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Holiday Inn Express Hotel & Suites Santa Cruz, an IHG Hotel

Holiday Inn Express Hotel & Suites Santa Cruz, an IHG Hotel

1410 Ocean Street, Santa Cruz, 95060, California, United States

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Outdoor swimming pool

Business center

Free wifi

Air conditioning

24-hour front desk

Mountain view

Non-smoking rooms

Wheelchair accessible

Holiday Inn Express Hotel & Suites Santa Cruz, an IHG Hotel

Welcome to the sunny shores of Santa Cruz! Nestled at 1410 Ocean Street, the Holiday Inn Express Hotel & Suites Santa Cruz - an IHG Hotel - is your perfect retreat for beachside bliss. With prices starting from just $101, you can soak up the California sun without breaking the bank. Offering a delightful array of amenities, you'll have everything you need to turn your vacation into a remarkable adventure.

Whether you’re a towel-toting beachgoer or a business traveler looking for motivation, this 3-star gem has got your needs covered! Dive into the refreshing outdoor swimming pool, break a sweat in the complimentary fitness center, or unwind in the sauna after a long day of exploring. With free WiFi, a well-equipped business center, and spacious non-smoking rooms, you’ll have all the comforts of home while enjoying the vibrant charm of Santa Cruz. Don’t forget to indulge in the complimentary breakfast, which is sure to jumpstart your day of adventures.

With a glowing 701 reviews, travelers rave about the welcoming atmosphere and meticulous service provided by the 24-hour front desk team. Plus, wheelchair accessibility ensures that all guests can enjoy the wonderful experiences this fantastic location has to offer. So, pack your bags and get ready for a fabulous stay at the Holiday Inn Express Hotel & Suites Santa Cruz – where adventure and comfort come together in sunny California!

After a day of surf and sand, nothing sounds better than unwinding by the shimmering outdoor pool! This heated oasis is your ticket to a little relaxation paradise. Whether you're looking to take a refreshing dip or indulge in some sun-soaked lounging, the seasonal pool promises a rejuvenating experience. And for those seeking a more exhilarating splash, don't miss the plunge area, where you can make a splash and create unforgettable memories. So grab your favorite beach towel, soak up the rays, and let the sun melt your worries away!

With a range of delightful rooms ready to welcome you, your stay is customizable to suit any type of traveler. Families, couples, or solo adventurers can find their perfect fit among the well-appointed suites and rooms. Need space for the kids? The King Suite with Sofa Bed or Queen Suite with Sofa Bed boasts ample room for up to four adults and three children—plenty of space for a little family fun and relaxation together! More of a cozy couple’s retreat? The King Room offers a touch of luxury with its spacious design and comfy king-size bed, ensuring you enjoy every moment of your romantic escape.

As if the inviting atmosphere and stellar accommodations weren’t enough, the Holiday Inn Express Hotel & Suites also keeps you connected to what matters most—delicious bites and delightful experiences! Start your day off right with the complimentary breakfast, where scrumptious options await to fuel your adventures. Plus, the chic and comfortable ambiance, combined with the friendly staff, helps cultivate a sense of belonging that makes you feel right at home. With all these fabulous features, your Santa Cruz getaway is destined to be as fun as it is memorable! So pack your adventurous spirit and set off for a flawless sunny vacation that will keep you smiling long after your journey home!

Closest airports

Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport

26.6mi

Monterey Regional Airport

29.2mi

San Francisco International Airport

48mi

Oakland International Airport

52.7mi

Most popular amenities

Outdoor swimming pool

Business center

Free wifi

Air conditioning

24-hour front desk

Mountain view

Non-smoking rooms

Wheelchair accessible

Beach chairs/Loungers

Elevator

Bathtub

Free toiletries

Rooms

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Standard, King Size

1 King Size Bed

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Indulge in a relaxing stay in our spacious King Room, offering stunning mountain and city views. This double room includes a private bathroom with a bathtub, as well as convenient amenities such as a microwave, coffee machine, and flat-screen TV. Ideal for a couple or a small family, this room guarantees a comfortable and enjoyable stay.

Standard, King Size, Accessible

1 King Size Bed

290 sqft

Microwave

Flat-screen TV

Refrigerator

Tea/Coffee maker

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Experience comfort and accessibility in our King Room - Disability Access, featuring a spacious 291 sqft area, a king size bed, and stunning views of the mountains and city. Enjoy modern amenities such as a private bathroom, microwave, coffee machine, flat-screen TV, and air conditioning for a truly relaxing stay.

Standard, 2 Queen Size Beds

2 Queen Size Beds

2 Double Beds

Microwave

Flat-screen TV

Non-smoking rooms

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Experience the perfect retreat in our Queen Room with Two Queen Beds, offering spacious accommodation for up to 4 adults and 3 children. Indulge in stunning mountain and city views, relax in the private bathroom with a bathtub, and enjoy modern amenities such as a flat-screen TV, microwave, and complimentary toiletries.

Suite, Queen Size

1 Queen Size Bed

1 Sofa Bed

Microwave

Flat-screen TV

Non-smoking rooms

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Indulge in a spacious Queen Suite with a mountain and city view, featuring a private bathroom with a bathtub, plush Queen beds, and a cozy sofa bed for your little one. Enjoy modern amenities like a microwave, coffee machine, and flat-screen TV in this comfortable suite.

Queen Room with Two Queen Beds - Disability Access with Roll In Shower in Holiday Inn Express Hotel & Suites Santa Cruz, an IHG Hotel

Standard, 2 Queen Size Beds, Accessible

2 Queen Size Beds

290 sqft

Mountain view

City view

Private Bathroom

Microwave

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x3

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Experience comfort and convenience in our Queen Room with Two Queen Beds - Disability Access with Roll In Shower. With stunning mountain and city views, an array of amenities including a microwave, coffee machine, and flat-screen TV, you'll feel right at home in this spacious 291 sqft room that accommodates 4 adults and 3 children.

Suite, Accessible

1 King Size Bed

1 Sofa Bed

595 sqft

Microwave

Flat-screen TV

Refrigerator

Tea/Coffee maker

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Get the royal treatment in our spacious and stylish King Suite with Roll-In Shower, offering stunning mountain and city views. This disability accessible room boasts a comfortable king bed, a convenient sofa bed, and top-notch amenities including a private bathroom, a microwave, a coffee machine, a flat-screen TV, and more, ensuring a memorable and relaxing stay for up to 4 adults and 3 children.

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Suite, 2 Queen Size Beds, Sofa

2 Queen Size Beds

1 Sofa Bed

350 sqft

Microwave

Flat-screen TV

Refrigerator

Tea/Coffee maker

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This spacious suite features separate living area with a second TV and sofa bed.

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Suite, King Size

1 King Size Bed

1 Sofa Bed

430 sqft

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Welcome to our King Suite with Sofa Bed, a spacious and luxurious suite offering stunning mountain and city views. With room for 4 adults and 3 children, this suite features a private bathroom with a bathtub, a microwave, coffee machine, flat-screen TV, and other modern amenities to ensure a comfortable stay.

Standard, Queen Size

1 Queen Size Bed

325 sqft

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Standard Room is 323 square feet and includes a queen-size bed 150-154 width.

Suite, Double

1 Double Bed

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Suite With Double Bed

Suite, 2 Double Beds

2 Double Beds

x8

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Suite Two Double Beds

Executive

1 King Size Bed

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Room Executive

Guest reviews

7.7

701 reviews

Categories of assessments

Cleanliness

Comfort

Location

Facilities

Staff

Value for money

WiFi quality

Breakfast

Featured reviews:

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Flores

8.2

January 2025

I loved the cleanliness and tall ceilings in my room as well as the free breakfast!

The wifi was AWFUL. It went out so many times and the front desk just told me to call a number if I had issues. This seemed to be their response for a lot of things, "I don't know, but here's a number to solve that issue." I understand if the front desk genuinely doesn't know but as someone who comes from a hospitality background I wish there was a different way to deliver this or help out versus handing me off to an answering machine when the front desk is RIGHT there to help out in person. Breakfast was fine but the tables were often left dirty the entire morning so if you arrive after 7am, you're stuck with limited clean tables or clean them yourself.

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Daniela

8.2

November 2023

The property was great. It was located right next to a small plaza with fast food and right next to the freeway entrance. They had continental breakfast which was a plus, and saved us the time and hassle of having to go find food.

They were doing construction on the property during our stay which was loud. Also, the bed frame in our room creaked anytime you got on or off the bed. You can hear people walk by your room out in the hallway and their whole conversation. The shower head looked like it hadn’t been cleaned in a while, there was mildew starting to form on it.

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Tauna

9.1

August 2023

The location right off the freeway is the safest place, and it was still very quiet. I liked the underground parking -it felt clean, and safe although there’s a $10 charge.The breakfast has everything from hot oatmeal, bagels and muffins to pancakes. Everything else was wonderful including large crunchy Fuji apples. The pool was very clean, great for some short lap swimming.

I usually enjoy the hot breakfast bar but the eggs looked too cheesy and the thin sausage patties were dry. The pool was a bit cool and there’s no sun in the morning or evening. Too cool for my 6 year old son.

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Victor

10

November 2023

We liked the fact that the room was so big yet the price was so cheap! We also liked the free breakfast. We liked having restaurants nearby in case we were hungry. We also liked that it was near our primary destination, the University.

We didn't like that the sofa bed mattress was so thin. We were also interrupted by someone knocking at our door multiple times saying, "housekeeping," around 9 pm then when we checked nobody was there; this only happened on one occasion though.

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Sonrisa

10

May 2023

Loved the area-local businesses and felt safe but close enough to daily excursions. Loved the sauna and guarded parking lot. It felt very clean, loved the microwave, keurig, breakfast, dove body products, and check in staff

Wish there was non-slip mat for shower, wish there was a jacuzzi, wish we could figure out heat and not just air conditioning, wish there was more than one bellhop cart. Those are just wishes. One of the elevators needs to be addressed....sounds scary and slow like we're gonna get stuck

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Ynnm20

10

September 2023

Checkin was a breeze. Accommodated our request. Easy access to food and location was great for hopping on freeway and 5-15 min drive from most places we wanted to go. Free morning breakfast was a great touch and had most basic stuff one would look for.

Parking spaces were often small and right next to a pole. Lots of larger cars making it extra hard to park. Only minus that I can think of.

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Nancy

10

July 2023

The staff was nice. The room and hotel was clean. The breakfast area was clean and fully stocked. An attendant was restocking and cleaning the entire time.

There are 2 parking structures with enough parking. However, the spaces are very, very tight. If you have a large vehicle, such as an suv or truck, it will be very tricky to park. All spaces are compact, and there is very little room to turn or back into the spot.

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Tim

10

October 2023

Breakfast

When I checked in I was told I had to pay for the room at that time, I already paid for the room thru Booking.com at the time I made the reservation. Credit card statement reflected that. I paid again, hope I didn't pay twice. Please check!!

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Debra

8.2

February 2023

No discount for locals, like myself, for the storm damage that was occuring that necessitated our evacuating. Also the large amount of fees charged in addition to the stated room fee. I stayed for 3 nights then returned for another 5 nights the next week due to more storm damage and was not given any kind of discount due to the extreme storm damage occuring in our area. We were declared a state and federal disaster emergency.

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Shivashis

9.1

February 2023

location, staff, room, breakfast

parking arrangements for first time checkin. there is not enough space to park the car and complete checkin formalities. I had to park the car and did not have a way to come to lobby without access card. I had to pull two luggage’s over the ramp. the room could have given us 2 queen size beds

Points of Interest Around Holiday Inn Express Hotel & Suites Santa Cruz, an IHG Hotel

Attractions

Santa Cruz Beach Boardwalk

1.4mi

Point Pinos Lighthouse

24.8mi

The Tech Interactive

25.1mi

Lovers Point Park

25.5mi

Asilomar State Beach

25.7mi

Monterey Bay Aquarium

26.2mi

Cannery Row

26.6mi

Monterey Fisherman’s Wharf

27.2mi

Custom House Plaza

27.3mi

Dennis the Menace Park

27.8mi

17-Mile Drive

28mi

Pebble Beach

29.2mi

Computer History Museum

29.9mi

Sunset Cultural Center

30.5mi

Carmel Mission

31mi

Pools

Location

  • Outdoor

Features

  • Heated

Age restrictions

  • Adults only

Availability

  • Seasonal

Amenities of Holiday Inn Express Hotel & Suites Santa Cruz, an IHG Hotel

Outdoor swimming pool

Business center

Free wifi

Air conditioning

24-hour front desk

Mountain view

Non-smoking rooms

Wheelchair accessible

Beach chairs/Loungers

Elevator

Bathtub

Free toiletries

Stay rules - Holiday Inn Express Hotel & Suites Santa Cruz, an IHG Hotel

  • Check-in / Check-out

  • Pets

  • Internet

  • Age restrictions

  • Curfew

  • Parking

  • Children and beds

  • Cards accepted at this property

Frequently Asked Questions - Holiday Inn Express Hotel & Suites Santa Cruz, an IHG Hotel

When are the check-in and check-out times for Holiday Inn Express Hotel & Suites Santa Cruz, an IHG Hotel?

Should you choose to stay at Holiday Inn Express Hotel & Suites Santa Cruz, an IHG Hotel, the doors are open for check-in between 03:00 PM and 11:30 PM. Kindly check out by 11:00 AM.

Is free parking available at Holiday Inn Express Hotel & Suites Santa Cruz, an IHG Hotel?

Yes, there is parking available at the Holiday Inn Express Hotel & Suites Santa Cruz. The parking is private and located on site. The cost of parking is $10 per day. Additionally, a parking reservation is not required.

How much does a stay at Holiday Inn Express Hotel & Suites Santa Cruz, an IHG Hotel cost?

Rooms at Holiday Inn Express Hotel & Suites Santa Cruz, an IHG Hotel are available starting from $101. Prices might vary according to room availability and chosen dates. To see the current rates, please add your travel dates.

What are the room types available at Holiday Inn Express Hotel & Suites Santa Cruz, an IHG Hotel?

The hotel offers a variety of rooms including King Suites with Sofa Beds, King Rooms, Queen Rooms with Two Queen Beds, and Queen Suites with Sofa Beds. The rooms range in size from 291 sqft to 592 sqft. Smoking is not allowed in any of the rooms. The accommodations vary from 2 adults and 1 child to 4 adults and 3 children. The bed sizes include King size beds, Queen size beds, and some rooms have a sofa bed as an additional sleeping option.

What activities does Holiday Inn Express Hotel & Suites Santa Cruz, an IHG Hotel offer?

Guests at the Holiday Inn Express Hotel & Suites Santa Cruz can spend their time enjoying the leisure amenities provided by the hotel. They can relax and take a dip in the outdoor swimming pool, which is heated and available seasonally. The pool is located outdoors and offers a refreshing plunge for guests to enjoy. It is important to note that there may be age restrictions, as it is exclusively for adults.

In addition to the pool, guests can also make use of the sauna, beach chairs, and loungers provided by the hotel. These amenities are perfect for guests looking to unwind and soak up the sun. For those who want to maintain their workout routines, there is a fitness center available.

Furthermore, guests who may need to attend to business matters can utilize the hotel's business center. With these amenities, guests have a variety of options to make the most of their stay at the Holiday Inn Express Hotel & Suites Santa Cruz.

Does Holiday Inn Express Hotel & Suites Santa Cruz, an IHG Hotel have a pool for guests?

The Holiday Inn Express Hotel & Suites Santa Cruz has one pool available, which is an outdoor pool. The pool is heated and has a plunge feature. However, it is only available seasonally and there are age restrictions, limiting access to adults only.

Can I use my credit card at Holiday Inn Express Hotel & Suites Santa Cruz, an IHG Hotel?

Yes, you can use your credit card at Holiday Inn Express Hotel & Suites Santa Cruz, an IHG Hotel. Accepted credit card brands include Diners Club, JCB, Discover, Visa, American Express, Mastercard, and Carte Blanche. However, cash payments are not accepted at this hotel.