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Motel Santa Cruz

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Room, 2 Queen Beds, Non Smoking | Free WiFi, bed sheets, wheelchair access
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Exterior

Reviews

5.0 out of 10

Popular amenities

  • Laundry
  • Pet-friendly
  • Air conditioning
  • Parking included
  • Free WiFi
  • Restaurant

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370 Ocean St, Santa Cruz, CA, 95060
  • Place, Ocean Street
    ‪1 min walk‬
  • Place, Pacific Avenue
    ‪10 min walk‬
  • Place, Santa Cruz Beach Boardwalk
    ‪11 min walk‬
  • Airport, San Jose, CA (SJC-Norman Y. Mineta San Jose Intl.)
    ‪44 min drive‬

Room options

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Room, 1 King Bed, Non Smoking | Free WiFi, bed sheets, wheelchair access

Room, 1 King Bed, Non Smoking

  • 20 sq m
  • Sleeps 2
  • 1 King Bed

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Room, 2 Queen Beds, Non Smoking | Free WiFi, bed sheets, wheelchair access

Room, 2 Queen Beds, Non Smoking

  • 27 sq m
  • Sleeps 4
  • 2 Queen Beds

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Room, 2 Double Beds, Non Smoking | Free WiFi, bed sheets, wheelchair access

Room, 2 Double Beds, Non Smoking

  • Sleeps 4
  • 2 Double Beds

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Room, 1 King Bed, Smoking | Free WiFi, bed sheets, wheelchair access

Room, 1 King Bed, Smoking

  • 20 sq m
  • Sleeps 2
  • 1 King Bed

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About this property

Motel Santa Cruz

Motel with free parking, near Santa Cruz Beach Boardwalk
A restaurant, dry cleaning and laundry facilities are available at this motel. Free WiFi in public areas and free self parking are also provided. Additionally, a front desk safe, multilingual staff assistance and a vending machine are on-site.
Motel Santa Cruz offers 62 accommodations with air conditioning. Flat-screen televisions come with cable channels.

Bathrooms include a combined bath/shower unit. Guests can surf the web using complimentary wireless Internet access.

The recreational activities listed below are available either on-site or nearby; fees may apply.
During your stay at Motel Santa Cruz, you're just a quick walk from Ocean Street. Free WiFi in public areas, free self-parking and a restaurant are available.
  • Free WiFi
  • Free self-parking
  • Enjoy a bite to eat at the restaurant
  • Amenities include a front desk safe, laundry facilities and multilingual staff
  • 15 minutes by foot from Santa Cruz Beach Boardwalk and a 5-minute drive from Monterey Bay
  • Cats and dogs welcome for a fee
There's a restaurant on site. WiFi is free in public spaces. A vending machine, multilingual staff, and laundry facilities are also featured at Motel Santa Cruz. Free self parking is available.

Smoking is allowed in designated areas at this Santa Cruz motel.

Motel Santa Cruz has a restaurant on site.

Property amenities

Internet

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

Parking and transport

  • Free self parking on site

Food and drink

  • A restaurant

Family friendly

  • Laundry facilities

Conveniences

  • Laundry facilities
  • Limited-hour front desk
  • Safe at front desk
  • Vending machine

Guest services

  • Dry cleaning/laundry service
  • Multilingual staff

Accessibility

  • If you have requests for specific accessibility needs, please contact the property using the information on the reservation confirmation received after booking.
  • Grab bar near toilet
  • Upper floors accessible by stairs only
  • Wheelchair accessibility
  • Wheelchair accessible (may have limitations)
  • Wheelchair-accessible path of travel

More

  • 1 building
  • 3 floors
  • Designated smoking areas

Room amenities

Bedroom

  • Bedsheets provided

Bathroom

  • Private bathroom
  • Shower/bathtub combination
  • Towels provided

Entertainment

  • Flat-screen TV with cable channels

More

  • Air conditioning
  • Phone

Policies

Check-in

Check-in start time: 3:00 PM; check-in end time: midnight
Early check-in subject to availability
Early check-in is available for a fee
Minimum check-in age - 18

Check-out

Check-out before 11:00 AM
Contactless check-out
Late check-out subject to availability
A late check-out fee will be charged

Special check-in instructions

The front desk is open daily from 9:00 AM - midnight
Front desk staffed during limited hours
This property doesn't offer after-hours check-in
Information provided by the property may be translated using automated translation tools

Access methods

Front desk (limited hours)

Pets

  • Pets: USD 28.00 per pet, per night
  • Only dogs and cats are allowed
    • Service animals are exempt from fees.

Children and extra beds

  • Children are welcome.
  • Rollaway/extra beds are not available.
  • Cots (infant beds) are not available.

Payment types at the property

Important information

Fees

Guests will be asked to pay the following charges at the property:

  • Deposit: USD 200.00 per accommodation, per stay
  • Breakage deposit: USD 00 per stay

We've listed all charges provided to us by the property.

Optional extras

The fees and deposits listed below will be charged at the time of service, check-in, or check-out.

  • Pet fee: USD 28.00 per pet, per night
  • Service animals are exempt from fees
  • Early check-in is available for a fee (subject to availability)
  • Late check-out is available for a fee (subject to availability)

This may not be a comprehensive list. Fees and deposits are subject to change and might not include tax.

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
This property accepts credit cards; cash is not accepted
Cashless transactions are available
Safety features at this property include a smoke detector
The front desk at this property is open daily from 9:00 AM - midnight.
This property doesn't offer after-hours check-in. Front desk staff will greet guests on arrival at the property.
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.

Property is also known as

Motel Santa Cruz
Santa Cruz Motel
Motel Santa Cruz Motel
Motel Santa Cruz Santa Cruz
Motel Santa Cruz Motel Santa Cruz

Motel Santa Cruz Reviews

Reviews

5.0
Rating 10 - Excellent. 125 out of 1004 reviews
Rating 8 - Good. 128 out of 1004 reviews
Rating 6 - Okay. 172 out of 1004 reviews
Rating 4 - Poor. 221 out of 1004 reviews
Rating 2 - Terrible. 358 out of 1004 reviews

5.0/10

Cleanliness

5.8/10

Staff & service

4.6/10

Amenities

4.6/10

Property conditions & facilities

5.6/10

Eco-friendliness

Reviews

6/10 Okay

Anna

Disliked: Property conditions & facilities

Adequate if outdated

The motel is basic and located on a noisy street--the evening we spent the night was rife with motorcyclists rev bombing. The blackout curtains weren't enough to block streetlights and nightlife revelers. Rooms could use a lot more updating. The pillows could use replacing but the mattress was pretty comfortable.
Stayed 1 night in Aug 2025

2/10 Terrible

Barbara

Disliked: Property conditions & facilities
There were no amenities - no little breakfast in the morning, no Keurig coffee machines, no toiletries, no desk or chair to sit on, an odd steel sheet surrounding the bed which made a very loud drum sound when you sat on the bed, I would never stay there again and would not recommend it to anyone. I was not able to get a return of fee on the second night due to all this and I left anyway.
Stayed 2 nights in Aug 2025

6/10 Okay

Richard

Disliked: Staff & service

Decent place to stay

The room was small but it was pretty clean with a really hard bed and one wet towel. The only problem we had was the people in and around the hotel. It's about a 3 minute drive to the boardwalk or a 20 minute walk.
Stayed 1 night in Aug 2025

10/10 Excellent

Betsabe, Redwood City

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
It was clean and respect area.
Stayed 2 nights in Aug 2025

6/10 Okay

Verified traveller

Travelled with family
Liked: Staff & service
Disliked: Cleanliness
Stayed 1 night in Aug 2025

10/10 Excellent

Justin

Stayed 1 night in Aug 2025

6/10 Okay

Millicent

Travelled with family

Horrible Stay

The location to the boardwalk was fine. The room its self could've been better. The mattresses were bigger than the headboard which was weird, pillows were so thin that they were uncomfortable. Booked room for 2 queen beds for 4 people and had only 2 bath towels that were bare thin. The noise was loud till late as it was right off the road (so no insulation in the room). The bathroom door handle was hanging loosely off the door and there were a couple of dirty napkins and hair on the floor when you shut the room door after going in. The dresser was missing a knob and had scratches all over it. The highlight was that the bathroom appeared to have been remodeled. No amenities were available in the room. For the cost of the room at $332, I would've at least have thought it would've been a nicer room. I have stayed in a lot nicer places for a lot less with amenities and breakfast included, but I guess its because of the location it is in to the Santa Cruz Boardwalk/Beach.
Stayed 1 night in Aug 2025

6/10 Okay

Isaak

Disliked: Cleanliness, property conditions & facilities
Property is ok. For the price it should be nicer inside.
Stayed 1 night in Aug 2025

8/10 Good

Verified traveller

Liked: Staff & service
Stayed 1 night in Aug 2025

10/10 Excellent

Tom

Stayed 1 night in Aug 2025

6/10 Okay

Sumit

Travelled with partner
Disliked: Cleanliness, amenities
Dirty bathroom and sink clogs
Stayed 2 nights in Aug 2025

2/10 Terrible

Kitt

Travelled with family
Disliked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities
Besides the pimps, prostitutes, people smoking weed on the balcony, and the 1990’s computer desk chair positioned at the vanity, everything was fine.
Stayed 1 night in Jul 2025

4/10 Poor

Peter

Travelled with family
Disliked: Cleanliness, property conditions & facilities
Bedding was dirty so was the bathroom. Staff was friendly
Stayed 1 night in Aug 2025

4/10 Poor

Harold

Liked: Staff & service
Disliked: Cleanliness, property conditions & facilities

Never again

It was just a small tiny room. No amenities, coffee pot, tables, ice machine, nothing. Property was noisy because of being on the main strip. I get what I paid for, I guess!
Stayed 4 nights in Aug 2025

6/10 Okay

Ocean

Stayed 2 nights in Aug 2025

10/10 Excellent

Aj

Stayed 1 night in Aug 2025

8/10 Good

Angel

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

8/10 Good

Anastasia

Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service
The front office staff was friendly and efficient. The rooms were small, but clean. The bathrooms were recently remodeled.
Stayed 2 nights in Jul 2025

8/10 Good

Juan

Business traveller
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 3 nights in Jul 2025

8/10 Good

Jade

Stayed 1 night in Jul 2025

2/10 Terrible

Josh

Travelled with family and small children
Disliked: Cleanliness, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Minimal care is put into this place, and it shows. See photo for a comical example. the clincher was coming back from the boardwalk at 10pm and the bathroom smelled like somebody had been hot-boxing cigarettes in there while we were gone. After some argument in the office, management finally agreed to come up. She agreed that it smelled like something burning, but refused to concede it smelled like cigarette smoke, opting to claim it smelled more like a smouldering electrical fire! Those are two unhealthy and unsafe options. I asked to be refunded and we would stay somewhere else. I even offered to pay for the half day (1pm - 10pm) that we had been there. She continually refused. After a half hour of her on the phone with Expedia, while I was on a chat with a separate Expedia agent, I was let out of my second night only! I was charged 216.33 for a room that was unsafe, and we didn't use, unbelievable. That's not how you treat people. My son and I had to leave this unhealthy environment after 11pm and find another place to stay. Highly recommend you look at Mission Inn if you've read this far.
Stayed 2 nights in Jul 2025

10/10 Excellent

Robert

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 1 night in Jul 2025

10/10 Excellent

Francisco

Travelled with family and small children, Business traveller
Liked: Staff & service
Great for a short stay and price point.
Stayed 2 nights in Jul 2025

2/10 Terrible

Ally

Disliked: Amenities
Would not recommend this hotel to anyone.
Stayed 2 nights in Jul 2025

2/10 Terrible

Mark

Business traveller
Disliked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort

Don’t get a hotel there it’s gross .

The hotel was grossly disgusting rooms are nasty smoke alarms where torn off the wall. Dirt bathroom walls looked dirty . I want my money back this hotel shoukd be shut down .
Stayed 1 night in Jul 2025