina Hotel-- what a greyt location, huh
http://travel.yahoo.com/p-hotel-3579...mpYj6rXR4J8b8F
I don't know if they allow pets, though.

These are hotels I found off of dogfriendly.com. However, you should call them beforehand to ensure that they are dog friendly:
Berkeley
http://www.dogfriendly.com/server/tr...407688be.shtml
Oakland
http://www.dogfriendly.com/server/tr...328900la.shtml
Emeryville
http://www.dogfriendly.com/server/tr...015880wo.shtml

I think most Holiday Inns accept dogs and I know Motel 6 does- although, I personally would not recommend you stay at a Motel 6 in Oakland...

Hope that helps!