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The Best Hotels for a Weekend Getaway in Palo Alto

Palo Alto, California makes for a perfect weekend getaway, and finding the right hotel can make all the difference. So, if you're looking for where to stay for a weekend in Palo Alto, you'll find our researched suggestions below. Whether you're a family looking to explore the city or a couple in need of a romantic escape, we've analyzed all of the hotels based on key criteria to help you find the perfect place to stay for a long weekend in Palo Alto. From affordable rates to luxurious accommodations, Palo Alto offers a variety of places to stay for a 2-day or 3-day trip. The hotels we recommend are equipped with amenities that will make your stay relaxing and comfortable. Plus, their convenient locations will allow you to explore all the exciting things to do and see in the area over your ultimate weekend escape. After a long day of sightseeing, you can unwind at a restaurant, enjoy the vibrant nightlife, or simply enjoy the comfort of your room. If you're traveling with family, we recommend hotels that are family-friendly and offer amenities that cater to children. For couples looking for a romantic weekend, we suggest hotels with nice surroundings, good views, and luxurious amenities. With our detailed analysis of the best hotels for a weekend in Palo Alto, you'll be sure to find the perfect place to stay for your weekend escape.

(Prices are listed in U.S. Dollars.)

The Clement Hotel - All Inclusive

5-star Hotel with prices starting at $1267 (before taxes) - See All Prices
A Great Stay for a Weekend Escape
  • High Quality: guest ratings are higher than average.
  • Outdoor pool
  • Pets allowed
  • Spa
  • Heated pool
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Located at 711 El Camino Real, The Clement Hotel - All Inclusive has great rooms from $1267 (before taxes). It offers an outdoor pool, room service, a restaurant, a fitness center, and breakfast. It has a terrific 9.70 rating out of 10 from previous guests who have stayed here. Only 1 miles from the city center, visitors will especially love laundry services, golf, a free breakfast, pet-friendly rooms, and city views at this convenient hotel. Nothing says relaxation like having room service delivered.

Weekend Trip Hotel Amenities
  • Outdoor pool
  • Room service
  • Breakfast included
  • Free breakfast
  • Pets allowed
  • Hot tub
  • Spa
  • Bicycle rental
  • Golf
More Great Amenities
  • Restaurant
  • Fitness center
  • Laundry service
  • Free parking
  • Heated pool
  • Private pool
  • Refrigerator
  • Breakfast in the room
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Westin Palo Alto

4-star Hotel with prices starting at $333 (before taxes) - See All Prices
A Nice Option for a Weekend Retreat
  • Great Value: the price is lower than average for 4-star hotels.
  • Outdoor pool
  • Pets allowed
  • Heated pool
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A great place to stay is Westin Palo Alto which has nice rooms starting at $333. Offering an outdoor pool, room service, a restaurant, a fitness center, and a bar, it also has a great guest rating of 8.50 out of 10 from many previous guests. It's located at 675 El Camino Real. This fun hotel is also nice because it offers parking, hiking, child care, laundry services, and golf which weekend visitors will enjoy. Also, it's just 1.1 miles from the city center. You'll love relaxing in the heated pool after a busy day exploring.

Weekend Trip Hotel Amenities
  • Outdoor pool
  • Room service
  • Parking
  • Pets allowed
  • Hot tub
  • Bicycle rental
  • Golf
More Great Amenities
  • Restaurant
  • Fitness center
  • Bar/Lounge
  • Hiking
  • Babysitting / Child Care
  • Laundry service
  • Family rooms
  • Heated pool
  • Coffee shop
  • Refrigerator
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Crowne Plaza Cabana Hotel

3-star Hotel with prices starting at $140 (before taxes) - See All Prices
Perfect Hotel for a 3-day trip in Palo Alto
  • Great Value: the price is lower than average for 3-star hotels.
  • Outdoor pool
  • Pets allowed
  • Spa
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We found Crowne Plaza Cabana Hotel to be a great place to stay, and the price starts at $140. We loved that is has an outdoor pool, a pool bar, room service, a restaurant, and a fitness center, and it also has a terrific guest rating of 8.30 out of 10 from previous guests. It's located at 4290 El Camino Real. You'll also find a bar, hiking, child care, laundry services, and golf which weekend travelers will love. And this comfortable hotel is just 2.8 miles from the center of town. The pool here was very nice, relaxing, and fun. It's a great value, too, because it's less than the average price for weekend trip hotels.

Weekend Trip Hotel Amenities
  • Outdoor pool
  • Room service
  • Pets allowed
  • Spa
  • Horse riding
  • Bicycle rental
  • Golf
More Great Amenities
  • Pool bar
  • Restaurant
  • Fitness center
  • Bar/Lounge
  • Hiking
  • Babysitting / Child Care
  • Laundry service
  • Free parking
  • Refrigerator
  • Breakfast in the room
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Berbeda Place

3-star Hotel with prices starting at $181 (before taxes) - See All Prices
A Great Stay for a Weekend Trip to Palo Alto
  • Great Value: the price is lower than average for 3-star hotels.
  • High Quality: guest ratings are higher than average.
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With terrific rooms from $181, Berbeda Place, at 3339 El Camino Real provides a casino, hiking, laundry services, golf, and free parking. Its terrific guest rating is 9.99 out of 10 from previous guests staying here. Travelers will really like this relaxing hotel which also offers horse riding, bicycle rental, air-conditioning, a 24-hour desk, and a microwave. It's located just 1.5 miles from the city center, too. It's a great value, as the price is less than the average for weekend trip hotels.

Weekend Trip Hotel Amenities
  • Horse riding
  • Bicycle rental
  • Golf
More Great Amenities
  • Casino
  • Hiking
  • Laundry service
  • Free parking
  • Microwave
  • Refrigerator
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Sheraton Palo Alto Hotel

3-star Hotel with prices starting at $248 (before taxes) - See All Prices
A Great Hotel for the Ultimate 3 Days in Palo Alto
  • Great Value: the price is lower than average for weekend trip hotels.
  • Outdoor pool
  • Pets allowed
  • Heated pool
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Sheraton Palo Alto Hotel has a great guest rating of 8.20 out of 10, and offers an outdoor pool, a pool bar, room service, a restaurant, and a fitness center. The great rooms here start at $248 before taxes and depending on the season. It can be found at 625 El Camino Real. Furthermore, it also offers a bar, parking, hiking, rooms with kitchens, and rooms with kitchenettes, which is nice for visitors. Just 1.1 miles from the city center, this terrific hotel is a terrific choice. Having the delicious restaurant in the hotel is an added bonus. We found the price of this hotel to be a great value because the price is less than average for weekend trip hotels.

Weekend Trip Hotel Amenities
  • Outdoor pool
  • Room service
  • Parking
  • Kitchen
  • Pets allowed
  • Bicycle rental
  • Golf
More Great Amenities
  • Pool bar
  • Restaurant
  • Fitness center
  • Bar/Lounge
  • Hiking
  • Kitchenette
  • Laundry service
  • Heated pool
  • Coffee shop
  • Microwave
  • Refrigerator
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Garden Court Hotel

4-star Hotel with prices starting at $416 (before taxes) - See All Prices
Perfect for 2 Days in Palo Alto
  • High Quality: guest ratings are higher than average.
  • Family-Friendly
  • Pets allowed
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The great guest rating of Garden Court Hotel is 9.00 out of 10. This place has room service, a restaurant, a fitness center, a bar, and parking. Prices for the terrific rooms are from $416, and it's located at 520 Cowper Street. We also love the laundry services, golf, pet-friendly rooms, city views, and laundry facilities which are great for weekend visitors. And since it's just 1 miles from the center of the town, the location is great, too.

Weekend Trip Hotel Amenities
  • Room service
  • Parking
  • Pets allowed
  • Airport shuttle
  • Family-Friendly
  • Golf
More Great Amenities
  • Restaurant
  • Fitness center
  • Bar/Lounge
  • Laundry service
  • Coffee shop
  • Refrigerator
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Cardinal Hotel Palo Alto

3-star Hotel with prices starting at $230 (before taxes) - See All Prices
A Great Weekend Getaway Hotel
  • Great Value: the price is lower than average for weekend trip hotels.
  • High Quality: guest ratings are higher than average.
  • Family-Friendly
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A cool place is Cardinal Hotel Palo Alto because it has great rooms that start at $230. It has room service, a restaurant, parking, laundry services, and golf, it also earned a great guest rating of 8.90 out of 10 from people who have stayed here before. It's found at 235 Hamilton Avenue. Only 1 miles from the city center, weekend travelers will especially love city views, laundry facilities, bicycle rental, a 24-hour desk, and elevators to the upper floors at this fun hotel. It's also less than the average price for weekend trip hotels, so it's a great value.

Weekend Trip Hotel Amenities
  • Room service
  • Parking
  • Bicycle rental
  • Family-Friendly
  • Golf
More Great Amenities
  • Restaurant
  • Laundry service
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The Creekside Inn

3-star Hotel with prices starting at $150 (before taxes) - See All Prices
A Terrific Hotel for a Long Weekend in Palo Alto
  • Great Value: the price is lower than average for 3-star hotels.
  • High Quality: guest ratings are higher than average.
  • Family-Friendly
  • Outdoor pool
  • Heated pool
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The Creekside Inn offers an outdoor pool, room service, a restaurant, a fitness center, and a bar which we really like. The terrific rooms here start at $150 (before taxes). It's located at 3400 El Camino Real and has earned a guest rating of 8.80/10. This comfortable hotel is also nice because it offers parking, laundry services, laundry facilities, bicycle rental, and a heated pool which travelers will enjoy. Also, it's just 1.6 miles from the city center. It's a great value, too, because it's less than the average price for weekend trip hotels.

Weekend Trip Hotel Amenities
  • Outdoor pool
  • Room service
  • Parking
  • Bicycle rental
  • Family-Friendly
  • Golf
More Great Amenities
  • Restaurant
  • Fitness center
  • Bar/Lounge
  • Laundry service
  • Heated pool
  • Microwave
  • Refrigerator
  • Saltwater pool
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Hilton Garden Inn Palo Alto

3-star Hotel with prices starting at $205 (before taxes) - See All Prices
A Great Stay for a Weekend Escape
  • Great Value: the price is lower than average for weekend trip hotels.
  • Pets allowed
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Located at 4216 El Camino Real, Hilton Garden Inn Palo Alto has great rooms from $205 (before taxes). It offers room service, a restaurant, a fitness center, a bar, and parking. It has a terrific 8.50 rating out of 10 from previous guests who have stayed here. You'll also find laundry services, pet-friendly rooms, city views, an indoor pool, and laundry facilities which visitors will love. And this relaxing hotel is just 2.5 miles from the center of town. The indoor pool here is terrific, and makes for a great place to relax and have fun no matter what the weather is like. It's a great value, as the price is less than the average for weekend trip hotels.

Weekend Trip Hotel Amenities
  • Room service
  • Parking
  • Pets allowed
  • Indoor pool
  • Bicycle rental
  • Golf
More Great Amenities
  • Restaurant
  • Fitness center
  • Bar/Lounge
  • Laundry service
  • Family rooms
  • Microwave
  • Refrigerator
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Dinah's Garden Hotel

3-star Hotel with prices starting at $174 (before taxes) - See All Prices
A Nice Option for a Weekend Retreat
  • Great Value: the price is lower than average for 3-star hotels.
  • High Quality: guest ratings are higher than average.
  • Family-Friendly
  • Outdoor pool
  • Pets allowed
  • Heated pool
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A great place to stay is Dinah's Garden Hotel which has nice rooms starting at $174. Offering an outdoor pool, room service, a restaurant, a bar, and rooms with kitchens, it also has a great guest rating of 9.10 out of 10 from many previous guests. It's located at 4261 El Camino Real. Weekend visitors will really like this terrific hotel which also offers rooms with kitchenettes, laundry services, pet-friendly rooms, a hot tub, and free parking. It's located just 2.7 miles from the city center, too. We love relaxing in a hot tub after a long day, and the one here is really nice. We found the price of this hotel to be a great value because the price is less than average for weekend trip hotels.

Weekend Trip Hotel Amenities
  • Outdoor pool
  • Room service
  • Kitchen
  • Pets allowed
  • Hot tub
  • Family-Friendly
  • Golf
More Great Amenities
  • Restaurant
  • Bar/Lounge
  • Kitchenette
  • Laundry service
  • Free parking
  • Family rooms
  • Heated pool
  • Microwave
  • Refrigerator
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Also, take a look at the Weekend Trip hotels in nearby destinations: San Francisco, San Jose, Sunnyvale, and Oakland.

For more terrific hotel ideas in Palo Alto, make sure you also see Best Family-Friendly Hotels in Palo Alto, Best Pet-Friendly Hotels in Palo Alto, Best Hotels for First Time Visitors in Palo Alto, Best Hotels for One Week in Palo Alto, Best Hotels for One Night in Palo Alto, or Best Business Hotels in Palo Alto.


How much do hotels for a weekend visit cost in Palo Alto?

Palo Alto Average Weekend Trip Hotel Price
$325

After analyzing 14 weekend trip hotels in Palo Alto, California, we found the average weekend trip hotel price to be a remarkably economical $325. Naturally, this destination has many fantastic weekend trip accommodation options with a variety of prices. The price will vary by the hotel's amenities, available dates, and the general location. If you're interested in more information about hotels here, see our guide to hotel prices in Palo Alto.

The average prices of our suggested weekend trip hotels by star rating:

  • 5-star hotels: $969
  • 4-star hotels: $375
  • 3-star hotels: $186


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