The Clarion in Millbrae is one of the closest hotels to San Francisco International Airport, just 1.6 miles from the terminal buildings - served by complimentary shuttle. The nearest BART (Bay Area Rapid Transit) station is an easy walk south (0.6 miles) along Millbrae Avenue. With 435 rooms & suites, 6 floors and several acres of tree-lined gardens, the hotel is a substantial property, and has a good location between Highway 101 and San Francisco Bay. Full service amenities include an atrium lobby, a restaurant/bar, outdoor pool, hot tub, gift shop and exercise room.

Although Best Western El Rancho Inn & Suites has a motel-style design with exterior corridors and (mostly) 2 floor accommodation blocks, the building is enhanced by Spanish mission-style architecture, palms in the central courtyard and a line of larger trees to one side. It occupies an extensive site with 306 rooms, plenty of parking, a bar & restaurant, outdoor pool, sun deck and hot tub. Complimentary local shuttle is offered to San Francisco Airport (a 3 mile drive away) and the nearest BART station. The hotel is part of a long line of shops, restaurants and other lodging along El Camino Real (CA 82), a little way north of the center of Millbrae.

The westernmost of the two Comfort Inn San Francisco airport hotels is located along the main road through Millbrae (El Camino Real; Highway 82) near Green Hills Park & Country Club, adjacent to two restaurants and within walking distance of many more. The inn is an older, exterior corridor building but with comfortable, recently renovated rooms, half of which look out over an enclosed central courtyard with outdoor heated pool. The main services are free continental breakfast, free airport shuttle, a sauna, hot tub, newsstand and guest laundry.

Another of the hotels along El Camino Real in Millbrae, close to San Francisco International Airport, the Quality Suites offers 85 clean, comfortable rooms, in a handsome, 3 floor building near to many restaurants & shops. Also close by (0.3 miles) is the Millbrae BART station, putting all central San Francisco attractions within easy reach. Basic free continental breakfast is served, while the other main amenities are an outdoor pool, hot tub, fitness center, newsstand and free airport shuttle.