Stay Cal Hospitality has opened Voco Ardez Hotel Sunnyvale, a 51-room IHG Hotels & Resorts property in California’s Silicon Valley. The hotel brings IHG’s premium voco brand to a market shaped by technology companies, corporate travel, airport access and demand for smaller lifestyle hotels with strong design identities.
Located near major Silicon Valley business hubs, the property is positioned for executives, founders, engineers and visiting corporate teams. It is also close to San José Mineta International Airport, Levi’s Stadium and the Caltrain Lawrence station, giving it access to both business demand and regional leisure traffic.
The hotel takes its name from Ardez, a Romansh-speaking village in Switzerland’s Lower Engadin valley known for preserved architecture, hand-painted sgraffito facades and sustainable tourism. Stay Cal Hospitality said the Sunnyvale property draws from that Alpine heritage while also reflecting Northern California craftsmanship and natural materials.
The opening follows a period of expansion for IHG’s voco brand, which has grown through both new-build properties and conversions. Voco has become one of IHG’s key premium brands, appealing to owners who want a distinctive hotel identity while benefiting from the scale of IHG’s distribution and loyalty platform. IHG has also pointed to conversion demand as a driver of recent system and pipeline growth, with brands such as voco, Garner and Vignette Collection helping expand the company’s reach.
A Nature-Led Design for Silicon Valley
Voco Ardez Hotel Sunnyvale was developed around a design concept centered on nature and sustainability. The property includes a living moss wall in the lobby, a floor-to-ceiling glass-enclosed California wine cellar and a commissioned mural program throughout the hotel. The artwork includes a hand-painted nest mural and large-scale corridor murals featuring birds such as an owl, flamingo and goldfinch.
Stay Cal Hospitality CEO Hiten Suraj described the hotel as a personal passion project and said it was designed and built to LEED Gold standards. That sustainability focus extends into guestroom amenities, with recycled-material bedding, refillable bathroom products, glass water bottles and aerated showerheads. These touches reflect voco’s broader brand standards, while also fitting the expectations of a Northern California market where sustainability is increasingly part of the hospitality conversation.
Guestrooms are designed with dedicated workspaces, custom floral headboards and soft mint-and-ochre color palettes. The combination is intended to serve both business travelers who need functional rooms and guests looking for a calmer, more design-forward stay than a conventional corporate hotel.
Amenities include Verd’e, the hotel’s craft cocktail lounge and restaurant, as well as a library-inspired great room, meeting and boardroom space, a modern fitness center and a dedicated Full Swing golf simulator suite. The mix reflects the way premium select and lifestyle hotels are evolving in business markets: fewer rooms, but more emphasis on social space, food and beverage, flexible work areas and experience-driven amenities.
For IHG, the opening adds another voco flag in a competitive U.S. market. For Stay Cal Hospitality, it creates a boutique-scaled hotel aimed at the pace and expectations of Silicon Valley. The result is a property that blends business travel utility with a stronger design story – one rooted in Alpine heritage, Northern California nature and the increasingly blurred line between corporate stays and lifestyle hospitality.
