Overall Ratings & Reviews La Quinta Inn & Suites by Wyndham Santa Cruz

We were upgraded to a larger room which was great. The room was clean and comfortable, although the carpet was a bit worn. Breakfast could have had more options.

The location is great. Walkable to the beach, wharf and boardwalk. Breakfast is good. The pool was very disappointing, extremely small and only 3ft deep.6 children inside the pool was already to many people.parking garage very tight, if you have a big vehicle good luck. We had a an F250 and very very tight. Family hotel, if you have floors above you be ready to hear kids running and dropping things above. A non smoking property.

The staff at this hotel is beyond excellent! There to help you for anything you need, the rooms were spotless and smelled amazing! The buffet is excellent! The location is perfect. I will not stay anywhere else when I visit Santa Cruz in the future.

I didn’t like having to pay $25 for parking. I also didn’t like listening to people walking on the floor above me late at night. The breakfast was ok, staff were ok. Overall disappointed by my stay at La Quinta. I’m usually a big fan.

Everything was good but a strange experience with people. A young girl jumped the fence and barged into our room only to embarrass herself “oops wrong room” 😆Someone overhead was quite loud doing a lot of jumping until about 12:30. We told the staff the next day and they gave us the parking for free which is 25$ so we are ok. Next time I would stay on the top floor😀

Good for a price

Good location near the beach and boardwalk. Rooms are comfortable and clean. Daily parking charge seemed a bit high, but maybe commensurate with being located near the beach and boardwalk - though I had assumed that was in the daily rate. Overall, quite pleased with my stay.

It's....fine. It's a new, beautiful building. So that's wonderful. And the staff is really nice. But get used to small things. VERY small pool. And the smallest/tightest parking spaces I've ever seen. It's a challenged to find a spot in the garage...especially when people park over the lines. The rooms along the back of the property have a view of a wall...so that was a huge disappointment. We asked to change and they didn't have anything available. So when you book, ask for a room at the FRONT of the property. But also keep in mind that 4 rooms on the first floor facing the front are essentially connected to the pool. The free breakfast is convenient...especially for families with kids. But the food is tough to eat...typical of hotel breakfasts like this. Stick with the toast, cereal and waffles and you'll be fine. It's incredibly convenient to the beach and boardwalk. Would I stay here again? Yes...but only if it's a 2nd floor front-facing room. And I rent a Smartcar so I am guaranteed a parking space.

It’s a great place to stay. Will return.

Our stay were amazing. The room was spacious, clean and modern. 5 min to pier and 10 min to Broadway. It was perfect. Also the hotel has underground parking ($25 per night), but that's good because at the beach parking is awful. We definitely recommend and hope to stay there again!

Nice and clean. Newer property. Mickey at the service desk was kind and helpful. Breakfast was just ok. We got upgraded. An easy walk to the Boardwalk and pier. Beds are comfortable. Nice ocean views on the balcony. Mickey at front desk was accommodating when asked for more blankets.

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When we checked in we weren’t sure we were going to be able to check in early (something that I requested & paid an extra $20 for). When we got there it was 2pm on a Saturday afternoon, a woman by the name of Alondra was at the front desk. She was very respectful & pleasant. She let me know that there were no rooms available at the time. She told me that we were welcome to unload our luggage & sit in the lobby, park our vehicle in the garage (she gave us a permit, then noticed that I requested ADA parking, & told me that she wasn’t sure what the parking situation was but that we could park on the metered parking around the hotel for free because the hotel charged $20 to park) & relax at the libby. We asked if our 2 grandchildren (4 & 5 yrs old) could use the pool. She was more than accommodating! She gave my son a temp key & told him that they were more than welcome to enjoy the pool!! My husband & I in the meantime unloaded, he parked our vehicle & we relaxed watching tv in the lobby. Not more than 15 minutes went by & Allondra notified us that our room was ready. After relaxing in our room, we decided to walk to the beach & leave our vehicle parked in its ADA spot (it was the last one by the elevator before the EV vehicle parking spot. When we got back, we wanted to load everything we used at the beach back into our vehicle. By this time there was another SUV PARKED next to us on the passenger side. That spot was a no parking spot. It’s used by people with disabilities who.

Highly recommended place to stay for family with kids: clean, safe hotel rooms with shallow pool for kids, walking distance to the beach and amusement park Boardwalk. Free breakfast is included. Parking garage is available ( with $25 per night ).

great location to still walk to the boardwalk, comfortable beds

Great stay easy access to the beach and board walk, breakfast was perfect

Great

Pros: Great location, walkable to boardwalk & downtown, clean rooms Cons: Thin walls, small window so not a lot of natural light

Staff was Amazing! Location was perfect!

I have never stayed at a La Quinta hotel before and was pleasantly surprised at the quality and comfort. Santa Cruz is a beautiful town and hotels run the gamut in price and quality. La Quinta did not disappoint.