Whether it be opening the french doors to a balcony over looking a courtyard, or the beautiful architecture outside and in. Hotel Valencia is a place I definitely want to spend another few nights at.
Out of the four hotels Jenna and I stayed at, Hotel Valencia was both our favourite places. If I’m so daring, I would say it was most likely one of the favourite hotels I’ve ever stayed at in my life.
You can have valet park your car for $24 overnight, or you can grab a parking pass from the Valet crew outside, drive your car around the corner and park it in the garage and walk back to the hotel with your belongings, which is clearly what we did.
This was our private balcony overlooking courtyard, beauty views. Quiet rooms, and not because the hotel was empty. The place was happenin’ wiht the grand opening of Cielo, which is a roof top bar. Unfortunately it was drizzling a little bit outside so it got bumped to the inside, to V Bar.
While it had both luxurious feeling to it, it wasn’t stuffy feeling. I didn’t feel as if I was in a hotel room at Hotel Valencia, while it looked rich in taste in the room, it still felt like a gorgeous apartment. Perhaps it was the added touches to the room, with the vibrant cushions on the bed, the leather club chair and a full-length mirror, perfect for outfit of the day selfies in my “wallpaper pants” as my husband likes to refer to them as. We were even greeted with some vodka cranberry left in our room — how did they know this was my favourite drink?!
We grabbed quite a nice meal at Citrus, also inside Hotel Valencia.
Appetizers from the chef, and I also grabbed a lobster salad app – didn’t realize how huge the portion was going to be. It was amazing none-the-less.
Jenna ordered the grilled lamb which was served on bucatini pasta, squash and green olive. I opted for another seafood dish and got quick smoked wild salmon, red curry cous cous with pistachio tahini. So good! I want to go back, and lucky for me Santana Row is just a short drive away.
We both decided on the speculoos caramel chocolate tart for dessert. It was espresso cremeux, milk jam, praline cocoa nib tuile, topped with chocolate chai ice cream. So caramely and brownie-like, it was incredible. Jenna said she wanted to re-create it at home for her boyfriend, it was that good.
After we came out from supper, I went around the courtyard taking photos of the patio at sunset. I kind of just want to live here. Forever.
The courtyard is a great place to people watch. Wondering if I can come up here without having staying at the hotel and enjoy an afternoon coffee with these types of views. It’s so breathtaking, and relaxing with their waterfall and flowers in bloom.
Since Cielo wasn’t open for us to check out due to the rain, we headed over to V Bar and stayed for a few minutes.
This place also has a balcony overlooking the Santana Row shopping area!
Isn’t the front desk area gorgeous? Hotel Valencia has a few hidden-nooks/half dome shaped rooms for their guests to have on sight meetings in the front lobby. I hadn’t seen anything like that before. I snapped a few photos of it but they didn’t come out as well as they looked in person, so you’re just going to have to trust my opinion on that one ;)
The next morning we checked out of the hotel, and had our complimentary breakfast (with a really large selection!) back at Citrus restaurant. I think it’s safe to say we both enjoyed ourselves the most here, with the beautiful European vibes Hotel Valencia has, and all the beautiful landscaping, balconies and gorgeous views.
Hotel Valencia
355 Santana Row, San Jose, CA 95128
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Disclaimer: Many thanks to Hotel Valencia for hosting our stay and meal at Citrus!Â
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What a lovely place to stay at! I would absolutely LOVE to go there myself one day!
What a beautiful courtyard and lobby! I could stay there a few days or a few weeks. Looks like such a peaceful place to unwind.
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That’s the most gorgeous place I’ve ever seen. Everything about it is so elegant.
I could stand a week at the Hotel Valencia. It’s so beautiful and relaxing there. I know I’d get a full recharge.
@Melissa Pezza: I could easily stay there for a week! It’s gorgeous right?
Nancy recently posted..European vibes at Santana Row’s Hotel Valencia
Such a beautiful place and hotel, the food looks so delicious. Thanks for the great post and photos! ^_^
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Wow, this is really pretty! I’d love to go.
Theresa recently posted..Wildkin Pink Giraffe Weekender Review
That courtyard is beautiful! I’d want to live there too :-)
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That is so beautiful! I love that you don’t have to leave CA to get that European vibe going on. The courtyard really is amazing!
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@Christy Maurer: I can’t believe how diverse California is! I absolutely love living here. Thanks for the kind comments! :)
Nancy recently posted..European vibes at Santana Row’s Hotel Valencia
Looks like a great place to stay, nice zen and laid back vibe to it! Too bad the rooftop bar got rained out. I will check this place out when I visit San Jose!
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What a gorgeous looking hotel! This would be a great place for a nice romantic getaway!
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Wow, not only does the place look beautiful! The food does too, what an amazing place to be staying at.
Oh my this hotel is so pretty. I’d feel so lucky if I was able to eat at Citrus!
Liz Mays recently posted..Preparing for Summer Entertaining with Charmin
This looks like a great place to go visit. It’s very stunning to look at.
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How beautiful! I love hotels that have a touch of luxury without the snootiness. The food looks exquisite, too, especially the caramel chocolate tart.
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Okay I am jealous once again, your pictures are amazing. Please pick me up next time you travel LOL!
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The hotel looks amazing. I love the color if the room. It looks so cozy.
The view you had was wonderful.
I would love to stay at this hotel. I don’t get to travel often and hope to get the opportunity to do more of it. :)
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This would be an amazing trip indeed. I would love to stay here some day. Everything looks and sounds amazing. The food looks totally delicious and elegant. Thanks so much for sharing.
Oh wow! That looks like such a gorgeous place to stay! I would love to take my family there one day!
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Gorgeous pictures and that food looks delicious! I would love to visit this hotel with my family, thank you for sharing.
Wow, that is probably one of the most beautiful hotels I’ve seen in a long time. How gorgeous. I love the view from your room to, the courtyard is lovely! The food looks amazing too.
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This hotel is absolutely stunning! I’d love to visit it for a holiday! Thanks for suggesting this place because I never knew about it.
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What a beautiful hotel. I just love the patio and like you, I could stay there whole day too and watch the sunset.
What a beautiful place! The patio is so inviting, I could stay there for hours with a good book or just people watching.
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I love the setting, it looks very peaceful and relaxing. It’s nice when hotels offer complimentary breakfast/dinner.
Chubskulit Rose recently posted..Father’s Day 2015
Good grief, what a beautiful place! I would love to stay there. Maybe we’ll look into this for our anniversary trip!
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Omg this hotel sounds pretty fabulous!! I’m all about fabulous places so I’m going to have to bookmark this place and check it out myself!
What a gorgeous place to stay at! It all looks so pretty and very clean and well maintained. I love the flowers too. =)
What an amazing hotel!! I am definitely bookmarking this post for future reference!! Thanks for the awesome review!!
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What a gorgeous, quaint hotel! I love art deco hotels and ones off the beaten path…I’m not one for over-priced all-inclusive hotels though. This one looks like a great place to stay!
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i love Santana Row. I was born in Santa Clara and I still have family up there. We’ve passed by that gorgeous hotel many times, and it looks like it is absolutely incredible!
This sounds like a great hotel to visit. Thanks for sharing your experience.
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What a beautiful location to visit, I would love to go here when I visit California.
What a beautiful hotel! And those meals look absolutely delicious! I love hotels with good food!
The place is sooo classy and dreamy – I like it! It does makes me want to go there!