Hotel Avante, a Joie de Vivre Boutique Hotel

Great customer service!

Voordelen: The front desk people are really nice and helpful. Their staff seems to know what they are doing and genuinely care to accommodate you.

Voordelen: Friendly staff. Good room. Modern, kitschy design.

Nadelen: Hallways felt a little dreary. Same with the breakfast room.

Nice touches

Voordelen: The tootsie rolls at the front desk, the effort to try and turn a very basic hotel into something a little more via small things like stocking the fridge with a few beverages that you could purchase was a nice effort. While the breakfast may be basic, I thought the steamed rice, fresh pineapples and papaya juice helped make it feel more special than a run-of-the-mill hotel. If you can't change the architecture, you can add little touches, which they did. The fruit infused water was nice too. Staff was great. While we were there they offered fresh-made guac for a small fee during the evening hours--totally unexpected.

Great place to stay in Mountain View

Voordelen: I especially liked the hi-fi Lounge on our floor. Great place to sit and read when getting up early. Very relaxing.