We’ve persuaded my retired parents to spend the month of February in the Bay Area, rather than Ann Arbor, Michigan. Anyone have a recommendation for place to stay for a month? I’m thinking the timeframe means extended-stay hotel rather than very-short-term apartment, but I’m open to suggestions. Desired location is the South Peninsula, between Palo Alto and Sunnyvale.
As a fallback, the residence inn isn’t terrible.. The month rate for a suite should be $109 a night, and for a 1BR studio its $89. The advantage is they have very nice kitchens, which many less expensive hotels don’t have. There is also the “you know what you get factor.”
I hear Larkspur Landings isn’t bad either.. Last I checked they were $20-30 cheaper the residence and very nice.
If you aren’t looking for a live-in apartment, just a nice place.. I would suggest going to some of the standard mid-range hotels, as they offer pretty decent rates if you say it will be for a month and ask to speak with the manager. (I lived in the Radisson in San Mateo for a month, it was actually quite comfortable, the beds are much better in a non-live in hotel).
I used to stay at the Country Inn, in Palo Alto, when I came to the Bay Area on consulting trips from the East Coast. On El Camino, a bit north of San Antonio Rd.
Simple, but it was clean and quiet. Some rooms had kitchens.
That was several years ago, and things might’ve changed.
I’m a big fan of Dinah’s of Palo Alto, and you can sometimes negotiate their rate down to the low-100s range too.
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