Need to find a hotel room close to Stanford, help!

[thestrangebrew1]

Stepson has a 2 day football camp at Stanford in a few weeks and I'm looking for a hotel for a night for me and the wife. I've heard that Palo Alto is very sketchy outside of the university so I'm looking for options. One night, would like to be as close to the uni as possible, and I would say no more than $150. Anything fit the bill? Should I just look in Mountainview and avoid PA all together?

 

[Markbnj]

Misread as "Stamford" and came in to wish you luck. Sorry, can't help with Stanford.

 

[Slew Foot]

Palo Alto is super upscale, East Palo Alto is the hood. i cant help with hotel prices, but id imagine on the peninsula, 150/night is motel 6

 

[JDawg1536]

Creekside Inn

 

[Schmide]

Lupin Lodge

 

[maddogchen]

Crowne Plaza Palo Alto

 

[thestrangebrew1]

I'll look into some of these. Thanks!

 

[Printer Bandit]

East Palo Alto is the hood.

 

[quikah]

As previously said, Palo Alto is SUPER upscale. Don't worry about it. Drive around and see some of the shacks that go for $2m+.

Any of the major chain hotels on El Camino should be fine. There are a bunch of motels along there as well if you want cheaper. There are brand new Hilton Garden and Homewood suites near El Camino/Arastradero (McLaren dealer right there as well, so you can pick up a new ride too ).

You are going to have a hard time finding $150/night though in Palo Alto.

 

[Drako]

I've heard that Palo Alto is very sketchy outside of the university so I'm looking for options.

LOL, who told you that?

Anyway, stay west/south of 101 and you are good.

 

[thestrangebrew1]

Thanks all. Maybe they told me east of 101 was bad. I can't remember. I've never been there before, but the wife went last year when he had camp so I thought I'd go this time.

 

[mikeford]

I'd stay either someplace nice or cheap outside of the area, unless there is some unknown to me attractions worth seeing in Stanford area.

 

[AznAnarchy99]

Check out Hotel Tonight.

 

[dr150]

If you want to live it up like a playa, Four Seasons is off the 101. You can make up the cost by crossing the freeway and getting some cheap eats at IKEA.
https://www.google.com/maps/place/F...68,17z/data=!4m2!3m1!1s0x0:0x63fa5e77847dbdcc


Alternatively, if you wanna play it cheap, try AirBNB.
https://www.airbnb.com/rooms/62223?checkin=06/05/2015&checkout=06/07/2015&s=tB7O

 

[zinfamous]

Palo Alto is super upscale, East Palo Alto is the hood. i cant help with hotel prices, but id imagine on the peninsula, 150/night is motel 6

This.

OP, consider AirBnB

 

[Printer Bandit]

Check out Hotel Tonight.

Americas Best Value Inn Sky Ranch

4234 El Camino Real
Palo Alto, CA

http://www.americasbestvalueinn.com/bestv.cfm?idp=725

for about $88

 

[Imported]

Hilton just opened a couple hotels on El Camino a few miles from Stanford.

http://hiltongardeninn3.hilton.com/...ilton-garden-inn-palo-alto-PAOCRGI/index.html

http://homewoodsuites3.hilton.com/e...suites-by-hilton-palo-alto-PAOPAHW/index.html

 

[It's Not Lupus]

I checked the map. East Palo Alto should be called North Palo Alto.

 

[olds]

You know what used to be great for this? Google maps. But they forced everyone to use the new maps and fucked everything up.