Oak Motel Palo Alto

2.0 star property

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Front of property
Interior entrance
Outdoor pool
Standard Room, 2 Queen Beds
Desk, iron/ironing board, free WiFi, bed sheets

Reviews

6.8 out of 10

Popular amenities

  • Pool
  • Free Wi-Fi
  • Air-conditioning
  • Laundry room
  • Housekeeping

Explore the area

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4279 El Camino Real, Palo Alto, CA, 94306
  • Place, San Antonio Shopping Center
    ‪16 min walk‬
  • Place, San Andreas Fault Trail
    ‪2 min drive‬
  • Place, Rengstorff Park
    ‪3 min drive‬
  • Airport, San Jose, CA (SJC-Norman Y. Mineta San Jose Intl.)
    ‪20 min drive‬

Room options

Standard Room, 1 King Bed

  • 1 bedroom
  • Sleeps 2
  • 1 King Bed

Standard Room, 2 Queen Beds

  • 1 bedroom
  • Sleeps 4
  • 2 Queen Beds

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About this property

Oak Motel Palo Alto

This smoke-free motel features an outdoor pool, laundry facilities, and a 24-hour front desk. Free WiFi in public areas and free self parking are also provided. Additionally, express check-out and multilingual staff assistance are onsite.
Oak Motel Palo Alto offers 42 air-conditioned accommodations, which are accessible via exterior corridors and feature coffee/tea makers and irons/ironing boards. Guests can make use of the in-room refrigerators and microwaves.

Guests can surf the web using the complimentary wired and wireless Internet access. Business-friendly amenities include desks and phones. Housekeeping is offered daily and hair dryers can be requested.

Recreational amenities at the motel include an outdoor pool.
Our customers tell us they enjoy the overall property condition at Oak Motel Palo Alto. During your stay, you'll be within walking distance of San Antonio Shopping Center. Free WiFi in public areas, free self parking, and an outdoor pool are available.
  • Free WiFi and wired Internet
  • Free self parking
  • Take a swim in the outdoor pool
  • Amenities include laundry facilities, a multilingual staff, and an elevator
  • Steps from Silicon Valley and a 5-minute drive from Stanford University
Oak Motel Palo Alto offers its guests an outdoor pool, multilingual staff, and laundry facilities. Public spaces have free WiFi and wired Internet. Oak Motel Palo Alto also features express check-out and an elevator. Free self parking is available.

This Palo Alto motel is smoke free.


Property amenities

Internet

  • Available in all rooms: Free WiFi and wired internet
  • Available in some public areas: Free WiFi and wired internet

Parking and transport

  • Free self parking on site
  • Limited on-site self parking
  • Wheelchair-accessible parking available

Things to do

  • Outdoor pool

Family friendly

  • In-room microwave
  • In-room refrigerator
  • Laundry facilities
  • Outdoor pool

Conveniences

  • 24-hour front desk
  • Laundry facilities

Guest services

  • Housekeeping (daily)
  • Multilingual staff

Accessibility

  • If you have requests for specific accessibility needs, please contact the property using the information on the reservation confirmation received after booking.
  • Handrails in stairways
  • Lift
  • Stair-free path to entrance
  • Well-lit path to entrance
  • Wheelchair accessible (may have limitations)
  • Wheelchair-accessible concierge desk
  • Wheelchair-accessible parking
  • Wheelchair-accessible path of travel
  • Wheelchair-accessible registration desk

More

  • 2 floors
  • Smoke-free property

Room amenities

Bedroom

  • Bedsheets provided

Bathroom

  • Free toiletries
  • Hair dryer (on request)
  • Towels provided

Entertainment

  • TV

Food and drink

  • Coffee/tea maker
  • Microwave
  • Refrigerator

More

  • Access via exterior corridors
  • Air conditioning
  • Desk
  • Iron/ironing board
  • Phone

Policies

Check-in

Check-in start time: 1 PM; Check-in end time: anytime

Check-out

Check-out before 11 AM
Contactless check-out available
Express check-out available

Special check-in instructions

An adult age 18 or older must assume all liability for the booking
Front desk staff will greet guests on arrival at the property
Information provided by the property may be translated using automated translation tools

Access methods

Staffed front desk

Pets

  • No pets allowed

Children and extra beds

  • Children are welcome.
  • Rollaway/extra beds are not available.
  • Cribs (infant beds) are not available.

Payment types at the property

Important information

You need to know

This property is managed by a professional host. The provision of housing is linked to their trade, business, or profession.
Extra-person charges may apply and vary depending on property policy
Government-issued photo identification and a credit card, debit card, or cash deposit may be required at check-in for incidental charges
Special requests are subject to availability upon check-in and may incur additional charges; special requests cannot be guaranteed
This property accepts credit cards; cash is not accepted
Cashless transactions are available
Safety features at this property include a fire extinguisher
Front desk staff will greet guests on arrival at the property. An adult age 18 or older must assume all liability for the booking.
If you cancel your booking, you'll be subject to the host's cancellation policy. In accordance with EU regulations about consumer rights, property booking services are not subject to the right of withdrawal.

Property is also known as

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Oak Motel Palo Alto Reviews

Reviews

6.8
Rating 10 - Excellent. 222 out of 1001 reviews
Rating 8 - Good. 293 out of 1001 reviews
Rating 6 - Okay. 233 out of 1001 reviews
Rating 4 - Poor. 138 out of 1001 reviews
Rating 2 - Terrible. 115 out of 1001 reviews

7.0/10

Cleanliness

7.2/10

Staff & service

6.4/10

Amenities

6.2/10

Property conditions & facilities

Reviews

10/10 Excellent

Barry

Stayed 2 nights in Jan 2026

10/10 Excellent

Jessie

Stayed 1 night in Jan 2026

10/10 Excellent

Melina

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
It was clean . Parking spaces good. Feel safe. Cleaning staff very nice. Air conditioning and heating working properly. Good amenities.. bathroom may need few upgrade but nothing mayor.. we where there for a family trip to the hospital we love it because is super close to the hospital food and market and the place is really quite. I DO RECOMMEND THIS PLACE. AND FOR SURE COME BACK.
Stayed 2 nights in Jan 2026

8/10 Good

Jesse

Stayed 2 nights in Dec 2025

6/10 Okay

Hayfa

Stayed 1 night in Dec 2025

8/10 Good

Joann

Liked: Cleanliness, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Staff were very pleasant and helpful.
Stayed 1 night in Dec 2025

10/10 Excellent

Katherine, Ceres

Business traveller, Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Clean and easy to get to.
Stayed 1 night in Dec 2025

10/10 Excellent

Andrew

Stayed 2 nights in Dec 2025

10/10 Excellent

Tony

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Stayed 1 night in Dec 2025

10/10 Excellent

Anthony

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities
Large room, clean, patking right in front, nice location.
Stayed 1 night in Nov 2025

6/10 Okay

Tomas

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service
Good place and reasonable priced. I have rented off and on for about 10 years.
Stayed 2 nights in Nov 2025

8/10 Good

Mark

Stayed 1 night in Nov 2025

10/10 Excellent

Katherine, Ceres

Stayed 2 nights in Nov 2025

10/10 Excellent

Mary

Stayed 1 night in Oct 2025

4/10 Poor

Kahlil

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
good location, my room smells like previous occupant smokes tho
Stayed 1 night in Oct 2025

4/10 Poor

Tory

Business traveller
Disliked: Property conditions & facilities
Very dirty. Dried boogers on the wall. Drywall tape peeling from the ceiling. Looks nothing like the pictures on Expedia. Also woke up with a bug crawling on my arm. I will never go back.
Stayed 4 nights in Oct 2025

10/10 Excellent

Dalen

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort

Nice hotel

Stayed 1 night in Oct 2025

2/10 Terrible

Ena

Business traveller, Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities
Give the hotel more maintenance
Stayed 1 night in Oct 2025

8/10 Good

Donald, Santa Barbara

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Everything was fine. Reasonable price, clean and convenient
Stayed 3 nights in Oct 2025

4/10 Poor

Marjorie

Travelled with family
Disliked: Cleanliness, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Toilets did not work properly
Stayed 2 nights in Oct 2025

10/10 Excellent

Amos

Business traveller, Travelled with group
Liked: Amenities, property conditions & facilities
Clean room
Stayed 1 night in Oct 2025

8/10 Good

Arpita

Nice
Stayed 6 nights in Oct 2025

4/10 Poor

YiPing

Business traveller, Travelled with group
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service
Disliked: Amenities
Poor WiFi access.
Stayed 7 nights in Sep 2025

8/10 Good

Arpita

Business traveller
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service
Good
Stayed 5 nights in Sep 2025

10/10 Excellent

Deybis

Stayed 1 night in Oct 2025