Mountain View Hotels

Near the center of Mountain View at the junction of highways 82 (El Camino Real) and 237, the Holiday Inn Express is a small, 2 floor, motel-style building in two sections, with an outdoor pool at one side. Although not particularly new, the rooms are very large & clean, and the hotel provides a quiet night's sleep despite the nearby main road. Many of the local Silicon Valley company offices are with range of the complimentary 8 mile local area shuttle, covering such places as Santa Clara, Cupertino, Los Altos and Palo Alto.

As with most hotels in Mountain View, the Best Western lies along the main road through town (El Camino Real) - 2 blocks east of the San Antonio Shopping Center and 2 miles south of Highway 101. This is quite an old, 3 floor building though partly renovated in 2007, and features an outdoor pool, hot tub, steam room, exercise room and free hot continental breakfast. There are plenty of restaurants nearby - closest is an Indian right next door.

Longer stay visitors to Mountain View, Palo Alto and Sunnyvale are well catered for by the Residence Inn at 1854 W El Camino Real, which offers 112 suites spread over several two floor apartment blocks in a garden setting, ringed by plenty of trees and flowers. All the rooms have a fully equipped kitchen, separate living space with a pull-out sofa bed, and a large work area; the main hotel amenities are free hot breakfast, free evening reception, heated outdoor pool, hot tub and fitness center.

At 1561 W El Camino Real, the Comfort Inn is towards the west side of Mountain View, close to many Silicon Valley corporate locations such as Microsoft, Google, NASA, Siemens and Hewlett Packard. The 40 rooms are on the small side but perfectly adequate, and the hotel has quite a pleasant, quiet location partly shaded by trees. All the expected amenities are provided, including free continental breakfast, an outdoor pool, hot tub, business center and a microwave/refrigerator in each room.

The Quality Inn Mountain View hotel is on the north side of town alongside US 101 one block east of the junction with Highway 85, at the edge of an extensive business/technology area bordering the Moffett Federal Air Field. Sunnyvale, Palo Alto and Santa Clara are a short drive away, as are dozens of Silicon Valley company headquarters. The hotel provides comfortable lodging at reasonable rates, has good staff, and serves above average free continental breakfast. All rooms are equipped with a microwave and a refrigerator.