| amenities include a 24-hour gym, a heated outdoor pool, a hot tub and a sauna, plus gardens and courtyards with fire pits. casual, warmly decorated rooms offer free wi-fi, flat-screen tvs and coffeemakers. there's also a warm bar/restaurant. breakfast (surcharge), loaner bikes and parking are available. check-in time: 3:00 pmcheck-out time: 12:00 pm. suites include separate living areas; some feature 4-poster beds, whirlpool tubs and dining tables. upgraded rooms add sitting areas, fireplaces and/or garden views. set a mile from stanford university, this elegant hotel is also a mile from the allied arts guild and 8 miles from the hiller aviation museum
San Francisco International Airport 27 min
Filoli Historic House & Garden (20 min)
An early-20th-century country estate & botanic garden, open for docent-led tours. Shoreline Lake Park (21 min)
Park with a golf course, a lake with boat rentals, walking/biking trails & a Victorian house museum. Hewlett Packard Garage (7 min)
Unassuming garage, known as the Birthplace of Silicon Valley, where Hewlett Packard was founded. Baylands Nature Preserve (14 min)
Vast marshland with 15 mi. of trails for walking, running & biking, plus bird-watching & kayaking. California's Great America (23 min)
Family-friendly theme park with thrill rides, water attractions, live entertainment & food options. Googleplex (14 min)
The global headquarters of Google, this campus encompasses offices, green space & recreation areas. Memorial Church (12 min)
Interdenominational church with public tours featuring pipe organ, stained glass windows & mosaics. Rancho San Antonio Preserve (22 min)
Rural nature preserve features 24 miles of hiking trails, plus an education center & working farm. Shoreline Amphitheatre (16 min)
Large-scale music venue with open-air seating hosts festivals & big-name acts. Palo Alto Junior Museum and Zoo (14 min)
Free, child-oriented venue with animals like birds & turtles, plus interactive educational exhibits. Iris & B. Gerald Cantor Center for Visual Arts (6 min)
Classic & contemporary art museum with an outdoor sculpture garden featuring Rodin bronzes. Computer History Museum (15 min)
Exhibits on early computers, the growth of the Internet, industry pioneers & more. Hoover Tower (12 min)
Landmark 285-ft. bell tower at Stanford, with an observation deck & Hoover memorabilia exhibits. Coyote Hills Regional Park (22 min)
978 acres of rolling hills for picnicking, bird-watching, biking, hiking & nature exploration. Pearson-Arastradero Preserve (16 min)
Dog-friendly open space with an interpretive center, plus marked hiking, biking & equestrian trails. | 
