Where to stay

in Santa Cruz

Love beaches, sports, and ocean views? Get away to Santa Cruz!

Explore the walkable area of Santa Cruz—beaches, sports teams, and popular sights like Monterey Bay.

Top places to stay near the water

La Bahia Hotel and Spa is a resort featuring a full-service spa and free WiFi that gets good reviews by beach travelers for its prime location and helpful staff. If you're looking forward to some time by the water, the property is located a 3-minute walk from Santa Cruz Main Beach and also within a 15-minute walk of Main Beach. Fairfield Inn & Suites Santa Cruz - Capitola is a hotel featuring free WiFi and a rooftop terrace that gets good reviews by beach travelers for its prime location and helpful staff. If you're looking forward to some time by the water, the property is located a 2-minute walk from Main Beach and also within a 15-minute walk of Santa Cruz Main Beach. Seaway Inn is a hotel featuring free WiFi and flat-screen TVs that gets good reviews by beach travelers for its prime location and helpful staff. If you're excited to spend some time by the water, the property is located just steps from Santa Cruz Main Beach and Main Beach.

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Best places to stay for couples

Sweet 1 BDRM Cottage, FAST WIFI, near ocean, W&D, Full kitchen and bath, BBQ! is a guesthouse featuring in-room kitchens and free WiFi.

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Top rated places to stay in Santa Cruz for families

Continental Inn is a hotel featuring an outdoor pool and free parking that guests like for its helpful staff and central location. Your family will be well placed to visit Santa Cruz Beach Boardwalk and Boardwalk Bowl, located close by. Hotel Paradox, Autograph Collection is a hotel featuring an outdoor pool and a restaurant that guests like for its comfy beds and helpful staff. Your family will be well placed to visit Santa Cruz Beach Boardwalk and Boardwalk Bowl, located close by. Holiday Inn Express Hotel & Suites Santa Cruz by IHG is a hotel featuring free breakfast and laundry facilities that guests like for its helpful staff and central location.

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Top rated places to stay for luxury travelers

La Bahia Hotel and Spa is luxury a hotel featuring 3 restaurants and 3 bars.

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Best places to stay with pools

Dream Inn Santa Cruz is a resort featuring an outdoor pool and a full-service spa. Guests like its prime location and helpful staff. You'll be well placed to visit Cowell's Beach and Santa Cruz Wharf, both steps away. Hotel Paradox, Autograph Collection is a hotel featuring an outdoor pool and a 24-hour fitness center. Guests like its prime location and helpful staff. Fairfield Inn & Suites by Marriott Santa Cruz, CA is a hotel featuring an outdoor pool and free breakfast. Guests like its prime location and convenient parking.

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Top places to stay near the airport in Santa Cruz

Chaminade Resort & Spa is a resort featuring an airport shuttle and a full-service spa. It gets positive reviews for its dining options and helpful staff.

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