Where to stay

in Santa Cruz

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

Explore the walkable city of Santa Cruz—amazing beaches, sports teams, and popular sights from Monterey Bay to Santa Cruz Beach Boardwalk.

Top places to stay near the water

Fairfield Inn & Suites Santa Cruz - Capitola is a resort featuring a full-service spa and free WiFi that gets good reviews by beach travelers for its prime location and dining options. It's located just steps from Santa Cruz Main Beach. Beach Street Inn and Suites 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

Courtyard by Marriott Santa Cruz is a hotel featuring an outdoor pool and a restaurant that guests like for its clean rooms and central location. It's located a short 4-minute walk from Santa Cruz Beach Boardwalk and also walkable to Santa Cruz Main Beach. Hotel Paradox, Autograph Collection is a hotel featuring an outdoor pool and a restaurant that guests like for its helpful staff and central location. Your family will be well placed to visit Santa Cruz Beach Boardwalk and Monterey Bay National Marine Sanctuary Exploration Center, located close by. La Quinta Inn & Suites by Wyndham Santa Cruz is a hotel featuring an outdoor pool and free breakfast that guests like for its central location and comfortable rooms. It's located steps from Monterey Bay National Marine Sanctuary Exploration Center.

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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 dining options. You'll be well placed to visit Santa Cruz Main Beach and Cowell's Beach, 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 helpful staff and dining options.

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