Ocean Pacific Lodge

We had a last minute booking for a weekend in Santa Cruz to visit the Boardwalk. We were looking for a family friendly hotel. The location is great, it is walking distance from the Boardwalk. The pictures of the outside of the hotel are definitely enhanced, in person the hotel looks dull and their sign is faded. We were on the second floor, upon entering the room it looks nice. I turned on the ac and it was struggling but eventually got temperature where we wanted. Two of the shutters were broken and forced to remain closed which kept the room darker than we like. The bathroom is terrible and the light in there is much too soft, it’s too dark. It wasn’t the bath, walls or floor alone. The entire bathroom needs to be redone. The carpet is also very dirty. It’s a dark blue, I believe with a pattern. There is a musty smell in the room. Again, you are paying for location but the bathroom and carpet made the room feel cheap. Walls are pretty thin, you can hear walking and we had people staying near our room that were slamming their door over and over. I’d stay there again for a quick trip if I was going for The Boardwalk.

Easy place to see Sta. Cruz. Vintage housing nearby to experience what it was like in the 50’s and 60s

Nice place but little bit noise.

I was delightfully surprised at the good condition of this hotel. It’s in a great location-you can walk to the wharf and the Boardwalk. The only disappointment was no breakfast. Not even a grab and go bag with yogurt, etc. There are restaurants in the area but they are not cheap

Always love staying here because it's so clean and feel safe parking my car in the parking lot without worries of it getting broken into. And walking distance to the water. I feel like it's a great value for the area.

We've stayed many times before, but this room had 2 bedrooms/one bath; it was very nice! (paid extra for the king-size beds)

Someone was running back and forth I. The room above us at 3am for over an hour! I called the front desk 4 times and no answer! I felt unsafe to walk to the front desk to get help. We got very little sleep. Not worth the $ if you can’t even use the room to sleep.

From check in to walking the boardwalk- enjoying the ocean and downtown nightlife this property was a hit. So glad we chose to stay here with our fur baby!

Good location right by the beach. The staff was helpful and the room was clean. Not fancy but a good value.