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Hotels near Stanford

The Silicon Valley Minerals Forum will be hosted at Simonyi Conference Center on the Stanford campus. There are two hotels nearest to the event: 

  • Sheraton Palo Alto Hotel, 625 El Camino Real, Palo Alto, CA 94301, T: +1 (650) 328-2800
  • The Westin Palo Alto, 675 El Camino Real, Palo Alto, CA 94301, T: +1(650) 321-4422

Stanford uses the following non-profit website to give the most up-to-date listings of nearby hotel options for visitors around the world. 

Listings of Lodging Options

Airports

Three major airports serve the San Francisco Bay Area. Although San Francisco is the largest of the three airports and offers the most airlines and flights, some visitors find San Jose’s smaller size more convenient, especially for domestic flights. We suggest comparing fares for all three airports, as there can be significant differences even for the same airline.

Transportation

We encourage low-emission models of transportation and reduce the environmental impact of commuting. Here are some options to arrive:

  • Uber, Lyft, and other rideshare services
  • Yellow Cab Palo Alto Taxi, call 855-866-5050
  • Caltrain, please check the train schedules here

    From SFO Airport: Take the Red-N line to Millbrae, then switch to the L1 train to Palo Alto Station/ Transit Center. 

    From San Jose Airport: Take Bus 60 from Terminal B to Winchester Station (5 stops). Walk 3 minutes to the Santa Clara Transit Center, then take the L1 train to Palo Alto Station/ Transit Center. 

    From Palo Alto Transit Center, take Stanford Marguerite Line P directly to the Oval. The bus departs approximately every 15 minutes from 6:31 AM to 8:08 PM. Check the schedules for campus shuttles here

    Simonyi Conference Center is located in the Stanford Computing and Data Science (CoDa) Building:

  1. Drop off at Stanford Oval.
  2. Walk west for approximately 200 meters.
  3. The CoDa building will be on your right-hand side.

Parking Instructions

Self-driving

The Stanford CoDa Building is located at 389 Jane Stanford Way, Stanford, CA 94305.

The nearest parking lot is the Roth Way Garage (07-025). Visitor parking is available in this lot as metered parking or through the ParkMobile app (recommended to download before you arrive). For details on parking rates, visit the Visitor Parking Rates page. Parking is free after 4 PM.

 How to Pay for Parking

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