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In a few weeks I'll be travelling to Silicon Valley with a very early morning arrival at SFO and a room booked for the night at a hotel in Sunnyvale, which may not allow me to check in until 3 PM.

Are there any day use/hourly hotels/rooms convenient to either, which cost less than just booking a full night at a regular hotel? The hotel I've booked offers no such option, and SFO's own Freshen Up naprooms charge a rather absurd $40/hour for the privilege, meaning 6 hours would cost me more than my hotel!

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  • As the Freshen Up! at SFO is too costly ($40 - 1 hour • $10 per 15-minute increments first two hours and then $8 per 15-minute increment after). Another option would be an...

  • airport lounge. All are airside (so it would have to be at your incoming terminal), according to Sleeping in Airports, some have shower facilities, and access and cost varies.

  • Some hotels do offer day rates, often not published on their website, but when Googling hotel day rates Sunnyvale, I came across several sites that purport to find hotels at as much as 75 percent off: DayUse, Between9and5, and HotelsByDay.

  • Depending on your travel plans, particularly if on business, many of the Silicon Valley corporate campuses, and certainly a special few in Sunnyvale, have their own naps rooms, sleep pods, shower facilities, gym, sauna, massage facilities, restaurants, and relaxation areas.

And, as it’s been nearly a year since you first posed this question, perhaps you could add your own response on what transpired.

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