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Creekside Inn

3.5 star property

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Suite, 1 King Bed | Private kitchen
Property grounds
Property entrance

Reviews

9.0 out of 10
Wonderful

Popular amenities

  • Breakfast included
  • Housekeeping
  • Laundry
  • 24/7 front desk

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3400 El Camino Real, Palo Alto, CA, 94306
  • Stanford University
    ‪3 min drive‬
  • Stanford Stadium
    ‪5 min drive‬
  • Stanford University Medical Center
    ‪7 min drive‬
  • San Jose, CA (SJC-Norman Y. Mineta San Jose Intl.)
    ‪19 min drive‬

Room options

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Down duvets, in-room safe, laptop workspace, blackout curtains

Superior Room, 2 Queen Beds

9.4 out of 10
Exceptional
(8 reviews)
  • 33 sq m
  • Sleeps 4
  • 2 Queen Beds

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Down duvets, in-room safe, laptop workspace, blackout curtains

Standard Room, 1 King Bed, Patio, Pool View

8.6 out of 10
Excellent
(19 reviews)
  • 26 sq m
  • Sleeps 2
  • 1 King Bed

View all photos for Standard Room, 1 Queen Bed, Patio, Tower

Down duvets, in-room safe, laptop workspace, blackout curtains

Standard Room, 1 Queen Bed, Patio, Tower

8.8 out of 10
Excellent
(66 reviews)
  • 26 sq m
  • Sleeps 2
  • 1 Queen Bed

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Room, 1 Double Bed, Accessible | Bathroom

Room, 1 Double Bed, Accessible

  • 20 sq m
  • Sleeps 3
  • 1 Double Bed

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Down duvets, in-room safe, laptop workspace, blackout curtains

Standard Room, 1 Queen Bed

8.4 out of 10
Very good
(18 reviews)
  • 26 sq m
  • Sleeps 2
  • 1 Queen Bed

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Down duvets, in-room safe, laptop workspace, blackout curtains

Room, 2 Queen Beds, Accessible

9.0 out of 10
Wonderful
(2 reviews)
  • 23 sq m
  • Sleeps 4
  • 2 Queen Beds

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Down duvets, in-room safe, laptop workspace, blackout curtains

Room, 1 King Bed, Accessible

10.0 out of 10
Exceptional
(2 reviews)
  • 23 sq m
  • Sleeps 3
  • 1 King Bed

View all photos for Superior Room, 1 King Bed

Down duvets, in-room safe, laptop workspace, blackout curtains

Superior Room, 1 King Bed

9.6 out of 10
Exceptional
(15 reviews)
  • 33 sq m
  • Sleeps 2
  • 1 King Bed

View all photos for Basic Room, 2 Queen Beds

Down duvets, in-room safe, laptop workspace, blackout curtains

Basic Room, 2 Queen Beds

8.4 out of 10
Very good
(28 reviews)
  • 26 sq m
  • Sleeps 4
  • 2 Queen Beds

View all photos for Basic Room, 1 King Bed, Patio

Down duvets, in-room safe, laptop workspace, blackout curtains

Basic Room, 1 King Bed, Patio

9.2 out of 10
Wonderful
(43 reviews)
  • 26 sq m
  • Sleeps 2
  • 1 King Bed

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Suite, 1 King Bed

Suite, 1 King Bed

8.0 out of 10
Very good
(1 review)
  • 46 sq m
  • Sleeps 5
  • 1 King Bed

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Down duvets, in-room safe, laptop workspace, blackout curtains

Basic Room, Multiple Beds

8.6 out of 10
Excellent
(21 reviews)
  • 43 sq m
  • 1 bedroom
  • Sleeps 5
  • 3 Double Beds

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Standard Suite, 1 King Bed

Standard Suite, 1 King Bed

9.6 out of 10
Exceptional
(7 reviews)
  • 40 sq m
  • 1 bedroom
  • Sleeps 4
  • 1 King Bed

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About the area

Palo Alto

With a stay at Creekside Inn in Palo Alto (Barron Park), you'll be a 4-minute drive from Stanford University and 8 minutes from Stanford University Medical Center. .This hotel is 8.1 mi (13 km) from San Francisco Bay and 10.5 mi (16.8 km) from Levi's Stadium.

What's nearby

  • Stanford University - 3 min drive - 2.5 km
  • Palo Alto VA Hospital - 4 min drive - 1.8 km
  • Stanford Stadium - 5 min drive - 3.6 km
  • Stanford Shopping Center - 6 min drive - 4.6 km
  • Stanford University Medical Center - 7 min drive - 5.0 km

Getting around

  • Whisman Station - 9 min drive
  • California Ave Station - 20 min walk
  • Norman Y. Mineta San Jose Intl. Airport (SJC) - 20 min drive

Restaurants

  • ‪Chipotle Mexican Grill - ‬11 min walk
  • ‪Starbucks - ‬5 min walk
  • ‪State of Mind Slice House - ‬5 min walk
  • ‪Hong Kong Restaurant - ‬3 min walk
  • ‪Show De Carnes - ‬1 min walk

About this property

Creekside Inn

Hotel with free breakfast, near Stanford University
Creekside Inn offers 136 accommodations with laptop-compatible safes and coffee/tea makers. Beds feature down comforters. 32-inch flat-screen televisions come with cable channels.

Bathrooms include shower/tub combinations with rainfall showerheads, bathrobes, complimentary toiletries, and hair dryers. This Palo Alto hotel provides complimentary wireless Internet access, with a speed of 100+ Mbps (good for 1–2 people or up to 6 devices). Additionally, rooms include irons/ironing boards and blackout drapes/curtains. Change of towels and change of bedsheets can be requested. Housekeeping is provided daily.

Recreational amenities at the hotel include an outdoor pool and a 24-hour fitness center.

The recreational activities listed below are available either on site or nearby; fees may apply.

Make yourself at home in one of the 136 guestrooms featuring microwaves and flat-screen televisions. Complimentary wireless internet access keeps you connected, and cable programming is available for your entertainment. Private bathrooms with shower/tub combinations feature rainfall showerheads and complimentary toiletries. Conveniences include laptop-compatible safes and coffee/tea makers, and housekeeping is provided daily.
Don't miss out on recreational opportunities including an outdoor pool and a 24-hour fitness center. This hotel also features complimentary wireless internet access, concierge services, and a picnic area.
Satisfy your appetite at the hotel's coffee shop/cafe, or stop in at the snack bar/deli. A complimentary continental breakfast is served daily from 7:00 AM to 9:30 AM.
Featured amenities include a business center, a 24-hour front desk, and multilingual staff. Event facilities at this hotel consist of conference space and meeting rooms.
A complimentary continental breakfast is served each morning between 7:00 AM and 9:30 AM.

Property amenities

Internet

  • Available in all rooms: Free WiFi
  • In-room WiFi speed: 100+ Mbps (good for 1–2 people or up to 6 devices)
  • Available in some public areas: Free WiFi

Parking and transport

  • Electric car charging station on site
  • Wheelchair-accessible parking available

Food and drink

  • Free continental breakfast available daily 7:00 AM to 9:30 AM
  • A coffee shop/cafe
  • Snack bar/deli

Things to do

  • 24-hour gym
  • Outdoor pool

Family friendly

  • In-room microwave
  • Laundry facilities
  • Mini-fridge
  • Outdoor pool
  • Snack bar/deli

Conveniences

  • 24-hour front desk
  • Laundry facilities
  • Luggage storage
  • Safe at front desk

Guest services

  • Change of bedsheets (on request)
  • Change of towels on request
  • Concierge services
  • Housekeeping (daily)
  • Multilingual staff
  • Proposal/romance packages

Business services

  • Business centre
  • Conference space
  • Meeting rooms

Outdoors

  • Garden
  • Picnic area
  • Terrace

Accessibility

  • If you have requests for specific accessibility needs, please contact the property using the information on the reservation confirmation received after booking.
  • Assistive listening devices
  • Braille/raised signage
  • Lift
  • Pool access ramp on site
  • Pool hoist on site
  • Stair-free path to entrance
  • Visual alarms in hallways
  • Well-lit path to entrance
  • Wheelchair accessible (may have limitations)
  • Wheelchair-accessible concierge desk
  • Wheelchair-accessible parking
  • Wheelchair-accessible path of travel
  • Wheelchair-accessible path to lift
  • Wheelchair-accessible pool
  • Wheelchair-accessible registration desk
  • Wheelchair-accessible restaurant

More

  • 5 floors
  • Ballroom
  • Smoke-free property

Room amenities

Bedroom

  • Bedsheets provided
  • Blackout drapes
  • Down comforter

Bathroom

  • Dressing gowns
  • Free toiletries
  • Hair dryer
  • Private bathroom
  • Rainfall showerhead
  • Shower/bathtub combination
  • Toothbrush and toothpaste (on request)
  • Towels provided

Entertainment

  • 32-inch flat-screen TV with cable channels

Food and drink

  • Coffee/tea maker
  • Microwave
  • Mini-fridge

More

  • Air conditioning (climate-controlled)
  • Free local calls
  • Heating (climate-controlled)
  • Iron/ironing board
  • Laptop workspace
  • Laptop-compatible safe
  • Window screens

Policies

Check-in

Check-in start time: 3 PM; Check-in end time: anytime
Contactless check-in available
Minimum check-in age: 18

Check-out

Check-out before 11:00 AM
Contactless check-out available

Special check-in instructions

Front desk staff will greet guests on arrival at the property

Access methods

Staffed front desk

Pets

Pets not allowed (service animals are welcome, and are exempt from fees)

Children and extra beds

Children are welcome

Payment types

Important information

Fees

You'll be asked to pay the following charges at the property. Fees may include applicable taxes:

  • Deposit: USD 75 per accommodation, per stay
  • Resort fee: USD 17.50 per accommodation, per night
The resort fee includes:
  • Fitness center access
  • Health club access
  • Parking
  • Pool access

We have included all charges provided to us by the property.

You need to know

Extra-person charges may apply and vary depending on property policy
Government-issued photo identification and a credit card may be required at check-in for incidental charges
Special requests are subject to availability upon check-in and may incur additional charges; special requests cannot be guaranteed
This property accepts credit cards and cash
Safety features at this property include a carbon monoxide detector, a fire extinguisher, a smoke detector, and a security system

We should mention

Construction is underway at a neighboring building and there may be noise disturbance from the construction work
A car is not required for transportation to and from this property

Property is also known as

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Reviews

Creekside Inn Reviews

9.0

Wonderful

9.4/10

Cleanliness

9.0/10

Staff & service

8.6/10

Amenities

9.0/10

Property conditions & facilities

9.0/10

Eco-friendliness
Rating 10 - Excellent. 1014 out of 1562 reviews
Rating 8 - Good. 352 out of 1562 reviews
Rating 6 - Okay. 116 out of 1562 reviews
Rating 4 - Poor. 43 out of 1562 reviews
Rating 2 - Terrible. 37 out of 1562 reviews

Reviews

10/10 Excellent

Ismael

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
I have no complaints at all
Stayed 1 night in Jun 2025

10/10 Excellent

Heather

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Always great to stay at the Creekside Hotel!
Stayed 3 nights in Jun 2025

10/10 Excellent

Hanna

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, amenities, property conditions & facilities
The property is beautiful! Check in and out were easy. I appreciate the automated text for needs/questions. The beds were very comfortable, like clouds. The continental breakfast was lacking, only pastries seemed to be available.
Stayed 3 nights in Jun 2025

10/10 Excellent

Maria

Stayed 1 night in Jun 2025

8/10 Good

Colette

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Very clean and friendly staff
Stayed 4 nights in Jun 2025

8/10 Good

Cecilia

Travelled with family, Business traveller
Liked: Amenities
Close to Stanford, about 8min away. I gave it a 4star because there wasn’t many restaurants close by. There’s a market on the property but was closed for our entire stay, Sun - Tues. That was a bummer, we needed to buy snacks and drinks for my son’s football camps. Ended up going to a small gas station that was out of the way. There’s not much around, the description is not correct about being close to shops or restaurants.
Stayed 2 nights in Jun 2025

6/10 Okay

Sarah

Travelled with family
Disliked: Amenities
Booked this to attend Stanford graduation. Thought that being this close to the campus would help minimize drive times to events etc.. Unfortunately, the traffic lights on El Camino Real are so poorly synced that it took three times as long to get places as it should have. Nothing special about this hotel. Turns out proximity was of no benefit as well.
Stayed 2 nights in Jun 2025

8/10 Good

Michael

Liked: Cleanliness
Stayed 2 nights in Jun 2025

10/10 Excellent

ROSE

Liked: Cleanliness
Stayed 4 nights in Jun 2025

10/10 Excellent

ROSE

Liked: Cleanliness, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Stayed 1 night in Jun 2025

6/10 Okay

John

Liked: Cleanliness
I’ve stayed here several times because of its proximity to Stanford. It’s a decent place but nothing special. I was a bit surprised when they charged me an additional $17 “amenities fee” this time to cover things like breakfast, parking, the pool, etc.
Stayed 1 night in Jun 2025

10/10 Excellent

richard

Stayed 1 night in May 2025

6/10 Okay

Mustafa

Stayed 2 nights in Jun 2025

10/10 Excellent

Carolyn, Turlock

Liked: Amenities, property conditions & facilities
Beautiful grounds…you forget you are right off a main arterial.
Stayed 1 night in Jun 2025

6/10 Okay

Katherine

Stayed 1 night in Jun 2025

8/10 Good

Dolores

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Stayed 1 night in Jun 2025

10/10 Excellent

Janyce

Business traveller
Liked: Cleanliness, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Cost effective, nice people, a nice woodsy setting, clean, comfortable rooms. Excellent.
Stayed 2 nights in Jun 2025

10/10 Excellent

Patricia

Business traveller, Travelled with partner
We’ll be back in a couple weeks, lovely, deli/groceries on property, walking distance to restaurants
Stayed 1 night in Jun 2025

10/10 Excellent

Joshua

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 1 night in May 2025

8/10 Good

Krystal

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness
Hotel was nice, although we chose it based on photos with the beautiful little creek and the creek was dry.. room itself felt a bit outdated but clean. Not much to do in the surrounding areas if you are there for leisure, but we needed a place to stay for a show near by. Very quiet, parking was easy, there is a deli on site.. breakfast and coffee in the lobby. Did enjoy the lovely little patio/balcony where I had my morning coffee, bet it’s lovely when the creek has water. Didn’t have much time to explore more of the property, so did not see the pool .. but would love to have a chance to come back and see the hotel as shown.
Stayed 2 nights in May 2025

8/10 Good

Dana

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
It was a quiet, convenient location to Stanford University
Stayed 2 nights in Jun 2025

10/10 Excellent

jasen

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 1 night in Jun 2025

10/10 Excellent

carlisele

Travelled with group
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Cleanliness
Stayed 1 night in Jun 2025

8/10 Good

Duane B

Liked: Cleanliness, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
My wife and I really like Creekside Inn. The bed is very comfortable. I our second time staying in this hotel.The clerk was friendly and recognized us from the previous time, as well as one of the maintenance employees.
Stayed 1 night in May 2025

10/10 Excellent

Evelyn

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
As a solo female traveler, feeling safe is always important, and this hotel exceeded my expectations. Not only was it safe, but the staff was nice, the property was beautiful and my room was clean and spacious. Bathroom was a good size, microwave and fridge were clean, and the balcony had a pretty view. Lots of greenery with water stations too. I would definitely stay here again. And as someone who went to the Coldplay show at Stanford stadium, I was able to hop on the bus and get dropped off about a block or less away from the hotel. The deli market on the property is adorable too with the best chai latte. Definitely staying here again.
Stayed 1 night in Jun 2025