| suites add sitting areas. warmly furnished rooms offer complimentary wi-fi and flat-screen tvs, as well as desks, microwaves and minifridges. set in silicon valley and 2 miles from menlo park, this casual hotel is 4 miles from stanford university. freebies include breakfast and off-street parking. check-in time: 3:00 pmcheck-out time: 11:00 am. there's also an exercise room, and a patio with a fountain
San Francisco International Airport 23 min
Iris & B. Gerald Cantor Center for Visual Arts (12 min)
Classic & contemporary art museum with an outdoor sculpture garden featuring Rodin bronzes. Huddart Park (19 min)
This 900-acre, forested park offers hiking & riding trails, plus picnic areas & an archery range. Coyote Hills Regional Park (22 min)
978 acres of rolling hills for picnicking, bird-watching, biking, hiking & nature exploration. Filoli Historic House & Garden (16 min)
An early-20th-century country estate & botanic garden, open for docent-led tours. Computer History Museum (16 min)
Exhibits on early computers, the growth of the Internet, industry pioneers & more. Rancho San Antonio Preserve (22 min)
Rural nature preserve features 24 miles of hiking trails, plus an education center & working farm. Hewlett Packard Garage (13 min)
Unassuming garage, known as the Birthplace of Silicon Valley, where Hewlett Packard was founded. Hoover Tower (18 min)
Landmark 285-ft. bell tower at Stanford, with an observation deck & Hoover memorabilia exhibits. Memorial Church (18 min)
Interdenominational church with public tours featuring pipe organ, stained glass windows & mosaics. Shoreline Lake Park (22 min)
Park with a golf course, a lake with boat rentals, walking/biking trails & a Victorian house museum. Googleplex (15 min)
The global headquarters of Google, this campus encompasses offices, green space & recreation areas. Shoreline Amphitheatre (17 min)
Large-scale music venue with open-air seating hosts festivals & big-name acts. Baylands Nature Preserve (15 min)
Vast marshland with 15 mi. of trails for walking, running & biking, plus bird-watching & kayaking. Hiller Aviation Museum (13 min)
Museum on the history & future of flight with various aircrafts on display, plus a flight simulator. Edgewood Park & Natural Preserve (14 min)
467 acres of woodlands & grasslands known for its hiking, wildflowers, bird-watching & scenic views. | 
