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Hotel Valencia Santana Row

355 Santana Row, San Jose, California, 95128

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Dec 3, 2026
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Dec 5, 2026
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HAPPI EXPERIENCE

The stay, in detail

  • Rooms & comfort

    In the heart of Silicon Valley's lively Santana Row district, Hotel Valencia Santana Row is a soulful escape celebrating life's simplest and enduring pleasures: immersive experiences, inspired food and drink, Old World architecture, lavish accommodations, unparalleled hospitality, and the gift of time. The only hotel in San Jose's Santana Row, Hotel Valencia is steps from its world-class shopping, dining, and nightlife, and moments from Santa Clara. Its 216 rooms and suites are both elegant escapes and luxurious launchpads for San Jose-inspired adventures, with Egyptian cotton linens, custom-designed beds, Italian white virgin marble bathrooms, lighted makeup mirrors, leather club chairs, an Honor Bar and cozy bathrobes.

The hotel's courtyard is a tucked-away space for al fresco dining and handcrafted cocktails, a bubbling fountain, live music in the evenings, and the aroma of Valencia oranges.

HAPPI HIGHLIGHTS

  • Excellent location (Santana Row, walkable to shops/restaurants)

  • Friendly, helpful staff (named staff praised)

  • Comfortable, clean rooms; occasional upgrades

At the hotel

Popular amenities

53 listed
  • 24-hour front desk
  • Access to health care professionals
  • Air conditioning
  • Allergy-free room
  • ATM/cash machine on site
  • Bar
  • Breakfast in the room
  • Breakfast takeaway containers
  • Business center
  • Cashless payment available
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Pools & wellness

  • Hot tub/Jacuzzi
  • Massage services
  • Outdoor pool

Dining & drinks

  • Delivered food - securely covered
  • Food delivered to guest room
  • Physical distancing in dining areas
  • Restaurant
  • Sanitized tableware & silverware

Fitness & outdoors

  • Fitness center
  • Terrace

Safety & cleanliness

  • Cleaning standards that are effective against Coronavirus
  • Contactless check-in/check-out
  • Dry cleaning
  • First aid kit available
  • Guest room sealed after cleaning
  • Guest rooms disinfected between stays
  • Guests can opt-out any cleaning services during stay
  • Hand sanitizer in guest room and key areas
  • Physical distancing rules followed
  • Property cleaned by professional cleaning companies
  • Safety deposit box
  • Screens / Barriers between staff and guests for safety
  • Shared stationery like menus, pens are removed
  • Staff adhere to local safety protocols

Getting around & access

  • Facilities for disabled guests
  • Lift / Elevator
  • Private parking
  • Valet parking

Guest services

  • Express check-in/check-out
  • Fax/photocopying
  • Laundry
  • Laundry washed per local authority guidelines
  • Luggage storage
  • Meeting/banquet facilities
  • Pets allowed
  • Tour desk

Services & essentials

  • Designated smoking area
  • Face masks for guests available
  • Family rooms
  • Mobile app for room service
  • Non-smoking throughout
  • Room service
  • WiFi available

Review in focus

413 reviews
10/ 10
Närheten till allt.
Jenny · family with children · 2026-10-31

The guest experience

8.8out of 10
413 verified reviews

Loved most

  • Excellent location (Santana Row, walkable to shops/restaurants)
  • Friendly, helpful staff (named staff praised)
  • Comfortable, clean rooms; occasional upgrades
  • Good pool, bar and onsite restaurant
  • Dog-friendly
  • Bright, well-appointed rooms

Worth knowing — Some areas could use a refresh · Late night noise/parties affecting sleep · Late night room service delays (over an hour) · Occasional billing/charge issues (breakfast charged incorrectly) · Paper coffee cups in-room (guest expected ceramic) · Isolated food issue (greasy potatoes)

How guests scored the stay

  • Location9.6

    Repeated strong praise for location in Santana Row — walkable to shops, restaurants and malls; cited as a primary positive factor throughout reviews.

  • Overall Experience9.4

    Many guests report great, memorable stays and strong intent to return or recommend; several rave reviews and high overall satisfaction.

  • Service9.1

    Numerous praise for helpful, friendly staff (front desk, pool staff named Rachel and Andres, specific commendation for Scott Dolan); service described as welcoming and exceeding expectations.

  • Room Quality8.9

    Rooms described as comfortable, bright, often upgraded, and well appointed; generally favorable room quality comments.

  • Amenities8.5

    Good onsite amenities cited (pool, bar, onsite restaurant, dog-friendly). Some service-related amenity issues noted (late room service delay).

  • Cleanliness8.4

    Multiple mentions of rooms being clean and comfortable; overall positive cleanliness impressions with no major cleanliness complaints.

  • Food and Beverage8.2

    Positive mentions (nice sangria, good food nearby) but isolated negative notes (greasy potatoes, billing mix-up for breakfast) create a mixed but overall good impression.

  • Value for Money8.2

    Mostly positive stays but one explicit comment that the hotel is 'too expensive for what it offers' and occasional billing issues noted, pulling this score slightly down.

Live guest feedback

Guest reviews

Remarkably consistent

89% of 9 recent stays rated 8+

8.8413 reviews
  • Guest review

    10/10

    Jenny · family with children · 2026-10-31

    “Närheten till allt.”

  • Guest review

    7/10

    Vladislav · family with children · 2026-10-27

    “Location. Pool”

  • Great experience

    9/10

    Arthur · couple · 2026-10-22

    “Location and overall vibe”

  • Guest review

    9/10

    MARIA · couple · 2026-10-19

    “location”

  • Great stay

    9/10

    Quentin · couple · 2026-10-12

    “It was near a lot of shops, food and easy access to surrounding shopping”

  • Guest review

    10/10

    Robert · couple · 2026-08-18

    “Perfect location very comfortable and clean the entire staff was super helpful and very friendly!!”

  • とても便利なところ

    10/10

    Kimi · couple · 2026-08-18

    “サンタナロウの中にあるホテルだったから、夜遅くまでサンタナロウで過ごせた”

  • Close to our home good for a staycation & will recommend when friends come from out of town

    10/10

    Nanette · solo traveller · 2026-08-18

    “Lovely bright and light - good food too”

  • Great location and comfortable

    10/10

    Lisa · couple · 2026-08-16

    “Great location, clean, comfortable received an upgraded room”

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