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The Clement Palo Alto
Palo Alto, California, United States · Independent · High Luxury
Clement Chen III was a Stanford undergraduate in 1973 when he helped his father open a Holiday Inn on El Camino Real, now the Sheraton Palo Alto, and the Clement is his third hotel on that stretch, after the Sheraton and the Westin. It opened in 2015 on the site of the old Palo Alto Pet Hospital with about two dozen rooms, mostly 650-square-foot one-bedroom suites, and a rooftop pool.
- 24 rooms
- Opened 2015
- Neighborhood: University South
About The Clement Palo Alto
- Developer Clement Chen III helped his father open the Holiday Inn that is now the Sheraton Palo Alto in 1973, while still a Stanford undergraduate.
- The hotel stands at 711 El Camino Real on the former site of the Palo Alto Pet Hospital.
- Nearly all of its rooms are 650-square-foot one-bedroom suites, and a rooftop pool tops the four-story building.
- It is the third of Chen's hotels in a row along El Camino Real, next to the Sheraton and the Westin.
Amenities
- Pool
- Hot tub
- Fitness center
- Tennis
- Pet-friendly
Awards
- Forbes Travel Guide Recommended (2026)
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