Things to Do in Santa Clara

Located in the center of Silicon Valley, Santa Clara is home to great restaurants, shopping, attractions, universities and colleges, sports fields and high-tech businesses. Whether you're in town for business or pleasure, the friendly staff at Hotel Stratford are always available to be your Santa Clara and Silicon Valley area guide.

Santa Clara Area Dining

Santa Clara Shopping

Gilroy Premium Outlets

145 outlet stores make up this large outlet center, with popular shops like Polo Ralph Lauren, Sketchers, Lacoste, Nautica, Puma, Juicy Couture, J. Crew, Michael Kors, Saks Fifth Avenue Off 5th, Le Creuset and Bose.

Great Mall of the Bay Area

The largest outlet mall in northern California, this center has 185 outlet stores, including Samsonite, Perry Ellis, DKNY, Nike Factory Store, Banana Republic Factory Store, Calvin Klein, Kenneth Cole, Last Call by Neiman Marcus, Tommu Hilfiger, Bath & Body Works, Bed Bath & Beyond and Coach.

Santana Row

With lots of shops and upscale boutiques as well as restaurants and spas, Santana Row offers an exciting retail experience. Choose from stores like Sur La Table, Crate and Barrel, Free People, Brooks Brothers, Burberry, Anthropologie, Ann Taylor Loft, Gucci, H&M and BCBGMAXAZRIA.

Santa Clara Sports Venues

HP Pavilion

View world-class music performances as well as a variety of other forms of live entertainment at this mammoth event venue. Wrestling, family shows, concerts, figure skating, and SaberCats arena football are just some of the events held at the HP Pavilion.

Santa Clara Swim Club / George Haines International Swim Center 

If you're in town for a swim or diving meet at the George Haines International Swim Center, you'll like that Hotel Stratford is just a mile away. The swim center is used for synchronized swimming, competitive swimming and diving meets and is the where the Santa Clara Swim Club trains.

Twin Creeks Sports Complex

Boasting 10 baseball fields, batting cages and pitching machines, a restaurant, sports bar, barbecue and picnic area, video game arcade, concession stands, an instructional area and a clubhouse, the Twin Creeks Sports Complex is an exciting venue for baseball and softball. Hotel Stratford is just five miles from this baseball complex and offers great group rates for when the team is in town to settle a big rivalry.