The room was a nice. clean average hotel room and we liked the little balcony overlooking the "creek". The heater/air conditioner unit was a little noisy and could hear the neighbor's kick on & off during the night but overall no complaints. The restaurant was very nice and had a good breakfast-we just missed the hotel's continental-it closed at 9am sharp. The deli is always open and had great espressos and sandwiches if you are hungry. Good location, reasonable rates, great little find in Palo Alto.

The Creekside Inn is 1950's California-style motel that has been renovated with such great care that it conveys a cool sense of nostalgia. Not only don't make them like this anymore, they probably never did. It feels almost like your on a movie set.

I purchased a two night stay here on Hotwire and when I went to check out on the Sunday, the desk clerk insisted there was "no record of my stay being prepaid." After he searched for about 10 minutes to find it in his system, I got very fed up. He said he would not charge me but would have his manager call me when she got in at 12.30. Needless to say, I had to make the call myself later in the day to confirm with her that they had the Hotwire payment. She apologized and said they did. This place needs to get their internal records in order.
The first room they gave me was on the ground floor facing the pool in the tower building. Do not under any circumstances take a room on this floor. The outside door to the corridor banged loudly each time someone came in and out. I had to request a quieter room. They upgraded me to a king room on the fourth floor which was much quieter. The room itself was clean and the bed was comfortable. The breakfast was danishes and coffee (not really a breakfast.)
I would hesitate about staying here again - the rooms in the low rise buildings around the creek look like they would be nicer but I think they offer the tower rooms on Hotwire so beware what you are booking. I paid $86 per night through Hotwire which seemed reasonable for the room I ended up with on the 4th floor. The restaurant Cibo next door is overpriced for breakfast. The location is good near Stanford and they have shuttles to take you downtown Palo Alto. I did not use that service. The pool looked nice but it was too cold for me to swim outdoors and there is no hot tub.

Have stayed here many times over the years- stayed there 12/23/11- they claimed place was full, and could not put us in quieter room on poolside. Streetside room much noisier, next morning found place at most 10-15% full. The internet connection was the slowest I have had aside from modems in Mexico. Room was cold, but turning on heat resuled in quick overheating of room. In morning, found breakfast had gone downhill. Property seems to have new owners.
Willl NOT stay here again!