Fairfield Inn & Suites by Marriott Santa Cruz, CA

3.0 star property

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Reception
Hypo-allergenic bedding, in-room safe, desk, blackout curtains
Free daily continental breakfast
Outdoor pool, open 10:00 AM to 10:00 PM, pool umbrellas, pool loungers
Exterior

Reviews

9.0 out of 10
Wonderful

Popular amenities

  • Pool
  • Hot tub
  • Laundry
  • Gym

Explore the area

Map
2956 Mission St, Santa Cruz, CA, 95060
  • Natural Bridges State Park
    ‪8 min walk‬
  • University of California Santa Cruz Arboretum
    ‪3 min drive‬
  • Santa Cruz Beach Boardwalk
    ‪6 min drive‬
  • San Jose, CA (SJC-Norman Y. Mineta San Jose Intl.)
    ‪51 min drive‬

Room options

Room, 2 Queen Beds (Mobility/Hearing Accessible, Tub)

  • Sleeps 4
  • 2 Queen Beds

Suite, 1 King Bed with Sofa bed, Balcony (Hearing Accessible)

  • Sleeps 4
  • 1 King Bed and 1 Double Sofa Bed

Room, 1 Queen Bed (Mobility/Hearing Accessible, Tub)

  • Sleeps 2
  • 1 Queen Bed

Room, 2 Queen Beds (Hearing Accessible)

  • Sleeps 4
  • 2 Queen Beds

Suite, 1 King Bed with Sofa bed (Hearing Accessible)

  • Sleeps 4
  • 1 King Bed and 1 Double Sofa Bed

Suite, 1 King Bed with Sofa bed, Non Smoking, Balcony

  • 34 sq m
  • Sleeps 4
  • 1 King Bed and 1 Double Sofa Bed

Suite, 1 King Bed with Sofa bed (Mobility/Hearing Accessible, Tub)

  • Sleeps 4
  • 1 King Bed and 1 Double Sofa Bed

Room, 2 Queen Beds, Non Smoking

  • 30 sq m
  • Sleeps 4
  • 2 Queen Beds

Suite, 1 King Bed with Sofa bed, Non Smoking

  • 34 sq m
  • Sleeps 4
  • 1 King Bed and 1 Double Sofa Bed

Room, 1 Queen Bed, Non Smoking

  • 19 sq m
  • Sleeps 2
  • 1 Queen Bed

Suite, 1 King Bed with Sofa bed, Balcony (Mobility/Hearing Accessible, Tub)

  • Sleeps 4
  • 1 King Bed and 1 Double Sofa Bed

Suite, 1 King Bed with Sofa bed (Mobility/Hearing Access, Roll-In Shwr)

  • Sleeps 4
  • 1 King Bed and 1 Double Sofa Bed

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About this property

Fairfield Inn & Suites by Marriott Santa Cruz, CA

Hotel with free breakfast, near University of California, Santa Cruz
Along with an outdoor pool, this smoke-free hotel has a 24-hour fitness centre and a snack bar/deli. Free continental breakfast, free WiFi in public areas and free self parking are also provided. Other amenities include a 24-hour business centre, Access to hot tub and coffee/tea in a common area. Housekeeping is available on request.
Fairfield Inn & Suites by Marriott Santa Cruz, CA offers 82 air-conditioned accommodations with a safe and coffee/tea makers. 40-inch LCD televisions come with premium cable channels. Guests can make use of the in-room fridges and microwaves.

Guests can surf the web using complimentary wireless Internet access. Business-friendly amenities include desks and complimentary weekday newspapers, as well as telephones; free local calls are provided (restrictions may apply). Additionally, rooms include designer toiletries and an iron/ironing board. Hypo-allergenic bedding, change of towels and change of bedsheets can be requested. Housekeeping is provided on a daily basis.

An outdoor pool and Access to hot tub are on site. Other recreational amenities include a 24-hour fitness centre.

Children aged under 17 years old are not allowed in the swimming pool, fitness facility or hot tub without adult supervision.

The recreational activities listed below are available either on-site or nearby; fees may apply.

The free breakfast at Fairfield Inn & Suites by Marriott Santa Cruz, CA gets high marks from our customers. During your stay, you're just a quick walk from Moore Creek Wildlife Preserve. Enjoy features like free WiFi in public areas and free self-parking, plus an outdoor pool.
  • Free continental breakfast served daily
  • Free WiFi
  • Free self-parking
  • Take a swim in the outdoor pool or soak in the hot tub
  • Amenities include free newspapers in reception, a front desk safe and a 24-hour business centre
  • On-site recreation includes tennis courts and a 24-hour gym
  • Guests have great things to say about the location and the helpful staff
  • Just a 4-minute drive from Monterey Bay and a few minutes from University of California, Santa Cruz
Fairfield Inn & Suites by Marriott Santa Cruz, CA offers its guests an outdoor pool, Access to hot tub, and a 24-hour fitness centre. There's a snack bar/deli on site. Free breakfast is served daily. A computer station is on site and WiFi is free in public spaces.

A 24-hour business centre and a meeting room are available. A terrace, multilingual staff, and gift shops/newsstands are also featured at the business-friendly Fairfield Inn & Suites by Marriott Santa Cruz, CA. Limited free parking is available on a first-come, first-served basis.

This 3-star Santa Cruz hotel is smoke free.

Guests are served a free continental breakfast daily from 6:00 AM to 10:00 AM.

Languages

English, French, Spanish

Property amenities

Internet

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

Parking and transport

  • Free uncovered self parking on site
  • Limited on-site parking
  • Wheelchair-accessible parking available

Food and drink

  • Free continental breakfast available daily 6:00 AM to 10:00 AM
  • Coffee and tea in common areas
  • Snack bar/deli

Things to do

  • 24-hour gym
  • Hot tub
  • Outdoor pool
  • Tennis
  • TV in common areas

Family friendly

  • Free cot
  • Grocery/convenience store
  • In-room microwave
  • In-room refrigerator
  • In-room sofa bed
  • Laundry facilities
  • Outdoor pool
  • Snack bar/deli

Conveniences

  • 24-hour front desk
  • Free newspapers in lobby
  • Gift shop/newsstand
  • Grocery/convenience store
  • Laundry facilities
  • Luggage storage
  • Safe at front desk
  • Water dispenser

Guest services

  • Change of bedsheets (on request)
  • Change of towels on request
  • Dry cleaning/laundry service
  • Housekeeping (daily)
  • Multilingual staff

Business services

  • 24-hour business centre
  • 990 square feet of conference space
  • Computer station
  • Meeting room

Outdoors

  • Pool loungers
  • Pool umbrellas
  • Terrace

Accessibility

  • If you have requests for specific accessibility needs, please contact the property using the information on the reservation confirmation received after booking.
  • Assistive listening devices
  • Braille/raised signage
  • Grab bar near toilet
  • Height-adjustable showerhead
  • Lever door handles
  • Lift
  • Low-height door lock
  • Low-height electrical sockets in bathroom
  • Low-height view port in door
  • Visual alarms in hallways
  • Wheelchair accessible (may have limitations)
  • Wheelchair-accessible business centre
  • Wheelchair-accessible gym
  • Wheelchair-accessible parking
  • Wheelchair-accessible path of travel
  • Wheelchair-accessible pool
  • Wheelchair-accessible registration desk

More

  • 1 building
  • 4 floors
  • At least 80% lighting from LEDs
  • Banquet hall
  • Built in 2016
  • Comprehensive food waste policy
  • Comprehensive recycling policy
  • Double-glazed windows
  • No plastic coffee stirrers
  • No plastic drinking straws
  • Smoke-free property
  • Traditional architecture
  • Vegan dining options
  • Vegetarian breakfast available
  • Vegetarian dining options

Room amenities

Bedroom

  • Bedsheets provided
  • Blackout drapes
  • Free cot
  • Hypo-allergenic bedding
  • Sofa bed

Bathroom

  • Designer toiletries
  • Private bathroom
  • Towels provided

Entertainment

  • 40-inch LCD TV with premium cable channels

Food and drink

  • Coffee/tea maker
  • Microwave
  • Refrigerator

More

  • Air conditioning
  • Desk
  • Energy-saving switches in guestrooms
  • Free local calls
  • Free weekday newspapers
  • Heating (climate-controlled)
  • Iron/ironing board
  • LED lighting
  • Phone
  • Recycling
  • Safe

Policies

Check-in

Check-in start time: 3 PM; check-in end time: 2:00 AM
Express check-in available
Minimum check-in age - 18

Check-out

Check-out before noon
Contactless check-out
Express check-out available

Special check-in instructions

Front desk staff will greet guests on arrival at the property
This property doesn't offer after-hours check-in

Access methods

Staffed front desk

Pets

  • No pets allowed, but service animals are welcome

Children and extra beds

  • Children are welcome.
  • Rollaway/extra beds are not available.
  • Free cots (infant beds)!

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; cash is not accepted
Safety features at this property include a carbon monoxide detector and a smoke detector
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
This property affirms that it follows the cleaning and disinfection practices of Commitment to Clean (Marriott)
This property doesn't offer after-hours check-in. Front desk staff will greet guests on arrival at the property.

We should mention

  • Pool access available from 10:00 AM to 10:00 PM
  • This property welcomes guests of all sexual orientations and gender identities (LGBTQ+ friendly).

Property is also known as

Fairfield Inn Santa Cruz Hotel
Fairfield Inn Santa Cruz
Fairfield Inn Marriott Santa Cruz CA Hotel
Fairfield Inn Marriott Santa Cruz CA
Fairfield Inn Suites Santa Cruz
Fairfield Inn Suites by Marriott Santa Cruz CA
Fairfield Inn & Suites by Marriott Santa Cruz, CA Hotel
Fairfield Inn & Suites by Marriott Santa Cruz, CA Santa Cruz

Fairfield Inn & Suites by Marriott Santa Cruz, CA Reviews

Reviews

9.0

Wonderful

Rating 10 - Excellent. 658 out of 1004 reviews
Rating 8 - Good. 204 out of 1004 reviews
Rating 6 - Okay. 74 out of 1004 reviews
Rating 4 - Poor. 30 out of 1004 reviews
Rating 2 - Terrible. 38 out of 1004 reviews

9.4/10

Cleanliness

9.0/10

Staff & service

8.6/10

Amenities

9.2/10

Property conditions & facilities

8.8/10

Eco-friendliness

Reviews

8/10 Good

Jennifer

Stayed 2 nights in Dec 2024

8/10 Good

Jake

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Great location and ocean views!
Stayed 1 night in Mar 2025

10/10 Excellent

Benedicte

Travelled with group
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Super friendly staff, easy and safe parking, very clean and updated. Great location, very close to Natural bridge State park. Will come bacl for sure!
Stayed 1 night in Mar 2025

10/10 Excellent

Linda

Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
We liked being able to walk to the beach.
Stayed 3 nights in Feb 2025

10/10 Excellent

Alyson

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Very comfortable the staff was wonderful had very cool amenities - definitely staying here again
Stayed 3 nights in Feb 2025

10/10 Excellent

Melody

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
I have stayed here several tines while visiting my UCSC student. I like the location, cleanliness, and easy parking. Recently, I needed my daughter to have a safe space away from her apartment and this place allows over 18 (instead of over 21 like others) to check in. It's a nice safe place with a good breakfast too!
Stayed 1 night in Feb 2025

10/10 Excellent

Mary-Linda

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
very quiet, easy parking, nice breakfast
Stayed 1 night in Feb 2025

10/10 Excellent

Bernadette

Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Staff was super friendly and the room very clean
Stayed 1 night in Feb 2025

10/10 Excellent

Torisa

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Property is in a very quiet area, and the staff at front desk were extremely pleasant
Stayed 1 night in Feb 2025

10/10 Excellent

Lee

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

Fun Weekend Trip

We were able to check in early with out any difficulties.
Bathroom was large
Microwave coffee maker fridge
Big bedroom
Loved the separate sitting area with 2nd TV
Stayed 2 nights in Feb 2025

10/10 Excellent

Darya

Stayed 2 nights in Jan 2025

6/10 Okay

Celina

Travelled with family and small children
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Room was clean but wheel chair accessible and smelled a little musty. It was also smaller than the Capitola rooms and the tub was tiny. The very worst was that the tv did not play channel 2 and by the time the tech came it was halftime on the Super Bowl, so we thought, in fact we didn’t even get the actual game, that game was from 2 years ago. We missed the whole superbowl!!!! Also couldn’t watch the Warriors game the next day even with our own app. On that tv.
Stayed 2 nights in Feb 2025

10/10 Excellent

Kawar

Travelled with family and small children
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
good choice
Stayed 1 night in Feb 2025

10/10 Excellent

Rachael

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Excellent
Stayed 1 night in Feb 2025

10/10 Excellent

Teresa

Stayed 1 night in Feb 2025

2/10 Terrible

Carlos

Stayed 2 nights in Feb 2025

10/10 Excellent

Reynaldo

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 3 nights in Jan 2025

10/10 Excellent

Gregory

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 1 night in Feb 2025

10/10 Excellent

Jose

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Clean
Stayed 1 night in Feb 2025

10/10 Excellent

Donald, Itasca

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Place was awesome for our stay. Clean and quiet
Stayed 1 night in Jan 2025

4/10 Poor

Kongcheng

Stayed 2 nights in Jan 2025

2/10 Terrible

Jiyeon

Liked: Cleanliness
Stayed 1 night in Jan 2025

10/10 Excellent

Aaron

Stayed 2 nights in Dec 2024

8/10 Good

Jaime

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 2 nights in Jan 2025

8/10 Good

Jaime

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
We stayed here for the weekend and it was perfect for our needs. The room was comfortable and clean. It was right next to a school, so I'm not sure how congested it gets during school hours since school was not in session when we stayed. It was quiet because it was just off the main street and away from all of the other busy parts of the town. It was close enough to delicious restaurants, dessert places and coffeehouses. We enjoyed going down to the Natural Bridges park and tide pools. I especially appreciated the plentiful free self-parking. My friend enjoyed the 24 hour gym and the spa was occupied most of the time so people enjoyed it even though it was outside. It was too cold for us to try. The continental breakfast was fine. The hotel fulfilled our needs (2 adults, 1 elementary aged child). We would recommend this place to our friends.
Stayed 3 nights in Jan 2025