Is parking available at the property?

Valet parking is available at the property for a fee of USD 50 per night, which includes in/out privileges.

What type of breakfast is offered?

Cooked-to-order breakfasts are available daily from 6:30 AM to 10:30 AM for a fee, approximately USD 10 to 25 for adults and children.

Are pets allowed at the hotel?

Pets are allowed at the property with a fee of USD 75 per pet, per stay. Service animals are exempt from fees.

What are the check-in and check-out times?

Check-in is at 4:00 PM and check-out is at 11:00 AM. Early or late check-in/check-out may be available upon request, but additional charges may apply.

What accessibility features does the hotel offer?

The property features wheelchair-accessible facilities, including limited wheelchair access and parking. There are also elevators and visual alarms in hallways.

Where is the hotel located in relation to key landmarks?

The hotel is located in Palo Alto (University South), just steps from Silicon Valley and 14 minutes on foot from Stanford University. It is approximately 4.5 miles from San Francisco Bay and 2.1 miles from Stanford University Medical Center.

What are the policies for children staying at the hotel?

Children stay free when occupying the parent or guardian's room, using existing bedding.

Graduate by Hilton Palo Alto

What guests think

Graduate by Hilton Palo Alto earns praise for its friendly staff, stylish historic character, central downtown location, and popular rooftop bar, while recurring drawbacks include street or rooftop noise, the lack of a gym, occasional service hiccups, and high prices.

Rooms are comfortable, though several are small and some layout or lighting choices divide opinion. Expect a charming, lively boutique stay with some trade-offs.

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Facilities

The rooftop bar and terrace are frequent highlights, and some guests note the historic elevator and that bikes are available. Multiple reviews mention there is no on-site gym or workout option.

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Beth

Jul 24, 2025

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Stayed 1 night

What a stunning and charming historic hotel in the heart of Palo Alto. The staff is fantastic, the hotel decor and style is gorgeous and unique, the rooms are beautifully decorated and appointed and the roof-top lounge is a must for the view and a drink by the fire. Would 100% recommend. This hotel a total gem.

10

Van

Feb 17, 2025

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Stayed 2 nights

Great location, easy check in and out. The room was cute and cozy and clean. Rooftop deck is a plus!

10

Alf

Jun 25, 2025

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Stayed 1 night

A Very nice hotel in mid Palo Alto. A very nice roof- top bar with drinks and good food.

10

Yasmin

May 19, 2025

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Stayed 1 night

Such a unique and beautiful hotel! The staff was so friendly and the rooftop bar was a gem. This is my top pick for hotels in the Peninsula.

8

Katherine

Jul 16, 2024

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Stayed 1 night

Wonderful quick stay for a work trip. Clean rooms. Lovely staff. Big downside is no workout facilities.

8

Maria

Apr 1, 2025

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Stayed 1 night

Love the location. Right in the heart of town and easy walking through the town and into Stanford. Quirky hotel and decor made for a unique stay. Without a gym and more amenities, the price feels a bit steep.

10

Marc

Mar 15, 2025

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Stayed 1 night

Great location and great rooftop bar

10

Kahina

Dec 19, 2024

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Stayed 2 nights

Great design and concept. Only thing missing is a gym.

8

Ramtin

Aug 13, 2025

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Stayed 2 nights

Very nice place to stay and very friendly staff, Location is amazing close to anything you really want Only drawbacks are it can get very loud at nights especially when the garbage trucks collecting garbage around 4am. Also there is no gym in hotel and no other option for workout during your stay. Maybe they can partner with some of the gyms nearby.

10

Cedar

Oct 1, 2025

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Stayed 1 night

Perfect. Was so glad I stayed here instead of the property around the corner where I was for a conference and which as 3x more expensive. I love the antique Otis elevator but did have a hard time using it. It took me some time to realize that there are two elevators. Would love to stay here again!!!

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Cleanliness

Reviews consistently describe the hotel and rooms as clean and well maintained.

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Cheng-Yu

Jun 21, 2025

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Stayed 2 nights

the facility is in great condition. Love the design of the whole facility. Staffs were friendly and helpful.

10

Van

Feb 17, 2025

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Stayed 2 nights

Great location, easy check in and out. The room was cute and cozy and clean. Rooftop deck is a plus!

10

kellykreiensieck

Jan 25, 2024

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Stayed 2 nights

The hotel has a very eclectic style. The bed was comfortable and the room was clean. It was close to everything. It was great!

10

Andrew

Aug 3, 2024

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Stayed 1 night

Amazing location and lovely restored historic building with unique charm. Friendly service and well maintained and operated

10

Ann Marie

Jun 8, 2024

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Stayed 1 night

The property was great! Great location, super clean, comfortable beds and sheets, and super fun interior decor!

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Katherine

Jul 16, 2024

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Stayed 1 night

Wonderful quick stay for a work trip. Clean rooms. Lovely staff. Big downside is no workout facilities.

10

Suneet

May 27, 2024

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Stayed 1 night

Had an amazing experience at the unique graduate hotel. The staff was friendly. The property was well maintained and charming. Location was very convenient to downtown. Had an amazing time !! Would highly recommend

10

Brian

Aug 21, 2024

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Stayed 1 night

Awesome eclectic and historic hotel. Much better than the bland, corporate stuff. Clean, comfortable and great staff. Awesome art everywhere.

10

Luiza

Jun 16, 2023

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Stayed 2 nights

Staff was very nice and the hotel was gorgeous. We had a great night of sleep the two nights we stayed there. The linens smelled amazing. The rooftop bar is fun to hangout and even though our roof was near, it wasn't noisy. If I'm back in Palo Alto, I definitively plan to stay there again.

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Rooms

Guests like the comfortable beds, but several note small room sizes and limited storage. Noise from the street or rooftop affects some rooms, and a few mention dim lighting or climate-control quirks.

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Bard

Jun 8, 2025

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Stayed 2 nights

Stayed on 6th floor. Booming music playing in rooftop bar carried through the ceiling late into the night. Could not sleep.

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Jasmine

Jan 8, 2024

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Stayed 1 night

Wonderful stay at the Graduate Palo Alto! The corner room was amazing and very spacious. I loved the old English university feel to the decor.

8

Juliet

Oct 23, 2023

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Stayed 3 nights

Comfy beds and central location however the lack of bathroom counter space, closet space and dim lighting are a design issue.

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Van

Feb 17, 2025

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Stayed 2 nights

Great location, easy check in and out. The room was cute and cozy and clean. Rooftop deck is a plus!

8

Dean

Jul 2, 2025

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Stayed 2 nights

Unique property. Climate control had no instructions and was impossible to operate. Street sweeping in the middle of the night woke us up.

6

Michael

Oct 9, 2023

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Stayed 1 night

The front desk staff was very friendly and helpful. The cafe staff were not attentive really at all. Our breakfast was served to our table in parts (one of our party had to wait almost 10 minutes longer for their food). The bill was incorrect and we had to get it fixed even though we showed them the coffee tokens we had... they charged us for 4 coffees and we only had 3 coffees and those were supposed to be complimentary. The room was extremely small. At 7:30 we got a knock at the door that someone stated they had left something in the safe in the room. They claimed we had called. It was just small things but they add up.

8

Mark

Jun 8, 2025

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Stayed 4 nights

Rooms were small but very comfortable, staff very pleasant and helpful , room service would be nice. Note if you’re on the 6th floor there is music from the rooftop bar above until 10pm on the weekends ( good to know). Overall good vibe and great location!

8

Lauren

Oct 24, 2025

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Stayed 1 night

Staff was friendly. My room happened to be quite loud with street noise. I’m sure not all are.

10

Amy

Nov 29, 2023

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Stayed 1 night

Gorgeous- fantastic quality! The bathroom light was a bit dim for applying makeup, but very flattering. The windows aware original single pane, so I could hear road noise on the 3rd floor. I am sensitive to noise though. If a semi idled on the side street it kept me awake. 😩 Otherwise, my stay was flawless.

10

Paola

Jun 20, 2025

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Stayed 1 night

Nice beds and great location

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Service

Staff are widely praised as friendly and helpful. However, several reviews cite inconsistent service, including slow dining, check-in or reservation mix-ups, and occasional front-desk availability issues.

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Blake

Nov 24, 2025

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Stayed 1 night

It was odd that the service staff was using the main elevator, I had to stop at multiple floors, multiple times, for the service staff to lug their materials into the elevator. Breakfast took way too long to serve simple items.

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Li Rong

Jul 21, 2025

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Stayed 14 nights

front desk staff are very friendly and helpful. It's a pleasure to stay at the Graduate. I'll come back again.

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Claudia

May 1, 2024

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Stayed 3 nights

Super friendly staff! Very accommodating when we had issues with the tv in our original room - offered to switch rooms for us right away because they still had space available. Also was very nice about my check out requests. Would definitely stay here again and recommend this hotel!

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Krisianna

Jul 15, 2023

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Stayed 1 night

No one was at the front counter to check us in. I had to go to the next door restaurant to ask for help. A restaurant staff person came over to knock on the door of the hotel office staff behind the front counter and no one was on the office there either.

10

Jeffrey

May 17, 2025

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Stayed 1 night

Such a great older hotel. Feels like you’re in Europe without the airfare, staff could not have been nicer and more attentive.

10

Harmeet

May 23, 2025

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Stayed 3 nights

Excellent boutique hotel with very professional and helpful staff. Really enjoyed my stay and would stay again on my next visit.

6

Michael

Oct 9, 2023

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Stayed 1 night

The front desk staff was very friendly and helpful. The cafe staff were not attentive really at all. Our breakfast was served to our table in parts (one of our party had to wait almost 10 minutes longer for their food). The bill was incorrect and we had to get it fixed even though we showed them the coffee tokens we had... they charged us for 4 coffees and we only had 3 coffees and those were supposed to be complimentary. The room was extremely small. At 7:30 we got a knock at the door that someone stated they had left something in the safe in the room. They claimed we had called. It was just small things but they add up.

10

Holly

Dec 6, 2025

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Stayed 1 night

Very sweet staff! Lovely room!! Such a cute hotel!

8

fiona

Apr 23, 2023

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Stayed 1 night

We added an extra day to our stay and so I ended up with multiple reservations. When we checked in we were assured that we wouldn’t have to move/recheck on Saturday. In fact I even downgraded my room so as not to have to move. The ne t day we had a wedding and celebration that went quite late & arrived back around 10.30-11 and couldn’t get into our room. The front desk person insisted we didn’t have a room and that we could buy a room at a much higher price even though we explained we had already paid and our stuff was still in the room. Eventually we got it sorted but it was an anxious 40+ minutes the took the shine off a long but otherwise delightful day.

10

Tauni

Nov 24, 2025

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Stayed 1 night

Wonderful staff

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Location

A major strength: right in downtown Palo Alto with easy walking access to Stanford, restaurants, and shops.

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Kimberley

Dec 26, 2023

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Stayed 4 nights

Beautiful hotel, perfect location, wonderful staff.

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Andrew

Aug 25, 2023

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Stayed 5 nights

Really great place to stay in the heart of Palo Alto. Excellently themed around Stanford University, lots of shops and restaurants all around to walk to. Very friendly and helpful staff.

10

Suneet

May 27, 2024

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Stayed 1 night

Had an amazing experience at the unique graduate hotel. The staff was friendly. The property was well maintained and charming. Location was very convenient to downtown. Had an amazing time !! Would highly recommend

10

Maria Celia

Sep 17, 2025

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Stayed 1 night

Great character and location

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Maria

Apr 1, 2025

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Stayed 1 night

Love the location. Right in the heart of town and easy walking through the town and into Stanford. Quirky hotel and decor made for a unique stay. Without a gym and more amenities, the price feels a bit steep.

10

Yoichiro

Aug 24, 2023

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Stayed 2 nights

Nice place to stay in Downtown Palo Alto

10

Zachary

Jul 21, 2025

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Stayed 1 night

Proximity to restaurants, shopping and business. Great staff. Nice comfortable and quiet room. Unique atmosphere with great rooftop bar.

8

Ramtin

Aug 13, 2025

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Stayed 2 nights

Very nice place to stay and very friendly staff, Location is amazing close to anything you really want Only drawbacks are it can get very loud at nights especially when the garbage trucks collecting garbage around 4am. Also there is no gym in hotel and no other option for workout during your stay. Maybe they can partner with some of the gyms nearby.

10

Nina

Aug 4, 2023

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Stayed 1 night

This hotel is in a great location in Palo Aalto, near lots of restaurants and shops and very close to Stanford. It’s a really cool, funky space (love the rooftop bar) and the staff is amazing. Aylin at the front desk was especially helpful, but everyone here is friendly and helpful. Great hotel!

10

Paola

Jun 20, 2025

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Stayed 1 night

Nice beds and great location

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Dining

The rooftop and on-site dining are praised for atmosphere and some dishes, but feedback on service speed, pricing, and drink or dessert quality is mixed.

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Beth

Jul 24, 2025

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Stayed 1 night

What a stunning and charming historic hotel in the heart of Palo Alto. The staff is fantastic, the hotel decor and style is gorgeous and unique, the rooms are beautifully decorated and appointed and the roof-top lounge is a must for the view and a drink by the fire. Would 100% recommend. This hotel a total gem.

6

Blake

Nov 24, 2025

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Stayed 1 night

It was odd that the service staff was using the main elevator, I had to stop at multiple floors, multiple times, for the service staff to lug their materials into the elevator. Breakfast took way too long to serve simple items.

8

Leah

Aug 28, 2023

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Stayed 2 nights

Wonderful decorations and ambiance and friendly staff. I had issues checking in because I booked through Hotels.com, and some of the younger and inexperienced staff had trouble helping me. Management is great. Cute breakfast cafe with good food but inexperienced staff. Beds and pillows are comfortable. Queen rooms are perfect for 1 but would be too small for 2. Water pressure leaves something to be desired. Rooftop has a great vibe, but drinks are extremely overpriced and tasteless. Overall would stay again.

10

Alf

Jun 25, 2025

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Stayed 1 night

A Very nice hotel in mid Palo Alto. A very nice roof- top bar with drinks and good food.

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Michele

Jul 27, 2024

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Stayed 1 night

A really special property - so very well apointed ! The staff is incredible and goes well beyond - from the hosts at the checkin desk, to the bartender at the rooftop bar, to the gentleman that served me coffee and breakfast to go in the hotel dining on the ground floor.. it all made for a memorable experience!

10

Naiomi

Jun 30, 2025

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Stayed 1 night

We enjoyed our stay. The staff was kind and helpful and the roof top bar was a big bonus. I wish we had more time up there. My only complaint was the mattress because it sagged a bit in the middle.

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Michael

Oct 9, 2023

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Stayed 1 night

The front desk staff was very friendly and helpful. The cafe staff were not attentive really at all. Our breakfast was served to our table in parts (one of our party had to wait almost 10 minutes longer for their food). The bill was incorrect and we had to get it fixed even though we showed them the coffee tokens we had... they charged us for 4 coffees and we only had 3 coffees and those were supposed to be complimentary. The room was extremely small. At 7:30 we got a knock at the door that someone stated they had left something in the safe in the room. They claimed we had called. It was just small things but they add up.

10

Sina

Sep 1, 2023

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Stayed 2 nights

Everything was great except their rooftop bar. The service wasn’t great as well as their deserts. But we enjoyed their beautiful rooms and the location.

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Kate

Dec 30, 2023

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Stayed 1 night

This place is super cute and cozy. The room was exactly as expected, quiet, comfortable. The gals at the restaurant were great! They were lovely to chat with and made me feel right at home, like I was a local. My steak was perfect and they helped me find a wine that I liked. I would for sure stay here again if I have the chance.

10

Zachary

Jul 21, 2025

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Stayed 1 night

Proximity to restaurants, shopping and business. Great staff. Nice comfortable and quiet room. Unique atmosphere with great rooftop bar.

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Graduate by Hilton Palo Alto

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Room, 1 King Bed, Hearing Accessible, Corner

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