Hotel CaliforniavsCowper Inn
Hotel California and Cowper Inn are both praised by professional reviewers writing for major publications. Overall, Hotel California scores slightly better than Cowper Inn. Hotel California comes in at #17 in San Jose with accolades from 2 reviewers like Lonely Planet, Rough Guide.
Hotel California
2431 Ash Street, Palo Alto, CA 94306
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- Free Internet
- Shuttle Bus
- Restaurant
- Air Conditioning
Rough Guide
"Conveniently placed and with a free shuttle to campus, this friendly hotel has twenty compact but nicely furnished rooms. And yes, the website opens with “Welcome to….”"
Lonely Planet
"Alas, no pink champagne on ice, but it does provide frosted tequila shots upon check-in and wine and cheese nightly." Full review
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This bay-windowed, vintage-1920s hotel has small rooms with laminate floors and sometimes-thin walls but also cheery yellow paint jobs, fluffy beds and double-pane windows that (generally) block street noise (request a quiet room).
Cowper Inn
705 Cowper St, Palo Alto, CA 94301
From $0/night
- Free Internet
- Room Service
- Free Breakfast
- Shuttle Bus
- Free Parking
- Kitchenette
Rough Guide
"Restored Victorian house with attractive rooms close to University Ave. The cheaper rooms have shared bathrooms."