A beautiful new Holiday Inn hotel in San Mateo opens late fall 2009 along Bayshore Blvd, right next to US 101 which leads to SFO international airport 6 miles north. In the other direction, the freeway provides quick travel to Silicon Valley and San Jose (30 miles). The surroundings are largely residential but the hotel is a short walk from Coyote Point on San Francisco Bay, which has beaches, picnic areas, trails and a marina. The Holiday Inn offers 110 rooms including several sizes of suite, and a full service restaurant (room service available); other facilities include a pool, sauna, whirlpool, fitness center, business center and 2,500 sq ft of meeting/event space.

Despite its location along busy highway US 101 in the middle of the San Mateo suburbs, the full service Marriott hotel has a relaxing, resort-style setting, with courtyards, gardens, tropical plants and plenty of space - the 477 rooms & suites are contained within several low rise buildings, surrounded by grounds that cover 11 acres. The property is convenient both for San Francisco Airport (7 miles north, served by free shuttle), Silicon Valley to the south, and the east Bay cities via Hwy 92 which runs past one block away. Amongst the many facilities are an all-day restaurant, coffee house, outdoor pool, hot tub, fitness center, and 24,000 sq ft of meeting/event/banquet space.

8.5 miles south of San Francisco International Airport, the Residence Inn by Marriott features 160 suites, some on 2 floors, divided into around 20 individual units - part of quite a large, tree-lined site on the east side of San Mateo, just off US 101. The hotel is a short walk from upmarket shopping & dining in nearby Foster City, including the many stores at Bridgepointe Mall. On site leisure facilities are the usual outdoor pool, whirlpool and fitness center, while for dining, the hotel provides both free full breakfast and a free evening reception (Mon-Thu) where beer, wine and a light dinner is served. A complimentary shuttle is available to/from the airport.

On the east side of San Mateo next to exit 414B of Highway 101, the 2 storey Best Western Los Prados Inn provides standard but good quality motel accommodation in 113 rooms, each containing a microwave & refrigerator. Places within one mile include Foster City, the Bridgepointe Mall, Bay Meadows Race Track and the Hillsdale Shopping Center. The hotel adjoins a small shopping center with half a dozen fast food restaurants, and is within walking distance of several waterside parks adjoining the nearby canals.

North facing rooms at the Best Western Coyote Point Inn have relaxing views over the Poplar Creek Golf Course towards San Francisco Bay, while those to the south overlook busy Highway 101 through the center of San Mateo. Also close by is Coyote Point Recreation Area, featuring trails, picnic places and overlooks of the bay. The hotel is quite a new, 4 floor building containing 99 rooms, a fitness center, steam room and guest laundry (free), though no pool. Free hot buffet breakfast is served; for other meals there is one restaurant adjacent.

At 350 N Bayshore Blvd, the mid range Comfort Inn Airport South in San Mateo sits at the edge of a quiet residential area alongside Highway 101, half a mile from Harbor View Park on the shore of San Francisco Bay. The international airport is 5.5 miles north - some room packages include free vouchers for a taxi service. Amenities at the 4 storey hotel include free continental breakfast, an exercise room, guest laundry, and a microwave/refrigerator in each of the 111 rooms.