The 25 Best Hotels in Santa Cruz and Vicinity

Ranked 1 out of 53 in the region, as well as being 1 of 59 for hotels in Santa Cruz.

• “Excellent hotel and exceptionnal staff.”
• “Hard weekend.”
• “wonderful dog friendly motel”
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Ranked 2 out of 53 in the region, as well as being 2 of 59 for hotels in Santa Cruz.

• “Beautiful Victorian with clean and spacious rooms, ocean views off the front windows and porch”
• “We had such a wonderful stay at the B&B. The room was cozy, the breakfast was delicious, and your warm hospitality m”
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• See more reviews of West Cliff Inn, A Four Sisters Inn

Ranked 3 out of 53 in the region, as well as being 3 of 59 for hotels in Santa Cruz.

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Ranked 4 out of 53 in the region, as well as being 2 of 7 for hotels in Capitola.

• “Both a family and couple friendly hotel with great location.”
• “Beautiful property”
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• See more reviews of Fairfield Inn & Suites Santa Cruz - Capitola

Ranked 5 out of 53 in the region, as well as being 5 of 59 for hotels in Santa Cruz.

• “Beautiful and Memorable!!!”
• “We had a great time and we will be back soon!”
• “LOVE this place”
• See more reviews of Sea & Sand Inn

Ranked 6 out of 53 in the region, as well as being 6 of 59 for hotels in Santa Cruz.

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• “The staff was very polite and friendly.”
• See more reviews of La Quinta Inn & Suites by Wyndham Santa Cruz

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

• “Perfect location (walking distance mall, coffee shops,...”
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• “Vacation at Capitola”
• See more reviews of Best Western Plus Capitola By-the-Sea Inn & Suites

Ranked 8 out of 53 in the region, as well as being 4 of 7 for hotels in Capitola.

• “Very relaxing and special place to stay!”
• “Plan to come back and stay again!”
• “The hotel is great, we stayed at Jamaica room and the room is small but very clean and comfortable, we had refrigerator”
• See more reviews of Capitola Hotel

Ranked 9 out of 53 in the region, as well as being 7 of 59 for hotels in Santa Cruz.

• “Worth it if you care a lot about the view”
• “Beautiful scenery!!”
• “We wanted to be close to the beach and the boardwalk and this was a perfect place to be”
• See more reviews of Dream Inn Santa Cruz

Ranked 10 out of 53 in the region, as well as being 8 of 59 for hotels in Santa Cruz.

• “The location is amazing!”
• “memorable.”
• “We had a lovely day walking all over Santa Cruz. Perfect!”
• See more reviews of Pacific Blue Inn

Ranked 11 out of 53 in the region, as well as being 10 of 59 for hotels in Santa Cruz.

• “the size and check in was easy.”
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• See more reviews of Hyatt Place Santa Cruz

Ranked 12 out of 53 in the region, as well as being 5 of 7 for hotels in Capitola.

• “Location was great”
• “Overall, it was fantastic trip and experience!”
• “It was nice stay.”
• See more reviews of Capitola Beach Suites

Ranked 13 out of 53 in the region, as well as being 12 of 59 for hotels in Santa Cruz.

• “All in all we had a great time!”
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• “Nice stay by the boardwalk”
• See more reviews of Marea Sol Hotel

Ranked 14 out of 53 in the region, as well as being 13 of 59 for hotels in Santa Cruz.

• “Great Hampton Inn in a great location.”
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• “Excellent 👍”
• See more reviews of Hampton Inn Santa Cruz West, Ca

Ranked 15 out of 53 in the region, as well as being 16 of 59 for hotels in Santa Cruz.

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• “This is the second stay and we thoroughly enjoy the Inn and...”
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• See more reviews of The Inn at Pasatiempo

Ranked 16 out of 53 in the region, as well as being 17 of 59 for hotels in Santa Cruz.

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• “perfect location for beach/boardwalk trip, good deal on...”
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• See more reviews of Carousel Beach Inn

Ranked 17 out of 53 in the region, as well as being 18 of 59 for hotels in Santa Cruz.

• “The overall stay was good. However disappointed with Booking.com on pricing. We booked our room in advance but found o”
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• “Great small property. Perfectly located. Matt was very hospitable and friendly”
• See more reviews of Seaway Inn

Ranked 18 out of 53 in the region, as well as being 4 of 13 for hotels in Aptos.

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Ranked 19 out of 53 in the region, as well as being 19 of 59 for hotels in Santa Cruz.

• “Rude and insulting management. I left and didn't even spend the night.”
• “Cheap for area but you get what you pay for”
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• See more reviews of Hitching Post Studios Inn

Ranked 20 out of 53 in the region, as well as being 20 of 59 for hotels in Santa Cruz.

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• “Decent no-frills stay”
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• See more reviews of SeaSide Inn & Suites

Ranked 21 out of 53 in the region, as well as being 21 of 59 for hotels in Santa Cruz.

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• “Clean, spacious, breakfast was good and had variety.”
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• See more reviews of Hampton Inn Santa Cruz

Ranked 22 out of 53 in the region, as well as being 22 of 59 for hotels in Santa Cruz.

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• “I wish I had more time to stay another day or 2!”
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• See more reviews of Ocean Pacific Lodge

Ranked 23 out of 53 in the region, as well as being 6 of 7 for hotels in Capitola.

• “Great location.”
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• See more reviews of Quality Inn & Suites Capitola By the Sea

Ranked 24 out of 53 in the region, as well as being 23 of 59 for hotels in Santa Cruz.

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• “It was ok.”
• “Everything was great!”
• See more reviews of Courtyard by Marriott Santa Cruz

Ranked 25 out of 53 in the region, as well as being 24 of 59 for hotels in Santa Cruz.

• “Excellent location for Bay Area activities”
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• “Friendly staff, quiet room, comfortable bed, hot shower.”
• See more reviews of Fairfield Inn & Suites by Marriott Santa Cruz