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Motel Santa Cruz

Motel Santa Cruz
Motel Santa Cruz – Santa Cruz, CA
Motel Santa Cruz – Santa Cruz, CA
Check in 3:00 PM
Check out 11:00 AM

About Motel Santa Cruz

A short distance from the Santa Cruz Beach Boardwalk and other popular area attractions, this California motel provides comfortable accommodations and 24-hour front desk service. Motel Santa Cruz is located only a short stroll from the Santa Cruz Museum of Art and History. Guests can also easily find the Monterey Bay Whale Watch as well as a number of shopping centers and restaurants. While staying at the Santa Cruz Motel can also enjoy free on-site parking as well as wireless internet access. The motel also offers on-site laundry facilities.

Amenities

  • On-site dining
  • Express check-in / check-out
  • Dry cleaning
  • Self-service laundry
  • Multilingual staff
  • Pet friendly
  • Family friendly
  • Smoke-free property
  • In-room safe

Reviews

2.6 / 5
Good 1002 reviews
  • Engine customer Sep 2026

    The staff was arguing amongst themselves. Yelling at each other. Our room was dirty. It had a tampon that was used behind the door. There was mold. There was a person upstairs with a dog and they were stomping all night! Management did nothing about that. If they did it didn't help. There was a red-headed woman that tried to give us a different room but it did not have the facilities that we paid for so we denied it. We asked for money back and got 40 bucks. The manager or whoever the red headed woman was that tried to accommodate us was nice.... Up until the point she came to our door and asked me for a cigarette. Extremely unprofessional and rude! I would not suggest this facility to anybody at any time or any price! Absolutely everything! I didn't like the people running the facility I didn't like the cleanliness of the room I did not like the size of the little tiny cubby hole we were put in I did not like the price at all the parking was ridiculous and the neighbors were discussing.

  • Engine customer Aug 2026

    And it was close to the boardwalk

  • Engine customer Aug 2026

    Everything is basic, you get what you pay for. Good price for being close to the beach and the 7eleven cross the street.

  • Engine customer Aug 2026

    Not even a place to put your luggage down . Refrigerator with tiny microwave on top! The king size bed was comfortable but the metal base made a loud nose because there was space under the bed. Mia in the office was very helpful and found a metal stopper to keep water in the tub (nothing was in the tub). Cigarette buts were in the parking lot plus someone through the crust of a pizza in the parking lot that I picked up with a napkin and put in the garbage. This was my birthday weekend!

  • Engine customer Aug 2026

    Exceptional

  • Engine customer Aug 2026

    Exceptional

  • Engine customer Aug 2026

    Very clean!

  • Engine customer Aug 2026

    Exceptional

  • Engine customer Aug 2026

    Very satisfied

  • Engine customer Aug 2026

    The staff were very helpful and friendly when we arrived to check-in, there was plenty of parking spaces on site and our room was very clean and reasonably priced I highly recommend the Motel Santa Cruz to everyone who’s staying in Santa Cruz!!

  • Engine customer Aug 2026

    Good

  • Engine customer Aug 2026

    First of all. It smelled, and I asked for a non-smoking room and the room stunk. Like cigarettes, we couldn't even sleep. The people above us walking all night jumping. Then, someone came banging at the door next door really loud and on top of that, our door didn't even have a lock on it.It would not lock at all it was a ghetto motel. We paid $330 for a ghetto motel. I didn't sleep in all night. I will never, ever go back to that motel there was nothing but tweakers drug drug addicts did not let us sleep in all night. Very, very upset was not worth the $ 330 dollars we paid and that was just one night I did not like nothing at all ghetto, a**, motel.

  • Engine customer Aug 2026

    Not far from the boardwalk. It was dirty the walls were dirty the walls to thin we could here conversations outside the door and on the sidewalk and all cars driving by. There was a large gap under the door open to the outside. The tub was filthy we had to wear our shoes to take a shower.

  • Engine customer Aug 2026

    Booked the hotel at 11:55pm. Tried to check in at 12:15 and no one was there. I called and they told me I was out of luck. No help and no refund

  • Engine customer Aug 2026

    Exceptional

  • Engine customer Aug 2026

    The price for the facility is too much. We asked for a non-smoking room. It still smelled like smoke. Location is noisy on the street at night.

  • Engine customer Aug 2026

    Check in was friendly and efficient The price for the facility is too much. We asked for a non-smoking room. It still smelled like smoke. Location is noisy on the street at night.

  • Engine customer Aug 2026

    Hotel needs to be Updated

  • Engine customer Aug 2026

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  • Engine customer Aug 2026

    Good

Frequently asked questions about Motel Santa Cruz

Does Motel Santa Cruz have free Wi-Fi?
Yes, Motel Santa Cruz offers free Wi-Fi for all guests.
Does Motel Santa Cruz offer parking?
Yes, Motel Santa Cruz offers free parking on-site.
Does Motel Santa Cruz have meeting spaces, conference centers, or conference rooms?
Motel Santa Cruz does not list dedicated meeting or conference facilities. For business event venues in Santa Cruz, see business hotels in Santa Cruz.
Does Motel Santa Cruz have a fitness center?
Motel Santa Cruz does not list an on-site fitness center. Some properties partner with nearby gyms — check directly with the hotel.
Where is Motel Santa Cruz located, and how walkable is the area?
Motel Santa Cruz is located at 370 Ocean St, Santa Cruz, CA 95060. With a Walk Score of 91, the area is rated Walker's Paradise. Most daily errands can be done on foot — ideal for travelers without a car.

What's nearby

Map of points of interest near Motel Santa Cruz
  • University of California, Santa Cruz 2.7 mi
  • 1989 Loma Prieta earthquake 9.1 mi

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