What a wonderful respite and oasis Bill provided us for a long weekend visiting our son in San Jose: a beautiful bedroom, spa like shower, and backyard oasis with refreshing pool, soothing sauna and heavenly hot tub. His hospitality is generous, especially if you have the chance to attend one of his house concerts, which we did - and loved!
Close to so many places, including the cute town of Campbell with a great Sunday market, the wharf and beach in Santa Cruz (Las Olitas Cantina & Grill - yum), San Francisco/Golden Gate Park w/the Academy of Sciences (awesome Rainforest exhibit with amazing butterflies!) and the SF Botanical Garden. We were also lucky to hear some great local live music at Club Fox in Redwood City.
Food-wise, we made reservations at a very nice French restaurant called the Left Bank Brasserie in Santana Row which served a delicious Sunday brunch, and Mo’s in Campbell was a great place for Burgers. While in SF we lunched at Cafè de la Presse - with a 1930’s journalism vibe and delicious food. If you love espresso or great coffee don’t miss Orchard Valley Coffee in Campbell (they roast their own) and Philz (pour over) Coffee in many close locations - we hit the one in Redwood City.
We encourage you to stay with Bill, we hope to be his guests again soon and know you will enjoy it!