Silicon Valley Hotels Among Top in NorCal

MENLO PARK, CA — Three Silicon Valley resorts scored as travelers' favorites in Northern California in the annual Condé Nast survey for 2019.

The Rosewood Sand Hill hotel in Menlo Park came in at No. 5, the Stanford Park Hotel, also in Menlo Park was No. 7 and the Hotel Valencia Santana Row in San Jose was ranked No. 11 in Condé Nast Traveler's annual Readers’ Choice Awards for Northern California's top hotels.

More than 600,000 Condé Nast Traveler readers across the globe submitted responses rating their travel experiences.

Rosewood Sand Hill earned praise for its "lovely property that takes you to a serene and relaxing faraway feel" and the resort's "Northern California–inspired interiors (that) combine neutral hues with tones of walnut, cherry, and cedar." The hotel's Madera restaurant also won acclaim for its "excellently prepared American cuisine indoors or out," and the "Sense spa (with) fragrant gardens that mimic the surroundings."

The hotel, at 2825 Sand Hill Road, was one of a few Silicon Valley standouts, among Northern California's highly ranked hot spots.

Also on the list, Stanford Park, at 100 El Camino Real, won acclaim from travelers with its indoor, outdoor and in-room dining, coupled with luxe accommodations.

Ranked No. 11, Hotel Valencia Santana Row, at 355 Santana Row in San Jose, offers fine dining, shopping, upscale lodging and spa services.

Coming in at No. 1 in the survey in NorCal was Olema House Point Reyes, in Olema, regaled by readers for its location on the outskirts of the Point Reyes National Seashore, coupled with the hotel's "24 individually appointed rooms, which include two cottages, all tout heat-warmed floors, down comforters and pillows, and artisan Americana decor."

See full list here and read the entire review here from Condé Nast Traveler :

1. Olema House Point Reyes: Olema, California
2. North Block Hotel: Yountville, California,
3. Hotel Yountville: Yountville, California, United States
4. Farmhouse Inn: Forestville, CA
5. Rosewood Sand Hill: Menlo Park, California
6. Bodega Bay Lodge: Bodega Bay, California
7. Stanford Park Hotel: El Camino Real, Menlo Park, CA
8. Kimpton The Sawyer Hotel: Sacramento, CA
9. Bardessono: Yountville, California
10. Brewery Gulch Inn: Mendocino, California
11. Hotel Valencia Santana Row: San Jose, California
12. Harmon Guest House: Healdsburg, California
13. Monterey Plaza Hotel & Spa: Monterey, California
14. Portola Hotel & Spa: Monterey, California
15. L'Auberge Carmel: Carmel-by-the-Sea, California
16. Archer Hotel Napa: Napa, CA
17. Las Alcobas, a Luxury Collection Hotel, Napa Valley: St. Helena, California
18. Andaz Napa: Napa, California
19. Post Ranch Inn: Big Sur, California
20. The Inn Above Tide: Sausalito, California
21. Hyatt Regency Monterey Hotel and Spa on Del Monte Golf Course: Monterey, California
22. The Fairmont San Jose: San Jose, California
23. Spindrift Inn: Monterey, California
24. Nobu Hotel Epiphany Palo Alto: Palo Alto, California
25. MacArthur Place Hotel & Spa: Sonoma, California

The 2019 Readers' Choice Awards are published on Condé Nast Traveler's website at www.cntraveler.com/rca and in the November issue of Condé Nast Traveler US and UK editions.

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