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Featured Santa Cruz Luxury Hotels
Coastview Inn Santa Cruz
301 Beach St, Santa Cruz 2.0 out of 5.0Overall very positive and enjoyable stay, staff very friendly and helpful. Hotel will be demolished and replaced over the next 12 months
Surf City Inn and Suites
619 Riverside Ave, Santa Cruz 2.0 out of 5.0The outside of surf city is sketchy af. The parking lot was super tiny so I came outside to my door of my car dented. Rooms were clean and big for an double queen. Upstairs sounds like elephants walking if you are so unlucky to have loud neighbors. Oh and if you have a registered service pet do show ...
Surf City Inn and Suites$68
Surf City Inn and Suites$68
Hotel Solares
600 Riverside Ave, Santa Cruz 2.5 out of 5.0Very convenient (and quiet) location -- made it to the boardwalk in about 10 minutes.
Beachview Inn
50 Front St, Santa Cruz 2.0 out of 5.0This hotel is a good deal in the off season for the price. On season it’s expensive for the quality of hotel facilities. I had a basic room this time that was located on the ground floor. My only real complaint is the towels are really thin. I enjoy being able to go for beach walks and hanging out ...
Beachview Inn$97
Beachview Inn$97
Continental Inn
414 Ocean Street, Santa Cruz 2.0 out of 5.0We didn't get to stay long. Just in and out while visiting UCSC for a day. But the room was nice and quiet, and the beds were top notch.
Rio Sands Hotel
116 Aptos Beach Drive, Aptos 2.0 out of 5.0Friendly staff, clean quiet rooms. Good price for nice place.
Inn at Depot Hill
250 Monterey Ave, Capitola 4.0 out of 5.0Excellent location, 2 blocks to beach, shops and restaurants. Very quiet, the best place in town by far.
Oceana Inn
525 Ocean St, Santa Cruz 2.0 out of 5.0It would’ve been nice if the staff would’ve made the time to help me with my luggage To my room! Other then that the room was clean! The Hotel maid was not to friendly went I asked for one pillow and a blanket!
Oceana Inn$69
Oceana Inn$69
Hilton Santa Cruz - Scotts Valley
6001 La Madrona Drive, Santa Cruz 3.5 out of 5.0Great hotel and location. Clean room and good food and service
Hilton Santa Cruz - Scotts Valley$138
Hilton Santa Cruz - Scotts Valley$138
Bay Front Inn Santa Cruz
325 Pacific Ave, Santa Cruz 2.5 out of 5.0It was a overall pleasant experience room was a little small but hey it’s Santa Cruz and what are you doing in the room except sleeping
Rio Vista Suites
611 Third Street, Santa Cruz 3.0 out of 5.0The gentleman who checked us in was helpful. The hotel was beautiful. Our room felt very homey.
Salt Air Lodge
510 Leibrandt Ave, Santa Cruz 2.5 out of 5.0We pretty much just used the place to sleep at night, so it’s a decent place for a decent price.
Fireside Inn Santa Cruz
311 2nd Street, Santa Cruz 2.0 out of 5.0The place had what we needed for a one night stop, and was close to the boardwalk and restaurants. The room was basic, with a comfortable bed, but the bathroom could have been a little cleaner. Overall, we were happy enough with our stay.
Inn At Pasatiempo
555 Highway 17, Santa Cruz 2.5 out of 5.0Even though it is located close to Highway 17, it was quiet.
Ocean Gate Inn
111 Ocean St, Santa Cruz 1.5 out of 5.0We stayed here for a weekend. We had a decent size room with a great view of the boardwalk and we had a mini fridge which was a plus! The bed was big & comfy. Really comfortable and pleased overall. We will most likely stay again.
Ocean Gate Inn$65
Ocean Gate Inn$65
Aqua Breeze Inn
204 Second Street, Santa Cruz 1.5 out of 5.0The location is terrific...literally a stones throw from the Boardwalk. Room was tidy and had a mini fridge,microwave, and nice TV. Rooms could use a paint job. No daily housecleaning service and no extra toilet paper in the room (can you spare a square?). We missed having the convenience of a continental ...
Aqua Breeze Inn$69
Aqua Breeze Inn$69
Mission Inn
2250 Mission Street, Santa Cruz 2.5 out of 5.0Excellent front desk staff, clean & comfortable room, simple yet good continental breakfast
Mission Inn$119
Mission Inn$119
Harbor Inn
645 Seventh Ave, Santa Cruz 2.0 out of 5.0Nice, quite, c lean hotel, was over the road from Kiss my Glass studio which is exactly where I needed to be. No food on site, but they have a fridge and microwave and tons on wonderful restaurants in the area.
Ocean Pacific Lodge
301 Pacific Avenue, Santa Cruz 2.0 out of 5.0Everything is good, but rooms are noisy. And this is a pet friendly hotel, so you can have barking dog next door.
Hotel Paradox, Autograph Collection
611 Ocean St, Santa Cruz 4.0 out of 5.0We love it! Our favorite place to stay in Santa Cruz and wish there were more in California ☀️
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Luxury Hotels Near Popular Santa Cruz Attractions
- Santa Cruz Beach Boardwalk Hotels (8.32 mi)
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