Americas Best Value Inn - Sky Ranch Palo Alto

Very service minded and friendly front desk and no problem to check-in around midnight. Easy to find, in an area that felt perfectly safe, with several hotels/motels nearby. Parking directly outside our room. Nice toiletries for free (schampoo/conditioner/body lotion). Some drinks for free on arrival (found in the room). Worth to be mentioned: we only stayed for one night and arrived late and left early.

Our Room AC/Heater is extreme loud with fan or off, the unit needs replaced, we could not use it at night due to the extreme noise...the hair dryer on the wall was down, new one laying in wall holder on counter to use.. The toilet had a drain leaky tank...after use always on...the TV did not work till we got manager/owner to come over...Room 112 is behind huge foliage needs trimmed...all in all just basic needs done new toilet, new AC/Heater..another light fixture is also needed on the desk...get back to them to fix..

Convenient location, well-maintained facility, friendly staff, reliable Wifi

There was no breakfast except for in-room coffee, and ONE pastry (there were two of us). Who knows how fresh the pastry was? We did not eat it. This was my first ever stay at an ABVI, although I've seen them all across the country. I have always been a bit leery of them because generally they don't look very inviting from the exterior. I have to travel to Palo Alto a number of times per year for medical treatment at Stanford. We generally have to stay one night due to the distance we have to travel. We've stayed in almost every budget hotel from South San Francisco to San Jose to the East Bay, and have never found one we would return to, until now. I was quite surprised. Our room had been entirely remodeled (not piecemeal like some places do.) Although the room is small, it was very clean, and so nice to have a new, clean bathroom. My only complaint is that the pillows were not very comfy, although the bed was. I got a great rate for the room, and it is literally just minutes from Stanford, so we'll be coming back for my next visit.

The motel is in a beautiful location and everything is convenient. We asked the management for help and always received a kind and helpful attitude. Thank you very much, Kevin. I can recommend the motel as dtstudenny for its price. We liked everything and will definitely stay again if we are in that area.