Santa Cruz is not a place with expensive hotel chains. It has 1-2 star hotels, and lots of small, privately own motels. I've read reviews of this hotel, and I believe they were misleading. Booked on Priceline for $62 out the door, this hotel was clean, the pool was clean, the room had a small refrigerator, microwave oven, 32" TV,... more

Our room (107) smelled of smoke, even though it's a non-smoking hotel. The front doors are LOUD when they close, no matter how quiet you try to be. Walls are pretty thin, so you can hear your neighbors. Rooms could use a lot of updating. We couldn't see the bottom of the freezing cold pool, so we opted to skip... more

Better than Expected! We were apprehensive at first from reading so many negative reviews about the hotel but we were pleasantly surprised at how great the service was and how helpful the staff was. They were friendly and accomodating. The room was very comfortable. Close to the restraunts, and not too far from the beach. We felt safe having our... more

Just returned from a 3 night trip to Northern California with my teenaged son to check out some colleges there. Our first night stay was in Santa Cruz, near UCSC. I booked our room through Priceline. Upon arrival, we felt the hotel was very mediocre, but okay for a two-star. Without going into a lot of details, we did have... more

This hotel is bad. Stay away. Besides for a number of below average aspects, there is a run-down, depressing air about the whole place. I couldn't wait to leave and would definitely not stay here again. First of all, the woman who gave us our keys seemed miserable and was unhappy to see us. As I entered the room I... more

We arrived at the Ramada Limited at 516 Water Street in Santa Cruz, California with high expectations and were left feeling as if we stayed in a third world country. Our room was supposed to have 2 beds, non-smoking--instead we were given 1 king bed and told that if we wanted 2 beds, it would be a $25 per night... more

We stayed at the Ramada Inn the two last days of our three weeks visit to California. For all other hotels I checked with the tripadvisor before booking the hotel and were never dissappointed. But unfortunately I did not check this hotel. The hotel looked nice at the web. We paid almost 140 dollars for the room for two adults... more

I travel quite a bit and am not fussy and I very rarely write a review but this is the worst experience I've ever had. Let me start by saying that I don't trust the owners, even though my room was prepaid, and I was only staying one night they REQUIRE you to fill out a form with all your... more

We made our reservations online and the picture that was posted was very misleading. The pool looked like it hadn't been cleaned in weeks and it looked ike a duck had made the pool it's home. It even relieved itself poolside, which can't be very sanitary. The motel is either an older motel or a newer one that's rundown. It... more