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The Westin Palo Alto
Palo Alto, California, United States · Westin · Near Luxury
Built at the crest of the dot-com boom, this 184-room Westin was the first full-service hotel constructed from scratch in Palo Alto since the mid-1980s. Its five connected buildings turn inward around five landscaped courtyards, with tile roofs, wrought-iron balconies, shutters, and trellises modeled on garden hotels in southern France and Italy. Stanford sits across El Camino Real, while the pool and courtyard terraces make the address feel less corporate than its Silicon Valley purpose.
- 184 rooms
- Opened 2000
- Neighborhood: University South
- Rooms from 390 sq ft (36 m²)
About The Westin Palo Alto
- The building began as a planned expansion of the neighboring Sheraton, then received its own Westin flag while construction was underway in 1999.
- Every original guestroom and suite was designed to overlook one of five intimate courtyards rather than a conventional hotel corridor landscape.
- A 2000 San Francisco Chronicle profile called it Palo Alto's first traditional high-service hotel built from scratch since the mid-1980s.
History
The Westin was under construction in 1999 and opened in 2000, after plans to make it an expansion of the adjacent Sheraton changed during construction. The new house opened under its own Westin flag with 184 rooms arranged around five courtyards.
The setting
At 675 El Camino Real in University South, the hotel faces the Stanford campus and sits near Palo Alto Caltrain and the shops and restaurants of University Avenue.
Amenities
- Outdoor swimming pool
- Non-smoking rooms
- Fitness center
- Restaurant
- Family rooms
- Room service
- Facilities for disabled guests
- Tea/Coffee maker
- Bar
Awards
- AAA Four Diamond (2026)
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