Rickeys--comfortable and historical
By A Yahoo! Contributor, 12/13/04
I like staying at Rickeys mostly because of the bungalo (sp?) style rooms that they have, and because as an historian I get a kick out of the fact that it is such an historical place for the development of Silicon Valley. The sports bar is in the same spot as the old banquet rooms where many firms were put together, and where William Shockley held a dinner to celebrate his Nobel prize for the transistor. New at Rickey's now is a much reduced breakfast offering, but there is a great breakfast joint right across the street. The only thing that is lame is that you have to pay $10 a day for wireless internet. Your other option is dial up or pretty crappy free computers (2) in the lobby. The setting of the place is lovely, and it's convenient to anywhere you want to go in Silicon Valley.