The First “Green” Palo Alto Hotel

Stanford Terrace Inn salt water heated pool

Across the street from the Stanford campus, you’ll find the Stanford Terrace Inn, an oasis of unexpected elegance. In the midst of Silicon Valley, you’ll discover a tradition of old world hospitality.

Here, Tuscan murals adorn the walls, evoking a timeless sense of luxury. Our secluded garden setting and sun-drenched patio makes it easy to unwind. Or perhaps relieve the stresses of the day in our heated pool. Inside your over-sized guest room, you’ll find all the modern conveniences.

Complimentary High Speed Internet, Cable TV, and a desk large enough to get some real work done.

All at a price that’s pleasantly surprising.

Amenities Include

Year round outdoor
saltwater heated pool
Workout room
Lobby computer kiosk
Complimentary Internet & Wireless Access
Redwood sundeck
Complimentary shuttle service within Palo Alto
and Stanford University

In-room food delivery from local restaurants
Beer & Wine available at the front desk
Guest laundry room
Valet laundry
same day service
Concierge services
Microwave and
refrigerator in each room

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How The Story Is Told

I finished telling the story, just as I had told it for the past thirty years; but this time my cousin looked at me and said, “we were taking bets on whether you would tell that story. You always do, so you get the rubber duck.” Read the rest of this entry »

Getting Back Home

Leaving home and getting my own apartment was something that I couldn’t wait to do… but it was also pretty scary. I left home at eighteen and began - sometimes successfully and sometimes not - to create my own “home” in the various apartments that I occupied over the years.

In those early years, turning my living environment into my home meant doing some of the things that my Mom had done.

In my early 20’s my roommate and I took a summer road trip to the Okanagan Valley. At the time it took six hours (now shorter because of the Coquihalla) and took us to the land of Ogopogo and acres of orchards.

Orchards meant fruit; that year we arrived for peach season. On the way back to Vancouver we stopped at a stand and although we were only going to buy a few peaches, we ended up Read the rest of this entry »

Pat Burt, Palo Alto mayor, cutting the ribbon at our Mural unveiling!

It was quite a special day at Stanford Terrace Inn on Thursday, 13th May 2010 - It was the day that Mr. Burt took time out of his busy schedule to help Barbara Pressman, and the entire staff of the Stanford Terrace Inn, celebrate our new mural in all it’s glory! Read the rest of this entry »

Tipping the Scale

Just around the time I turned fifty I realized that there was no hiding the fact that I needed to lose weight. Not just 10lbs, but, according to the AMA, 100 lbs would have been the appropriate number. The task seemed daunting but I set my course and over eight months I lost 80 lbs. It took determination and one mindedness and at the end I felt full with success. (Yes - the pun was intended)

That was four years ago, and although I Read the rest of this entry »

So proud of our Earth Day participation!!!

It isn’t just Earth Day… it’s every day. But on this 40th anniversary of Earth Day, we couldn’t be more proud about our involvement, our green efforts, our focus on raising awareness, benchmarking Palo Alto as a green city, being the first hotel to recycle, our involvement Read the rest of this entry »