Stanford Area Information (original) (raw)

Stanford Web Sites

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(189 (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)
• Stanford Terrace Inn, 531 Stanford Avenue, 94306, (650) 857-0333, $139 (Stanford Rate) (Across campus from CLSI)
• 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 byCarolyn Talcott _clt@cs.stanford.edu_30 September 1998.