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Featured Downtown Hotels

Ocean Pacific Lodge
It was great. I've been here a couple times and love it. The only thing I would suggest is more comfortable pillows. They are too stiff.
Reviewed on Dec 26, 2025

Hotel Paradox, Autograph Collection
Perfect
Reviewed on Dec 31, 2025

La Quinta Inn & Suites by Wyndham Santa Cruz
Overall great stay easily walkable to beach. It was a tad noisy.
Reviewed on Jan 1, 2026

Holiday Inn Express Hotel & Suites Santa Cruz by IHG
The breakfast was not ready and enough, we had to wait about ten more minutes to got the food.
Reviewed on Dec 30, 2025

Hilton Santa Cruz/Scotts Valley
Room was spotless, staff was courteous
Reviewed on Dec 31, 2025

Chaminade Resort & Spa
Nice room, friendly staff, beautiful property
Reviewed on Jan 2, 2026

Seacliff Inn Aptos, Tapestry Collection by Hilton
No breakfast
Reviewed on Jan 4, 2026

Dream Inn Santa Cruz
Great room and staff. Easy parking across the street.
Reviewed on Dec 31, 2025

Casablanca On The Beach
Clean room, great staff at front desk, and awesome view
Reviewed on Dec 31, 2025

La Bahia Hotel and Spa
We love it
Reviewed on Jan 5, 2026

Courtyard by Marriott Santa Cruz
Check in was super easy. Front desk clerk Andrea was a delight. Clean room with everything we needed. Valet was always quick.
Reviewed on Jan 3, 2026

Continental Inn
The room was very clean and had lots of nice finishing touches
Reviewed on Jan 2, 2026
Hotels in Downtown
Santa Cruz is a city that has a lot going on, but you have your sights set on Downtown. This part of town is perfect for what you want to be doing, and that is everything that is not on everyone’s radar. For all that Downtown has going on, you’ll still need a place to crash, eventually. But you don’t want any old shack, you need something that fits the trip. We have a slew of Downtown hotels that will do the trick.
A beautiful day in the neighborhood
As much as you like getting out there, it’s also good to know a part of Santa Cruz so well you’ll be telling the tourists where to go. Make friends with the concierge or be bold and chat up a local. It’s your trip, so choose your own adventure. And when you get in at night, you’ll have a comfy room and plenty of amenities to help you settle in. Call a friend and spin tales from the Downtown underground. What’s a journey without a good story to go with it?
Beyond the block
We’re not talking about the Downtown city block. We’re talking about looking beyond that block of hotels you always focus on. We give you tons of ways to sort our stash of Downtown cheap hotels. And if you feel like living a little, but not killing your vacation vibes, choose the Hotwire Hot Rate deal. Filter by:
- Hotwire Hot Rate: Snag some of the best hotels in Downtown at an almost too good to be true rate. After you book, we’ll reveal the name of the hotel. You can get a luxury hotel at a budget price.
- Price: You have a price in mind, and we have solutions. Hotels start as low as $89
- Amenities: Rooftop lounge, designer furniture, 24-7 room service, and everything else you look for to live it up large.
Find the Downtown hotel you want, book it, and never look back. Because your great escape is ahead of you.
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Downtown Neighborhoods
Top Attractions in Downtown
- Hotels near Williams-Reynolds House (0.35 mi)
- Hotels near Monterey Bay (12.47 mi)
- Hotels near Santa Cruz Beach Boardwalk (0.86 mi)
- Hotels near Capitola Beach (4.34 mi)
- Hotels near Mystery Spot (3.65 mi)
- Hotels near Silicon Valley (25.53 mi)
- Hotels near University of California (2.47 mi)
- Hotels near Santa Cruz Wharf (0.56 mi)
- Hotels near Natural Bridges State Park (1.9 mi)
- Hotels near Roaring Camp Railroads (5.28 mi)
- Hotels near Rio Del Mar Beach (7.3 mi)
- Hotels near Big Basin Redwoods State Park (18.54 mi)
- Hotels near La Selva Beach (9.36 mi)
- Hotels near Henry Cowell Redwoods State Park (4.25 mi)
- Hotels near Ocean Street (0.81 mi)
- Hotels near Ano Nuevo State Park (20.96 mi)
- Hotels near Capitola Wharf (4.2 mi)
- Hotels near Pacific Avenue (0.28 mi)
- Hotels near Main Beach (0.77 mi)
- Hotels near Seacliff State Beach (6.28 mi)
Cities near Downtown
- San Jose Hotels (26.42 mi)
- Santa Cruz Hotels (0.71 mi)
- Capitola Hotels (4.24 mi)
- Aptos Hotels (7.22 mi)
- Morgan Hill Hotels (23.51 mi)
- Gilroy Hotels (25.58 mi)
- Los Gatos Hotels (18.8 mi)
- Watsonville Hotels (15.6 mi)
- Northern California Hotels (143.06 mi)
- Ben Lomond Hotels (8.87 mi)
- Pajaro Dunes Hotels (13.62 mi)
- Moss Landing Hotels (17.63 mi)
- Saratoga Hotels (20.37 mi)
- Scotts Valley Hotels (5.74 mi)
- Pescadero Hotels (27.73 mi)
- Central Coast California Hotels (136.85 mi)
- Felton Hotels (6.18 mi)
- Castroville Hotels (20.98 mi)
- Boulder Creek Hotels (11.99 mi)
- Soquel Hotels (4.25 mi)
