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Santa Cruz Inn Riverside

2.0 star property

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Exterior
Room, 1 Queen Bed, Non Smoking | Desk, blackout curtains, iron/ironing board, free WiFi
Lobby
Dining

Reviews

6.6 out of 10

Popular amenities

  • Laundry
  • Parking included
  • Air conditioning
  • Free WiFi

Explore the area

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Riverside, CA
  • Place, Riverside Convention Center
    ‪3 min walk‬
  • Place, Fox Performing Arts Center
    ‪5 min walk‬
  • Place, University of California, Riverside
    ‪4 min drive‬
  • Airport, Ontario, CA (ONT-Los Angeles - Ontario Intl.)
    ‪18 min drive‬

Room options

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Room, 1 Queen Bed, Non Smoking | Desk, blackout curtains, iron/ironing board, free WiFi

Room, 1 Queen Bed, Non Smoking

  • Sleeps 3
  • 1 Queen Bed

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Two double beds non smoking | Balcony

Two double beds non smoking

  • Sleeps 4
  • 2 Queen Beds

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Exterior
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includes taxes & fees
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About this property

Santa Cruz Inn Riverside

Hotel in Riverside with free parking
Along with laundry facilities, this smoke-free hotel has free self-parking and free Wi-Fi in public areas. Housekeeping is available once per stay.
Santa Cruz Inn Riverside offers 25 accommodations with a hairdryer and an iron/ironing board. Rooms open to balconies. Cable televisions are provided. Bathrooms include a combined bath/shower unit.

This Riverside hotel provides complimentary wireless Internet access. Business-friendly amenities include desks and telephones. Additionally, rooms include fans and blackout curtains. Housekeeping is provided once per stay.

During your stay at Santa Cruz Inn Riverside, you're just a quick walk from Riverside Convention Center. You'll find features such as free WiFi in public areas and free self-parking, plus laundry facilities.
  • Free WiFi
  • Free self-parking
  • Amenities include laundry facilities
  • Just a 4-minute drive from University of California, Riverside and 7 minutes from California Baptist University
Santa Cruz Inn Riverside offers its guests laundry facilities. Public spaces have free WiFi. Self parking is free.

This Riverside hotel is smoke free.

Property amenities

Internet

  • Available in all rooms: Free WiFi
  • Available in some public areas: Free WiFi

Parking and transport

  • Free self parking on site

Things to do

  • 18-hole adjacent golf course

Family friendly

  • Laundry facilities

Conveniences

  • Laundry facilities
  • Limited-hour front desk

Guest services

  • Housekeeping (once per stay)

Accessibility

  • No lift

More

  • 2 floors
  • Built in 1990
  • Smoke-free property

Room amenities

Bedroom

  • Bedsheets provided
  • Blackout drapes

Bathroom

  • Hair dryer
  • Private bathroom
  • Shampoo
  • Shower/bathtub combination
  • Soap
  • Toilet paper
  • Towels provided

Entertainment

  • TV with cable channels

More

  • Air conditioning (climate-controlled)
  • Desk
  • Fan
  • Heating (climate-controlled)
  • Iron/ironing board
  • Phone

Policies

Check-in

Check-in start time: 3:00 PM; check-in end time: midnight
Late check-in subject to availability
Minimum check-in age - 16

Check-out

Check-out before 11 AM
Contactless check-out

Special check-in instructions

An adult aged 18 or older must assume all liability for the booking
The front desk is open daily from 6:00 AM - midnight
Front desk staffed during limited hours

Access methods

Front desk (limited hours)

Pets

  • No pets allowed, but service animals are welcome

Children and extra beds

  • Children are welcome.
  • Kids stay free! Children stay free when using existing bedding.
  • Rollaway/extra beds are not available.
  • Cots (infant beds) are not available.

Payment types at the property

Important information

You need to know

This property is managed by a professional host. The provision of housing is linked to their trade, business or profession.
Extra-person charges may apply and vary depending on property policy
Government-issued photo identification and a credit card, debit card or cash deposit may be required at check-in for incidental charges
Special requests are subject to availability upon check-in and may incur additional charges; special requests cannot be guaranteed
The name on the credit card used at check-in to pay for incidentals must be the primary name on the guestroom reservation
This property accepts credit cards and debit cards; cash is not accepted
Safety features at this property include a fire extinguisher and a first aid kit
This property has outdoor spaces, such as balconies, patios and terraces, which may not be suitable for children; if you have any concerns, we recommend contacting the property prior to your arrival to confirm that they can accommodate you in a suitable room
The front desk at this property is open daily from 6:00 AM - midnight.
Front desk staff will greet guests on arrival at the property. An adult age 18 or older must assume all liability for the booking.
If you cancel your booking, you'll be subject to the host's cancellation policy. In accordance with EU regulations about consumer rights, property booking services are not subject to the right of withdrawal.

We should mention

  • Children stay free in the same room as the parent or guardian when using existing bedding.
  • Registered guests are the only ones allowed to be in guestrooms.

Property is also known as

Riverside Inn Santa Cruz
Riverside Santa Cruz
Santa Cruz Inn Riverside
Santa Cruz Riverside
Santa Cruz Hotel Riverside

Santa Cruz Inn Riverside Reviews

Reviews

6.6
Rating 10 - Excellent. 34 out of 162 reviews
Rating 8 - Good. 50 out of 162 reviews
Rating 6 - Okay. 28 out of 162 reviews
Rating 4 - Poor. 26 out of 162 reviews
Rating 2 - Terrible. 24 out of 162 reviews

7.2/10

Cleanliness

6.8/10

Staff & service

6.0/10

Amenities

6.4/10

Property conditions & facilities

6.8/10

Eco-friendliness

Reviews

2/10 Terrible

Rodolfo

Disliked: Amenities
Wrong room
Stayed 2 nights in Jun 2025

10/10 Excellent

Karla

Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
I stayed for one night but it was perfect. The room was clean and I loved the property’s architecture. Such an easy walk from downtown and right in front of a CVS for convenience
Stayed 1 night in Apr 2025

10/10 Excellent

Shawn

Liked: Staff & service
Stayed 1 night in Feb 2025

8/10 Good

Rhi

Liked: Cleanliness
Good size of the room, basic set up. Staff is kind. Convenient to get access to convention center, restaurants in walk distance. No luggage storage.
Stayed 2 nights in Feb 2025

8/10 Good

Eric Blake

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Stayed 3 nights in Jan 2025

10/10 Excellent

Cassandra

Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
We were looking for a clean place to sleep with no frills and this is what we got. Staff was friendly, check in easy and no other issues. Our room was clean, and minimal. Everything worked as needed for our stay. Will stay again for my next visit to Riverside.
Stayed 4 nights in Jan 2025

4/10 Poor

Patrick

Disliked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
It lives up to its billing as a 2 star hotel.
Stayed 2 nights in Jan 2025

8/10 Good

Marcela

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 1 night in Dec 2024

2/10 Terrible

Ernestina, Lancaster

Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service
Disliked: Amenities
The hotel is older and dated but that wasn’t a problem. The room was clean but we were put in the third floor room which had a balcony with lights that were left on all night. The glass door to the balcony had thin, flimsy blinds, and there was no way to block the light. The room is brightly illuminated the entire night, making it very difficult to sleep. There was no way to turn it off or darken the room at all. It was like sleeping with the lights on and it was HORRIBLE. I got so little sleep, I’ll never stay there again.
Stayed 1 night in Oct 2024

8/10 Good

Ulises

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Nice
Stayed 1 night in Oct 2024

10/10 Excellent

Michael

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort

Ample hot water

Just enough parking spots. Nice reception. Shower hot enough with amount, and duration ok. Garden type setting pretty at night. Some traffic noise, but not extreme. Fairly safe area, lots of different people in area. Bed, bath and T.V. ok. I would go back again.
Stayed 1 night in Oct 2024

6/10 Okay

John, Riverside

Travelled with family, Business traveller
Liked: Amenities
While checking in, a different rate was quoted than the total rate that was finalized thru Expedia.
Stayed 3 nights in Aug 2024

8/10 Good

Brooklyn, Colton

Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Really cute property, pretty loud because it's right on the major street but that makes it very convenient and walkable. Management gave us a bit of a problem because of false information on their site. We also booked a room with 1 queen bed but they insisted it was 2--not complaining though, the views were great
Stayed 1 night in Jun 2024

8/10 Good

Ronald

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Felt like I was in a cozy Mexican villa.
Stayed 2 nights in May 2024

10/10 Excellent

Courtonie

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
i liked the atmosphere
Stayed 1 night in May 2024

6/10 Okay

regino

Liked: Cleanliness
Stayed 1 night in Apr 2024

6/10 Okay

Laura

Business traveller
Liked: Staff & service
Disliked: Property conditions & facilities

It will do for

The rooms are in much need of a refurbishing but it was clean. My bed didn’t have a fitted sheet, just a flat sheet laid over a plastic cover. The tv played only CNN. I tried to call the front desk several times but no one answered. It was ok for two nights and was a short 6-7 min walk to the convention center.
Stayed 2 nights in Mar 2024

10/10 Excellent

Marcella

Business traveller
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, room comfort

Local Charm

Cute, and showing it's age in little ways. The place has character, in a good way. Room was clean, location was great, I enjoyed my stay.
Stayed 1 night in Dec 2023

8/10 Good

Denisa

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Staff are friendly and accommodating. Good location for Festival of Lights in downtown riverside and has free parking . Good value for the price .

10/10 Excellent

Shannon

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Stayed 2 nights in Dec 2023

6/10 Okay

Alan, Big Bear City

Liked: Cleanliness
Stayed 1 night in Nov 2023

8/10 Good

Wayne

Stayed 1 night in Nov 2023

2/10 Terrible

elizabeth

The manager there is rude both in person and over the phone. She cuts you off when you are talking, doesn't answer the phone in a friendly way whatsoever. She needs to take a class on how to provide better customer service. Never staying here again. Save yourself the time and money and don't stay here.

10/10 Excellent

Jose Luis

Travelled with group
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 1 night in Sep 2023

4/10 Poor

Charles

Business traveller
Disliked: Staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 3 nights in Feb 2023