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#53 of 57 hotels in Santa Cruz
Location
3.2
Rooms
2.0
Value
1.9
Cleanliness
2.1
Service
2.4
Sleep Quality
2.6
Ocean Gate Inn is an excellent choice for travelers visiting Santa Cruz, offering a budget friendly environment alongside many helpful amenities designed to enhance your stay.
Given the close proximity of popular landmarks, such as Boardwalk's Cocoanut Grove (0.3 mi) and Mission State Park (0.8 mi), guests of Ocean Gate Inn can easily experience some of Santa Cruz's most well known attractions.
The rooms offer a refrigerator, and getting online is possible, as free wifi is available, allowing you to rest and refresh with ease.
Ocean Gate Hotel features a 24 hour front desk. In addition, as a valued Ocean Gate Inn guest, you can enjoy a pool and an on-site restaurant that are available on-site. Guests arriving by vehicle have access to free parking.
During your visit, be sure to check out one of Santa Cruz's popular ribs restaurants such as Aquarius, West End Tap & Kitchen, and Hula's Island Grill and Tiki Room, all a short distance from Ocean Gate Hotel.
There is no shortage of things to do in the area: explore popular parks such as Neary Lagoon Park, Pogonip, and Moore Creek Wildlife Preserve.
Enjoy your stay in Santa Cruz!
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Property amenities
Free parking
Free High Speed Internet (WiFi)
Wifi
Hot tub
Beach
Children Activities (Kid / Family Friendly)
Non-smoking hotel
24-hour front desk
Room features
Air conditioning
Private balcony
Telephone
Iron
Coffee / tea maker
Microwave
Bath / shower
Hair dryer
Refrigerator
Room types
Non-smoking rooms
Family rooms
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HOTEL STYLE
Budget
Languages Spoken
English, Hindi
Location
111 Ocean St, Santa Cruz, CA 95060-5115
Getting there
Somewhat walkable
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The whole property including the rooms are filthy and in disrepair. The bedsheet had blood stains (I hope they were stains), the coffee maker didn’t work, it smelled strongly of cigarette smoke and I was afraid to leave my car parked there. There was less than half of a roll of toilet paper and no extra provided. When I called to request more, the manager said I had to come to the office to get it myself. When I went down to the office, the manager wouldn’t answer the buzzer. After a long time, several other people were waiting too and one of them called the phone number on the office door (the office is locked and the only way to get someone is to use the buzzer and then they talk to you through a tiny window) and the manager finally came out. He said the buzzer was broken. I have stayed in hotels all over the world and this was the worst one I have ever experienced. I can’t believe it has stayed open. Seriously bad, you have been warned.
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Date of stay: April 2022
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Room Tip: No good rooms, terrible hotel.
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Response from Guest Satisfaction Team, Owner at Ocean Gate Inn
Responded Jul 24, 2024
Dear Guest, We sincerely apologize for the unacceptable experience you had during your recent stay. Your feedback is highly concerning to us, and we are investigating these issues with the utmost urgency. We have strict standards of cleanliness and service that were not met during your visit. Please rest assured that we are addressing the maintenance and communication issues you encountered to prevent such incidents from happening again. We appreciate you bringing this to our attention and regret any inconvenience caused. Your comments are invaluable as we strive to improve. Once again, please accept our sincere apologies for your poor experience staying at Ocean Gate Inn. Sincerely, Ocean Gate Inn Management
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Smelly room, rude staff and overpaying hostel. If you want to wake up to loud sounds in the middle of the night , book this adventure.
I wish to give 0 or negative but can’t unfortunately.
It’s better to camp outside and sleep in peace rather than book this hell hotel.
I wish to give 0 or negative but can’t unfortunately.
It’s better to camp outside and sleep in peace rather than book this hell hotel.
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Date of stay: April 2022Trip type: Traveled as a couple
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Response from Guest Satisfaction Team, Owner at Ocean Gate Inn
Responded Jul 24, 2024
Dear Guest, We apologize for the disappointing experience you had during your stay. Your feedback is important to us, and we regret that we fell short of your expectations regarding room odor and noise disturbances. We are addressing these concerns with our team to ensure a more comfortable stay for our guests in the future. Please accept our sincere apologies for any inconvenience caused. Sincerely, Ocean Gate Inn Management
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We had an unpleasant stay. This motel is pretty old and is in serious need of a renovation. The elevator had loose parts, the buttons were missing so we decided to take the stairs instead. The room stank of smoke even though we had asked for non-smoker. Cigarette burns were all over the bathroom sink. The drapes were sagging and falling off the hooks (held in place with tape) allowing no privacy from the busy street. The balcony door would not shut properly. All in all way overpriced for such a dump. Outrageous weekend rates. For what we paid we could have stayed at a decent B&B in the area.
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From the outside it doesn't look like much but the rooms were upgraded and very clean and I loved that they had no carpet. Also a view of the boardwalk over the Lorenzo river. I didn't hear other tenants. Was nervous when I got there but once I got to my room I was pleasantly surprised.
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Date of stay: December 2022Trip type: Traveled solo
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Response from Guest Satisfaction Team, Owner at Ocean Gate Inn
Responded Jul 24, 2024
Dear Guest, Thank you for sharing your experience with us. We're thrilled to hear that you enjoyed your stay and that our upgraded, clean rooms and the absence of carpet met your expectations. The view of the boardwalk over the Lorenzo River sounds delightful, and we're glad you had a pleasant surprise upon settling into your room. Your feedback is invaluable to us, and we hope to welcome you back for another comfortable stay. Thank You, Ocean Gate Inn Management
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Inn has been updated and great location walking distance from boardwalk. Safe and clean. Very polite friendly staff. Enjoyed our stay and would definitely stay again. Quiet lots of stores and food near by. Lots of parking available while staying as well.
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Date of stay: August 2023Trip type: Traveled with family
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Response from Hotel Manager, Owner at Ocean Gate Inn
Responded Jun 12, 2024
Dear Guest, Thank you for your wonderful review! We are thrilled to hear that you enjoyed your stay at our updated inn and found our location convenient, being within walking distance from the boardwalk. We are glad you felt safe and appreciated our clean facilities. It's great to know that our staff provided polite and friendly service. We look forward to welcoming you back for another enjoyable stay. Sincerely, Hotel Manager
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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 were very busy. It was a big mistake that we did not read these reviews. We got to the hotel. It was bad. There is an elevator (our room was on the 3rd floor). When you step in the elevator as you take the first step the door starts to close on you. I have a toddler that was very upset and scared of this door shutting on her after she saw it close on me and almost knock me over. Then once in the elevator. It really turns your stomach. I think it has been used as a restroom more than once. We were all holding our nose as we were trying to figure out the magic marker writing on the wall that marked the floor #. It was also hard to tell what to push. It was the worst elevator I have ever been in. Then once in our room. It had a foul odor. This hotel really needs more than renovations. The carpet is coming up along the wall.The smoke alarm looks like it might fall out of the celing. They brought a mat for our daughter to sleep on and there were bugs that came out of it. We went to dinner sat there looking at a vacancy sign at another hotel. My husband called them. He went over looked at the room and for almost the same amout of money we ended up in a beautiful room. We went back to the Sandpiper hotel got our belongings and spoke to the Sandpiper front desk.My Husband told the people running the Sandpiper Hotel that the condition in the elevator was terrible. He told my husband if we did not like it we can take the stairs. They were unwilling to give us our money back. We paid 151.00. Way too much for the terrible conditions like this.
Once we got to our new hotel my husband spoke to hotels. They were so nice. We ended up getting a refund a a little extra for all the problems. We are so pleased with the great service from them. We are logging complaints with the city about this hotel. DO NOT stay at this hotel. If there was a way to give them a below terrible I would.
Try Casablanca Inn. They are GREAT!!!
Once we got to our new hotel my husband spoke to hotels. They were so nice. We ended up getting a refund a a little extra for all the problems. We are so pleased with the great service from them. We are logging complaints with the city about this hotel. DO NOT stay at this hotel. If there was a way to give them a below terrible I would.
Try Casablanca Inn. They are GREAT!!!
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Date of stay: April 2006
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Yikes ! ! This place should be closed, placed on a flatbed truck, hauled to the beach,
set on fire and floated off into the sunset! The only use of this structure is as a beach bonfire. Very, very disappointed.
set on fire and floated off into the sunset! The only use of this structure is as a beach bonfire. Very, very disappointed.
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Truly a nasty hotel. I should have known, when we were greeted by a women who didn't give us eye contact. Handed me a registration form assuming I knew I had to fill it out just because she put it in front of me. Then she walked away and her husband came out, with no words handed me the keys and the remote control. Thats it, no hospitality. And, there wasa horrid smell in the lobby!!
The rooms were dirty, spots on the rug, scrapes in the paint in the wall, bathroom was dirty. They took the sliding glass doors off the tubs but did not bother to resurface the tub so you can see the old grout from the outline of the old doors.
The heater/air didn't work. It was Sauna in the room. When we opened the door in the middle of the night, there was lots of noise from the street when last call hit at 2AM. Then, the elevator made this awful screech bang noise everytime it stopped on our floor. The walls were paper thin and we heard everything going on our side our room.
It was rough night and I will never ever recommend this hotel. The owners should be ashamed of the lack of pride and hospitility they take in their establishment. I'm surprised they have not been shut down yet. . .
The rooms were dirty, spots on the rug, scrapes in the paint in the wall, bathroom was dirty. They took the sliding glass doors off the tubs but did not bother to resurface the tub so you can see the old grout from the outline of the old doors.
The heater/air didn't work. It was Sauna in the room. When we opened the door in the middle of the night, there was lots of noise from the street when last call hit at 2AM. Then, the elevator made this awful screech bang noise everytime it stopped on our floor. The walls were paper thin and we heard everything going on our side our room.
It was rough night and I will never ever recommend this hotel. The owners should be ashamed of the lack of pride and hospitility they take in their establishment. I'm surprised they have not been shut down yet. . .
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Date of stay: September 2005
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This place did not even have a clock in the room! So, if you wanted to get up early, you had to use their 'wake up call'. They also want to make sure you are still there every day since I had to have my key-card reactivated every night when I returned to the room. And the continental breakfast consisted of a small cup of coffee and a pre-packaged Danish that they handed you. Ironincally, this was probably the best thing about the stay. And, I saw no one around there who looked like the person shown in the picture standing at the front desk. Take your time, spend a little more money and look around for some other place to stay in Santa Cruz!
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Date of stay: March 2005Trip type: Traveled on business
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The paint is worn, the Jacuzzi closed, the amenities zero. The "Bay" view is of the entrance to busy highway 17. For $129 it is the worst hotel I have stayed in at that price or in fact ever. There is an ice bucket but no ice, no soda machine even. The usual budget tacky
decor was missing, in fact there was none.
Att 1101 AM the owner called to remind us that 11am was checking out time.
After paying on line I discovered hotels with swimming pools and in room jacuzzis for the same price. Does the owner not understand that noone would ever return to this dismal place?
decor was missing, in fact there was none.
Att 1101 AM the owner called to remind us that 11am was checking out time.
After paying on line I discovered hotels with swimming pools and in room jacuzzis for the same price. Does the owner not understand that noone would ever return to this dismal place?
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"1st floor is parking area, 2nd and 3rd floors are rooms. Room 21 has a view of the back of the boardwalk!"Read full review
PRICE RANGE
$71 - $94 (Based on Average Rates for a Standard Room)
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LOCATION
United StatesCaliforniaSanta Cruz
NUMBER OF ROOMS
25
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Frequently Asked Questions about Ocean Gate Inn
Which popular attractions are close to Ocean Gate Inn?
Nearby attractions include Santa Cruz Wharf (0.6 miles), Santa Cruz Beach Boardwalk (0.3 miles), and Monterey Bay National Marine Sanctuary Exploration Center (0.6 miles).
What are some of the property amenities at Ocean Gate Inn?
Some of the more popular amenities offered include free wifi, free parking, and a hot tub.
What are some restaurants close to Ocean Gate Inn?
Conveniently located restaurants include Jack O'Neill Restaurant & Lounge, Linda's Seabreeze Cafe, and Laili Restaurant.
Is Ocean Gate Inn located near the city center?
Yes, it is 0.9 miles away from the center of Santa Cruz.
Which languages are spoken by the staff at Ocean Gate Inn?
The staff speaks multiple languages, including English and Hindi.
Are there any historical sites close to Ocean Gate Inn?
Many travelers enjoy visiting San Lorenzo River Railroad Bridge (1.0 miles).