| check-in time: 2:00 pmcheck-out time: 11:00 am. hot breakfast and parking are complimentary. located 2 miles from stanford university, this colorful hotel is a 7-minute walk from the menlo park caltrain station and 18 miles from san francisco international airport. there's also a gym and a business center, and an airport shuttle is available for a fee. bright, modern rooms offer flat-screen tvs and dvd players, plus minifridges, coffeemakers and free wi-fi
San Francisco International Airport 26 min
Filoli Historic House & Garden (20 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. Palo Alto Junior Museum and Zoo (15 min)
Free, child-oriented venue with animals like birds & turtles, plus interactive educational exhibits. California's Great America (24 min)
Family-friendly theme park with thrill rides, water attractions, live entertainment & food options. Shoreline Lake Park (22 min)
Park with a golf course, a lake with boat rentals, walking/biking trails & a Victorian house museum. Memorial Church (13 min)
Interdenominational church with public tours featuring pipe organ, stained glass windows & mosaics. Coyote Hills Regional Park (22 min)
978 acres of rolling hills for picnicking, bird-watching, biking, hiking & nature exploration. Iris & B. Gerald Cantor Center for Visual Arts (8 min)
Classic & contemporary art museum with an outdoor sculpture garden featuring Rodin bronzes. Hiller Aviation Museum (15 min)
Museum on the history & future of flight with various aircrafts on display, plus a flight simulator. Shoreline Amphitheatre (17 min)
Large-scale music venue with open-air seating hosts festivals & big-name acts. Hewlett Packard Garage (9 min)
Unassuming garage, known as the Birthplace of Silicon Valley, where Hewlett Packard was founded. Hoover Tower (13 min)
Landmark 285-ft. bell tower at Stanford, with an observation deck & Hoover memorabilia exhibits. Baylands Nature Preserve (15 min)
Vast marshland with 15 mi. of trails for walking, running & biking, plus bird-watching & kayaking. Rancho San Antonio Preserve (22 min)
Rural nature preserve features 24 miles of hiking trails, plus an education center & working farm. Googleplex (15 min)
The global headquarters of Google, this campus encompasses offices, green space & recreation areas. | 
