Leong Drive is a conglomerate of business and residential.. Is the City of Mountain View still planning on closing Castro at the Central Expressway intersection?

I'm the sheriff in this town. Pleased to meet you.

Not the historic Denny's! It should be preserved for future generations!

That was one notorious Denny's back in the 80's. The location is a good place for a hotel, but I guess if your the owner of the existing hotel and you don't want to fix it up, it may be tough to compete. I don't feel we need to protect the run down hotels by making them the only choice. Now there will be choices in that area.

These developers must be laughing all the way to the bank - they get their way and they get it soooo cheap!

"Senior Planner Diane Pancholi said that those exceptions were given in exchange for public benefits, including allowing local government and nonprofit groups to use the future hotel's meeting space free of charge."

Don't we have anyone in City government that can play hardball with these massive for-profit companies (including Google)?

I don’t know what massive corporations @Diablo proposes to play hardball against. Holiday Inns are often franchises, and not directly owned by the branding corporation. Temple Hospitality appears to be a small regional development company based in Milpitas.

Personally I'd rather Denny's was still operational there, but a hotel is OK too.

I'm with you Alex M. We have such varied cuisine around these parts, but not if you want some pancakes at 11pm. I'll take a Denny's any day. Also I'd go for a Bob's Big Boy over any of the latest 12 dollar hamburger shops.

I'll rent a room at the Holiday Inn when it opens up. Sure I will.

But I'll go for a Bob's Big Boy burger any time as well. Have not had one of them in decades.

Bob Wian's Big Boy chain almost* went out of business after decades of expanding from it's Glendale California (Colorado Ave.) home of 1936. My father ate there in high school, but alas, my own kids will not get that privilege unless they go to one of the few remaining SoCal locations.

But, In and Out was another successful SoCal hamburger joint, as is the massively larger international McDonalds.

Here is to the replacement of old retail service establishments by new comers and new operators.

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This is a win-win for the city. We get a new hotel, and the developer pays for pollution mitigation.

Maybe Mario's will re-open for dinner with a new hotel across the street. Love that place, currently only open for lunch and catering, making your own hours is a luxury enjoyed only by the few restaurants that own their building.