Redwood City, California Travel Guide

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Redwood City in San Mateo County is an upscale region known for its high-tech corporations and vibrant business community. With the San Francisco Airport close by, access to the city and hotels is just a short drive by car. We especially like Redwood City because of its location. The hotels and their amenities serve a business class so many of the lodgings are very nice, which we like. Among the attractions we like (believe it or not,) the Redwood City Library offers some great author talks and other literary events. You can tell when visiting that there's a highly-educated crowd living in Redwood City, which makes for interesting activities and things to do while visiting.

Located on the San Francisco Peninsula, lush rolling hills surround the beautiful 19 square mile terrain of this locale. Weather is typical San Francisco Bay climate with cool and sometimes foggy winters giving way to warm, sunny summers mixed with bouts of cool breezes from the ocean, and some fog. Located equi-distance from San Francisco and San Jose which approx. 25 miles distance, Highways 101 and 280 are the main thoroughfares to access the community, which extends from the San Francisco Bay shores to the hillsides of the Santa Cruz Mountains. You can access the city by Caltrain, which stops in the heart of town.

If you're hungry, you can check well over 50 restaurants in the local region such as Alana's Cafe, Amelia's Mexican, Angelica's Bistro, Bakers Square, Bangkok Bay, Bluefin Sushi, Burger King, Carl's Jr., Chin's, Chipotle, Citrine, City Pub, El Tapatio Taqueria, Estampas Peruanas, Flaming Fresco, Fresh Choice, Johnny Rockets, Little India, Mandaloun, Marble Slab Creamerym Mime's Cafe, Portobello Grill, Siciliano, Tarboosh, Thai House and Yokayama Japanese. It is fair to say that Redwood City restaurants, diners and cafes offer nearly every type of ethnic food and cuisine a hungry traveler longs for. Of course, one of our favorites doesn't come cheap, but is some of the best dining with view of a manmade lake and chefs who create some of the finest dishes you'll find in the bay at Sofitel Hotel's Bay 223. French flair combines with California produce, cheeses and finest cuts of meats to make for food that just melts in your mouth and melts your cares away. We also like to stay at this hotel for its luxurious comfort and contemporary decor. It's a very cool place and we highly recommend it. There's just one secret we've shared previously with tourists who visit. Look for the weekend rates at this property to get some of your best deals. That's when the corporate crowd clears out, leaving us pleasure travelers with room for weekend or night.