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.

Good location convenient to both downtown and the boardwalk. Clean room and friendly staff, will definitely consider staying again.

Nice place. Helpful host who answered all my questions pleasantly. Great location. Coffee in room. Easy parking. I liked it. TV had good choices. Excellent value.

On one of the coldest nights in Santa Cruz; the heater, TV, and light switches were broken. the room was carpeted and smelled of mildew. We didn’t get in until late and were too tired to request a new room. When checking out I gave the front desk clerk a heads up about the room. His response was “well did you call maintenance?”. No apology or anything, just an accusation. Highly recommend that you avoid this place

My only complaint is the walls are extremely thin and you can hear every conversation in the rooms next-door and outside. Sadly we didn't have respectful neighbors so that made sleeping hard. They do provide ear plugs so I guess that's nice.

Room was nice and spacious; fixtures in the bathroom were a little dated, but the beds were very comfortable, and everything was clean. The ice-maker on our floor was not working, and the hot tub was running a little cooler than I like it (~102 degrees), but otherwise, everything was peachy...

The room was clean and everything worked. Bed was a little uncomfortable but overall a nice place close to the beach.