Our affordable, relaxed and congenial community provides carefree apartment living with recreational facilities and amenities that keep your retirement leisurely and fulfilling. For one inclusive monthly fee, our residents receive their choice of apartment styles, lounge and game room, video theater with large screen TV, arts, crafts and hobbies programs, old fashioned ice-cream parlor, library, activities room with computer access, card room, three delectable meals in our spacious dining room, gated and covered parking, exercise room, weekly housekeeping and linen laundry service and much more.
COMMUNITY HIGHLIGHTS
Glenwood Inn is located in Menlo Park, California, a quiet yet vibrant city of pleasant, tree-lined neighborhoods and friendly people. Situated on “the Peninsula”, Menlo Park is conveniently located between San Francisco and Oakland on the north and San Jose to the south.
Within the community of Menlo Park and the adjacent community of Palo Alto there are a variety of leisure and cultural opportunities that await Glenwood Inn residents to discover and experience.
Allied Arts Guild- Known for its beautiful gardens, Spanish architecture and pastoral setting, the Allied Arts Guild is a short ride to a European-style crafts guild conveniently located five minutes from Glenwood Inn. The Allied Arts Guild provides an enchanting complex of shops, artist's studios and a restaurant located in a quiet corner of Menlo Park. Allied Arts hosts special events year round such as the Annual Sales, Mother's Day Tea and festive Christmas events. www.alliedartsguild.com.
Burgess Park- Burgess Park is one of the first city-owned recreation areas in Menlo Park. Located adjacent to the Civic Center complex, the park provides diverse facilities easily accessible to all Menlo Park residents. www.menlopark.org
Elizabeth F. Gamble Garden- The Gamble Gardens are located within minutes of Glenwood Inn and provide the most beautiful and luscious landscaped environment that would make any garden's heart sing. The 2.5 acre property includes an historic home, carriage house, tea house with both formal and demonstration gardens. www.gamblegarden.org
Menlo Park Senior Center- The Menlo Park Senior Center operated by the Menlo Park Community Services Department is located at 110 Terminal Avenue in the Belle Haven neighborhood of Menlo Park. The center offers health, recreational, and educational programs, as well as cultural events and social services for older adults. Nutritional hot meals, and door-to-door local transportation are offered on weekdays for minimal cost to the registered patrons. www.menlopark.org
The Little House, Roslyn G. Morris Activity Center- Serving the community since 1949, Peninsula Volunteers Little House Activity Center offers organized classes, lectures and workshops, daily lunch programs, and Information and Referral services. Little House, provided by Peninsula Volunteers, and is located in Nealon Park, conveniently near train and bus lines, El Camino Real and the Stanford Shopping Center. www.penvol.org
Stanford Shopping Center- One of the premier shopping center destinations in the San Francisco Bay area is located minutes from Glenwood Inn in the adjacent community of Palo Alto. As one of the few open air shopping centers in the United States, Stanford Shopping Center features spectacular award-winning gardens and picturesque sculptures by California artists. This together with a wide variety of world class retail, restaurants and services, provides visitors and local residents a great place to spend the day. www.stanfordshop.com
Stanford Theater- Old classics, nostalgia and romance can be found at the Stanford Theatre, located at 221 University Avenue in Palo Alto. The entertainment schedule throughout the year provides film festivals, musicals and the early works of some of Hollywood’s most famous stars. www.stanfordtheatre.org
