Mint House – Menlo Park — Hotel in Menlo Park

The Good:|| - 5 min walking distance to downtown Menlo Park| - Upscale apartment complex with good amenities, including pool, communal kitchen area, plenty of comfortable outdoor seating areas, etc| - Modern, clean apartment equipped with basic needs for families (plates, utensils, glasses, pots, etc)| - Responsive support by text, as long as you expect “airbnb-like” services, rather than true hotel-like services||The Bad (enough to take out all of the Good):|| - The apartment we were assigned (148) was situated next to the train tracks. Right next to the train tracks separated by a small 2 lane local road. Freight trains run past in the middle of the night…many, many times throughout the night. The trains blare their horns as they pass by without fail, since the complex is next to a crossing. This is clearly a known issue, as they proactively provide high end earplugs next to the bed. This was not a great sign when we entered the apartment, but we were hoping for the best, since it was a new apartment complex and one would have expected they took care of installing the best insulation/sound-proofing possible next to the train tracks. They. did. not. The earplugs did not help. Nothing helped. It was the worst 2 nights of sleep for the family we’ve had in a very, very long time. ||If you can sleep through anything, we highly recommend this place. Try the delicious Hat Yai Chicken at Farmhouse Thai 2 mins down the street. ||If you sleep like a normal person, think twice...

My family and I just moved into the area and found this hotel for my family to stay at while we moved into a new home near by. We picked this “hotel” because of the convenience to our new home and that it had a the amenities we needed for my child and elderly parent. I will have to say the amenities inside the place is fantastic don’t be fooled by shiny objects. You are right next to a train crossing and station, so the amount of noise from the trains and horns was terrible. They have ear plugs next to the bed because it is so loud and it goes on all night, no joke pretty much every hour. The windows are maybe double pane at best and that noise will come in (hence the complimentary ear plugs). It is a minimum 2 night stay and very over priced. It you are looking for a good night sleep I would advise against this as there are better and quieter for the amount of money they...

Clean, new and fully equipped with high quality amenities. Overall great! Having a washer dryer and personal high speed internet, roku TV was a plus for the whole family. Appreciated the fully equipped kitchen. Didn’t get a chance to use the pool but looks to be resort quality. Convenient to downtown and train. Enjoyed being a few steps from Farmhouse Thai and Phils. Could have used an additional card to access to common areas and garage entrances / elevators. Mild train noise but...