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Top hotels in Downtown Santa Cruz

La Quinta Inn & Suites by Wyndham Santa Cruz
Reviewed on Oct 19, 2025

Dream Inn Santa Cruz
Reviewed on Oct 18, 2025

Pacific Blue Inn
Reviewed on Oct 16, 2025

Marea Sol Hotel
Reviewed on Oct 20, 2025

Ocean Pacific Lodge
Reviewed on Oct 20, 2025

Hotel Paradox, Autograph Collection
Reviewed on Oct 16, 2025

Seacliff Inn Aptos, Tapestry Collection by Hilton
Reviewed on Oct 15, 2025

Holiday Inn Express Hotel & Suites Santa Cruz by IHG
Reviewed on Oct 14, 2025

Hilton Santa Cruz/Scotts Valley
Reviewed on Oct 16, 2025
Downtown Santa Cruz Hotel Guide
Don’t keep your travel plans on repeat year after year. The same city with the same hotel every season will bore you and give you an itch to go looking for something new. Expand your geographical horizons to more than just those five blocks around your usual haunt.
Nowhere else can you find better deals on Downtown Santa Cruz area hotels. You’ll find the best prices on the quirky, the haunted, the old, the new, and the legendary. If you’re wondering what side of the pricing scale some of these hotels fall on, you need not to worry. Compare cheap hotels near Downtown Santa Cruz to find the perfect one to will fit your budget.
Leave the ordinary routine you’re set on behind and go. Go anywhere you want. Anywhere that makes you think, “I wonder what that’s like?” Part of Travelocity’s mission is to get you off-the-beaten path and the hotels near Downtown Santa Cruz are perfect for that. Find your new favorite watering hole on a quiet street. Discover a place to escape for the weekend with tasty local fare and unique sights. We want you to consider the places outside your normal comfort zone. Browse our selection and find the ideal hotel, in a place you’d like to explore.
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