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Where to Stay When Visiting Clorox (Oakland)

By Rachel Julian, Editor-in-Chief · · 5 min read

Clorox's headquarters is in Downtown Oakland. Book near the campus — and fly the right airport. In the Bay Area, that second choice is where trips go wrong.

Direct answer: Visiting The Clorox Company's Oakland HQ (1221 Broadway): stay in the downtown Oakland area near the campus. Stay in downtown Oakland near Clorox — City Center is compact and BART-connected, so most downtown hotels are a short walk from the office. There's no need to cross the bay to San Francisco for an Oakland visit. Oakland International (OAK) is the close airport — about 15 minutes, with BART connecting downtown. San Francisco (SFO) is about 30 minutes across the bay, also on BART; either works, but OAK is the shorter hop.

The Clorox Company is a consumer-products company (Clorox, Brita, Burt's Bees, Kingsford), headquartered at 1221 Broadway, Oakland, CA 94612. That's downtown Oakland — the City Center and Lake Merritt core, walkable and BART-connected, where Clorox and PG&E both headquarter within a few blocks.

Company
The Clorox Company — a consumer-products company (Clorox, Brita, Burt's Bees, Kingsford)
HQ address
1221 Broadway, Oakland, CA 94612
Where it is
Downtown Oakland, on Broadway (City Center)
Airport
OAK ~15 min · SFO ~30 min (BART)
Stay in
downtown Oakland (City Center / Lake Merritt)
“Clorox is in downtown Oakland's City Center. Stay a few blocks away, fly Oakland fifteen minutes out, and skip the bridge to San Francisco.”— Rachel Julian, Founder & Editor-in-Chief

Which airport — and how far?

Oakland International (OAK) is the close airport — about 15 minutes, with BART connecting downtown. San Francisco (SFO) is about 30 minutes across the bay, also on BART; either works, but OAK is the shorter hop.

Where should you stay near Clorox?

Stay in downtown Oakland near Clorox — City Center is compact and BART-connected, so most downtown hotels are a short walk from the office. There's no need to cross the bay to San Francisco for an Oakland visit.

The shortlist: verified hotels near Clorox

Real hotels in the downtown Oakland area, matched to the visit. Confirm exact distances before booking.

  1. Oakland Marriott City CenterCity Center

    Connected to the Oakland Convention Center in the heart of downtown — the full-service pick for hosting or a large meeting.

    Best for: exec visits & meetings
  2. AC Hotel Oakland DowntownBy Clorox / BART

    Modern and walkable to BART and the Clorox tower — the well-placed onsite default.

    Best for: the standard onsite
  3. Residence Inn Oakland DowntownNear PG&E

    All-suite with workspaces, close to PG&E and Lake Merritt — the pick for a longer stay.

    Best for: multi-night visits
  4. Waterfront Hotel, Jack London SquareJack London Square

    On the waterfront by the district's best restaurants — the choice for character and a client dinner.

    Best for: hosting a client dinner

Where can you take a client to dinner near Clorox?

Jack London Square on the waterfront, and Uptown Oakland just north, hold the city's best restaurants — a client dinner is a short walk or ride from any downtown hotel.

What should you check before booking?

The submarket gets you close; the room still has to protect the work. Run the pick through the Sales-Ready basics — a real work surface, a quiet room, a lobby you'd host in — using the hotel details that decide the trip and the Sales-Ready Index.

The standard

Clorox is a Bay Area HQ where two choices decide the trip: the submarket and the airport. Book near the campus in the downtown Oakland area, fly OAK, and keep the Bay Area's traffic — and its wrong-airport trap — off your morning.

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Sources: The Clorox Company HQ location per Clorox (1221 Broadway, Oakland, CA 94612). Nearby hotels per Bay Area submarket hotel guidance (Tripadvisor / hotel-brand and district listings); distances approximate — confirm before booking. Hotel fit notes are The Sales Traveler's own assessment, not paid placements.

Run a hotel near here? Travelers are being routed to this page. See how the Sales-Ready standard works — and how a property earns the mark that lands it on the shortlist.

More Bay Area: the where-to-stay-in-the-Bay-Area overview (SFO vs SJC vs OAK, by campus), and how to choose a hotel for a sales trip.
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