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Hotel Solares is located in Santa Cruz, just 10 minutes' walk away from the Beach Boardwalk. An outdoor pool is located on-site along with rooms that provide free WiFi and cable TV.

heated pool which was open until late, breakfast, very cute outside at night with the fairy lights and was never too busy

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6.8
Review score
725 reviews
Price from
$107.10
per night

Located a short walk from the Santa Cruz Beach Boardwalk, Howard Johnson by Wyndham Santa Cruz Beach Boardwalk features beautiful ocean views and a hot tub.

The room was clean and smelled fresh. The beds were comfy and freshly made.

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6.3
Review score
995 reviews
Price from
$93.50
per night

Located in Santa Cruz, a 16-minute walk from Santa Cruz Beach, Hyatt Place Santa Cruz has accommodations with an outdoor swimming pool, private parking, a fitness center and a shared lounge.

The location is great! The staff are friendly.

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8.4
Very Good
849 reviews
Price from
$138.33
per night

This beachfront hotel is located next to Santa Cruz’s famous boardwalk and steps from the center of the city, making it an ideal destination for a weekend escape, corporate event, family vacation or...

Omar offered the best service. He gave us a lot of tips to find great places to go to.

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8.7
Excellent
993 reviews
Price from
$259
per night

Just 5 minutes’ drive from the Santa Cruz Boardwalk, this hotel offers an outdoor pool and hot tub and has spacious rooms. Free WiFi is included. It offers free on site guest parking.

The reception guy was very nice ad friendly..

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7.4
Good
727 reviews
Price from
$89
per night

The Comfort Inn Santa Cruz is conveniently located where Highway 1 and Highway 17 meet. Free WiFi is available throughout the property.

Above my expectations and would highly recommend to other.

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7.7
Good
609 reviews
Price from
$91.55
per night

This motel in Santa Cruz is within walking distance of the beach, boardwalk and Santa Cruz Wharf. The motel offers free Wi-Fi, spacious rooms, and a seasonal, outdoor pool.

De ligging is perfect. Vlakbij de boardwalk en de pier.

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6.1
Review score
551 reviews
Price from
$93.50
per night

Just minutes from area beaches and the famous Santa Cruz Boardwalk, this hotel features spacious and comfortable accommodations as well as relaxing amenities in Santa Cruz, California.

Room service was, we had a good time at the pool, spa, and gym it was an all around great stay!

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8.1
Very Good
667 reviews
Price from
$118.15
per night

Featuring an outdoor pool with cabanas available, Hotel Paradox, Autograph Collection offers fire-pits for guest use. A restaurant and bar is on site. The modern rooms feature free WiFi.

So lovely, staff lovely, rooms lovely, swimming pool lovely, bar and restaurant lovely. Art in hotel amazing.

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8
Very Good
408 reviews
Price from
$159
per night

Just 10 minutes’ walk from the Santa Cruz Beach Boardwalk, this eco-friendly hotel offers rooms with attached bathroom with flat-screen cable TVs and iPod docking stations.

Superb hotel really well situated for the beach and shopping

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8.5
Very Good
479 reviews
Price from
$99
per night

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Santa Cruz's best hotels with breakfast

  • Hampton Inn Santa Cruz West, Ca

    Hampton Inn Santa Cruz West, Ca

    Hotel in Santa Cruz
    Breakfast options

    Conveniently located 1.1 miles from the Natural Bridges State Beach, the Hampton Inn Santa Cruz West, Ca offers a fitness room and guest laundry room.. All rooms include free Wi-Fi.

    So clean! Loved everything about this place. So comfortable!

    8.6
    Excellent · 355 reviews
  • Hampton Inn Santa Cruz

    Hampton Inn Santa Cruz

    Hotel in Santa Cruz
    Breakfast options

    Ideally located off Highway 17 and only minutes from the beautiful beaches of Santa Cruz, California, this hotel offers many thoughtful amenities, and is close to popular area attractions.

    Room appeared to be very clean. Staff was friendly.

    8.0
    Very Good · 226 reviews
  • Hilton Santa Cruz Scotts Valley

    Hilton Santa Cruz Scotts Valley

    Hotel in Santa Cruz
    Breakfast options

    Just minutes from area beaches and the famous Santa Cruz Boardwalk, this hotel features spacious and comfortable accommodations as well as relaxing amenities in Santa Cruz, California.

    Friendly staff Clean room Nice facilities Dog friendly

    8.1
    Very Good · 666 reviews
  • Holiday Inn Express Hotel & Suites Santa Cruz, an IHG Hotel

    Holiday Inn Express Hotel & Suites Santa Cruz, an IHG Hotel

    Hotel in Santa Cruz
    Breakfast options

    Located in Santa Cruz, California, 10 minutes from Lighthouse Field State Beach, this hotel features an outdoor pool, a sauna, and bright, contemporary rooms with a 42-inch flat-screen TV.

    Facility was nice, clean and safe. Breakfast was at expectation.

    7.7
    Good · 463 reviews
  • Quality Inn Santa Cruz

    Quality Inn Santa Cruz

    Hotel in Santa Cruz
    Breakfast options

    In Santa Cruz town center, this hotel is one mile from Santa Cruz Beach Boardwalk. It features a deck and seasonal outdoor pool. All rooms offer free Wi-Fi.

    Beautiful facility nice people close to restaurant

    6.5
    Pleasant · 201 reviews
  • Comfort Inn Boardwalk

    Comfort Inn Boardwalk

    Hotel in Santa Cruz
    Breakfast options

    This California hotel is one block from the Santa Cruz Beach Boardwalk. It features a seasonal outdoor heated pool and rooms include a flat-screen cable TV with HBO.

    It was just what we needed. Something for everyone

    7.1
    Good · 422 reviews
  • Best Western Plus All Suites Inn

    Best Western Plus All Suites Inn

    Hotel in Santa Cruz
    Breakfast options

    Best Western Plus All Suites Inn is 2 mi from the Santa Cruz Beach Boardwalk and 10 minutes' drive to the University of California Santa Cruz.

    The staff in the lobby were very nice and helpful.

    7.1
    Good · 352 reviews
  • Hotel Solares

    Hotel Solares

    Hotel in Santa Cruz
    Breakfast options

    Hotel Solares is located in Santa Cruz, just 10 minutes' walk away from the Beach Boardwalk. An outdoor pool is located on-site along with rooms that provide free WiFi and cable TV.

    I didn’t get to eat, I wasn’t aware there was breakfast.

    6.8
    Pleasant · 724 reviews

Budget hotels in Santa Cruz

  • Comfort Inn Santa Cruz

    Comfort Inn Santa Cruz

    Hotel in Santa Cruz
    Budget Hotel

    The Comfort Inn Santa Cruz is conveniently located where Highway 1 and Highway 17 meet. Free WiFi is available throughout the property.

    Alles was er, maar niet in vergelijking met de prijs.

    7.7
    Good · 609 reviews
  • Continental Inn

    Continental Inn

    Hotel in Santa Cruz
    Budget Hotel

    Just 5 minutes’ drive from the Santa Cruz Boardwalk, this hotel offers an outdoor pool and hot tub and has spacious rooms. Free WiFi is included. It offers free on site guest parking.

    It was very clean..staff were helpful and friendly.

    7.4
    Good · 726 reviews
  • Howard Johnson by Wyndham Santa Cruz Beach Boardwalk

    Howard Johnson by Wyndham Santa Cruz Beach Boardwalk

    Hotel in Santa Cruz
    Budget Hotel

    Located a short walk from the Santa Cruz Beach Boardwalk, Howard Johnson by Wyndham Santa Cruz Beach Boardwalk features beautiful ocean views and a hot tub.

    The location was excellent to what we needed to be close to.

    6.3
    Pleasant · 995 reviews
  • Super 8 by Wyndham Santa Cruz/Beach Boardwalk East

    Super 8 by Wyndham Santa Cruz/Beach Boardwalk East

    Hotel in Santa Cruz
    Budget Hotel

    This motel in Santa Cruz is within walking distance of the beach, boardwalk and Santa Cruz Wharf. The motel offers free Wi-Fi, spacious rooms, and a seasonal, outdoor pool.

    De ligging is perfect. Vlakbij de boardwalk en de pier.

    6.1
    Pleasant · 553 reviews
  • Ocean Gate Inn

    Ocean Gate Inn

    Hotel in Santa Cruz
    Budget Hotel

    The Ocean Gate Inn is ideally located in the heart of Santa Cruz! Each room includes a balcony with a view, a TV with cable channels, air conditioning, ironing facilities, a microwave, a...

    I loved the view. It was very close to everything.

    6.8
    Pleasant · 206 reviews
  • Sea & Sand Inn

    Sea & Sand Inn

    Hotel in Santa Cruz
    Budget Hotel

    Within a 10-minute walk of Santa Cruz Wharf and Boardwalk, this hotel features rooms with free Wi-Fi. It has a 24-hour front desk and free guest parking.

    The ocean view was amazing and complimentary breakfast was yummy

    8.8
    Excellent · 135 reviews

FAQs about hotels in Santa Cruz

Surfin’ USA in Bohemian CA

Santa Cruz was surf central California long before the Beach Boys sang about it. The Surfing Museum in the Mark Abbott Memorial Lighthouse tells stories of those who have braved some of the world’s best waves.

Overlooking the ocean rollers are the Coconut Grove Ballroom and Santa Cruz Beach Boardwalk - the oldest amusement park in the state of CA, and the last original one on the West Coast. Its historic carousel, rollercoasters and rides are a colourful backdrop to Cowell’s Beach, best viewed from the Sky Glider cable cars.

Jutting into Monterey Bay is the wharf where sea lions bask and pelicans decide on their next meal. Seafood restaurants are abundant here and the bars provide lively nightlife. Pacific Avenue is the main shopping area and one street away is the Museum of Art & History.

Unsurprisingly for a surfer hotspot, the city has a liberal outlook and is known for political activism - a far cry from the era when the Santa Cruz Mission was established. The mission is now a state park alongside Natural Bridges Beach and the Big Basin Redwoods in forested hills behind the city, home to the gravity-defying Mystery Spot.

Booking.com’s Santa Cruz accommodation includes pet-friendly motels, hotels with hot tubs and cheap inns near UCSC.

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