citizenM Menlo Park

This is a new hotel built next to Meta. My room was the tiniest I have ever experienced (including rooms in Manhattan and Tokyo). It was a closet with a bed. The breakfast, which I paid $20 extra for, was meager - it looked like they got everything at a local convenience store. Nothing hot (unless you count toast). To top it all off, when you check in you have to scan your own license and program your own key card. Somebody thought making the guest do all the work was a good idea.

Stayed here due to proximity to my office but cant say I enjoyed it. I get the whole modern/minimalist vibe but that shouldnt come at the expense of comfort or amenities. The iPad only check in took way longer than if I had checked in with the staff member who was right there. No cups or bottles in the room at all despite being Marriott Gold > i had to go downstairs to pick up a bottle. And as mentioned before, tiny tiny rooms with barely any space to open a suitcase entirely. Staff was nice but the hotel seems too tech forward for the sake of it.

Great design. Smart rooms, with high-end materials and a good, generous (4x4ft) shower - much appreciated. Blackout blinds for completely dark rooms. Everything new. However, the rooms (probably more so the ones facing the bay) are noisy.. my first room had a loud always on HVAC. I got a different one, and now I can hear the traffic in the evening and the early morning. Expect better from a 4star place. Good business hotel, but get landside rooms.

The rooms are obscenely small. About the size of a white collar prison cell. The shower is a glass stall in the center of the room. The decor is grotesque. Lots of photos of faces staring. The last thing I wanted to be confronted with in middle of the night. They've heavily invested in LEDs and even an iPads in place of a remote. (This iPad is also how you open and close the curtains.) Unfortunatly they did not consider practical ammenities a guest may need; such as a cup. Beware of the mini-fridge. Appearently it's a "beverage cooler" i.e. a mini fridge size box that keeps you food and meds at room temperture. The ++ was the bed which was very comfortable and the view of the baylands from the window. Great hiking trail if you have time.

The hotel is very good, but I had no option of pillow, there was only one very high, so I couldn't sleep well. Another detail is the double bed leaning against the wall, to get up I had to go over my husband. I didn't find it functional for a couple. If you are single, that's fine! breakfast is well prepared and the service is excellent.