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Featured Santa Cruz Oceanfront Hotels

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 ...
9/10 Wonderful! (1,003 reviews)
"My new favorite place to stay! Everything was wonderful"

Reviewed on May 10, 2025

Dream Inn Santa Cruz
Fairfield Inn & Suites by Marriott Santa Cruz, CA
Fairfield Inn & Suites by Marriott Santa Cruz, CA
3 out of 5
2956 Mission 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 free parking. Our guests praise the breakfast and the helpful ...
8.8/10 Excellent! (1,002 reviews)
"Clean. Easy short driving distances to places of interest, Municiple Whard, Capitola."

Reviewed on May 8, 2025

Fairfield Inn & Suites by Marriott Santa Cruz, CA
Casablanca On The Beach
Casablanca On The Beach
3.5 out of 5
101 Main St, Santa Cruz, CA
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Stay at this 3.5-star beach hotel in Santa Cruz. Enjoy free WiFi, parking (surcharge), and daily housekeeping. Our guests praise the helpful staff and the clean ...
8.6/10 Excellent! (1,191 reviews)
"Beautiful, clean and within walking distance of everything"

Reviewed on May 12, 2025

Casablanca On The Beach
Capitola Venetian Hotel
Capitola Venetian Hotel
2.5 out of 5
1500 Wharf Road, Capitola, CA
Book a stay at this beach hotel in Capitola. Enjoy free WiFi, a beach locale, and parking (surcharge). Popular attractions Santa Cruz Beach Boardwalk and Capitola ...
8.6/10 Excellent! (714 reviews)
Always a fantastic stay!
"This is our “go to” when we come to Capitola. Front desk staff was exceptional! Can’t beat the location."

Reviewed on May 11, 2025

Capitola Venetian Hotel
Ocean Echo Inn and Beach Cottages
Ocean Echo Inn and Beach Cottages
3.5 out of 5
401 Johans Beach Dr, Santa Cruz, CA
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! (507 reviews)
"This place is really cute and it’s very close to a little beach. We stayed in room 10, which is a lil cottage with a yard. Very cool. The only thing I would say is a negative is that our coffee maker didn’t work-well, it worked if u plug it in on top of the fridge and hold the carafe up so coffee ..."

Reviewed on May 6, 2025

Ocean Echo Inn and Beach Cottages
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! (1,024 reviews)
"My only complaint is the pool was ice cold and supposed to be heated 1 of the main reasons for choosing this hotel heated pool and close to the boardwalk and dinning"

Reviewed on May 10, 2025

Ocean Pacific Lodge
Rio Sands Hotel
Rio Sands Hotel
2 out of 5
116 Aptos Beach Drive, Aptos, CA
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Stay at this motel in Aptos. Enjoy free WiFi, free parking, and a 24-hour business center. Our guests praise the breakfast and the helpful staff in our reviews. ...
8.4/10 Very Good! (1,010 reviews)
"Practically on the beach, easy walk to restaurants. I think it's recently remodeled. Everything seemed pretty new in the king suite I had. Only complaint is there is almost no where to put anything in the bathroom, just the back of the toilet, pretty much."

Reviewed on May 11, 2025

Rio Sands Hotel
Beachview Inn
Beachview Inn
2 out of 5
50 Front St, Santa Cruz, CA
Stay at this motel in Santa Cruz. Enjoy free WiFi, free parking, and a 24-hour front desk. Our guests praise the helpful staff and the clean rooms in our reviews. ...
8.2/10 Very Good! (1,001 reviews)
"Nice and clean, next to the beach"

Reviewed on Apr 23, 2025

Beachview Inn
Bay Front Inn Santa Cruz
Bay Front Inn Santa Cruz
2.5 out of 5
325 Pacific Ave, Santa Cruz, CA
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Stay at this motel in Santa Cruz. Enjoy free WiFi, an outdoor pool, and a garden. Our guests praise the helpful staff and the clean rooms in our reviews. Popular ...
7/10 Good! (1,001 reviews)
Great for a weekend getaway
"Overall would recommend this place due to proximity, cost and amenities. Strict check in at 3pm and 11am checkout which is typical of most hotels we stay with. They offer early/late check in/out for additional cost. They also have very limited parking so they only allow 1 car per room free and charge ..."

Reviewed on Apr 28, 2025

Bay Front Inn Santa Cruz
Howard Johnson by Wyndham Santa Cruz Beach Boardwalk
Howard Johnson by Wyndham Santa Cruz Beach Boardwalk
2 out of 5
130 W Cliff Drive, Santa Cruz, CA
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Book a stay at this business-friendly motel in Santa Cruz. Enjoy free breakfast, free WiFi, and parking (surcharge). Popular attractions Santa Cruz Beach Boardwalk ...
7/10 Good! (1,000 reviews)
Decent Place to Stay
"It was a decent hotel for a couple nights with the kids. The hot tub wasnt really hot, test it before you in. It was nice to have the breakfast every morning. Hotel staff was nice. Close enough to the boardwalk to walk."

Reviewed on Apr 19, 2025

Howard Johnson by Wyndham Santa Cruz Beach Boardwalk
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Hotels with Pools in Santa Cruz

Hotel Paradox, Autograph Collection
Hotel Paradox, Autograph Collection
4 out of 5
611 Ocean St, Santa Cruz, CA
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 ...
8.4/10 Very Good! (1,001 reviews)
Really nice hotel
"Really nice hotel"

Reviewed on May 7, 2025

Hotel Paradox, Autograph Collection
Dream Inn Santa Cruz
Dream Inn Santa Cruz
4 out of 5
175 W Cliff Dr, Santa Cruz, CA
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 ...
9/10 Wonderful! (1,003 reviews)
"My new favorite place to stay! Everything was wonderful"

Reviewed on May 10, 2025

Dream Inn 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
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! (1,141 reviews)
"A great hidden gem!"

Reviewed on May 12, 2025

Seacliff Inn Aptos, Tapestry Collection by Hilton
Lowest nightly price found within the past 24 hours based on a 1 night stay for 2 adults. Prices and availability subject to change. Additional terms may apply.

Spa Hotels in Santa Cruz

Surf City Inn and Suites
Surf City Inn and Suites
2 out of 5
619 Riverside Ave, Santa Cruz, CA
Book a stay at this spa motel in Santa Cruz. Enjoy free WiFi, a full-service spa, and a 24-hour front desk. Our guests praise the helpful staff and the clean ...
Surf City Inn and Suites
Chaminade Resort & Spa
Chaminade Resort & Spa
4 out of 5
1 Chaminade Ln, Santa Cruz, CA
Book a stay at this spa resort in Santa Cruz. Enjoy free WiFi, free valet parking, and a full-service spa. Our guests praise the restaurant and the helpful staff ...
Chaminade Resort & Spa
Continental Inn
Continental Inn
2 out of 5
414 Ocean Street, Santa Cruz, CA
Stay at this hotel in Santa Cruz. Enjoy free WiFi, free parking, and a 24-hour front desk. Our guests praise the helpful staff and the clean rooms in our reviews. ...
Continental Inn
Lowest nightly price found within the past 24 hours based on a 1 night stay for 2 adults. Prices and availability subject to change. Additional terms may apply.

Ocean View Hotels in Santa Cruz

Hear that? The soothing sounds of the sea? Of course you can because you booked a stay in a Santa Cruz with an ocean view. Gaze out your hotel window, admire that sea of endless blue, and listen for the sound of the waves gently lapping the shore. Sounds pretty nice, doesn’t it? Well, you could experience it all during your next trip when you book a hotel overlooking the ocean.

See the sea easily

Whether you’re here with the fam or sailing solo, when you head to Santa Cruz’s coast you have one thing in mind: beach day, all day. When you stay in one of the Santa Cruz ocean view hotels you’ll have your sights set on the shore morning, noon, and night. Because let’s face it, things are just cooler closer to the coast. You have that easy, sea breezy vibe and you’ll find yourself tuning into island time.

The coast is clear

When you want that postcard-worthy view from your room, then a beachfront resort is where it’s at. You can sort our ocean view hotels by:

  • Hotwire Hot Rate: That ocean view won’t cost you a ton of clams. You’ll find out the hotel name after you book, but you can rest assured the view is going to be great!

  • Price: No need to drain your bank account for a hotel with a million-dollar view. Our rooms start at .

  • Amenities: Hotels in Santa Cruz with an indoor pool? Maybe you want a kitchenette to make it homier? Search our inventory for a sea of fabulous options.

When nothing but an ocean view will do on your next trip to Santa Cruz then look no further than Hotwire. We can get you a sweet deal on your Santa Cruz hotel, which means you’ll have more cash left over to make your vacay more than a lovely view.