Days Inn and Suites Santa Cruz

Saturday night was OK. Sunday the hotel booked about forty 18 year olds for senior ditch day. The kids put a bar and pot room two floors above us. Cops came twice and arrested one each time. They had fights was yelling and cursing all night. Drinking and smoking all night. Driving in and out under the influence all night. Stayed up watching my car. Got maybe two hours sleep for the three hour drive home. Worst experience I have ever had in a hotel.

Advertised as a Days Inn I found that this property was only recently acquired by the Days Inn Corp. Although advertised as a non smoking property, apparently that was not always the case. The room smelled like an old apartment that was painted several times to mask the smell of a 3 pack a day smoker. Fail! Thank God I brought Fabreeze and candles. Still you could smell the smoke in the fans in the bathroom and people were over looked while they smoked in the parking lot, just below bedroom windows and in the lobby. BIG FAIL! The property overall is in dyer need of maintenance, ie: the safety certification on the elevator is EXPIRED. Broken blinds, torn couch fabric, torn shower curtains, a homeless shelter may have been a better option or sleeping in our car at a rest stop. Even better, were the shreeks from the dozen or more kids in the "low income housing" across the street. Apparently, screaming at the top of their lungs until 10:00pm is considered a form of play. When things did settle down a bit, so we could try to get some sleep from our long day, we were awaken by jack hammer like sounds coming from the other side of our bathroom wall at 1:30 a.m. Literally, our walls were shaking. When I called the front desk to tell them, the man laughed ... loudly and told me it was only the jacuzzi from the other room. The next morning they hotel maintenance man told us it was actually the boiler in the utility room on the other side of the wall, that needed repair. Never will I return to a Days Inn property nor any other Santa Cruz hotel for that matter.

Cons: No towels in room Washcloths were filthy with hair in them Speckled paint all over room Dirty ceiling Spiders in room Paper thin walls and ceiling Moldy smell Only two accessible electric outlets ...one in the bathroom and one behind T.V. stand Noisy "kids" in both hot tubs which deterred us from enjoying them Dirty iron and ironing board No A.C. No water pressure in shower Filthy carpet Very old building period. This should not be qualified as a certified Days Inn. Pros: Short walk to the pier For the price we paid for a one-night stay, the accommodations should have been 4 star. We stayed at an equally priced Hilton hotel near Disney with much, much better accommodations than this "hotel". Building needs to be condemned.

This was by far the worst hotel that I've stayed at. The room was filty. The carpet looks like it's over 10 years old and have never been shampooed. The entire hotel and room had this weird chemical smell as if they were trying to cover up the odor. I will never stay there again.

okay

An obvious name change. Not at all what was expected. Run down. Not comfortable. Left.

Got in at about 11 pm and there was only one spot left in the parking lot. Worked out for me but the guy who checked me in said there were 3 or 4 more guests that would be showing up later. Place is pretty funky. From the fountain that is empty to the rooms that needed to be updated years ago.

This place is located in the middle of a neighborhood. Checking in was easy. The front desk clerk gave average customer service. Nothing special. The lobby is dated. It's laid out for the morning free breakfast. There's one elevator and three floors total. A murky waterfall in the middle of the terrace and a pool. Parking is pretty basic. The rooms are dated as well. There are little tiny white cheap plastic chairs on each balcony with a matching cheap table. The chairs allow you to sit and watch the parking lot if you so wish. Overall, this place wasn't THE WORST EVER but for me....it definitely was not what I am used to. The room was only 150 bucks but even still I would expect something a little more modern and polished. Next time I visit beautiful Santa Cruz I will book something else. BTW...there was a roach on the wall on the way OUT of the room. Off to do laundry now....smh I hear Santa Cruz is not known for nice hotels so... Stayed April 2013, traveled with family

The room was clean and the bed pretty comfortable. It's location is nice as well. The 2 outdoor hot-tubs were a welcome sight in the evenings. I will be staying here again.

Stayed during off season and therefore received a great rate. The room was comfortable and nice. Nothing fancy. Well worth the price.