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Oak Motel Palo Alto

2.0 star property

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Front of property
Outdoor pool
Standard Room, 2 Queen Beds
Interior entrance
Desk, iron/ironing board, free WiFi, bed sheets

Reviews

6.8 out of 10

Popular amenities

  • Pool
  • Parking included
  • Free Wi-Fi
  • Air-conditioning
  • Laundry room
  • Housekeeping

Explore the area

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4279 El Camino Real, Palo Alto, CA, 94306
  • Place, San Antonio Shopping Center
    ‪13 min walk‬
  • Place, San Andreas Fault Trail
    ‪4 min drive‬
  • Place, Palo Alto VA Hospital
    ‪4 min drive‬
  • Airport, San Jose, CA (SJC-Norman Y. Mineta San Jose Intl.)
    ‪15 min drive‬

Room options

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Standard Room, 1 King Bed

Standard Room, 1 King Bed

  • Sleeps 2
  • 1 King Bed

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Standard Room, 2 Queen Beds

Standard Room, 2 Queen Beds

  • Sleeps 4
  • 2 Queen Beds

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About the area

Palo Alto

With a stay at Oak Motel Palo Alto in Palo Alto, you'll be a 5-minute drive from Stanford University and 8 minutes from Shoreline Amphitheatre. .This motel is 9.8 mi (15.7 km) from Levi's Stadium and 9.7 mi (15.7 km) from San Francisco Bay.
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What's nearby

  • San Antonio Shopping Center - 13 min walk - 1.1 km
  • Rengstorff Park - 3 min drive - 2.5 km
  • DVBIC Palo Alto - 4 min drive - 2.2 km
  • San Andreas Fault Trail - 4 min drive - 1.8 km
  • Palo Alto VA Hospital - 4 min drive - 2.6 km

Getting around

  • San Antonio Station - 2 min drive
  • Whisman Station - 7 min drive
  • Norman Y. Mineta San Jose Intl. Airport (SJC) - 26 min drive

Restaurants

  • ‪Boba Bliss - ‬13 min walk
  • ‪Chili's Grill & Bar - ‬16 min walk
  • ‪Starbucks - ‬15 min walk
  • ‪Gen Korean BBQ House - ‬16 min walk
  • ‪Mendocino Farms - ‬17 min walk

About this property

Oak Motel Palo Alto

Motel in Palo Alto with free parking
Oak Motel Palo Alto offers 42 air-conditioned accommodations, which are accessible via exterior corridors and feature coffee/tea makers and irons/ironing boards. Guests can make use of the in-room refrigerators and microwaves.

Guests can surf the web using the complimentary wired and wireless Internet access. Business-friendly amenities include desks and phones. Housekeeping is offered daily and hair dryers can be requested.

Recreational amenities at the motel include an outdoor pool.
Make yourself at home in one of the 42 air-conditioned rooms featuring refrigerators and microwaves. Complimentary wired and wireless internet access is available. Bathrooms have complimentary toiletries and hair dryers. Conveniences include phones, as well as desks and coffee/tea makers.
Enjoy the recreation opportunities such as an outdoor pool or make use of other amenities including complimentary wireless internet access.
Featured amenities include complimentary wired internet access, express check-out, and a 24-hour front desk. Free self parking is available onsite.

Property amenities

Internet

  • Available in all rooms: Free WiFi and wired internet
  • Available in some public areas: Free WiFi and wired internet

Parking and transport

  • Free self parking on site
  • Limited on-site self parking
  • Wheelchair-accessible parking available

Things to do

  • Outdoor pool

Family friendly

  • In-room microwave
  • In-room refrigerator
  • Laundry facilities
  • Outdoor pool

Conveniences

  • 24-hour front desk
  • Laundry facilities

Guest services

  • Housekeeping (daily)
  • Multilingual staff

Accessibility

  • If you have requests for specific accessibility needs, please contact the property using the information on the reservation confirmation received after booking.
  • Handrails in stairways
  • Lift
  • Stair-free path to entrance
  • Well-lit path to entrance
  • Wheelchair accessible (may have limitations)
  • Wheelchair-accessible concierge desk
  • Wheelchair-accessible parking
  • Wheelchair-accessible path of travel
  • Wheelchair-accessible registration desk

More

  • 2 floors
  • Smoke-free property

Room amenities

Bedroom

  • Bedsheets provided

Bathroom

  • Free toiletries
  • Hair dryer (on request)
  • Towels provided

Entertainment

  • TV

Food and drink

  • Coffee/tea maker
  • Microwave
  • Refrigerator

More

  • Access via exterior corridors
  • Air conditioning
  • Desk
  • Iron/ironing board
  • Phone

Policies

Check-in

Check-in start time: 1 PM; Check-in end time: anytime

Check-out

Check-out before 11 AM
Contactless check-out available
Express check-out available

Special check-in instructions

An adult age 18 or older must assume all liability for the booking
Front desk staff will greet guests on arrival at the property
Information provided by the property may be translated using automated translation tools

Access methods

Staffed front desk

Pets

Pets not allowed

Children and extra beds

Children are welcome
Rollaway/extra beds are not available
Cribs (infant beds) are not available

Payment types

Important information

You need to know

Extra-person charges may apply and vary depending on property policy
Government-issued photo identification and a credit card, debit card, or cash deposit 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; cash is not accepted
Cashless transactions are available

Property is also known as

Oak Motel
Oak Motel Palo Alto
Oak Palo Alto
The Oak Motel Palo Alto Hotel Palo Alto
Oak Motel Palo Alto Motel
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Oak Motel Palo Alto Reviews

Reviews

6.8
Rating 10 - Excellent. 213 out of 1000 reviews
Rating 8 - Good. 292 out of 1000 reviews
Rating 6 - Okay. 237 out of 1000 reviews
Rating 4 - Poor. 143 out of 1000 reviews
Rating 2 - Terrible. 115 out of 1000 reviews

7.0/10

Cleanliness

7.2/10

Staff & service

6.4/10

Amenities

6.2/10

Property conditions & facilities

Reviews

4/10 Poor

Kahlil

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
good location, my room smells like previous occupant smokes tho
Stayed 1 night in Oct 2025

4/10 Poor

Tory

Business traveller
Disliked: Property conditions & facilities
Very dirty. Dried boogers on the wall. Drywall tape peeling from the ceiling. Looks nothing like the pictures on Expedia. Also woke up with a bug crawling on my arm. I will never go back.
Stayed 4 nights in Oct 2025

10/10 Excellent

Dalen

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort

Nice hotel

Stayed 1 night in Oct 2025

2/10 Terrible

Ena

Business traveller, Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities
Give the hotel more maintenance
Stayed 1 night in Oct 2025

8/10 Good

Donald, Santa Barbara

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Everything was fine. Reasonable price, clean and convenient
Stayed 3 nights in Oct 2025

4/10 Poor

Marjorie

Travelled with family
Disliked: Cleanliness, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Toilets did not work properly
Stayed 2 nights in Oct 2025

10/10 Excellent

Amos

Business traveller, Travelled with group
Liked: Amenities, property conditions & facilities
Clean room
Stayed 1 night in Oct 2025

8/10 Good

Arpita

Nice
Stayed 6 nights in Oct 2025

4/10 Poor

YiPing

Business traveller, Travelled with group
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service
Disliked: Amenities
Poor WiFi access.
Stayed 7 nights in Sep 2025

8/10 Good

Arpita

Business traveller
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service
Good
Stayed 5 nights in Sep 2025

10/10 Excellent

Deybis

Stayed 1 night in Oct 2025

8/10 Good

Patrick

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Room was clean and relatively functional. Would like to have had a microwave. Parking and ingress/egress flowed pretty well.
Stayed 2 nights in Sep 2025

10/10 Excellent

Lisa

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Good price
Stayed 3 nights in Sep 2025

10/10 Excellent

Arpita

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities
Good place to stay. Easy to commute
Stayed 4 nights in Sep 2025

8/10 Good

Edivaldo

Stayed 1 night in Sep 2025

6/10 Okay

Michael

Business traveller
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service
Disliked: Property conditions & facilities
Room 209 - Toilet is loose and needs maintenance. Clock radio is junk and needs to be replaced. Floor near bathroom is falling apart.
Stayed 2 nights in Sep 2025

10/10 Excellent

Ena

Liked: Cleanliness
Everthing was good oly the AC disnt working good
Stayed 1 night in Sep 2025

2/10 Terrible

James

Travelled with family
Disliked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Toilet was broke, sheets were dirty, electrical outlets didn’t work, always had a issue with room keys
Stayed 1 night in Sep 2025

10/10 Excellent

Rowan

Business traveller
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Great value, nice staff!
Stayed 2 nights in Sep 2025

4/10 Poor

Clifford

Liked: Staff & service
Disliked: Cleanliness, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 1 night in Sep 2025

10/10 Excellent

Ferhat

Stayed 4 nights in Aug 2025

10/10 Excellent

Zaoyuan

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Nice hotel
Stayed 2 nights in Aug 2025

8/10 Good

Josefa

Business traveller
Liked: Staff & service
Staff vary accommodating with room request (1st floor). Got what paid for. Advised receptionist regarding water around the toilet while checking out
Stayed 2 nights in Aug 2025

4/10 Poor

Marco

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service
Disliked: Property conditions & facilities
Check in was good. Hotel is very old and the floor was cracked the bathroom sink was rusted and the toilet paper holder was broken.
Stayed 2 nights in Aug 2025

10/10 Excellent

Zaoyuan

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Had a fantastic experience at Oak Motel. The staff were friendly, the room was clean and comfortable, and the location was perfect. Everything was well-maintained and made for a relaxing visit. Highly recommend!
Stayed 1 night in Jul 2025