Hilton Santa Clara
Heated outdoor pool and a five-minute walk to Levi's Stadium and California's Great America. The easiest home base if the theme park is the point of the trip.
4949 Great America Pkwy, Santa Clara, CA 95054
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Big full-service hotel with an outdoor pool right by the convention center and Great America. Interconnected rooms are available.
The 49ers' museum plus behind-the-scenes stadium tours of Levi's, a pilgrimage for football kids.
The Bay Area's big theme park: 50+ rides, the Planet Snoopy kids' area, and the South Bay Shores waterpark included with admission. Planet Snoopy alone can fill a day for the under-8 set.
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.
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.
Casual Italian where kids get their own pizzas and pastas, piadine for the adults, and a Thursday kids-eat-free tradition, near Mission College.