Cardinal Hotel Palo Alto

3 stars

235 Hamilton Avenue, Palo Alto, United States, 94301

Overview

Cardinal Hotel is a elegant and comfortable 3-star hotel in Palo Alto. This charming hotel was opened in 1924 and renovated in 2008.

Rooms

All bright rooms are equipped with flat-screen TV.

Eat

A american breakfast is served at the price of USD 12.95 per person per night.  The hotel offers a continental breakfast at the price of USD 8.95 per person per night. 

Internet

Wireless internet is available in public areas
and the rate is USD 5 per day

Guest Parking

Free Public hotel parking is possible at a location nearby.

Year renovated   2008. 

hotel Cardinal Hotel Palo Alto Palo Alto location

Cardinal Hotel is a elegant and comfortable hotel located in Palo Alto, in the vicinity of Stanford Shopping Center and Stanford University. A 20-minute drive to the center of Palo Alto.

Getting around

The Palo Alto Caltrain train station can be easily reached within a 5-minute walk.

Distance to:

  • City Center - 1.6km
  • Airport: Mineta San Jose International Airport - 22.4km, San Francisco International - 27.0km
  • Train Station: Palo Alto Caltrain - 300 m, Menlo Park Caltrain - 2.2km
  • Bus stop - 100 m

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Celebrating an era of elegance past, the Cardinal Hotel of Palo Alto features a selection of quaint accommodations adorned with comfortable furnishings, charming character, stylish décor and thoughtful amenities. Remember, the Cardinal Hotel is a smoke free property, and we enforce a No- Smoking policy in all guest rooms. At the Cardinal Hotel, you have your choice of stylish accommodations that offer additional space and convenience for business travelers and families.

    Facilities

    General
    • Free parking
    • Elevator
    • 24-Hour Front Desk
    Room facilities
    • Non-smoking rooms
    • Heating
    • In-room safe
    Business facilities
    • Wi-Fi Internet

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    Guest feedback

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    • Pros: convenient location to downtown Palo Alto and the hotel has been around a long time.
    • The location is great, the rooms are exceptionally nice for an older hotel and the lobby is beautiful.
    • The price is great and the elevator is old-fashioned style.
    Average guest rating
    Excellent
    3.8
    Based on  33 reviews

    Policies

    Check-In

    from  4 pm

    Check-Out

    until  11 am

    Children and extra beds
    • One child under the age of 12 may stay free of charge when using existing bedding. 
    • There are no extra beds provided in a room. 
    Pets

    Pets are not allowed

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    Popular areas
    • City Center - 1.6km
    Train Stations
    • California Ave Caltrain - 2.3km
    Shopping Areas
    • Stanford Shopping Center - 800 m
    Amusement
    • Aquarius Theater - 200 m
    • Winter Lodge - 3.4km
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    • Maples Pavilion - 2.4km
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    • Palo Alto Recreation Dept - 1.2km
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    • Stanford University - 1.3km
    • Ctr-Adv Study Behav Science - 2.2km
    • Body Therapy Ctr - 2.4km
    • Menlo College - 2.4km
    • Language Pacific Intl Inst - 2.5km
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    The Cardinal Hotel Palo Alto Reviews

    Guest reviews are submitted by our customers after their stay at The Cardinal Hotel Palo Alto

    Average guest rating:

    3.8Based on 33 reviews

    • Service 3.3
    • Value 3.8
    • Dining 4.6
    • Location 4.3
    • Rooms 3.6

    Individual guest reviews

    Reviews are ordered by language and date with a maximum of 25 reviews. 

    • Average rating: 4.0

      It’s a wonderful hotel at a wonderful price and bathroom nicely redone.

      My ratings for this hotel are:

      • 4 Rooms
      • 4 Value
    • Average rating: 3.0

      This hotel was clean and pretty, the water was hot and there was a sink in my room also.

      My ratings for this hotel are:

      • 4 Rooms
      • 2 Value
    • Average rating: 3.0

      Oh historic hotel in downtown Palo Alto, rooms clean.

      My ratings for this hotel are:

      • 5 Rooms
      • 1 Value
    • Average rating: 4.5

      The location alone made this hotel worth and room was small and bed was very comfortable.

      My ratings for this hotel are:

      • 4 Rooms
      • 5 Value
    • Average rating: 4.5

      The Cardinal Hotel was an excellent choice for our family reunion and the room was clean and was finished in kind of an upscale, Marriott way.

      My ratings for this hotel are:

      • 4 Rooms
      • 5 Value
    • Average rating: 4.3

      The Cardinal Hotel provided a relaxed vacation for our 20+ family reunion, wireless Internet came at 5 $ per day and was pretty fast.

      My ratings for this hotel are:

      • 4 Rooms
      • 5 Value
    • Average rating: 4.8

      The manager, stephanie was particularly helpful arranging for 15 of us to stay, the bedroom was also clean, quiet and spacious.

      My ratings for this hotel are:

      • 5 Rooms
      • 5 Value
    • Average rating: 4.3

      The location is fantastic, also, only street parking is available and the Cardinal Hotel is the best place to stay in all of California. Oh, and the price is great, lobby is dark and dingy and needs to be updated, the staff is friendly and helpful. Rooms are comfortable and clean, convenient computer facility to print boarding passes.

      My ratings for this hotel are:

      • 4 Location
      • 4 Rooms
      • 5 Service
      • 5 Value
    • Average rating: 4.2

      The location is perfect, the hotel, rooms and baths are absolutely spotless, the coffee in the lobby is very good. The staff are helpful and shared bathrooms are fine. The facility features are nice.

      My ratings for this hotel are:

      • 3 Location
      • 5 Rooms
      • 3 Service
      • 5 Value
    • Average rating: 4.8

      Great value location and the free Stanford bus. Very nice retro style hotel, comfortable, reasonable price and lobby large and comfortable for reading. There's nowhere in town more convenient than the cardinal and in easy walking distance of the lovely Palo Alto and restaurants. The staff were polite and the rooms were clean.

      My ratings for this hotel are:

      • 5 Location
      • 5 Rooms
      • 5 Service
      • 4 Value
    • Average rating: 4.9

      Great value and location, very charming hotel, the bathrooms shared by the European style rooms were very nice. Service was extremely friendly and receptionists were very attentive, polite and helpful. Showers were very well maintained and the food was good.

      My ratings for this hotel are:

      • 5 Location
      • 5 Rooms
      • 5 Service
      • 5 Value
    • Average rating: 4.7

      The location was awesome and hotel was quiet. Coffee, tea and water set up in the lobby was available all day and night was great, all staff were helpful and knowledgeable. The bed was among the most confortables i have ever slept in.

      My ratings for this hotel are:

      • 5 Location
      • 5 Rooms
      • 5 Service
      • 4 Value
    • Average rating: 4.4

      Good location, beautiful old hotel and the lobby is classic 1920's, interesting and very comfortable and roomy. The service is great and bob is insuperable, rooms are very clean.

      My ratings for this hotel are:

      • 4 Location
      • 3 Rooms
      • 5 Service
      • 5 Value
    • Average rating: 4.3

      Convenient location and excellent value. Very nice lobby, friendly staff and overall a well appointed and comfortable room at a great price. Elegant grand piano, awesome coffee and facility good.

      Extremely noisy street and old elevators.

      My ratings for this hotel are:

      • 4 Location
      • 5 Rooms
      • 4 Service
      • 5 Value
    • Average rating: 4.3

      Available business center and excellent stay. The lobby is beautiful and the staff is warm and friendly. Rooms are clean, comfortable.

      My ratings for this hotel are:

      • 4 Location
      • 4 Rooms
      • 4 Service
      • 5 Value

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