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Hotel Keen

Hotel Keen
Hotel Keen – Palo Alto, CA
Hotel Keen – Palo Alto, CA
Check in 3:00 PM
Check out 12:00 PM

About Hotel Keen

Located in downtown Palo Alto, at Stanford University, this boutique hotel features 37-inch flats-screen cable TVs in each room. Free Wi-Fi is available throughout the property. Each room provides a custom built bed and desk area at the Hotel Keen. They also include erasable white boards. The Keen Hotel is completely nonsmoking and offers a 24-hour front desk for added convenience. Steps to Downtown Palo Alto. Amazon regional office is walking distance. Stanford University is two miles away. Bayfront Park is seven miles from Hotel Keen Palo Alto. Stanford Theater is 2.5 miles away. This property will be undergoing heavy renovation through the end of March 2022. The property will be providing welcome bags to guests upon arrival to make up for the noise during this time.

Amenities

  • On-site parking
  • 24-hour front desk
  • On-site dining
  • Bar / lounge
  • Café / coffee shop
  • Business center
  • Express check-in / check-out
  • Concierge
  • Dry cleaning
  • Self-service laundry
  • Multilingual staff
  • Full kitchen / kitchenette
  • Spa / sauna
  • Pet friendly
  • Wheelchair accessible
  • Smoke-free property
  • Air conditioning
  • Elevator
  • In-room safe

Reviews

4.1 / 5
Great 752 reviews
  • Engine customer Aug 2026

    Simple, clean accommodations in walking distance to many restaurants and the Stanford campus (specifically the Frost Amphitheater).

  • Engine customer Aug 2026

    The location was great. Free breakfast was simple but a very nice option. The rooms were very compact and the bathroom isn’t completely enclosed. Still great overall value.

  • Engine customer Aug 2026

    Superb

  • Engine customer Jul 2026

    No refrigerator in our very small room. Excellent staff and very clean hotel. Excellent location. You need to pay for a $25 a day parking pass for the public garage directly across the street..

  • Engine customer Jul 2026

    Superb

  • Engine customer Jul 2026

    Nothing the place was disgusting and I forfeited my booking and walked away The whole place was a disaster

  • Engine customer Jul 2026

    Exceptional

  • Engine customer Jul 2026

    Great! Personable staff great breakfast

  • Engine customer Jul 2026

    oooo

  • Engine customer Jul 2026

    The location is perfect…the staff is friendly..a big special thanks to Taieb who was extremely helpful…. The size of the room is little small

  • Engine customer Jul 2026

    Nobody explained the parking garage was closed until 7:00 am. I missed a very important doctor appointment at Stanford and had to reschedule. I thought the parking permit was how they checked the vehicle to park there... could not get a cab as the front desk had no services they could call.

  • Engine customer Jun 2026

    Hotel Keen was just right for our visit to tour Stanford. Incredible location, clean, and friendly staff.

  • Engine customer Jun 2026

    This is truly just a “place to sleep” kind of hotel. The staff was friendly and helpful. Breakfast was meh, but it wasn’t really why I stayed there anyways. One very important thing to note for light sleepers - request a room on the top floor. I was on the first floor and it felt like I was in an apartment listening to every step my upstairs neighbor was taking. The location was great. Rooms were small - perfect for solo travelers. One thing that I thought was a little weird was that the bathroom ie in an open space right by the front door. So it was always a little weird using the bathroom wondering if people in the hallway could hear me.

  • Engine customer Jun 2026

    The location was great! Absolutely the most smallest hotel room I have ever stayed in. So small there was no door into the bathroom. I have travelled to Japan and over 30 countries but this was ridiculous as you can see they are just trying to capture every cent.

  • Engine customer Jun 2026

    location staff were helpful room was a little small making it hard to open up my luggage and still move easily around the room

  • Engine customer Jun 2026

    Very good

  • Engine customer Jun 2026

    need more room options and cleanliness

  • Engine customer Jun 2026

    Pretty good time overall. Rooms were small but given its stanford graduation and we didn’t want to spend like 800 bucks a night, Twas a good option.

  • Engine customer Jun 2026

    Superb

  • Engine customer Jun 2026

    Very good

Frequently asked questions about Hotel Keen

Does Hotel Keen have free Wi-Fi?
Yes, Hotel Keen offers free Wi-Fi for all guests.
Does Hotel Keen offer parking?
Yes, paid self-parking is available on-site at Hotel Keen.
Does Hotel Keen have meeting spaces, conference centers, or conference rooms?
Hotel Keen does not list dedicated meeting or conference facilities. For business event venues in Palo Alto, see business hotels in Palo Alto.
Does Hotel Keen have a fitness center?
Hotel Keen does not list an on-site fitness center. Some properties partner with nearby gyms — check directly with the hotel.
Where is Hotel Keen located, and how walkable is the area?
Hotel Keen is located at 425 High Street, Palo Alto, CA 94301. With a Walk Score of 91, the area is rated Walker's Paradise. Most daily errands can be done on foot — ideal for travelers without a car.

What's nearby

Map of points of interest near Hotel Keen
  • Stanford prison experiment 1.2 mi
  • Stanford University 1.2 mi
  • Googleplex 4.6 mi
  • Coursera 4.9 mi
  • Ames Research Center 5.9 mi
  • Silicon Valley 7.0 mi

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