The 25 Best Hotels in Santa Cruz and Vicinity

Ranked 1 out of 53 in the region, as well as being 2 of 57 for hotels in Santa Cruz.

• “Elegant, friendly Bed and Breakfast, close to pier”
• “Charming stay in lovely property.”
• “Wonderful location and view from our room.”
• See more reviews of West Cliff Inn, A Four Sisters Inn

Ranked 2 out of 53 in the region, as well as being 3 of 57 for hotels in Santa Cruz.

• “Location was good”
• “I will return when a staycation is needed or wanted.”
• “Great people running it. Great location. Had everything we needed at a great price”
• See more reviews of Sunny Cove Motel

Ranked 3 out of 53 in the region, as well as being 2 of 7 for hotels in Capitola.

• “Excellent customer service, very clean and the secure garage...”
• “staff member Ryan was great!”
• “It's clean and well-run, but overpriced.”
• See more reviews of Fairfield Inn & Suites Santa Cruz - Capitola

Ranked 4 out of 53 in the region, as well as being 4 of 57 for hotels in Santa Cruz.

• “The scenery very great work crew”
• “We will be back”
• “Gabby is your best asset!”
• See more reviews of Sea & Sand Inn

Ranked 5 out of 53 in the region, as well as being 5 of 57 for hotels in Santa Cruz.

• “Great place to stay in order to sample various beaches and coves up and down the coast.”
• “Nice environment and rooms”
• “Grear hostel experience”
• See more reviews of Santa Cruz Hostel

Ranked 6 out of 53 in the region, as well as being 6 of 57 for hotels in Santa Cruz.

• “room is very clean,.”
• “Overall we had a wonderful and amazing time! Thank you! We will be back”
• “Small breakfast area and lack of seating.”
• See more reviews of La Quinta Inn & Suites by Wyndham Santa Cruz

Ranked 7 out of 53 in the region, as well as being 7 of 57 for hotels in Santa Cruz.

• “Should have told us the pool was under construction”
• “Great experience- would recommend”
• “Location is great, very close to the beach.”
• See more reviews of Dream Inn Santa Cruz

Ranked 8 out of 53 in the region, as well as being 3 of 7 for hotels in Capitola.

• “Great location, friendly staff.”
• “Very comfortable & great location.”
• “California tour”
• See more reviews of Best Western Plus Capitola By-the-Sea Inn & Suites

Ranked 9 out of 53 in the region, as well as being 4 of 7 for hotels in Capitola.

• “Great bouquet hotel”
• “Bed was a little soft”
• “Very nice small boutique hotel. Loved the location!”
• See more reviews of Capitola Hotel

Ranked 10 out of 53 in the region, as well as being 9 of 57 for hotels in Santa Cruz.

• “I was very disappointed in a $300 room that was so very uncomfortable.”
• “Enjoyed being close to Natural Bridges, getting bread and pastry from Companion Bakery and good hotel coffee”
• “great place to stay”
• See more reviews of Hampton Inn Santa Cruz West, Ca

Ranked 11 out of 53 in the region, as well as being 11 of 57 for hotels in Santa Cruz.

• “Great communication from staff, excellent location, clean...”
• “Comfortable”
• “Great cozy clean spot to hang out in Santa Cruz”
• See more reviews of Pacific Blue Inn

Ranked 12 out of 53 in the region, as well as being 12 of 57 for hotels in Santa Cruz.

• “Breakfast was really good”
• “Breakfast was had good diversity and choices.”
• “Room next to pool.”
• See more reviews of Hyatt Place Santa Cruz

Ranked 13 out of 53 in the region, as well as being 14 of 57 for hotels in Santa Cruz.

• “Great for a short stay”
• “very close to my destination each day.”
• “Perfect for just overnight stay”
• See more reviews of The Inn at Pasatiempo

Ranked 14 out of 53 in the region, as well as being 16 of 57 for hotels in Santa Cruz.

• “Very comfortable room and location was excellent”
• “Nice peaceful stay near the beach! Family friendly”
• “Other than the parking situation loved everything !”
• See more reviews of Marea Sol Hotel

Ranked 15 out of 53 in the region, as well as being 17 of 57 for hotels in Santa Cruz.

• “I doubt if I will stay at this inn in the future.”
• “Comfortable stay”
• “10/10 can not recommend this hotel enough.”
• See more reviews of Fairfield Inn & Suites by Marriott Santa Cruz

Ranked 16 out of 53 in the region, as well as being 5 of 7 for hotels in Capitola.

• “Wonderful, warm family that owns it”
• “Very good”
• “EXCEEDED EXPECTATIONS IN THE BEST WAYS”
• See more reviews of Capitola Beach Suites

Ranked 17 out of 53 in the region, as well as being 18 of 57 for hotels in Santa Cruz.

• “Decent place for a quick trip to Santa Cruz, it was clean and super convenient location.. staff could be a little more t”
• “The odor in the room was terrible”
• “Nice place clean good location”
• See more reviews of Carousel Beach Inn

Ranked 18 out of 53 in the region, as well as being 20 of 57 for hotels in Santa Cruz.

• “No dogs allowed on beaches”
• “It was good for a short stay :)”
• “Close to boardwalk, quiet rooms, large shower with double...”
• See more reviews of Ocean Pacific Lodge

Ranked 19 out of 53 in the region, as well as being 21 of 57 for hotels in Santa Cruz.

• “It was wonderful and the reception desk personnel were very congenial”
• “I love it and will definitely use them again”
• “Check in and out was quick and property was clean.”
• See more reviews of SeaSide Inn & Suites

Ranked 20 out of 53 in the region, as well as being 23 of 57 for hotels in Santa Cruz.

• “Great Jordan was helpful”
• “Clean, convenient and comfortable with friendly staff and reasonable breakfast.”
• “Clean, comfortable room.”
• See more reviews of Hampton Inn Santa Cruz

Ranked 21 out of 53 in the region, as well as being 24 of 57 for hotels in Santa Cruz.

• “Booking.com was awful I purchased a certain room that did not exist”
• “Nice hotel, bad sound insolation between the rooms.”
• “Friendly helpful staff, good location next to downtown, comfortable beds, but not worth the money.”
• See more reviews of Hotel Paradox, Autograph Collection

Ranked 22 out of 53 in the region, as well as being 3 of 7 for hotels in Aptos.

• “We would stay again, walking distance to beach, ALL staff friendly, the grounds were very well kept”
• “There was no one at the check in counter when we got there.”
• “Need to fix the gate from slamming so hard at the pool. Well, people going in and out.”
• See more reviews of Rio Sands Hotel

Ranked 23 out of 53 in the region, as well as being 4 of 7 for hotels in Aptos.

• “Excellent”
• “Very nice!”
• “great”
• See more reviews of Seascape Beach Resort

Ranked 24 out of 53 in the region, as well as being 25 of 57 for hotels in Santa Cruz.

• “The pool area and hot tub had a lot of children there.”
• “the following people who accompanied me are yet to receive refund in their credit cards”
• “Weekend Stay”
• See more reviews of Hilton Santa Cruz Scotts Valley

Ranked 25 out of 53 in the region, as well as being 6 of 7 for hotels in Capitola.

• “They accomadate my request beyond expectation so kind!”
• “Quiet, peaceful location”
• “Close to everything”
• See more reviews of Quality Inn & Suites Capitola