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Featured Eastside Santa Cruz Hotels

Ocean Echo Inn and Beach Cottages

Ocean Echo Inn and Beach Cottages

3.5 out of 5
401 Johans Beach Dr, Santa Cruz, CA
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Stay at this 3.5-star beach hotel in Santa Cruz. Enjoy free breakfast, free WiFi, and free parking. Our guests praise the helpful staff in our reviews. Popular ...
8.6/10 Excellent! (560 reviews)
Great staff. Beatiful stay :)

Reviewed on Oct 24, 2025

Ocean Echo Inn and Beach Cottages
Hitching Post Studios Inn

Hitching Post Studios Inn

2 out of 5
1717 Soquel Avenue, Santa Cruz, CA
Fully refundable
Stay at this motel in Santa Cruz. Enjoy free WiFi, free parking, and a 24-hour front desk. Our guests praise the helpful staff in our reviews. Popular attractions ...
8.6/10 Excellent! (295 reviews)
Rooms are spacious and comfortable

Reviewed on Oct 25, 2025

Hitching Post Studios Inn
Harbor Inn

Harbor Inn

2 out of 5
645 Seventh Ave, Santa Cruz, CA
Stay at this motel in Santa Cruz. Enjoy free WiFi, free parking, and a garden. Popular attractions Santa Cruz Beach Boardwalk and Capitola Beach are located ...
8.4/10 Very Good! (351 reviews)
It was clean super amazing bed set up was wonderful. Walking distance to harbors

Reviewed on Sep 30, 2025

Harbor Inn
Hotel Paradox, Autograph Collection

Hotel Paradox, Autograph Collection

4 out of 5
611 Ocean St, Santa Cruz, CA
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Book a stay at this business-friendly hotel in Santa Cruz. Enjoy free WiFi, breakfast (surcharge), and room service. Our guests praise the pool and the helpful ...
8.6/10 Excellent! (1,099 reviews)
Clean room. Pleasant staff.

Reviewed on Nov 2, 2025

Hotel Paradox, Autograph Collection
Holiday Inn Express Hotel & Suites Santa Cruz by IHG

Holiday Inn Express Hotel & Suites Santa Cruz by IHG

2.5 out of 5
1410 Ocean Street, Santa Cruz, CA
Fully refundable
Book a stay at this business-friendly hotel in Santa Cruz. Enjoy free breakfast, free WiFi, and an outdoor pool. Our guests praise the breakfast and the helpful ...
8.4/10 Very Good! (1,156 reviews)
Very nice place

Reviewed on Nov 2, 2025

Holiday Inn Express Hotel & Suites Santa Cruz by IHG
La Quinta Inn & Suites by Wyndham Santa Cruz

La Quinta Inn & Suites by Wyndham Santa Cruz

3 out of 5
550 2nd St, Santa Cruz, CA
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Stay at this 3-star business-friendly hotel in Santa Cruz. Enjoy free breakfast, free WiFi, and a 24-hour fitness center. Our guests praise the breakfast and ...
9.2/10 Wonderful! (1,241 reviews)
Great location. Room was spacious and had a balcony. Room was very clean and had enough towels. Staff was friendly and helpful. Breakfast was great! Had everything that we wanted for breakfast. We will stay again when we come back.

Reviewed on Oct 31, 2025

La Quinta Inn & Suites by Wyndham Santa Cruz
Seacliff Inn Aptos, Tapestry Collection by Hilton

Seacliff Inn Aptos, Tapestry Collection by Hilton

3.5 out of 5
7500 Old Dominion Court, Aptos, CA
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Stay at this 3.5-star business-friendly hotel in Aptos. Enjoy free WiFi, breakfast (surcharge), and room service. Our guests praise the restaurant and the bar ...
8.4/10 Very Good! (1,009 reviews)
The menu for breakfast has a good variety of options for different eaters.

Reviewed on Oct 27, 2025

Seacliff Inn Aptos, Tapestry Collection by Hilton
Dream Inn Santa Cruz

Dream Inn Santa Cruz

4 out of 5
175 W Cliff Dr, Santa Cruz, CA
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Book a stay at this beach resort in Santa Cruz. Enjoy free WiFi, a full-service spa, and a beach locale. Our guests praise the restaurant and the helpful staff ...
9.2/10 Wonderful! (1,007 reviews)
Great View!!! Friendly staff!

Reviewed on Nov 2, 2025

Dream Inn Santa Cruz
Marea Sol Hotel

Marea Sol Hotel

2 out of 5
301 Beach St, Santa Cruz, CA
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Book a stay at this beach hotel in Santa Cruz. Enjoy free WiFi, a rooftop terrace, and parking (surcharge). Our guests praise the helpful staff and the clean ...
9/10 Wonderful! (1,265 reviews)
I would like to commend the front desk agent. I checked in on Sunday October 26th around 5pm. During the drive we found out our daughter who is a student at UCSC wanted to sleep in a real bed. So I was checking in my wife thought it would be funny to interrupt the agent when she said king bed. At ...

Reviewed on Nov 2, 2025

Marea Sol Hotel
Ocean Pacific Lodge

Ocean Pacific Lodge

2 out of 5
301 Pacific Avenue, Santa Cruz, CA
Stay at this motel in Santa Cruz. Enjoy free WiFi, free parking, and 2 hot tubs. Our guests praise the pool and the helpful staff in our reviews. Popular attractions ...
8.6/10 Excellent! (1,218 reviews)
Spacious rooms, good coffee, short walk to beacg

Reviewed on Nov 2, 2025

Ocean Pacific Lodge
Hilton Santa Cruz/Scotts Valley

Hilton Santa Cruz/Scotts Valley

4 out of 5
6001 La Madrona Drive, Santa Cruz, CA
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Stay at this 4-star hotel in Santa Cruz. Enjoy free WiFi, breakfast (surcharge), and room service. Our guests praise the pool and the helpful staff in our reviews. ...
8.2/10 Very Good! (1,211 reviews)
Room was very clean. Safe very friendly. My family and I felt safe.

Reviewed on Nov 3, 2025

Hilton Santa Cruz/Scotts Valley
La Bahia Hotel and Spa

La Bahia Hotel and Spa

4.5 out of 5
215 Beach Street, Santa Cruz, CA
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Stay at this 4.5-star luxury hotel in Santa Cruz. Enjoy free WiFi, a full-service spa, and 3 restaurants. Popular attractions Santa Cruz Beach Boardwalk and ...
9.6/10 Exceptional! (33 reviews)
Room was beautiful, swimming pool heated and hot tub nice for the cold season!

Reviewed on Oct 29, 2025

La Bahia Hotel and Spa
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Hotels in Eastside Santa Cruz

Santa Cruz is a city that has a lot going on, but you have your sights set on Eastside Santa Cruz. 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 Eastside Santa Cruz 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 Eastside Santa Cruz 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 Eastside Santa Cruz underground. What’s a journey without a good story to go with it?

Beyond the block

We’re not talking about the Eastside Santa Cruz 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 Eastside Santa Cruz cheap hotels. And if you feel like living a little, but not killing your vacation vibes, choose the Hotwire Hot Rate deal. Filter by:

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  • Amenities: Rooftop lounge, designer furniture, 24-7 room service, and everything else you look for to live it up large.

Find the Eastside Santa Cruz hotel you want, book it, and never look back. Because your great escape is ahead of you.