Ok let me start with the few positive aspects. It was cheap and i could see the boardwalk from the room. The owners were friendly. And that was about it. So for the bad. The first thing that i noticed was that it smelt horribly in the stair case and the rooms. The towels in my room were stained, luckily... more

I made a reservation over the internet, even though it had poor reviews I loved the idea of a balcony and I am not that pickey, when I arrived in Santa Cruz and found the motel I quickley realized what a mistake I had made, this is the worst looking motel in the area, there were matteress outside, carpets all... more

This is the worst place I have ever stayed. I get upset just thinking about it. At first the management was friendly. They sent me to my room which was pretty gross. Just not very clean. Within a half hour of being there the manager and a service man just walked into my room and told me they had to... more

I should have heeded the warnings of so many before me. This was by far the worst hotel I have ever stayed. Although the sheets appeared clean, there were stains on the towels, the room itself and bathroom had depressing qualities. The view out of the back of the hotel is scary. Two houses with "multiple" families dwelling all in... more

I stayed at the Ocean Gate in just after New Years in beautiful Santa Cruz, Ca. It was a very pleasant stay. I read the other reviews, but I noticed they all date back a while. Here is what I discovered. Every room has a incredible view. My view was on the side of the Boardwalk and it was beautiful... more

Despite an alleged recent renovation, this place remains a seedy, noisy and unpleasant motel. The non-smoking room smelled like smoke. Toilet paper had to be requested (twice) as there was only a small amount when we arrived. Also ran out of the two pieces of tissues in the box. The towels were threadbare at best and there were hairs all... more

Unlike other people who stayed here, I don't seem to have a bad experience at all, and I've been here for more than two weeks now. The bad: Indeed, the elevator door still closes too fast, the view hasn't improved much (still entrenched by roads), and they don't seem to offer much in the ways of breakfast out of season...... more

Oh...where do I begin? My girlfriend and I decided to take off for a day or 2 from Los Angeles and Santa Cruz became our spur of the moment destination. I booked this hotel due to it's advertisement that included pictures and descriptions that favored it to be a nice stay. If you look at the picture of the outer... more

We live in the Bay Area my Mother was visiting us from Texas. We always go to Santa Cruz. We stay at different places each time. This time we decided to go at the last minute. We only found a few room available on Hotels.com. So my husband called me and said to book this room and I did. We... more