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San Jose Airport Garden Hotel: Guest Reviews

3.0 of 5
1740 North First Street, San Jose, CA 95112
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San Jose Airport Garden Hotel
Ranked #41 of 72 hotels in San Jose
3.0 of 5 stars 135 Reviews
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California
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18 reviews 18 reviews
Reviews in 8 cities Reviews in 8 cities
8 helpful votes 8 helpful votes
“Noisy but clean”
3 of 5 stars Reviewed 1 February 2012
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Spent a night on a business trip at this sprawling hotel near the SJ airport. The rooms and furniture are older, although the desk chair seemed fairly new. The furniture is wood and the "extra" chair was just a basic dining room-style chair that probably once served as the desk chair. The TV was an older version - that kind that we used to think of as large - and tucked up in a corner near the ceiling. It was clean and the bed was comfortable. Nothing fancy but for the $99 group rate it wasn't bad. Two things to consider: 1. It's not well insulated for sound. Conversations in the hallway were crystal clear, and I could hear the person in the room above me every time he or she walked across the room, flushed the toilet, etc. 2. It is spread out over a large area so there's a lot of walking from lobby to room.

  • Stayed January 2012, travelled on business
    • 3 of 5 stars Value
    • 3 of 5 stars Location
    • 3 of 5 stars Sleep Quality
    • 3 of 5 stars Rooms
    • 3 of 5 stars Cleanliness
    • 3 of 5 stars Service
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Helsinki, Finland
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“Tidy and good location but noisy at night”
3 of 5 stars Reviewed 30 January 2012

Well-maintained, a bit clinical airport hotel with surprisingly beautiful rooms.

Unfortunately at least lower level rooms were extremely noisy during night time (can hear people from other rooms talking, plumbing is incredibly noisy).

If you are not a sound sleeper wouldn't recommend staying here. If not, it is located pretty close to the airport and rooms are tidy and it's good value for money.

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  • Stayed January 2012, travelled with family
    • 3 of 5 stars Value
    • 4 of 5 stars Location
    • 1 of 5 stars Sleep Quality
    • 4 of 5 stars Rooms
    • 4 of 5 stars Cleanliness
    • 2 of 5 stars Service
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10 reviews 10 reviews
Reviews in 6 cities Reviews in 6 cities
5 helpful votes 5 helpful votes
“San Jose Airport Garden Hotel”
3 of 5 stars Reviewed 19 January 2012

We booked the hotel through Priceline as we needed to stay the night near the airport due to a very early departure. The hotel is old but well kept. The staff at check in was extremely friendly and the room was quiet. The bed was comfortable and the bathroom was neat and clean. We turned in our rental car the night prior and when we called the shuttle service to take us back to the hotel they were prompt and very efficient as they were the morning we left San Jose for our flight home. For $60/night I have no complaints.

  • Stayed January 2012, travelled with family
    • 4 of 5 stars Value
    • 4 of 5 stars Location
    • 4 of 5 stars Sleep Quality
    • 3 of 5 stars Rooms
    • 4 of 5 stars Cleanliness
    • 4 of 5 stars Service
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New York City, New York
2 reviews
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3 helpful votes 3 helpful votes
“Wonderful staff, but old and smelly”
2 of 5 stars Reviewed 30 December 2011
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person found this review helpful

The place is clean, but just old. The place would be amazing if they just updated it a bit. But the carpet smells like urine and vomit.

  • Stayed December 2011, travelled on business
    • 2 of 5 stars Value
    • 4 of 5 stars Location
    • 4 of 5 stars Sleep Quality
    • 2 of 5 stars Rooms
    • 3 of 5 stars Cleanliness
    • 5 of 5 stars Service
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3 of 5 stars Reviewed 23 December 2011

We got a pretty good deal on Priceline and checkin was fine with friendly staff. Room was fine but not great. Overall stay was good but not sure we would want to stay here again, not sure why but just felt it was a strange hotel.

  • Stayed December 2011, travelled as a couple
    • 4 of 5 stars Value
    • 3 of 5 stars Location
    • 3 of 5 stars Sleep Quality
    • 3 of 5 stars Rooms
    • 3 of 5 stars Cleanliness
    • 4 of 5 stars Service
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Address: 1740 North First Street, San Jose, CA 95112
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