The Stanford web site
especially
the visitor page
has lots of good information including searchable maps and a list of hotels
organized by distance from the campus.
Travel
There are two airports, San Francisco and San Jose, about equ-distant
from Stanford. Both airports have door-to-door shuttle services.
Just go outside on the departures level, cross to the island, and look
for signs. Usually there is a dispatcher somewhere near-by that will
get you on a shuttle going the right place. Figure $20-30 one way.
Some Stanford Area Accomodations
Disclaimer.
The prices have probably changed, but they give you an
idea of the relative expense.
The Victorian on Lytton,
555 Lytton Avenue,
Palo Alto, CA 94301,
(650) 322-8555,
$119 (Downtown, Bed and Breakfast)
Cowper Inn,
705 Cowper Street,
Palo Alto, CA 94301,
(650) 327-4475,
$110 (Downtown, ask for a private bath)
Sheraton (formerly Holiday Inn),
625 El Camino Real,
Palo Alto, CA 94301,
(650) 328-2800,
$189 ($30 Stanford discount) (Downtown)
The Cardinal Hotel,
235 Hamilton Avenue,
Palo Alto, CA 94301,
(650) 323-5101,
$85 (Stanford rate), (Downtown)
Hotel California,
2431 Ash Street,
Palo Alto, CA 94306,
(650) 322-7666, $59 (Stanford rate)
Best Western Riviera,
15 El Camino, Palo Alto 94025, (650) 321-8772, $129 (Stanford Rate)
(Across Stanford Shopping Center from CSLI)
Mermaid Inn,
727 El Camino Real
Menlo Park, CA,
(650) 323-9481,
$??? (near SRI, car/bike advised, bus travel possible)
Hotels tagged `Downtown' are walking distance of each other and to
campus. The Cowper Inn and Victorian are nice
B&B style houses. The cheapest downtown Hotel is the Cardinal; many of our
visitors stay there and say it's ok. Its also the closest to campus.
Hotel California is small and pleasant. You need a car, bicycle, or bus [the
Stanford Marguerite Shuttle goes to the CalTran station near by. See
the Stanford Transportation Info].
Last updated by
Carolyn Talcottclt@cs.stanford.edu
30 September 1998.