San Jose and Santa Clara Hotels

Top Things to Do in San Jose & the San Francisco Bay Area.

Whether you're looking for world-class cultural arts, nightlife, professional sports, theme parks, wineries, shopping, museums and excellent restaurants, the San José, Santa Clara, Bay Area delivers an unforgettable vacation experience.  [Top]

Family Fun in the Bay Area.

For a day of family fun, experience Great America Santa Clara, Northern California’s ultimate family theme park and entertainment destination. Located in Santa Clara, Great America features 10 pulse-pounding coasters, exciting rides, live stage show, concerts, Nickelodeon TV characters and the wild water rides of Boomerang Bay.

Just a few miles from our Santa Clara hotel, tour the beautiful and bizarre Winchester Mystery House, an architectural marvel filled with unexplained oddities, such as the staircase to the ceiling, a door that opens onto a wall and unique Victorian gardens. Cool down at Raging Waters in San Jose, the world’s wildest water adventure park with thrilling water rides, attractions, and wild Wave Pool. Your family will enjoy the exciting and educational exhibits at Children’s Discovery Museum, the Tech Museum of Innovation and the Intel Museum, where the micro world of computers comes to life. Head to Santana Row, South Bay's vibrant shopping and entertainment destination, with many shops, eateries and spas.  [Top]

Bay Area Sports.

Cheer for the NHL’s San Jose Sharks as they heat up the ice for 41 home season games at HP Pavilion in downtown San Jose. This state-of-the art San Jose arena hosts a variety of events and concerts every year, including Grammy winning musicians, Olympic athletes, world-class shows and theater, exhibitions, exciting family shows, boxing events, and tennis tournaments.

For more Bay area sports take in a San Francisco Giants baseball game at AT&T Park, an Oakland Raiders football game at the Oakland Coliseum or a San Francisco Forty-Niners football game at Candlestick Park.  [Top]

Bay Area Arts & Music.

The Bay Area’s most amazing outdoor concert facility, Shoreline Amphitheater features state-of-the-art technical, visual, and sound systems. Hear the world's most talented musical entertainers in an award-winning concert space in Mountain View.

The acclaimed Center for the Performing Arts in San Jose presents exciting stage productions, events, concerts, dance and shows throughout the year. Explore classical and world music, dance, and spoken word performances by famous artists and astounding newcomers at Stanford Lively Arts, which makes performing arts an exciting part of the San Francisco Bay Area.  [Top]

Things to Do in San Francisco.

You will be captivated by the extraordinary charm and character of San Francisco and its many eclectic neighborhoods - Pacific Heights, Richmond District, South of Market, Nob Hill, North Beach, The Marina, Mission District, Haight-Ashbury, and the beautiful East Bay communities. San Francisco offers a diversity of arts, attractions, nightclubs, museums, art galleries, restaurants, festivals, entertainment and sightseeing tours.

Experience all the highlights including, Twin Peaks, Pier 39, Fisherman’s Wharf, the San Francisco Zoo, Alcatraz, Union Square, the Golden Gate Bridge, Coit Tower, and the San Francisco Giants. Old World charm and ethnic neighborhoods combine with a picturesque ocean setting to make San Francisco a unique and hip American city.  [Top]