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El Prado Hotel

520 Cowper Street, Palo Alto, CA, USA, 9430
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About us

The only luxury boutique hotel in Downtown Palo Alto, California offering elegant lodging and accommodations. Located directly between both San Francisco (SFO) and San Joe (SJC) International Airports, el PRADO Hotel is the ideal location and environment for business travelers destined for Silicon Valley, Mountain View, Menlo Park, Stanford University and the Bay Area Peninsula. Situated on the tree-lined streets of our City Centre we have award winning restaurants, world class shopping, elegant spas and yoga centers all within easy walking distance. el PRADO Hotel is chosen for many reasons. Situated on the tree lined streets of Palo Alto's City Center, our location is unsurpassed. Flexible event spaces include the easy flow of indoor-outdoor entertaining with floor to ceiling windows and access to adjoining courtyards, balconies and terraces creating a hidden treasure of European elegance. Coupled with luxury services, this is an exceptional venue for meetings, social gatherings and weddings. el PRADO Hotel offers an elegant and gracious indoor-outdoor flow accommodating all types of celebrations; rehearsal dinners, anniversaries, birthdays, Bar/Bat Mitzvahs and holiday events.

Venue Details

ChainIndependent / Other
BrandIndependent
Built1986
Renovated2021
Total meeting space6,911 sq. ft.
Guest Rooms62
Venue typeHotel

Industry Ratings

Northstar

Amenities

Room features and guest services
  • Calls (local)
  • Calls (toll-free)
  • Concierge services
  • Internet access
  • Laundry service
  • Luggage storage
  • Room service
  • Voicemail box
Facilities
  • Onsite catering
  • Onsite restaurant
  • Pet friendly
  • Rental car service
  • Wheelchair accessible
Business services
  • AV capabilities
  • Business center
  • Video conference
  • VIP services

Meeting rooms

Total meeting space
6,911 sq. ft.
Largest room
1,300 sq. ft.
Meeting rooms
11
Second largest room
1,000 sq. ft.
Standing capacity
300
Seating capacity
230

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Meeting space

Name
Room size
Ceiling height
Maximum capacity
U-Shape
Banquet rounds
Cocktail rounds
Theater
Classroom
Boardroom
Crescent rounds (Cabaret)
Courtyard Ballroom (I-IV)
|
3,096 sq. ft.
102 x 24 sq. ft.
10 ft.
300
-
250
300
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La Biblioteca
|
640 sq. ft.
16 x 40 sq. ft.
10 ft.
90
22
50
90
70
40
24
-
La Terraza Ballroom (I-III)
|
1,875 sq. ft.
75 x 25 sq. ft.
10 ft.
200
64
180
200
200
100
60
-
Granada
328 sq. ft.
-
-
12
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12
-
Courtyard Patio
1,500 sq. ft.
-
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Courtyard I
432 sq. ft.
18 x 24 sq. ft.
10 ft.
30
12
20
30
-
10
12
14
Courtyard II
780 sq. ft.
-
10 ft.--------
Courtyard III
600 sq. ft.
-
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Courtyard IV
1,300 sq. ft.
-
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Guest rooms

Total guest rooms
62
Suites
16
Tax rate
9.125%
Occupancy rate
15.5%

Location

Getting Here

Distance from airport 16 mi
Parking in the area
Paid parking
( $28.00/day )
Valet parking
( $28.00/day )
Street parking

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Stanford University
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3 mi
VC Epicenter
VC Epicenter
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4 mi
VC business parks are famous for clustering in downtown Palo Alto and on sand hill road in Menlo Park
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Business district
Less than .3 miles from hotel
Palantir Headquarters
Business district
0 mi
Less than 1/2 a mile walking from hotel
Hewlett Packard Garage
Hewlett Packard Garage
Historical landmark
0 mi
In September of 2004, HP announced efforts to preserve for future generations its most famous piece of real estate - the HP garage. The project turned the clock back on the original house, shed and garage at 367 Addison Avenue, Palo Alto, to conditions much as they were in 1939, when the founders established the now legendary Hewlett-Packard partnership. Completion of the project was celebrated with a ribbon-cutting on December 6, 2005.
Palo Alto, CA, US
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Google Headquarters
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Google Headquarters
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Mountain View, CA 94043
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Founded in 1939, NASA Ames has evolved into one of the nation's premier research labs in support of NASA missions and the nation's Vision of Space Exploration.
Moffett Field, CA, US 94035
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Business district
14 mi

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El Prado Hotel Frequently Asked Questions

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Sustainable Practices

Please provide comments or a link to any publicly communicated El Prado Hotel's sustainability or social impact goals/strategy.
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Does El Prado Hotel have a strategy that focuses on the elimination and diversion of waste (i.e. plastics, papers, cardboard, etc.)? If yes, please elaborate on your strategy of elimination and diversion of waste.
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Diversity and Inclusion

For US hotels only, is El Prado Hotel and/or parent company certified as a 51% diverse owned business enterprise (BE)? If yes, please indicate which one of the following you are certified as:
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If applicable, could you please provide a link to El Prado Hotel's public report on their commitments and initiatives related to diversity, equity, and inclusion?
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Health and Safety

Were practices at El Prado Hotel developed based on health service recommendations from public governmental entities or private organizations? If Yes, please list which organizations were used to develop these practices.
No response.
Does El Prado Hotel clean and sanitize public areas and publicly accessible facilities (i.e. meeting rooms, restaurants, elevator banks, etc.)? If yes, describe any new measures that are taken.
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