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Bay Area hotels : San Mateo
2110 S. El Camino Real
San Mateo, CA 94403
Nightly Rates: ( 75.01 - 99.01 )
2 Star
The Howard Johnson Express San Mateo is located in the Greater San Francisco area, a short six miles from the San Francisco International Airport and about 20 miles from the downtown San Francisco area. We feature smoking/non-smoking rooms along with deluxe rooms and suites that were renovated in 2006 and now include complimentary Wireless High Speed Internet. Howard Johnson Express San Mateo is accessed conveniently off Hwy-101 at exit 92, within 30 minutes of all local attractions and downtown San Francisco, CA.

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· American Dollars is the native currency.
· Check in time is 02:00 PM
· Check out time is 11:00 AM
· Time Zone is PST
· Opened in 1900
· Renovated in 2006
· 50 rooms.
· 0 suites.
· 2 floors.
Hwy 101 north to 92 West exit El Camino Real South hotel on right
Hwy 101 South to Hwy 92 West exit El Camino Real South hotel on the right
Hwy 101 North to Hwy 92 West exit El Camino Real South hotel on the right.
Hwy 1 to Hwy 92 East exit El Camino Real South hotel on the right
Follow directions to San Mateo Bridge Hwy 92 West ($3.00 toll) exit El Camino Real south hotel on the right
San Francisco International Airport * Oakland International Airport * San Jose International Airport
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Heidi's Pie - 1 block Di Neri's Pizzeria - 2 blocks Liquid Japanese Restaurant - 3 blocks Windy City Pizza - 3 blocks La Lanterna Italian Restaurant - 4 blocks Nipa Pon Thai Restaurant - 4 blocks Macaroni Grill - 5 blocks Central Park Bistro - 1 mile Viognier San Mateo - 1 mile American 231 Ellsworth - 2 miles Amici's East Coast Pizzeria - 2 miles Astaria San Mateo - 2 miles Bombay Garden Indian Restaurant - 2 miles Clay Oven Cuisine of India - 2 miles Dominic's at Poplar Creek - 2 miles King Fisher Seafood Restaurant - 2 miles The Fish Market - 2 milesBLUE AND GOLD FLEET (San Francisco) - a 1 1/4 hour boat tour which features San Francisco's picturesque landmarks plus tours to Alcatraz, Marine World Theme Park, Angel Island, Tiburon and Sausalito are offered.There are also combinations of boat/bus tours to many other locales of interest. Pier 41, Fisherman's Wharf, San Francisco, CA94133.Call 415-773-1188 for more information. www.blueandgoldfleet.com BONFANTE GARDENS (Gilroy) - Combines the beauty of magnificent gardens with the appeal and excitement of a traditional family theme park. Features 19 rides and 21 attractions, geared toward families with young children and garden lovers. Bonfante Gardens brings to life the essence of California agriculture in the mid-20th Century with wholesome family entertainment. Attractions are designed to educate guests about the importance of horticulture in society. 3050 Hecker Pass Highway. Call: 408-840-7100. www.bonfantegardens.com GRAY LINE - Guided tours of San Francisco and numerous attractions and locales of interest in the Bay Area (Wine Country, Monterey, Muir Woods, Yosemite and more). Combinations of boat/bus and bus/train/plane tours plus overnight packages to some locations.Call Gray Line for more information at 415-558-9400. www.coachusa.com NAPA VALLEY WINE TRAIN (Napa) ? Dine aboard the Wine Train (comprised of wine-tasting and lounge cars and a meticulously restored 1917 Pullman dining car) as you journey through California?s historic and scenic wine country.The station wine emporium stocks over 200 Napa Valley wines for purchase and shopping.1275 McKinstry Stereet, Napa, CA94559.Phone:(707) 253-2111 or 800-427-4124. www.winetrain.com PARAMOUNT'S GREAT AMERICA (Santa Clara) - The addition of Boomerang Bay in 2004 makes Paramount's Great America the only theme park in California to offer a water park inside a theme park - free with park admission. Boomerang Bay is a wet and watery Australian adventure that is fun for the entire family. Get wet/drenched/soaked on 11 new water slides, climb and explore a giant water-powered playhouse and bounce and play in a new kiddy splash area. Call 408-988-1776 for more information. www.pgathrills.com PIER 39 (San Francisco) - Restaurants, shops, rides and attractions (including UnderWater World - a 400 foot-long journey through two tanks replicating an underwater dive), tours on the Blue and Gold Fleet, boisterous sea lions, plus mimes, jugglers and magicians.Pier 39 - Fisherman's Wharf, San Francisco, CA94119.Phone:415-981-PIER. www.pier39.com TEATRO ZINZANNI (San Francisco) - Set along San Francisco's historic waterfront, Teatro ZinZAnni is a bewitching evening of European Cabaret and Cirque, Divas and Madmen, Spectacle and Sensuality with Live Music and Gourmet Five-Course Dinner ~ set in the nightclub of your dreams! Pier 29 - on the Embarcadero (at Battery), San Francisco, CA 94119. Phone:415-438-3669. www.zinzanni.com WINCHESTER MYSTERY HOUSE (San Jose) - The beautiful but bizarre estate of Sarah Winchester, the Winchester rifle heiress, offers tours of 110 of its 160 rooms and 6 acres of beautifully manicured gardens, the Historical Firearms and the Antique Products Museums.525 South Winchester Blvd., San Jose, CA95128.Phone for information:408-247-2101. www.winchestermysteryhouse.com Ano Nuevo State Reserve The Fist Gazos Creek Access Pigeon Point Bean Hollow State Beach Pebble Beach Pescadero State Beach The Gulch Pomponio State Beach San Gregorio State Beach San Gregorio Private Beach Martin?s Beach Cowell Ranch Beach Pelican Point Beach Francis Beach Venice Beach Dunes Beach Miramar Beach El Granada Beach Pillar Point Harbor Mavericks James V. Fitzgerald Marine Reserve Montara State Beach Gray Whale Cove State Beach Pacifica State Beach Rockaway Beach Sharp Park State Beach Esplanade Beach Thornton State Beach ALLIED ARTS GUILD - A unique historical garden, restaurant and shopping area which is a showplace for artisans and was designed after the famous Alhambra and Generalife gardens of Granada, Spain. 75 Arbor Road at Cambridge, Menlo Park, CA 94025. For information call (650) 325-3259; for lunch reservations, call (650) 322-2405. www.alliedartsguild.org ARTS COUNCIL OF SAN MATEO COUNTY ? The Council advocates for the arts and artists at the state and county level.The gallery displays mixed-media art work and exhibits which change on a monthly basis.1219 Ralston Avenue, Belmont, CA94002.Phone: (650) 593-1816.www.smcoarts.org BURLINGAME MUSEUM OF PEZ MEMORABILIA - An icon of American pop culture, PEZ has been dispensing candy and fun for over 50 years. Over 550 unique Pez dispensers have been produced since 1950, and the Burlingame Museum of Pez Memorabilia is the only place in the world to see them all. The museum has been featured on CNN, the Discovery Channel, the Food Network, The London Times, ABC's Good Morning America and Ripley's Believe it ot Not. Open Tuesday - Saturday 10am - 6pm. 214 California Drive, Burlingame, CA 94010. For information call (650) 347-2301. www.burlingamepezmuseum.com CITY ARTS OF SAN MATEO ? An organization which promotes, supports and develops visual,literary and performing arts in San Mateo.The organization publishes a guide and location map to sculpture, murals and other art in public places in the city of San Mateo.330 West 20th Avenue, San Mateo, CA94403. Phone: (650) 522-7522 www.cityarts-sm.org COYOTE POINT MUSEUM FOR ENVIRONMENTAL EDUCATION - Environmental exhibits in addition to aquariums, computers, games, films and a wildlife habitat which features native Bay Area live animals and plants. 1651 Coyote Point Drive, San Mateo, CA94401-1097.Phone:(650) 342-7755. www.coyoteptmuseum.org FILOLI ESTATE - Location used for many films and the TV series "Dynasty" is a rare, historically important example of an early 1900's country estate (beautifully preserved Georgian Revival house and magnificent gardens). 86 Canada Road, Woodside, CA 94062. For information and schedules, call (650) 364-8300, ext. 507 or 508. www.filoli.org HILLER AVIATION MUSEUM ? Facility showcases the past, present and future of aviation with a wide array of aircraft, interactive hands-on displays, and multimedia presentations spanning the development of aviation since the early 1800's.601 Skyway Road, San Carlos, CA94070.Phone: (650) 654-0200.www.hiller.org KOHL MANSION - Built for music and parties, this beautiful Tudor mansion was completed in 1914.The movie Flubber was filmed here. 2750 Adeline Drive, Burlingame, CA94010.Tours by appointment. (650) 762-1136 www.kohl-mansion.com OLD MOLLOY'S TAVERN -A one-time hotel and a 1920's speakeasy, the famous watering hole contains historical pictures and memorabilia throughout.1655 Old Mission Road, Colma, CA.Phone (650) 755-9545 PENINSULA MUSEUM OF ART -Located in a wonderful environment for art, in a lovely park in the middle of the Peninsula. The Twin Pines Art Center site includes one formal gallery, a reference library, and museum store.10 Twin Pines Lane, Belmont, CA Phone (650) 654-4068 www.peninsulamuseum.org PIGEON POINT LIGHTHOUSE - One of the tallest lighthouses in the U.S. built in 1872 following a string of shipwrecks . Now serves as a youth hostel.Highway 1 and Pigeon Point Road, Pescadero, CA94060.For tours, call (650) 879-0633 POINT MONTARA LIGHTHOUSE - Picturesque 1875 light station served as a naval training base during WW II and became a hostel in 1980.16th Street and Highway 1, Montara, CA 94037.For tours, call (650) 728-7177 RALSTON HALL - Victorian mansion completed in 1868 and furnished with priceless antiques is now the location of the Notre Dame de Namur University.Tours by appointment. (650) 593-1601 x 201 SAN MATEO COUNTY HISTORY MUSEUM - Museum features exhibits depicting the history of the Peninsula through the times of the Ohlone Indians, the Spanish explorers, the ranchos, pioneer logging, agriculture, dairy farms, whaling, and the Victorian era of great estates.Largest stained glass dome in a public building on entire west coast. 777 Hamilton Street, Redwood City, CA94063.Phone: (650) 299-0104. www.sanmateohistory.com SANCHEZ ADOBE - Restored 1848 rancho-era adobe furnished with period pieces traces the various periods of California's past.1000 Linda Mar Blvd., Pacifica, CA94044.For tour schedule, call (650) 359-1462. www.sanmateohistory.com WOODSIDE STORE - Dr. Robert Tripp's store is a relic of the early timber operations in California.An early center of the logging community, the store also served as a post office and San Mateo County's first library.3300 Tripp Road at Kings Mountain Road, Woodside, CA94062.For hours, call (650) 851-7615. www.sanmateohistory.com CRYSTAL SPRINGS GOLF COURSE (18 holes, par 72, 6670 yard course, practice range, putting) ? Crystal Springs Golf Course is conveniently located off Highway 280 at Black Mountain Rd. in Burlingame. This public course is set in a beautiful undisturbed wildlife sanctuary in harmony with nature. Tee times 6 am till 7 pm daily, driving range open 7 am till 8 pm, lessons offered by top PGA professionals. Restaurant/bar, private meeting room and snack bar at the practice range. 6650 Golf Course Drive, Burlingame, CA 94010. Phone: 650-342-0603. www.playcrystalsprings.com HALF MOON BAY GOLF LINKS (36 holes, Links Course and Ocean Course) ?Two spectacular 18 hole championship courses, top of the line golf shop and Caddy?s Restaurant. Picturesque setting of seascape and mountains. The 18th hole has been designated as among the top 100 holes in America. Ocean course offers a view of the ocean from every hole. The three finishing holes are on the bluffs above the Pacific Ocean. The oceanfront course requires accuracy and skillful shots. 2004 has been a banner year of awards for Half Moon Bay Golf Links with a Silver Medal Winner for best resorts in the United States and the only four star recipient on both courses from Golf Digest's places to play in the San Francisco Bay Area. Two Miramontes Point Road, Half Moon Bay, CA 94019. Phone: 650-726-4438. www.halfmoonbaygolf.com POPLAR CREEK GOLF COURSE (18 holes, par 70) - Located adjacent to San Francisco Bay, this championship course features rolling fairways lined by nearly 1,000 mature trees and four sets of tees on each hole. A 12,000 square foot clubhouse includes a full service Pro Shop and Dominic's Restaurant & Bar. 1700 Coyote Point Drive, San Mateo, CA 94401. Phone: 650-522-4653.www.poplarcreekgolf.com CYPRESS GOLF COURSE (9 holes, par 33) 2001 Hillside Blvd., Colma, CA 94015. Phone: 650-992-5155. BURLINGAME GOLF CENTER (Practice range, pitching, putting) 250 Anza Blvd, Burlingame, CA 94010. Phone: 650-548-2447. EMERALD HILLS GOLF COURSE (9 holes, par 27) - 938 Jefferson Avenue, Redwood City, CA 94062. Phone:650-368-7820 MARINER?S POINT GOLF LINKS (9 holes, par 27) - Foster City, CA 94404. Phone: 650-573-7888 SHARP PARK GOLF COURSE (18 holes, par 70) - Sharp Park Road, Pacifica, CA 94044. Phone: 650-359-3380
Burlingame Museum of PEZ Memorabilia - 3.1 miles Peninsula Museum of Art - 3.25 miles Mariner' s Point Golf Course - 3.82 miles Poplar Creek Golf Course - 4.5 miles Coyote Point Museum for Environmental Ed. - 4.75 miles Hiller Aviation Museum - 5.4 miles Burlingame Golf Center - 6 miles Emerald Hills Golf Course - 7.21 miles San Mateo County History Museum - 7.5 miles Kohl Mansion - 8.24 miles Crystal Springs Golf Course - 8.38 miles Filoli Center - 9.4 miles 15 Allied Arts Guild - 12.7 miles Ano Nuevo State Reserve - 13 miles Half Moon Bay Beach - 15 miles Cypress Golf Course - 15.5 miles Half Moon Bay Golf Links - 15.89 miles Old Molloy's Tavern - 17 miles Gray Line Tours - 20 miles Sharp Park Golf Course - 20.3 miles Blue and Gold Fleet - 22 miles Pier 39 - 22 miles Sanchez Adobe - 23.66 miles Paramount's Great America - 24 miles Winchester Mystery House - 30 miles Pigeon Point Lighthouse - 33 miles Bonfante Gardens - 61 miles Napa Valley Wine Train - 66 miles