Hotel · California
Palo Alto Hotel
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- 24minwalk to the beach
- 63mclimb from the beach
- 1minwalk to a bus stop
- 18minSan Francisco International Airport · drive
- Mostly level walk
- Works without a car
- Lively evenings nearby
At a glance
The nearest beach is about 24 minutes on foot, with a climb of about 63 m on the way back.
You have a bus stop about 1 minute away and a supermarket about 3 minutes away, so it works without a car.
There are 5 bars or clubs within 150 m, so expect some evening noise; light sleepers may want a room at the back.
Good for
- Works without a car: bus stop 1 min, supermarket 3 min on foot
Think twice if
- Beach 24 min on foot
- Steep walk back from the beach: climb about 63 m
- Lively evenings: 5 bars or clubs within 150 m
Each line rests on a number computed for this place.
How it compares
Compared with the 374 places we mapped in San Francisco. A longer bar means fewer places are as close.
- Walk to the beach 24 min Closer than 72% of places
- Walk to a bus stop 1 min Closer than 48% of places
- Walk to a supermarket 3 min Closer than 86% of places
- Drive to San Francisco International Airport 18 min Closer than 38% of places
- Climb back from the beach about 63 m Less climbing than 7% of places
Contact and maps
How far is everything
- Nearest beach 24 min
- Bus stopSacramento Street & Polk Street 1 min
- Tram stopCalifornia Street & Polk Street 2 min
- SupermarketGolden Farmer Market 3 min
- PharmacyWalgreens 2 min
- Cash machineWells Fargo 5 min
Sights and days out
- Alcatraz Island On foot: 37 min
- Palace of Fine Arts By car: 2 min
- The Presidio By car: 4 min
- Haight-Ashbury By car: 4 min
- Golden Gate Bridge By car: 5 min
- Golden Gate Park By car: 7 min
- Sausalito By car: 9 min
- Muir Woods National Monument By car: 22 min
Getting here
- San Francisco International AirportBy car: 18 min
- Oakland International AirportBy car: 29 min
- San Jose Mineta International AirportBy car: 55 min
Hills and evening noise
- Height above sea level
- about 63 m
- Climb from the nearest beach
- about 63 m
- Average slope of that walk
- about 3.3%
- Bars and clubs within 150 m
- 5
- Bars and clubs within 300 m
- 13
Other places nearby
- The Stanley HotelHotel · Beach 26 min walk 50 m away
- Holiday Inn San Francisco Golden GatewayHotel · Beach 28 min walk 200 m away
- Cable Car HotelHotel · Beach 25 min walk 250 m away
- Music CityHotel · Beach 28 min walk 350 m away
- Nob Hill HotelHotel · Beach 28 min walk 400 m away
- Hotel CarltonHotel · Beach 30 min walk 450 m away
How we worked this out
These figures are computed, not measured on foot. Walking times use the mapped streets and paths at about 4.8 km/h, with steps counted slower. Driving times use typical road speeds plus time for junctions and parking, so allow extra at busy times. The slope compares the height of the hotel with the nearest beach. "Steep" means an average of 8% or more. Noise counts mapped bars, pubs and nightclubs in a straight line.
Computed 30 Oct 2026. Map data (c) OpenStreetMap contributors, ODbL. Elevation: AWS Terrain Tiles (NASA SRTM 30 m and national datasets such as USGS 3DEP).
Not yet spot-checked by our editors.