Originally Posted by
DavidO
The two best possibilities in Palo Alto are FS Silicon Valley and Rosewood Sand Hill. FSPP amenities with the former, and Virtuoso amenities with the latter.
The FS is off of 101, and Rosewood is off of I-280.
I think the FS is - best I could tell from my trip in 2006 - the nicest hotel in the area. But - since the OP is coming up for a weekend just to dine at Manresa in Los Gatos - he should be prepared to pay for transport to/from Manresa if he isn't staying within walking distance of the restaurant. We have never been at a restaurant like Manresa and come out less than "drunk as skunks". Don't know what the DUI laws are like in California - but I reckon they're not more tolerant than those in Florida. Robyn