Avatar Hotel Santa Clara, Tapestry Collection by Hilton
Playful tech-themed hotel with a big pool deck, cabanas, and a fire pit about a mile from Great America. Feels less like a business hotel than its neighbors, which kids appreciate.
4200 Great America Pkwy, Santa Clara, CA 95054
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Claims the largest hotel pool in Silicon Valley, ringed by cabanas, and Great America is an easy walk. If pool time is the hotel requirement, this is the Santa Clara pick.
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