Rickeys, The, Palo Alto

4219 El Camino Real, Palo Alto, CA 94306
 
 
 
 
 
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The Rickeys, A Hyatt Hotel boasts 350 newly refurbished rooms in a lovely resort setting amid 16 acres of gardens and fountains, accentuated by 3 uniquely different guest room accommodations: Camino, Garden and Deluxe... More »
The Rickeys, A Hyatt Hotel boasts 350 newly refurbished rooms in a lovely resort setting amid 16 acres of gardens and fountains, accentuated by 3 uniquely different guest room accommodations: Camino, Garden and Deluxe Tower. They offer shuttle service within the local area to Stanford University, renowned Stanford Shopping Center and quaint downtown Palo Alto.
Amenities: In Room Wireless Internet Access Fee, Air Conditioning (In Room), Newspaper (Free), Refrigerator, Iron, Telephone, Television (Cable/Satellite), Non-Smoking Rooms, In Room Wireless Internet Access, Television... More »
Amenities: In Room Wireless Internet Access Fee, Air Conditioning (In Room), Newspaper (Free), Refrigerator, Iron, Telephone, Television (Cable/Satellite), Non-Smoking Rooms, In Room Wireless Internet Access, Television, Daily Maid Service, In Room Broadband Internet Access, Fireplace, In Room Broadband Internet Access Fee, Coffee Maker, Telephone (Voicemail), Balcony/Terrace
Hotel Details: 344 Rooms, Built in 1955, Health Club, Pool (Outdoor)
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Contact: 650-493-8000
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8 reviews for Rickeys, The, Palo Alto
Living History
By A Yahoo! Contributor, 03/30/07
Location of Hyatt Rickey's can't be beat. The rooms sure can - right down the street at the Westin - with the 'dreambeds'. Town of Palo Alto won't let Hyatt redo this property, so it is a cash cow - $300-400 nite for 1950s motor hotel rooms - probably fully depreciated in 1960s. Historically it is vintage California motor hotel, with wooden shake roofs.
 
 
 
 
 
Perfect Hotel
By , 12/04/05
I have been staying there on and off for 6 months. It's location is perfect, it is flat (not a building) and not a classic Hyatt - if you ask me - all for the best. You park your car, right next to your room door, get the morning paper, have a nice quite gym with 4 TVs whoch is empty and for your own use most of the time, right next to Heartz rental office, 5 minutes driver from Stanford Center... just perfect.
 
 
 
 
 
0 of 1 Yahoo! Users found this review helpful
Romance
By Ginger, 05/19/05
This hotel has gardens throughout with benches and waterfalls. It also offers high speed internet connections. If you are able to reserve a room in the new tower, the room are very very large. The offer a fitness room and a restaraunt on site. It is one of the most romantic places I have stayed.
 
 
 
 
 
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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.
 
 
 
 
 
2 of 3 Yahoo! Users found this review helpful
Nice restaurant, inexpensive lodgings
By A Yahoo! Contributor, 09/15/04
The hotel is ok, but the restaurant serves good food and has a pleasant staff. The hotel fronts the El Camino, which is a super busy street, but most of the rooms are set back away from it, and the El Camino makes it easy to get around.
 
 
 
 
 
1 of 2 Yahoo! Users found this review helpful
Older Hyatt
By A Yahoo! Contributor, 09/10/04
This is one of the first Hyatt's built and one of the first hotel's on El Camino Real. It is definatly laid out in motor lodge style of the late 1950's. Don't go expecting the same Hyatt touch. This one and Hyatt San Jose, should have been redone, not just renovated as this was years back. Long walks and dingy rooms, pass on this one.
 
 
 
 
 
2 of 3 Yahoo! Users found this review helpful
This is a weird Hyatt.
By A Yahoo! Contributor, 09/07/04
I checked into this hotel 3 years ago for a job interview in mountain view. Firstly I kept driving past it and not realising it was actually the hyatt. It looks like a converted motel resort of some sort so dont expect your typical hyatt. The entire hotel is 2-story hotel spread out in a couple of buildings so expect a little bit of a walk from the lobby building to your room.

The rooms itself are kinda dark and dingy looking. Even though they were large, the rooms felt very "cold". I wouldnt say it was unpleasant, but it definitely wasnt pleasant. I would have prefered to be put out in a hotel that was more widely lit and more homey.

The location is OK I guess. Right off El Camino but the neighbourhood felt kinda blah even though it was palo alto. Hotel staff was curt and not super friendly. Give this Hyatt a miss. For that price, I'm sure you can hit up something better in the area like Cypress Hotel in Cupertino.
 
 
 
 
 
5 of 7 Yahoo! Users found this review helpful
Hopeful traveler
By A Yahoo! Contributor, 03/09/04
I checked in on a Friday afternoon and was greeted by the counter staff and assigned our room. There was a foul smell in the bathroom but I thought it was the cleaner used. That evening we discovered there was no exhaust fan in the bath and the stench was even worse. The next morning there was no hot water. Complaints to the staff moved us to a different room that had no bath mat, dirty shower enclosure and no exhaust fan. I complained once more and again we were moved to another room that was said to have a king size bed, It didn't and the room itself was smaller, and before getting into the shower we discovered the faucet for the cold would not shut off without a wrench/screwdriver. At this time we had moved three times, we were tired and disgusted so we checked out althought the staff tried to get us into another room. Unable to get any Credit card adjustment because it was booked through Yahoo and now even more upset we departed and went across the street and south and got a nice room at a lower rate. I will never stay at a hyatt hotel or reserve a room over the internet again. We are out the cost of one nights room. I have been on hold with Yahoo for over an hour trying to talk to someone.
 
 
 
 
 
9 of 11 Yahoo! Users found this review helpful
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