Portola Valley Holidays from NZ$2,413

This is a quaint and elegant property.

Great location, but a bit run down. They wouldnt let you borrow a corkscrew or take your coffee to your room. The ice machine was unclean.

Close to union square. Nice staff. Spacious rooms.

The hotel rooms are spacious (we stayed twice during our trip - 4 nights in a bay view room which had stunning skyline and distant bay views and 2 nights in an atrium view room which was smaller but still spacious). The bay view rooms are on the outside of the hotel so we could hear the clanking of the cable cars but this didnt keep us awake. The atrium room was very quiet. We didnt hear any noise from within the hotel in either rooms. The beds were very comfortable. The layout of the check in/reception was a bit odd - it looked like temporary work stations but the staff were very friendly and helpful. Its a short walk downhill to Union Square and places to eat but a slower walk back up! We really enjoyed the stay here and would recommend it. Its very convenient for the cable cars and China Town.

Overall a nice hotel in a safe area. My only complaint is every room has a cute window nook but super dangerous since it’s single pane glass. One side of ours was cracked with duct tape and next doors was broken. Additionally the pool heating is “pending” which I wish was disclosed before we picked it like other hotels.