Ocean Pacific Lodge

I stayed here for my anniversary in August. Beds are so comfy! I didn’t want to leave after only one night. Loved that it was walking distance to some great food places! The people at the front desk were very friendly as well (: I will most likely stay here again

I spent a night here. Service was great. Great room, lovely shower. Make your own breakfast. I would stay here again.

Upon my 2^nd stay here i was getting something to drink & noticed there was 5 glasses instead of the usual 4 glasses. I looked closer to discover a big black spider trapped under the furthest glass. A maid had to have done it unless the maids dont change the glasses if they are not used. No way it accidentally got trapped there.
I hate it when i finally find a hotel that i like & then something disturbing happens to change my mind. Ive stayed at a plethora of hotels in Santa Cruz & i was most happy with this one too.

This place is old and needs updating. Good customer service in the front desk though. Tight parking spaces. Breakfast was ok… but they didn’t have eggs! All hotel/​motel breakfasts should have eggs. Room was ok… small, but it’s nice that they have a little fridge and a microwave in the room. It’s so close to downtown Santa Cruz (walking distance) which is a plus.

Our room was a wreck. It smelt like cat litter and pee. There were food stains on our bed. Under our bed, was a dirty spoon. To top it off, the shower knob was completely broken. Overall, the room was poor. However, the pool/​hot tub was nice, which is what earned it some stars.

Stopped here while traveling north and was able to get a king room at a good rate. The room was updated and I loved that there was no carpeting! Newer floor coverings, large flat screen TV with DirecTV box, updated bathroom with nice counter space and a great walk in shower with dual heads. We were close to the breakfast room on the first floor. There was some noise with people going in and out of the breakfast but in all we had a good experience.

More like 3.5 .
I will echo a lot of what other reviewers have said. Very dated décor. The TV and alarm clock were about as old as I am. The microwave just fit our microwave popcorn bag. and the bathroom is just a little not nice. Not like McDonald’s gross or like a bachelor’s house, just a little below nice. Could have used a fan and more light.
Really these are all details. We booked for about $ 80 a night (off season), got a comfy bed, nice bedding, quiet enough room which over looked a nice soccer field (built in entertainment!). If you’re able bodied you can walk to the beach/​boardwalk and to down town. Or each is a super short drive, barely worth the work of getting into the car.
«Continental Breakfast» meant the following: Bananas, apples, 3 flavors of single serve yogurt, coffee w/​flavored creamers, cook your own waffles w/​an iron, oatmeal packets, danishes, croissants. I thought it was just fine. A chafer of scrambled eggs n bacon would have been perfect.
I was thoroughly surprised at their draconian pet policy. I didnt check in w/​a pet, but the policy made me worried about what other «$ 100 a night minimum extra charge» kinds of policies were lurking. Maybe they’d want $ 100 because we popped popcorn? Or $ 40 because I had bad gas (I didnt, thanks for asking).

Great location near beach, wharf, downtown, and public transportation. Rooms are fairly quiet. Rooms have fridge microwave and plenty of electrical outlets. Management has not adequately maintained the place. It needs some TLC. The room is large with comfortable beds. Breakfast is available in a large room by the pool and is adequate. Parking spaces are sparce and small; difficult to navigate.

Loved it! Great amenities in the room (microwave, fridge, coffee pot), close to downtown and the boardwalk.

We enjoyed our stay here, got a good deal online and this place was great for the money. The desk clerk was nice and efficient, the room was clean the location is fine and we got a fridge, microwave and coffee maker in the room. Nothing wrong with that.

Excellent. Great service, clean rooms, white linens and very good location. Included breakfast was as expected. No surprises.

Oh, Unilocal,you’ve failed me again. These four and five star reviews are so far out of the realm of what I experienced at Ocean Pacific Lodge that it’s not even funny.
I suppose I should have read a bit more into some of the red flags upon arriving at this place. For example, I was asked twice whether I was bringing in pets or not. Um… I don’t even have a pet, and I’ve never been asked this by a front desk in my life. The ear plugs, as others have mentioned, definitely exist… a pair on each nightstand. I just find that to be very strange.
We went on Christmas Eve to spend the night, so it was very quiet, all in all. The room, with the exception of the tub which I will address shortly, was pretty clean, although every single thing in the room has probably not been updated since the Nixon administration, including the carpets, couch, surfaces, lighting fixtures, televisions, and DEFINITELY the wallpaper. Seriously, I have never seen such ugly wallpaper in my life.
Let’s address the bathroom, because the jetted tub was like 90% of the reason I wanted to get this hotel room. Opening the door to the bathroom caused a wave of a disgusting, old, plastic-​like smell to invade my nostrils and send me careening backwards. What in the hell kind of smell is this crap? I realize it’s pretty much the tub that smells this way, and it’s absolutely unbearable for me. I turn on the fan and keep it on for the duration of time we went out for the evening. Upon our return, the smell had not really improved at all. I was very tired and not feeling so hot anyway, so I just wanted to lay down. Still, my boyfriend decided to chance the water. After drawing the bath for a good ten minutes or so, I heard him enter the water, stay for about a minute, then begin to drain it. I asked him what was wrong as he came out, and he showed me the hairs, dirt, and… sand? that was all over in the water (all of which was definitely not from us… we had just spent the evening in a spa getting squeaky clean.)
On to the bed — I think the mattress might be as old as the rest of the room. While it wasn’t the worst thing I’ve ever slept on, I just expected better. There were stains on the bed scarf, GIANT stains, which I didn’t really understand. While this isn’t bed related, the temperature of the room was utterly ridiculous. The old wall heater had a serious issue where, if left on, regardless of at what temperature, it would make the room unbearably hot. If we tried to keep it on a «low heat», then it wouldn’t feel like any warmth was coming out. There was no middle ground at all.
Finally, their «continental breakfast». The breakfast room is located on the far side of the hotel from the lobby. It was about 42°F outside, but both doors to the breakfast room were propped wide open (maybe their way of getting people to wake up?) This hotel’s idea of a freaking continental breakfast are a couple of waffle machines and some very shitty wrapped pastries. One lady came in and stayed on the coffee machine for 15 minutes, literally taking ALL of the coffee, and then leaving. There were no attendants, no hot food put out whatsoever, and, when searching for more options, there were a couple packets of oatmeal offered and some sliced bread. No fruit or anything fresh available.
I’m still not sure what I paid $ 119 + tax for. We won’t be returning.

More like 2 ½. The parking in this joint sucks, sucks, suck. It is not far from the Wharf, which is good, because unless you weigh 62 lbs. at 6 ft. tall then you will need to park your car down there. Also, the wifi is junk, If you have any inportant need to be on internet go to Starbucks or your golden if you have xfiniti access. The hotel next door is xfiniti hotspot. Its just an average hotel, could use an upgrade in television, wall covering and carpets. However, the bedding was new and clean and room was relatively clean.
DId I mention the parking sucks? It does for as much as one pays for a room at this average hotel. The parking should not be an issue.
Suggestion, repaint your parking lot and strictly enforce the a car per room llmit. Damn

Clean and decent. It worked out great for us with two kids and a small dog. They put people with dogs on the first floor, which is nice, and they have a lot at back of property to take the dog outside. They provide doggie bags and trash container.
Rooms are older and definitely not luxurious. But the kids loved the pool and hot tubs and we walked everywhere. It was moderately noisy — but nothing that kept us awake. They did provide ear plugs — which the kids loved.
The parking spaces were the smallest I have ever seen. Definite door dings happening there.
Husband and kids were not a fan of the breakfast. Just pastries in plastic and some waffles. They had a small fridge with a decent freezer and a microwave in the room
They did have really good coffee in the room. That was unexpected and much appreciated.

Out of the numerous hotels I’ve stayed at in Santa Cruz, this has by far been the best. The cost was a little pricey but so is everything here. The rooms were clean and super cute. We had two queens and we could fit all four of us and our luggage in fine. The location is so convenient. I did think the continental breakfast was in a weird location and we were bummed that there was absolutely no protein available. But hey at least they have coffee!

I booked this hotel about a week-​and-​half in advance for a last-​minute family beach getaway in early June. Our usual Carousel Beach Inn was booked and this hotel seemed to be the most reasonable of the remaining choices while still being walking distance to the pier and boardwalk. It was honestly tough to find vacancies for hotels close to the beach. For a budget hotel, though, I was a bit shocked by the high price tag: $ 189 for the Friday night we stayed and $ 349 for the Saturday night we stayed. OUCH. I guess that’s what we get for booking so late! Never again. $ 600 for 2 nights at a budget hotel is pretty ridiculous.
I think I reserved literally the very last room, as it seemed to be one of the only disable accessible rooms (the door opened outward instead of inward). Room 105. The room itself was nice enough although pretty small (it reminded me of some of the tiny hotel rooms we stayed in in Europe last summer). Extremely comfortable beds, nice simulated wood floors, plantation shutters, and nice updated sink and vanity. The toilet and bath tub room had not been updated — the tile floor was a little gross. Everything was clean, though.
Nice location. Away from the noise of the boardwalk but a bit of an awkward walk to the pier because of a disappearing sidewalk in one location (then you’re either walking right next to moving traffic or in a parking lot — !!!). It might be temporary as it looks like they might be improving the circulation soon because there was heavy machinery parked in the area.
The breakfast was pretty good for a standard continental breakfast (instant oatmeal, pre-​packaged muffins, croissants, sliced bread, jam, butter, peanut butter, cereal, waffles, yogurt, and juice) although very high carb and lacking much fresh fruit or protein. I had to throw my paleo sensibilities out the window. The first morning there, a piece of fruit could not be found but the second morning they offered bananas. The only protein they offer is peanut butter and yogurt. The coffee in the breakfast room is not good — stick with the coffee pods from the in-​room Keurig.
The kids used the pool and hot tubs; I used the pool. All were well maintained; no complaints.
The front desk person was very friendly and Maintenance was very quick when the coffee maker appeared to be on the fritz (literally 2 minutes after I hung up the phone).
I’m taking off a star for the super high price even though it’s most likely fair market price in early June. We did have a nice stay, though.

I REALLY liked this place. The room was clean and remodeled. When we first got there the toilet wouldn’t flush but the front desk sent the maintenance man within minutes. He fixed the problem and while we waited they allowed us to use a bathroom in the next room (didn’t need to use it since our bathroom was fixed quickly).
This place is literally a 3 minute walk to the boardwalk and 2 from downtown. So convenient!
Excellent place, especially for the price.
Military buddies, they offer a discount. :)