Accommodations
Hotels
SLAC is located in Menlo Park, near Palo Alto, both of which offer many conveniently located hotels with varying levels of amenities.
SLAC Housing Office
The SLAC Housing Office provides housing assistance for benefits-eligible employees relocating to SLAC, including:
- Research of current available rental properties
- Local rental market counseling and referrals
- Rental/Lease Agreements Assistance
For users/visitors, the SLAC Housing Office may be able to assist locating accommodations for short term stays in rooms in owner-occupied homes or in-law units close to the Laboratory.
Contact Information:
- Email: housing@slac.stanford.edu
- Phone: 650-926-4757
- Fax: 650-926-5178
Hours: Monday-Friday, 9 am-12 pm and 1 pm-5 pm
Location: VUE Center, Building 053, Room 1040
Requesting Housing Assistance
If you’ve read the information above and on the Estimated Housing Costs page, but need further support or counseling on your relocation to or stay at SLAC, please fill out the Housing Questionnaire.
When completing your housing questionnaire, it is important for us to know as much about you as possible (such as will you have a car, or be bringing pets). This will help us to see what direction we should take in our search.
When requesting assistance for a long term stay, advance notice is always appreciated; but in order to do a true search, the client must be here and ready to put down a deposit and the first month's rent.
When requesting a room in a home or one of our furnished studios for five nights or more, we would also like as much advance notice as possible. We are able to pre-book these accommodations and will reserve them on a first-come-first served basis.
Resources for Finding Rental Housing
Whether your visit to the lab is for a short or long term stay, here are resources for finding rental housing. See the Estimated Housing Costs page for general information on the housing market in the Bay Area.
Short Term Rental Listings (stays between one week to three months)
- 2ndAddress.com (minimum of 30+ night stay)
- Airbnb
- Junehomes.com (San Francisco area)
- Oakwood
- Marriott Residence Inn
- Extended Stay America
- SabbaticalHomes.com
- Stanford Guest House
- Sublets.com
- Graduate Student Housing Sublets (only available to graduate students)
Long Term Rental Listings (stays longer than three months)
- Stanford Classifieds (SU Post)
- My New Place
- Trulia.Com
- Zillow Rentals / Sales
- Apartment List
- Realtor.Com
- Hotpads.com
- Padmapper
- Places4Students
- Craigslist - Please note that some Craigslist listings for Apartments/Housing for Rent are scams. You should avoid 'rent to own' listings and listings with unreasonably low rental prices; these are all fraudulent.
Local Property Management Companies
Apartment Complexes
- Oak Creek Apartments
- The Colonnade
- Sharon Green Apartments
- Springwood Apt Homes
- Stanford West Apartments
- Stanford Villa
Tenant/ Landlord Resources
- Palo Alto Mediation Program
- Project Sentinel
- A Tenant's Guide to Lease Agreements
- Community Housing FAQ's
- Legal Information
- School Report
- Great Schools
- Buying Furniture
Please note: Inclusion in this list does not imply an endorsement by SLAC or Stanford.