Westside Santa Cruz, CA
Santa Cruz
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Popular places to visit
Santa Cruz Beach Boardwalk
Enjoy the thrills at Santa Cruz Beach Boardwalk and find out why people love this theme park in Santa Cruz. Attend a sporting event in this walkable area, or seek out the biking trails.
Natural Bridges State Park
You can take time to visit Natural Bridges State Park during your travels to Santa Cruz. Attend a sporting event in this walkable area, or seek out the biking trails.
Santa Cruz Wharf
After visiting Santa Cruz Wharf, make a plan to see the other sights and activities in Santa Cruz. Attend a sporting event in this walkable area, or seek out the surfing spots.
Ocean Street
During your visit to Santa Cruz, you can enjoy retail therapy at Ocean Street. Wander the area's beautiful beaches or simply enjoy one of its top-notch restaurants.
Pacific Avenue
During your visit to Santa Cruz, you can browse for the perfect souvenirs at Pacific Avenue. Wander the beautiful beaches in this family-friendly area.
Cowell's Beach
Explore the waterfront of Cowell's Beach and enjoy activities such as surfing in Santa Cruz. Attend a sporting event in this walkable area, or seek out the biking trails.
Westside Santa Cruz Hotel Deals
Dream Inn Santa Cruz
I mean I've paid a lot less for a more updated luxury rooms. It's clean, but so outdated hardly worth the price. I would reasonably pay $200 but not $500. If we hadn't needed to be on property for a wedding we would have stayed some place half the price and perhaps I would have slept - my body hurts ...
Reviewed on 2026/4/26
La Quinta Inn & Suites by Wyndham Santa Cruz
We had a nice view from the room, the towels had hair stuck in the towels from previous visitors I'm assuming, the room we had, had a dent/whole in the wall, had to call the front office right away to make sure we weren't going to be charged for that. There was flying bugs in the room and bathroom, ...
Reviewed on 2026/4/26
Hotel Paradox, Autograph Collection
Staff was helpful and very friendly. Loved the uniqueness of the property.
Reviewed on 2026/4/23
Marea Sol Hotel
Clean space, nice room. Super close to the boardwalk ( across the street ). Parking was available for an extra fee. The only down side was that you ca hear everything. We had a room facing the sidewalk so you heard all the street performers during the day and then the hotel cafe was right next to ...
Reviewed on 2026/4/26
Casablanca On The Beach
We went there for my birthday , drove 3 hours away to be disappointed only to check into an unclean room . Upon checking in, the room was not properly cleaned and had a strong odor of pets. I immediately notified the front desk, and staff informed me house keeping will clean the room for us but instead ...
Reviewed on 2026/4/26
La Bahia Hotel and Spa
Nice hotel and good facilities as it’s new. The one issue is the additional charges. $50 a day resort fees and $50 a night parking. Makes it very expensive
Reviewed on 2026/4/25
Other neighborhoods around Westside Santa Cruz
Mission Hill
While visiting Mission Hill, you might make a stop by sights like Mission Santa Cruz and Santa Cruz Mission State Historic Park.
Downtown
If you're spending some time in Downtown, Pacific Avenue and Williams-Reynolds House are top sights worth seeing.
Circles
While there might not be top attractions in Circles, you can explore the larger area and discover places like Santa Cruz Beach Boardwalk and Cowell's Beach.
Westlake
When in Westlake, you can plan a visit to Santa Cruz Beach Boardwalk and University of California Santa Cruz Arboretum, some noteworthy sights in the nearby area.
Downtown Santa Cruz
Unique features of Downtown Santa Cruz include the beaches and restaurants. Make a stop by Pacific Avenue or Santa Cruz Museum of Art and History while you're exploring the area.
Nobel
While Nobel might not have many sights to explore, venturing just a little farther will lead you to top things to see and do like University of California Santa Cruz Arboretum and Swift Street Courtyard.
