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Hotel Strategy
First visit? Stay in Downtown Palo Alto.
It is Palo Alto’s most walkable concentration of hotels, dining, and casual browsing, and the Palo Alto Caltrain station makes it the least car-dependent base for Stanford and Bay Area day trips.
Avoid sleeping near East Palo Alto, North Fair Oaks, Isolated El Camino Real addresses, Palo Alto Baylands. It is a separate city, not a sightseeing extension of Palo Alto. The evidence notes many decent businesses but advises visitors not to wander aimlessly because of its higher-crime reputation; book there only with a specific, well-reviewed hotel and clear reason.