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Red Cottage Inn and Suites

1704 El Camino Real Menlo Park, CA 94027

(650) 326-9010 · Hotel Class:3 stars

Rating: 4.5 out of 5"10 user ratings · Fitness CenterBusiness Center ·

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Red Cottage Inn & Suites is located in central Menlo Park, close to Portola Art Gallery, Stanford University, and Stanford Shopping Center. Nearby points of interest also include Stanford University Arboretum and Stanford University Medical Center. Red Cottage Inn & Suites features a snack bar/deli. A complimentary breakfast is served Moreeach morning. Recreational amenities include a fitness facility. This 3-star property has a business center and offers business services. Complimentary wireless Internet access is available in public areas and the hotel has a computer station. For a surcharge, shuttle services include a roundtrip airport shuttle and an area shuttle. Guest parking is complimentary. Additional property amenities include multilingual staff, express check-in, and express check-out. This is a smoke-free property. 28 air-conditioned guestrooms at Red Cottage Inn & Suites feature coffee/tea makers and complimentary bottled water. Rooms are all accessible via exterior corridors. Beds come with pillowtop mattresses and premium bedding. Furnishings include desks and ergonomic chairs. Kitchenettes include microwaves and refrigerators. Bathrooms feature shower/tub combinations, designer toiletries, complimentary toiletries, and hair dryers. Wired high-speed and wireless Internet access is complimentary. In addition to complimentary newspapers, guestrooms offer phones with voice mail, as well as free local calls (restrictions may apply). 32-inch LCD televisions have free movie channels, DVD players, and TV Internet access (surcharge). Rooms also include windows that open, blackout drapes/curtains, welcome amenities, and irons/ironing boards. Guests may request hypo-allergenic bedding and wake-up calls. Housekeeping is available daily. Guestrooms are all non-smoking.

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Attribute	Score	Number of Reviews
Rating: 4.5 out of 5"10 reviewsWhat's this?

Cleanliness	100	7 reviews
The location is great for Menlo Park and Stanford and the room was very clean with a cute patio....MoreTripAdvisor.com8/26/2012 We had a back patio with small table and chairs, small fridg, microwave....beautiful updating, clean and tidy....MoreTripAdvisor.com8/2/2012 I'll give it credit for being clean and quiet (despite its location right on El Camino)....MoreTripAdvisor.com7/28/2012 The breakfast available to us included a lovely selection for all appetites, the staff were friendly and the rooms were impeccably clean....MoreTripAdvisor.com7/23/2012 However, it is clean, quiet (secluded, really), comfortable with good beds, staffed by friendly folks, and convenient to many places and attractions on the mid-Peninsula....MoreTripAdvisor.com7/9/2012 We were near Stanford, all great restaurants.the hotel was so clean!...MoreTripAdvisor.com7/4/2012 The staff was extremely professional and polite and the rooms were spotless, big and nicely-organized with a modern but classy furniture....MoreTripAdvisor.com6/15/2012
Atmosphere	100	6 reviews
Then you go around to the pool and sitting area....very charming and relaxing!...MoreTripAdvisor.com8/2/2012 They are terrific and the environment is wonderful....MoreTripAdvisor.com7/28/2012 We enjoyed relaxing by the pool and in the courtyard for quiet times....MoreTripAdvisor.com7/23/2012 The inn has cookies awaiting guests upon checkin, and serves a typical cold breakfast buffet in the mornings, starting early enough to meet most people's needs (6AM, I think)....MoreTripAdvisor.com7/9/2012 It was quiet ..we felt like we were alone with our own terrace,except for an occasional sound of a far away train..which to me was soothing..i loved it!and the staff was so nice!...MoreTripAdvisor.com7/4/2012 Very quiet, very pretty, very comfortable.I will definitely stay here again....MoreTripAdvisor.com6/24/2012
Location	100	5 reviews
The location is great for Menlo Park and Stanford and the room was very clean with a cute patio....MoreTripAdvisor.com8/26/2012 I'll give it credit for being clean and quiet (despite its location right on El Camino)....MoreTripAdvisor.com7/28/2012 The location of this Inn is fabulous in that it is a short walk to Downtown Menlo, directly across the street from the College and just a short trip to San Fran, Half Moon Bay, San Jose or any other place you may want to visit....MoreTripAdvisor.com7/23/2012 I especially like its proximity to downtown Menlo Park and the businesses along Sand Hill Road....MoreTripAdvisor.com7/9/2012 The hotel is on a central street, just a couple minutes drive away from one of the prettiest and cleanest malls I have ever seen....MoreTripAdvisor.com6/15/2012
Staff	100	4 reviews
The staff is always warm, welcoming and incredibly helpful....MoreTripAdvisor.com7/28/2012 The breakfast available to us included a lovely selection for all appetites, the staff were friendly and the rooms were impeccably clean....MoreTripAdvisor.com7/23/2012 It was quiet ..we felt like we were alone with our own terrace,except for an occasional sound of a far away train..which to me was soothing..i loved it!and the staff was so nice!...MoreTripAdvisor.com7/4/2012 The staff was extremely professional and polite and the rooms were spotless, big and nicely-organized with a modern but classy furniture....MoreTripAdvisor.com6/15/2012
Amenities	66	3 reviews
That's about it.While there was an HD, flat screen TV in the room, the property, apparently, does not subscribe to HD cable, so we had to watch the Olympics (it was Opening Ceremonies) on fuzzy analog.There are no electrical outlets in the bathroom and the hairdryer is the small, travel size....MoreTripAdvisor.com8/26/2012 We had a back patio with small table and chairs, small fridg, microwave....beautiful updating, clean and tidy....MoreTripAdvisor.com8/2/2012 My room had a microwave and fridge.The fitness room was very air-conditioned with new looking well-maintained equipment....MoreTripAdvisor.com7/23/2012
Beds	100	3 reviews
On the plus side, it was a quiet property and the bed was comfortable.Adequate seems to be the best description for our experience....MoreTripAdvisor.com8/26/2012 However, it is clean, quiet (secluded, really), comfortable with good beds, staffed by friendly folks, and convenient to many places and attractions on the mid-Peninsula....MoreTripAdvisor.com7/9/2012 The beds and pillows were so comfortable!Usually....MoreTripAdvisor.com7/4/2012
Breakfast	100	2 reviews
I enjoyed the included breakfast outside every morning....MoreTripAdvisor.com7/23/2012 The inn has cookies awaiting guests upon checkin, and serves a typical cold breakfast buffet in the mornings, starting early enough to meet most people's needs (6AM, I think)....MoreTripAdvisor.com7/9/2012
Food	100	2 reviews
, Babybel cheese, yogurt, milk, cereal, bananas, muffins, oatmeal (packet style), coffee, and more....MoreTripAdvisor.com7/23/2012 The inn has cookies awaiting guests upon checkin, and serves a typical cold breakfast buffet in the mornings, starting early enough to meet most people's needs (6AM, I think)....MoreTripAdvisor.com7/9/2012
Pool	100	2 reviews
Then you go around to the pool and sitting area....very charming and relaxing!...MoreTripAdvisor.com8/2/2012 We enjoyed relaxing by the pool and in the courtyard for quiet times....MoreTripAdvisor.com7/23/2012
Return Potential	100	2 reviews
Every morning we had a great choice complimentaryof cereal,juice,coffe,muffins,bagels eggs,and Danish.after supper we would come back to the hotel and they would have fresh cookies and coffee....MoreTripAdvisor.com7/4/2012 Very quiet, very pretty, very comfortable.I will definitely stay here again....MoreTripAdvisor.com6/24/2012
Room Quality	100	2 reviews
My room had a microwave and fridge.The fitness room was very air-conditioned with new looking well-maintained equipment....MoreTripAdvisor.com7/23/2012 The staff was extremely professional and polite and the rooms were spotless, big and nicely-organized with a modern but classy furniture....MoreTripAdvisor.com6/15/2012
Customer Service	100	1 review
The staff is always warm, welcoming and incredibly helpful....MoreTripAdvisor.com7/28/2012
Price	100	1 review
The price was quite reasonable considering the area....MoreTripAdvisor.com7/4/2012
Restaurant	100	1 review
We were near Stanford, all great restaurants.the hotel was so clean!...MoreTripAdvisor.com7/4/2012
Value	100	1 review
And it is a good value for the rate....MoreTripAdvisor.com7/9/2012
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Adequate, adequate
Rating: 3.0 out of 5"by a TripAdvisor member at TripAdvisor.com1/17/2013This hotel is a 1950's style motor hotel that has had some updating. Almost anywhere else in the US, the rooms would go for $69/night. Because it's near Stanford/Palo Alto, it's signficantly more ... Read full review
Surprising and comfortable
Rating: 5.0 out of 5"by a TripAdvisor member at TripAdvisor.com1/4/2013The quality of the rooms was very surprising to me. I normally stay at one of the large chains because I travel frequently for business and belong to the loyalty programs. But as part of a sever... Read full review
Still a nice place to stay
Rating: 4.0 out of 5"by a TripAdvisor member at TripAdvisor.com12/29/2012This was our third extended stay at the Red Cottage Inn. We spent eight days over Christmas this year. Not much has changed since our first stay in 2009. Our room, with a king bed, was clean, warm... Read full review
For the price...Great
Rating: 4.0 out of 5"by a TripAdvisor member at TripAdvisor.com12/10/2012This is in the heart of Silicon Valley. Just down the street from Stanford, Facebook and Google. It was half the price of everything else in site. The place was adequate and comfortable but not... Read full review
Fine place with personality
Rating: 5.0 out of 5"by a TripAdvisor member at TripAdvisor.com10/22/2012This is a charming little place, reminds me in some ways of Dinah's Garden Hotel; much smaller, but likewise has a distinct charm and character. Well situated at the northern edge of Menlo Park, n... Read full review

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Adequate, adequate

Surprising and comfortable

Still a nice place to stay

For the price...Great

Fine place with personality

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