Overall Ratings & Reviews Stanford Motor Inn Palo Alto

Staff was very friendly and helpful! Came back to a clean and neat room every night.

The hotel is a little run down but it served our purpose. Close to Stanford hospital for an overnight stay. Staff is very friendly.

Stayed one night for a business trip. It was older and didn't feel very clean. It was fine for a one night stay.

Great all around!

The stay was comfortable and was an easy drive to Stanford. Restaurants were easy walking distance. Its an older property, but what was nice was the interaction with the staff. Both check in and check out clerks were kind and accommodating. Nice people are my favorite people.

Staff service was exceptional. It was a cold night and I was getting in late, and Neil, the desk clerk, went to my assigned room and turned on the heater for me prior to arrival. This is my go-to hotel for this area.

Nice staff, really nice actually. It’s just old and has the window heater/AC units and they are really loud. No sheets and pillows are old. You get what you pay for but again staff was awesome

Great location. Staff were nice. But my card was charged $30 for a cup of coffee they said was complementary.

The room was clean. The staff was very nice. I would definitely stay there again.

Comfortable bed, clean bathroom, friendly staff. Neal was especially helpful - I requested an upstairs room and he went out of his way to give me and my friend a spacious upstairs room.

The Stanford Motor Inn is conveniently located near Stanford University. However, it is just a motel - and exactly what you expect a motel to be. Rooms all face a central parking area and pool, and every room has its own air conditioning unit. All windows have security latches which prevent them from opening more than a half inch. The room felt a bit dated. Our room had new-looking, white duvet covers on the beds. But the bottom (flat) sheet on the bed moved around when you slept, creating a lot of wrinkles (I don't like sleeping on rumpled sheets). Plus, the bottom sheet was just a bit too short, so my feet kept contacting the blanket that they placed under the bottom sheet (which was not a pleasant feeling). All of this could have been solved if they had just used a larger flat sheet for the bottom sheet. The bathroom was decent - the shower water pressure was good and the water got hot quickly. The room also had a microwave oven and refrigerator. The people in the office were pleasant, and they offer packaged pastries and granola bars in the morning. Overall, I'd say that this is a decent, budget motel. Don't expect too much and you won't be disappointed.

Very basic but adequate motel Bed was too soft for me

Low p[riced for a reason, but it was safe and parking was plentiful. Most rooms have larger beds but I selected the lowest rate for the room with 2 twin beds. I slept in one, and it was good enough. However, I could hear the guest snoring in the room above mine.

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I needed a place to stay when a conference hotel overbooked; Stanford Motor Inn was inexpensive and convenient. It’s definitely an older style of motel but the staff is exceptionally pleasant and friendly, and the rooms are clean and well-maintained.

Very comfortable. Quiet with friendly staff.

Do not like the creaky floor room 121.

The staff made the stay great. This is an older property, but clean. There is no elevator, which is good to know. There was coffee, microwave and mini fridge in the room.

I liked the friendly staff, the convenient location and it was very clean.

Okay this is a hotel from the '60's but is in a nice and convenient location (on bus 22 route 1.5 miles to Stanford) and close to many restaurants from Thai, French, Italian, of course Mexican and more. Walkable to California Ave where many restaurants are on a closed street. Had a good time and staff very pleasant.