176 West Cliff Drive, Santa Cruz, CA 95060, United States
#18 of 59 hotels in Santa Cruz
Guests' ChoiceBased on 68 hotel reviews
8.3Cleanliness
9.0
Comfort
9.0
Location
9.4
Facilities
8.3
Staff
9.0
Value for money
8.1
Free Wifi
7.5
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Reviewed: July 9, 2025
Justine
United StatesPerfect location to the boardwalk.
Stayed in July 2025
Reviewed: June 14, 2025
Mark
United KingdomBed was very comfortable
Stayed in June 2025
Reviewed: June 11, 2025
Kwok
United Stateswish they had continental breakfast again
great location!
Stayed in June 2025
Reviewed: April 26, 2025
Nancy
United StatesThin walls
Location
Stayed in April 2025
Reviewed: April 1, 2025
Weir
United StatesIce machine located inside office, so I was only able to get ice during office hours . Shower head sprayed from top of head and made a mess so had to use handheld only
Great location, within walking distance of the wharf and boardwalk
Stayed in March 2025
Reviewed: March 31, 2025
Linda
United StatesView was great. The room was a little noisy from nearby traffic. Decor was superb and the room was clean and comfortable.
Stayed in March 2025
Reviewed: March 30, 2025
Sara
United StatesWe stayed in the family suite, room 221. We had a great view of the ocean. The room was very clean and great proximity to the wharf and boardwalk. The beds were pretty uncomfortable though. All of us adults had back aches each morning. There also wasn't any fresh coffee or even continental breakfast in the lobby though. There were those little coffee machines in the room with a brand of coffee we had never heard of. Just offering fresh coffee in the lobby would've been a game changer for us though. Aside from that, it was a quiet, clean hotel with nice views. If that's all you need, this is your place. Plus, staff was very friendly.
Stayed in March 2025
Reviewed: March 30, 2025
Brian
United StatesIt was all good
Location was great
Stayed in March 2025
Reviewed: March 26, 2025
Laura
United StatesThe sea view was really a partial sea view.
Love being close to all the action and beauty of West Cliff!
Stayed in March 2025
Reviewed: March 24, 2025
Cathy
United StatesPillows could be better!
The rooms were lovely. the design, accents and details, fixtures etc, were lovely.
Stayed in March 2025
Reviewed: March 9, 2025
Rahe
United StatesCould not smoke outside our room, had to go down to parking lot. Room was extremely small. It was just my husband and I and we had no room to move about at all.
Location was amazing along with the view.
Stayed in March 2025
Reviewed: February 25, 2025
Tammi
United StatesLow water pressure in shower is my only complaint.
Location to the wharf and pier was great. Room was comfortable and staff is very friendly.
Stayed in February 2025
Reviewed: February 18, 2025
Alicia
United StatesTight parking, walls thin could her next room over Not that neighbors were loud, just could hear talking.
Great Location
Stayed in February 2025
Reviewed: February 17, 2025
Sousa
United StatesWe were downstairs and the people above us were up walking around until midnight each night we were there. It sounded like they were rearranging the furniture. It was so loud
The location was perfect. We were able to walk to the boardwalk or drive 5 minutes to downtown SC
Stayed in February 2025
Reviewed: February 17, 2025
Jose
United Statessmall parking area. though resolved with having parking validated through dream inn. Shower took a bit to heat up
cozy, sea view, friendly staff
Stayed in February 2025
Reviewed: January 28, 2025
Laura
United StatesLocation
Stayed in January 2025
Reviewed: January 26, 2025
Nickolas
United StatesPaid extra for room with view, however the view isn't really worth the value
Location and ease of parking
Stayed in January 2025
Reviewed: November 17, 2024
Lauren
United StatesVery limited parking - we had to park in the Dream Inn parking lot as overflow, which was great to have except we had to go to the Dream Inn lobby to have our parking ticket validated before we could exit the parking lot.
We loved the location close to the wharf, Boardwalk and beaches. We had two rooms (two families traveling together) next to each other which was perfect for us. My daughter loved the mermaid wallpaper in the bathroom. :)
Stayed in November 2024
Reviewed: November 12, 2024
Lauren
United StatesSoundproofing, door locks
The Staff is so cheerful, helpful and kind. Location is excellent. Very thoughtful updates. Only downfall is you can hear the people on either side of your room as if they are in your room.
Stayed in November 2024
Reviewed: September 2, 2025
Jose
United StatesN/A
Very clean and perfect location.
Stayed in September 2025
Reviewed: August 28, 2025
Sophie
United KingdomIt was VERY expensive for a basic motel. There was no drinking water in the room. A basic necessary. They were charging $1.50 for bottled water at reception. When you spend a lot of money on a room it would be nice to have a bottle of filtered water in the room! What was most annoying was we booked a room for 6 people, 2 families arriving in 2 cars from different places, we were charged $30 to park an extra car! I think this is ridiculous after we paid $600 for one night for 5 of us in a basic 6 person room including a dog fee. There was lots of space for cars to park as they also have a carpark out the back so it was not an issue and totally unecessary to charge us. I queried this and they said to speak to the manager the next day. No manager on site and when I emailed about this I was told that the $30 was non Refundable as this was there policy even though the room capacity is for 6 people! I think this was bad customer service and feels like the owner is sadly trying to make more money from guests. You should review your policy on this as you charge more for larger rooms, more people = more than one car!
The beds were comfortable, great location. Decor was pleasant.
Stayed in August 2025
Reviewed: August 16, 2025
Colleen
United StatesNothing
The location
Stayed in August 2025
Reviewed: July 21, 2025
Alexander
United StatesN/A
Room, right by the beach, and loved waking up to the sound of the ocean!
Stayed in May 2025
Reviewed: June 20, 2025
Nate
United StatesUncomfortable bed and pillows. Room extremely small. Regular house keys not key cards.
Proximity to everything Price Clean
Stayed in June 2025
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