"☆☆☆☆☆ This is your choice for a great hotel in santa cruz. It's a simple breakfast, the hotel itself is an island paradise, the rooms are comfortable clean and cared for! Very friendly and professional at the desk and the property staff were sweet and a tad on the shy side. The spa (6) area is small and quiet. A really nice hidden gem. Lots of restaurants, 711, gas, parish pub, a safeway shopping center, and they are all within short walking distance. If you had straight to the ocean , go two blocks north, you'll hit the west cliff drive tide pools. 5 minutes to natural bridges north, 7 minutes to santa cruz beach boardwalk south. Ps costco less than 10 minutes away. High five and chakas. Very satisfied."