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Accommodations and Local Shuttle Services

Hotel Accommodation
The workshop is located on Stanford campus without a nominal default workshop hotel while there are many off-campus hotels nearby to choose from. A special block reservation at one of the premium hotels (Stanford Park Hotel) is available at a discounted rate. Some low cost hotels may not show in general hotel searches (e.g. Expedia) so it is worth checking them directly from the pointers on the above list. Most of the hotels are modest in size. So if you have strong preferences or do not have a rental car, it would be beneficial to reserve your accommodation early. People have rental cars will have significantly larger range of choices beyond the list of nearby hotels. If you don't like to ponder over all the options, some suggestions for the nearby hotels to consider:
  • A room block reservation is available at the Stanford Park Hotel. this is a heavily discounted rate of $185/night (+ another ~$35 tax and fees) for single or double occupancy. This is one of the premium hotels with regular public rates at more than double this discounted rate. You must use This Link for the reservation to obtain this rate. This rate is only available for the nights of Mar/25-30. If you intend to stay for days outside this block period, there is a waiting list to get on for which it's better to call (+1)-650-926-2800 for the reservation instead of the online reservation. The availability of the discounted rate is only until Mar/9 and on a first-come-first-served basis until the block is full. From this location it is a 12min walk to Palo Alto calTrain station where you can find Marguerite shuttle lines Y (return line=X) going to the meeting venue. In case the block reservation runs out, there are some other medium ranged hotels with similar rates nearby, such as Stanford Terrace Inn and Creekside Inn.
  • Cardinal Hotel: Located at downtown Palo Alto close to CalTrain station and Marguerite shuttle hub. Easy walking to many restaurants and bars. May be one of the best options in case you don't have a car. Due to its downtown location, be sure to check their web page for parking instructions. There can be large rate differences from rooms with shared hall way bath to suites so that attention is needed in selecting room type.
  • Hotel California and The Coronet Motel: Located close to California Avenue CalTrain station and several Margurite shuttle lines. There are also quite a few restaurants within walking distance. This is another area which can work without a rental car and actually practical to walk to the meeting venue (~25min). The rates are very competitive and worth checking the hotel directly if not showing in e.g. Expedia search.
  • The Red Cottage Inn &Suites: is located in Menlo Park which has been favored by many regular SLAC visitors. It is more convenient with a rental car for this choice.
  • If budget is the dominant concern, there are motel options where rates can be down to $60-100/night level. These motels look unimpressive from the outside and may be without much of a lobby, but on the practical end of the interior of your own room are as good as many starred hotels in big European cities. Some low cost options may not show in general searches (e.g. Expedia) so that it is worth following the off-campus hotels list to check some of them directly.

If you don't want to get a rental car while staying off campus, if may be worth checking with people you know if they are staying at the same hotel and with a rental car you can share, or consider how close the hotel is to campus and near by Marguerite shuttle route.


View AUW Hotels in a larger map. Color code: Red=Meeting venue, Blue=$-$$, Purple=$$$-$$$$

Stanford Guest House

The Stanford Guest House on SLAC site is not near the meeting site, although the free Marguerite shuttle has a SLAC line which operates between SLAC and Hoover Tower which is a few minutes walk from the meeting site. SLAC cafeteria only opens for breakfast and lunch on week days. The 112 rooms at the Guest House has been fully booked for sometime but a recent release of a block reservation from another group has allowed us to gain some rooms in our own block reservation which are available until Feb/25. To reserve room through online-reservation, select your group as "SLAC->SLAC conferee" and continue and then "Click here for special rate" to enter group code "ATUW" to check availability of rooms in our block reservation. After our block reservation has run out, some rooms may become free due to cancellation from time to time or call Guest House (+1)-650-926-2800 to see if they can put you on the waiting list.

Marguerite Shuttle and Local Transportation

It may be useful to first familiarize yourself with the links to local geography and meeting venue. The Marguerite is Stanford University's complimentary public shuttle system which traverses the campus Monday through Friday all year (except University holidays). See map and schedule link below for detailed information. For those with rental cars, we have arranged free parking for workshop participants at the Galvez Field conference parking which is 5min walk from the Knight Management Center meeting venue.

Note: The Marguerite Shuttle does not provide service to the recommended hotels directly but hotels close to Marguerite stops can use the shuttle more conveniently. e.g. for those staying at the Cardinal Hotel downtown Palo Alto, it is quite close to the Marguerite bus stop at the Palo Alto Caltrain Station where you can take Line Y to go to the Knight Management Center meeting site (note: return is reverse Line X). For those staying at Hotel California or other hotels near California Avenue, you can take Line V or Line C to go to the Knight Management Center. For those staying at hotels a bit farther along El Camino towards Mountain View, you can take the local Stanta Clara Transit VTA bus Line 22 along El Camino Real to California Avenue then change to the Marguerite shuttle. People staying at hotels in Menlo Park can use the SMP line to Stanford Hospital fountain and change to Line V there. In case of SMP line timing is off, taking Caltrain for 1 stop to Palo Alto Transit Station to catch Line Y/X could be an alternative. People staying at Stanford Guest House at SLAC can use SLAC line.

Marguerite Shuttle Information, Marguerite Maps and Schedules

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