If you want to stay close to Mission Santa Clara, you may want to choose one of these Santa Clara hotels. For more hotel options in Santa Clara, visit Citysearch's list of Santa Clara hotels.

Vagabond Inn - Less than 4 miles from Mission Santa Clara it is the official hotel of Santa Clara University	Candlewood Suites - Just across the street from Mission Santa Clara	Days Inn - Only a 1/2 mile away from Mission Santa Clara

Downtown San Jose is less than 4 miles from Mission Santa Clara and is home to many attractions including the Tech Museum of Innovation and the Cathedral Basilica of Saint Joseph as well as several theaters and many restaurants. Following are several hotels located in the heart of downtown San Jose. For more hotel options in downtown San Jose, visit Citysearch's list of downtown San Jose hotels.

The Fairmont San Jose	Hyatt Sainte Claire	Crowne Plaza

Santa Cruz is a bit farther away (30 miles) and not some place you can easily return to if you've left something at the hotel. However, Bill thinks it's one of the best places on earth and there are plenty of accomidation choices from B&B's to hotels and from redwoods to oceanside. For more hotel options in Santa Cruz, visit Santa Cruz County's hotel search.

OceanPacific Lodge - Let yourself be waited on by Best Man Greg Welch as you relax just a few blocks from the beach, warf, boardwalk, and Pacific Garden Mall.   120 Washington St, Santa Cruz, CA 95060 (831) 457-1234	West Coast Santa Cruz Hotel - Previously known as the Dream Inn, this is a Santa Cruz landmark. It's right on the Cowell beach next to the warf. You a skip away from the boardwalk and at the beginning of a the beautiful West Cliff Drive walking path.	The Babbling Brook - Located near downtown Santa Cruz, this is a romantic location tucked off the street. Rooms here are limited but each is decorated in with the style of old world artists and poets: Monet, Tennyson, Degas, Cezanne and Renoir.