| . suites with 1 or 2 bedrooms are also available. some rooms have kitchens and dining tables. homey rooms offer free wifi and premium cable tv, as well as microwaves, minifridges and coffeemakers. a 13-minute walk from shopping and dining on santa cruz avenue, this simple low-rise hotel is less than a mile from stanford university. amenities include a coin-operated laundry and free parking
San Francisco International Airport 27 min
Shoreline Lake Park (19 min)
Park with a golf course, a lake with boat rentals, walking/biking trails & a Victorian house museum. Googleplex (13 min)
The global headquarters of Google, this campus encompasses offices, green space & recreation areas. Iris & B. Gerald Cantor Center for Visual Arts (5 min)
Classic & contemporary art museum with an outdoor sculpture garden featuring Rodin bronzes. Pearson-Arastradero Preserve (14 min)
Dog-friendly open space with an interpretive center, plus marked hiking, biking & equestrian trails. Filoli Historic House & Garden (19 min)
An early-20th-century country estate & botanic garden, open for docent-led tours. Shoreline Amphitheatre (15 min)
Large-scale music venue with open-air seating hosts festivals & big-name acts. Palo Alto Junior Museum and Zoo (13 min)
Free, child-oriented venue with animals like birds & turtles, plus interactive educational exhibits. Coyote Hills Regional Park (22 min)
978 acres of rolling hills for picnicking, bird-watching, biking, hiking & nature exploration. Rancho San Antonio Preserve (21 min)
Rural nature preserve features 24 miles of hiking trails, plus an education center & working farm. Hewlett Packard Garage (6 min)
Unassuming garage, known as the Birthplace of Silicon Valley, where Hewlett Packard was founded. Baylands Nature Preserve (13 min)
Vast marshland with 15 mi. of trails for walking, running & biking, plus bird-watching & kayaking. California's Great America (22 min)
Family-friendly theme park with thrill rides, water attractions, live entertainment & food options. Hoover Tower (11 min)
Landmark 285-ft. bell tower at Stanford, with an observation deck & Hoover memorabilia exhibits. Computer History Museum (14 min)
Exhibits on early computers, the growth of the Internet, industry pioneers & more. Memorial Church (11 min)
Interdenominational church with public tours featuring pipe organ, stained glass windows & mosaics. | 
