Wild Palms Hotel Sunnyvale - a Joie de Vivre Boutique Hotel, Sunnyvale

Average Hotel: The value is what you get, for what you pay for. No RAVE reviews for this hotel, but it's not a dump at all! I've read about others who had bad service, I can not complain. I stayed an entire business week and encountered no difficulties at all with the front desk service. In fact, I actual bothered them quite a bit, just to even test the service so I could write appropriately about them. Sometimes the way we communicate with others, really does mold their opinion and conversations back with us. Below is my rating information for this Wild Palms Hotel in Sunnyvale, CA. My Feelings: - Room Cleanliness: Average; No Stains in Blankets/Towels, No Bugs Anywhere, MinFridge was Clean, TV was Clean, etc. - Newness Feeling: Not Old and Broken Down, but not new at all; Gently Used I would say. - Food: None in the hotel or onsite, but you can order from a food-delivery-service using a menu placed in your room. The menu has a 1-800 number in it and you call and place your order through that service. You have to place a $15.00 minimum order, though and that's kind of tough on the wallet if you are just one person staying here, but that's the deal man. - There *are* some restaurants within walking distance kind of across two streets in a corner shopping strip. One of them is an Indian-Pac restaurant. I don't know how the food is, because I did not walk over to it. It was too cold outside this week to do so. - The wireless internet access was a great speed! I had no problems at all signing into it and using it. And I used it each morning and each night (work-a-holic!). - There *are* very decent restaurants within driving distance 1-10 miles depending on what you want to eat. There's a list of dining locations in your room you can use, or you can use something like YAHOO! to search for a good one. Just type in "sunnyvale, ca restaurants" to get a complete listing. - The hotel does have a car/shuttle service. It will be billed to your account, so when you check out you'll have to pay for it. But it's nice to just call the desk and tell them when and where you need a ride to. The front desk will set it all up for you. - I had *NOT ONE* problem with the front desk service. They were kind and very helpful. They greeted me and I spoke back to them. Sometimes it's just in the way that you communicate with people that makes others communicate back with you a certain way. :) Dislikes: - There is *no* Restaurant in this hotel. But the details displayed on this Yahoo site state that there is one in this hotel, "i.e. 'Restaurant in Hotel' ". That is untrue and my visit was in March, 2012. There is not one here onsite at all. - The Wild Palms Hotel is *DRY*! There is a lounge area where the breakfast food is placed out in the mornings (yogart containers on ice, bannannas/apples, pasteries, coffee, two buffet containers with eggs, bacon, and cubed potatoes), but during lunch, afternoon, or at night that lounge is *not* a bar or restaurant. It's just a sitting area that closes around 5 PM-ish. SUGGESTIONS FOR THE HOTEL: - I am nowhere near being an alchoholic at all! But normally when people go on trips, they like to let their shirt out a little and relax. My biggest suggestion to the hotel would be to use that already installed bar area in the lounge, as a *bar*. Get your liquor license and employ somebody to serve during certain times of the week/day. It would certainly be more of a pull for me to stay here and I am sure others would call it a huge plus, as well! Next time I am going to consider other hotels in the area that *do* have that ammenity. LOCATION: This is not a horrible location by any measurement, but it's not the greatest for walking-to-activities! I would say this is a good hotel for students or people coming in town for business. Others will find out they will have to drive to food, events, fun, etc. BOTTOM LINE: Rolodex it! You'll need to go cheal at some point!

I stayed at the Wild Palms Hotel from July 15 thru 17, 2011. I was not impressed with the décor nor was I impressed with management. My initial contact with the clerk at the desk was an indication of how the hotel was run; during the check-in process we were informed that there was a $25 dollars deposit for incidentals. The incidentals they were speaking of actually consisted of the telephone there were no other incidentals in the room. The room we were in initially in had a television that was 17 inch; this was not stated on the Wild Palm web site. We upgraded our room to an executive suite, this room had a mildew odor and the rug appeared to be wet from some kind of leak. When informed of the problem management asked would we like to move to another room rather than checking out the problem? I would not recommend this hotel to anyone for the price they charge for rooms.

while unloading my car 3 black women smoking marijuana in the parking lot cigarette butts everywhere sketchy people walking all around looked like an AA meeting had just ended the person above me paced all night, every night, loud music coming from rooms well past midnight definitely not family friendly

My job requires me to go to the Silicon Valley quite often. Initially I was checking out different hotels, but once I stayed in Wild Palms I decided that's the place. Friendly stuff, free breakfast, free wifi, clean rooms (as hotels go), never been disapointed. Highly recommended.

I work as an Administrative Assistant and recently booked the Wild Palms for several team managers in my group. It is one of our company preferred hotels. I have not been to this hotel but each conversation I've had with the local staff has been...odd. I get the feeling I'm always calling at a bad time and that it's difficult for them to work with someone as stupid as they seem to think I am. Luckily, we've managed to get everyone a reservation despite the staff's obvious difficulty working with me, so that's a win. Each time I end a call with the staff at this hotel I find I am laughing because I actually haven't been insulted by hotel staff this consistently or with this much disdain since my last trip to Paris. I suppose "Joie de Vivre" is an excellent choice for the parent company's moniker.

I really liked this place. it was nice, clean and just a good hotel. the rooms are so nice. I will always make a special trip to stay here. great Korean BBQ buffet down the street 1092 E.El CaminoReal #1 (The best place to eat) a must go to

Consistant wonderful experiences....service A +....Front desk A+....sunday morning brunch...AA++...pool A++ This hotel has been our favorite getaway spot for just at a year now and we just love it. Its close to great eating and shopping....you could not wish to have a softer bed...its a quit very livable place...we love it here and could live there in a minute if it were possible..

Wild Palms was everything I expected from the pictures and website. I love the decor, especially the cleanliness! The bathroom was my favorite. It is definitely better than ALL hotels at its price. LOVED the wi-fi! great internet connection. They also supplied Aveda products which I love since I'm a Aveda junkie. The pool was also nice since the day we went was very warm. The complimentary breakfast was pretty bad, but what do you expect? The gym couldn't even be considered a gym since it just had a bench and some weights and 2 treadmills. I really wish I could go back!

I like the Joie de Vivre locations that I have stayed at -- over five in the past few months. Always stylish, modestly priced, clean and full of what I need. I definitely recommend any of their locations. The Wild Palms was different than the ones in San Francisco. Very inexperienced people working the desk, and the check in line was really long due to their inefficient work. The small lobby was very hot, so one of them grabbed water bottles for the 8 or so guests waiting to check in. When asked about recycling the bottles the guy at the desk just laughed at the thought of recycling. Come on Joie de Vivre, make your chain really stand out and go green. Your guests will appreciate and remember your decisions.

I love this hotel. The people are so nice and the rooms are so modern and clean. I've stayed here a couple of times and will continue to stay here whenever I need a hotel in this area.