The Best Hotels for One Night in Santa Cruz

Where to Stay for a Quick Stopover

Santa Cruz, California Santa Cruz, California

If you're looking for a place to stay for a quick stopover, we've done the hard work for you with the best hotels for one night in Santa Cruz, California. We've analyzed all of the hotels here based on key criteria to provide you with a list of where to stay for one night in Santa Cruz. From affordable 3-star hotels to luxurious 5-star hotels, there's a room for everyone at an affordable rate for a single night. Each hotel offers top-notch amenities to ensure you have a comfortable and relaxing stay, with options for sightseeing and exploration nearby. You'll find some of the best restaurants in the area just a few steps from your hotel room, too. So, whether you're here for business or leisure, these hotels are the perfect place for your one-night stay. So, let's check out the best hotels below so you can decide where to stay for one night in Santa Cruz.

(Prices are listed in U.S. Dollars.)

Hotel Paradox Autograph Collection

4-star Hotel with prices starting at $229 (before taxes) - See All Prices
A Great Hotel for Your One-Night Stay in Santa Cruz
  • Great Value: the price is lower than average for 4-star hotels.
  • High Quality: guest ratings are higher than average.
  • Family-Friendly

Located at 611 Ocean Street, Hotel Paradox Autograph Collection has great rooms from $229 (before taxes). It offers an outdoor pool, room service, a restaurant, a fitness center, and a bar. It has a terrific 8.40 rating out of 10 from previous guests who have stayed here. Only 0.6 miles from the city center, one-night visitors will especially love parking, laundry services, pet-friendly rooms, city views, and laundry facilities at this comfortable hotel. Getting room service delivered is always a nice luxury. The price of this hotel is less than average for one-night trip hotels, which makes it a great value.

One-Night Trip Hotel Amenities
  • Outdoor pool
  • Room service
  • Restaurant
  • Bar/Lounge
  • Parking
  • Laundry service
  • Airport shuttle
  • Family-Friendly
More Great Amenities
  • Fitness center
  • Pets allowed
  • Beach
  • Golf


Dream Inn Santa Cruz

4-star Hotel with prices starting at $377 (before taxes) - See All Prices
Perfect for a Quick Stopover in Santa Cruz
  • High Quality: guest ratings are higher than average.
  • Family-Friendly
  • Heated pool

A great place to stay is Dream Inn Santa Cruz which has nice rooms starting at $377. Offering an outdoor pool, room service, a restaurant, a bar, and parking, it also has a great guest rating of 8.80 out of 10 from many previous guests. It's located at 175 West Cliff Drive. This relaxing hotel is also nice because it offers hiking, laundry services, golf, a hot tub, and laundry facilities which visitors will enjoy. Also, it's just 0.9 miles from the city center. You'll love relaxing in the heated pool after a busy day exploring.

One-Night Trip Hotel Amenities
  • Outdoor pool
  • Room service
  • Restaurant
  • Bar/Lounge
  • Parking
  • Laundry service
  • Family-Friendly
More Great Amenities
  • Hiking
  • Hot tub
  • Fishing
  • Heated pool
  • Refrigerator
  • Beach
  • Budget
  • Golf


Beach Street Inn and Suites

Inn with prices starting at $236 (before taxes) - See All Prices
Nice for a Short Stay in Santa Cruz
  • Great Value: the price is lower than average for 2-star hotels.
  • High Quality: guest ratings are higher than average.
  • Family-Friendly
  • Heated pool

We found Beach Street Inn and Suites to be a great place to stay, and the price starts at $236. We loved that is has an outdoor pool, room service, parking, hiking, and rooms with kitchenettes, and it also has a terrific guest rating of 9.00 out of 10 from previous guests. It's located at 125 Beach Street. You'll also find laundry services, a hot tub, laundry facilities, family rooms, and a heated pool which travelers will love. And this terrific hotel is just 0.8 miles from the center of town. The pool here was very nice, relaxing, and fun. It's a great value, too, because it's less than the average price for one-night trip hotels.

One-Night Trip Hotel Amenities
  • Outdoor pool
  • Room service
  • Parking
  • Laundry service
  • Family rooms
  • Family-Friendly
More Great Amenities
  • Hiking
  • Kitchenette
  • Hot tub
  • Heated pool
  • Coffee shop
  • Microwave
  • Refrigerator
  • Beach
  • Golf


Edgewater Beach Inn & Suites

Inn with prices starting at $302 (before taxes) - See All Prices
Perfect for a Short One-Night Stay
  • Heated pool

With terrific rooms from $302, Edgewater Beach Inn & Suites, at 525 Second Street provides an outdoor pool, room service, parking, rooms with kitchens, and rooms with kitchenettes. Its terrific guest rating is 7.90 out of 10 from previous guests staying here. Visitors will really like this convenient hotel which also offers pet-friendly rooms, laundry facilities, family rooms, a heated pool, and a private pool. It's located just 0.8 miles from the city center, too. Being able to prepare food in the room is also very convenient.

One-Night Trip Hotel Amenities
  • Outdoor pool
  • Room service
  • Parking
  • Kitchen
  • Family rooms
More Great Amenities
  • Kitchenette
  • Pets allowed
  • Heated pool
  • Private pool
  • Microwave
  • Refrigerator
  • Beach
  • Golf


Seaway Inn

2-star Hotel with prices starting at $260 (before taxes) - See All Prices
Great for a Quick Visit to Santa Cruz
  • Great Value: the price is lower than average for 2-star hotels.

Seaway Inn has a great guest rating of 8.20 out of 10, and offers room service, hiking, mountain views, pet-friendly rooms, and free parking. The great rooms here start at $260 before taxes and depending on the season. It can be found at 176 West Cliff Drive. Furthermore, it also offers horse riding, bicycle rental, fishing, family rooms, and air-conditioning, which is nice for one-night visitors. Just 0.9 miles from the city center, this comfortable hotel is a terrific choice. We found the price of this hotel to be a great value because the price is less than average for one-night trip hotels.

One-Night Trip Hotel Amenities
  • Room service
  • Horse riding
  • Family rooms
More Great Amenities
  • Hiking
  • Pets allowed
  • Free parking
  • Bicycle rental
  • Fishing
  • Microwave
  • Refrigerator
  • Beach


Casablanca Inn on the Beach

3-star Hotel with prices starting at $337 (before taxes) - See All Prices
Make the Most of Your One-Night Stay Here

The great guest rating of Casablanca Inn on the Beach is 7.80 out of 10. This place has a restaurant, a bar, hiking, golf, and pet-friendly rooms. Prices for the terrific rooms are from $337, and it's located at 101 Main Street (corner of Beach Street). We also love the free parking, family rooms, air-conditioning, a microwave, and a refrigerator which are great for visitors. And since it's just 0.9 miles from the center of the town, the location is great, too. The restaurant serves delicious food, too.

One-Night Trip Hotel Amenities
  • Restaurant
  • Bar/Lounge
  • Family rooms
More Great Amenities
  • Hiking
  • Pets allowed
  • Free parking
  • Microwave
  • Refrigerator
  • Beach
  • Budget
  • Golf


Pacific Blue Inn

3-star Hotel with prices starting at $213 (before taxes) - See All Prices
Perfect for a One-Day Trip to Santa Cruz
  • Great Value: the price is lower than average for 3-star hotels.
  • High Quality: guest ratings are higher than average.
  • Family-Friendly

A cool place is Pacific Blue Inn because it has great rooms that start at $213. It has parking, breakfast, hiking, golf, and pet-friendly rooms, it also earned a great guest rating of 8.60 out of 10 from people who have stayed here before. It's found at 636 Pacific Avenue. Only 0.5 miles from the city center, travelers will especially love a pool table, horse riding, table tennis, bicycle rental, and fishing at this terrific hotel. It's also less than the average price for one-night trip hotels, so it's a great value.

One-Night Trip Hotel Amenities
  • Parking
  • Breakfast included
  • Horse riding
  • Family-Friendly
More Great Amenities
  • Hiking
  • Pets allowed
  • Table tennis
  • Bicycle rental
  • Fishing
  • Tennis
  • Breakfast in the room
  • Beach
  • Budget
  • Golf


Also, take a look at the One-Night Trip hotels in nearby destinations: San Jose, Monterey, Carmel-by-the-Sea, Palo Alto, and Santa Clara.

For more terrific hotel ideas in Santa Cruz, make sure you also see Best Beach Hotels in Santa Cruz, Best Pet-Friendly Hotels in Santa Cruz, Best Hotels for First Time Visitors in Santa Cruz, Best Hotels for a Weekend Getaway in Santa Cruz, or Best Hotels for One Week in Santa Cruz.


How much do hotels for a one-night stay cost in Santa Cruz?

Santa Cruz Average One-Night Trip Hotel Price
$279

Visitors will find a large range of terrific one-night trip hotel choices when planning a visit to Santa Cruz, California. The price of these one-night trip hotels can vary according to location, type, and amenities. The average one-night trip hotel price in Santa Cruz, California based on data from 7 hotels is an affordable $279. If you're interested in more information about hotels here, see our guide to hotel prices in Santa Cruz.

The average prices of our suggested one-night trip hotels by star rating:

  • 4-star hotels: $303
  • 3-star hotels: $275
  • 2-star hotels: $266


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