San Jose Travel Forum

Hello, new to VT. and needing the help of someone who knows the area, and can assist with the location of a nice, clean, exterior and interior hotel.

My boyfriend and I will be in the area in a few weeks on business and looking to stay at an affordable hotel near this address 1970 Naglee Ave, San Jose Ca, 95126 " Zanotto's Family Market". Don't worry, it's not a stake out or anything (smile). Are there any hotels in the area that you would recommend?

Budget wise, perfer under $120.00. But safe, clean, fresh, not dingy.

If you could provide me with the name and phone number or link to the hotel would be nice as well. Thank you. I don't mind doing the research myself, just don't know how to go about it.

Thanks for the help in advance.

Hi,

I was trying to find some hostels in San Jose but did not have any luck so far. I tried Google as wellas hostelword.com but did not find any. Are there actually hostels in San Jose? And if yes does anyone have some informations?

thanks

Hi
Lax and Burbank allow Motorcycles free at the short term when not
occupying a car slot.
Any idea of a parking place near SJC that is free or reduced charge for
Motorcycles?

I may be heading to san francisco in August and would like to check out the Winchester house in San Jose. How long is the commute and what is the best way of transportation. I am from San Antonio and not familiar with other forms of transportation besides a bus--thanks

Are dogs allowed?

Hello,
I am a grad student who will be interning in Sunnyvale for the summer. I have been offered accommodation at Sanjose and have to decide about how commuting from San Jose to Sunnyvale everyday. Mapquest shows the distance as 18 miles. I have looked up erideshare and carpoolworld and have not been able to find carpool/vanpool options. I would prefer to use the public transportation if possible.
Any thoughts/ideas?

Thanks.
summerintern

Anyone commute or has ever had to commute from San Jose to San Francisco? I was recently promoted and relocated to San Francisco, but I really don’t want to move away from San Jose. I like it here, but the commute is too expensive. Gas is too much, and I have no idea how the train works. Err; I need all the advice I can get.

hey VTers,

Do you know of any cheap deal on airfare from San Jose to Italy (or europe)?! Is there any website to go to or any travel agent which offers great rates?!

Thanks heaps!

Chirpy!

Which way is better to get from Los Angeles to San Jose? Is there a train and how much it is? Is there a cheap rental car place from LA to SJ (rent in LA and return in SJ)?

Hello I’m Shawn and I’m traveling to San Jose in September, My questions is has any one been or herd good things about La Tortuga Feliz it’s a volunteer organization on turtle conservation. And I need help getting from San Jose to Matina/Bataan on September 14. Any suggestion on how to do that will be much help. I got direction on how to get there but I get lost in my own closet and would like to hear from ppl that are there.

Hello I’m Shawn and I’m traveling to San Jose in September, My questions is has any one been or herd good things about La Tortuga Feliz it’s a volunteer organization on turtle conservation. And I need help getting from San Jose to Matina/Bataan on September 14. Any suggestion on how to do that will be much help. I got direction on how to get there but I get lost in my own closet and would like to hear from ppl that are there.

Hi

I am moving my family to San Jose area, for a job in Sunnyvale, near Rte 237.
My wife is not liking the "look" of the San Jose neighborhoods, and is getting revved up about living on the coast, near Santa Cruz (Aptos or Soquel).

I don't want to move all the way to CA only to have my wife hate the area, so I'm trying to accomodate with my commute.

What am I getting myself into? Living by the ocean would be a treat, but what is the commute really like? Leaving office at 5, is it 1 hour or 2?

I used to commute from Alameda to Sunnyvale, 5 years ago, before relocating east. Found that bearable.

Thank you for any input!

Hello there!

Will be spending three days in San Francisco, from April 12 to 14th, then heading to San Jose from April 15 to 17th and then to San Francisco on the 18th and flying back home on the 19th. Will be renting a car to commute from SF to SJ.

Can somebody help me with some major tourist places? Don't want to miss anything! Thanks!

Alfredo

My boyfriend works in the semiconductor industry and is thinking of moving to Santa Cruz with me soon, but we aren't sure if the commute is realistic (e.g. less than 1 hour). Does anybody know what the commute time between Santa Cruz and San Jose is during work traffic? What about during normal hours? Also, I heard that most of the semiconductor jobs are in Santa Clara. Can anyone tell me how long the commute from Santa Cruz to Santa Clara is during work traffic? During normal hours?

Thank you soooo much for your help!

Mo

i'm travelling to san jose in the new year, can anyone give me information regarding getting around town using public transport. also can anyone recommend a good area with reasonably priced hotels in an area which has some good pubs/bars and restaurants.

thanks

mattie

Hi all,

I really want to see my boyfriend this December, but we're not feeling confident about affording flights. If anyone finds any good deals, or sees any posted in the Deals section, can someone let me know? I'd *really* appreciate it!

=)

My daughter and I are looking at going to the Winchester House. Is there a better time during the day (Friday) to go? Is getting the whole tour recommened (Mansion & Behind-the-Scenes Tours)? How long does the full tour last?
Thanks

Hi all,
We're relocating to the Bay area, (born here in CA!)and will be looking for jobs AFTER we pick a place to live. Where would be a good central area to position oneselves for job convenience for a Tech-guy (Oracle, AbInitio, ETL,Data Warehousing,etc.) and an artsy, design/marketing gal?
We're considering Mtn. View, San Mateo, Palo Alto, San Jose, Sunnyvale, Redwood City, Los Gatos, etc. Love Santa Cruz, but don't want to travel over the hills via 17 daily. The other areas seem central to SF and the San Jose corridors, and most have good CalTrain/BART access. Am I correct here?
We really want a great walking/clean/fun/artsy/gardeny downtown - lots of paths, trails, walk to Whole Foods/Trader Joes, etc. We seem to gravitate toward gay neighborhoods - usually the most architecturally and visually cool areas, it seems! Cool, well-traveled people, not too white or old or suburban.
Any tips or ideas for great little neighborhoods?
Thanks Everybody!
DJ Starr

Hello there,

May be moving to San Jose in the near future, was wondering if anyone out there could tell us the best/worst places to stay or avoid? I have been informed that a townhouse could be rented for $1,200 a year, is this accurate?
I will be getting a car so is commutting to work/city centre etc a problem, would there be problems living outside the city centre (e.g San Francisco, Paolo Alto). In general what are roads in Santa Clara area like, use to driving on other side of road, so want to do some research/get some maps before i arrive.

Message board said that close to bay for sailing etc, would it be possible to live near coast and commute to San Jose?

For entertainment/commuting is there late trains/buses to San Fran?

Regards

Hi,
I am looking for help from anyone in San Jose, who would help me find an e pal that i lost touch with almost a year ago.I`m desperate to find out that he is ok.I live in England, so travelling to San Jose is out of the question and finding out info from here is difficult!! I just need some nice kind person with a little time on their hands, to look up my friends parents address in the San Jose phone book as he was staying with them last I knew.His parents names are Francisco and Theresa Tano and the man I am searching desperately to find is Ron, he is 37yrs old and he may now have moved to mexico city.If I can find his parents address, I can write and they can forward my letter to him.
Thankyou for your help!!

Hi

If anyone can advise of cheap/budget motels & hotels in San Jose area would be much appreciated..or directory websites for local info that I can check out.

Thanks

Hi,
I got an offer to move over there for a whole year and i thought it was much nearer San francisco, but it takes more than an hour to go over there and the train ticket is quite expensive, so now iam a bit dissapointed...how is San jose to live in? how big is it? and how expensive things are over there? i will have to ask for a salary to the family and i havent got a clue how things cost over there...for example, how much is to go to the cinema, to get the metro (or buy a monthly ticket), to get a coffee or a drink in a club?
And how is San Jose about activities to do and courses to roll in? is it big? i just have san francisco in my head and now iam really dissapointed, mostly because i have never heard about san jose....
thanks ***

I am thinking about flying into San Jose from Chicago, and wanted to know what the airport was like, and if it is better than SFO, in terms of traffic and driving to or from...Thanks.

Im looking fir information on renting a carseat and excersaucer in San Jose. Thanks.

Hi there,

Tom and I will be in San Jose 15-30Aug, staying at the Crowne Plaza, Sillicon Valley. While he slaves through meetings after meeting during the day, I'd like to be visiting SF.

The hotel provides complimentary train station shuttle - Milpitas Light Rail.

How do I get from Milpitas Light Rail to SF?

Thank you for your suggestions.

God Bless,
Karan

I need to know the distance from San Jose airport to Sunnyvale, I am assumin this is the best airport to fly into for Sunnyvale.

What reasonably priced hotels are close to the HP Pavillion?

We are going to the Rod Stewart Concert on March 19, 2004 and don't want to fight the traffic.

Do any of these hotels offer shuttle service to the Pavillion?

Thank you!

Simple question: What are the best spots to live in Bay area? San Jose? Sunnyvale? Mountain View? Palo Alto? Stanford? Santa Clara?

I'm a 22 years old student and I'm looking for a spot where's there is a lot of activities: restaurants, nightclubs, parks for inline skating, etc.

Thanks to reply...

Hi everybody! I`m working for a german magazine right now and I need help!!!!!!! Can anybody tell me whats the "fashion-trend" in San Jose, at this time, and where do you go at nighttime to party?! Thanks a lot!!!!!!!!

Hello all, I will be traveling to San Jose in September with my family and am looking for a reasonable hotel to stay in for about 6 days. I was wondering if there is a nice hotel available for about 60 a night. Everything I see on line is EXPENSIVE about 100-125. Are there reasonable hotels in this wonderful city? Thanks, Rob