Americas Best Value Inn Sky Ranch Palo Alto

Old school motel that is kept exceptionally clean. Very professional and friendly staff. This is my go to hotel anytime I have meetings/work to do within the area. Very very prime location. Thank you Sky Ranch!

Great clean place with everything that I needed! Good Wi-Fi! Super friendly staff as well! Perfect for people who come to Palo Alto for work/hospital visits etc. Thank you to the housekeepers as well for the daily service!

I stayed here mid June for four days. The price was very reasonable, especially for Palo Alto ($109 b4 tax for three of the days $135 b4 tax for an additional day).. Upon arrival I was warmly welcomed by the manager (owner?). No problems with parking. The room was clean with a comfortable king bed and pillows. There’s a chair in a corner of the room and a desk chair at the desk and carpeting. The room has a large flat screen tv with Directv, a fridge with freezer, microwave and single cup coffeemaker. The bathroom has a tub/shower with plenty of hot water, thick towels are provided and the sink is just outside the bathroom. The front windows open wide and have screens on them. Rooms are cleaned daily by the housekeeping staff. While right on busy El Camino Real my room was quiet and I slept well. The a/c & heater unit was quiet although the thermostat temperature did not reflect the actual room temperature and I had to set it quite high to heat in the evening and quite low to cool during the afternoon. Two of the three lights were out above the sink area, but the one that was on was bright enough that I didn’t report it. I was going to b4 I left, but the office was closed early on the morning I left. All in all a comfortable and pleasant stay at the ABVN Sky Ranch and I would return. I’m giving 4 stars for the price point category it is in.

Terrible experience, but I didn't stay. I called ahead of time and was told I could get a room with a cash deposit instead of a credit card. When I showed up, the desk attendant seemed rude, but I paid that little mind. He told me that I would pay $87 for the room and then pay $150 for deposit, but it would need to be exact change. I came up with $90, which he took. Then I had one 2-$100 bills, and rather than give me back $50 from what I just handed him, he just grabbed the $200 and said "don't worry, you'll get it back in the morning". I then got the room key card. I got no receipt whatsoever. I asked for one and was told that I shouldn't worry or it wasn't important, or he couldn't or some malarkey. I said "at least give me something that shows I gave you $200 in cash". He said no, and was offended that I asked. I said that a piece of paper with a written note saying "received $200 cash deposit" with a signature would suffice. He insisted he couldn't and some nonsense that it was already in the system, and I reiterated that he could just sign a slip of paper. He was belligerent, so I just got my money back and left. How can someone be incapable of or so resistant to signing a piece of paper when they took your money? And rude, when they're running a motel or at least the desk?