GETAWAYS • Silicon Valley
In true Silicon Valley fashion, Tetra Hotel blurs the line between work and play. Just a stone’s throw from Sunnyvale’s sprawling Google campus and a short drive to Levi’s Stadium, it’s as much a hub for tech conferences and all-day business meetings as it is an overnight destination for rocking nights out.
The Gabellini Sheppard-designed, 200-key hotel has all the trappings of tech luxury (Peloton bikes, Dyson hairdryers, Nespresso coffee machines), as well as an outdoor atrium where stylish loungers and fire pits share space with cornhole and giant Connect Four boards.
Views may be lacking, but the rooms are comfortable and pleasantly light-filled, with rainfall showers and Theragun massagers on every nightstand. A petite pool on the third-floor terrace is big enough for morning laps or unwinding in the afternoon sun.
Adrestia, the hotel’s restaurant, is clearly intended as a spot to wine and dine clients, with artfully prepared Cal-Japanese cuisine and an impressive bottle collection. But Nokori is where the real deals are made. The hotel’s Japanese whiskey bar boasts an unexpectedly large selection — from the approachable but deliciously smooth Hibiki Harmony to a $725 pour of Nikka IX 9 Decades. The bar’s also known for its special menu of highballs, custom mixed in one of SV’s few Suntory Highball draft-pour machines. It’s also one of the few spots in town serving bar snacks until 11p, including a packed lobster sandwich with miso aioli on Japanese milk bread. –Allison McCarthy
→ Tetra Hotel (Sunnyvale) • 400 W Java Dr • Rooms from $173/night Oct wknd.