Seaway Inn

2.5 star property
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Standard Room, 1 King Bed, Non Smoking, Ocean View
Exterior
Beach nearby, beach towels
Terrace/patio
Beach nearby, beach towels

Reviews

8.4 out of 10

Very good

Popular amenities

  • Parking included
  • Pet-friendly
    Pet-friendly
  • Housekeeping
    Housekeeping
  • Air conditioning
    Air conditioning
  • Free WiFi
    Free WiFi

Explore the area

Map
176 West Cliff Drive, Santa Cruz, CA, 95060
  • Cowell's Beach
    1 min walk
  • Santa Cruz Wharf
    3 min walk
  • Santa Cruz Main Beach
    3 min walk
  • San Jose, CA (SJC-Norman Y. Mineta San Jose Intl.)
    44 min drive

Room options

Standard Room, 2 Queen Beds, Non Smoking

  • Sleeps 4
  • 2 Queen Beds

Standard Room

  • 19 sq m
  • Sleeps 2
  • 1 Queen Bed

Standard Room, 1 King Bed, Non Smoking

  • Sleeps 2
  • 1 King Bed

Mini Suite

  • Partial ocean view
  • Sleeps 6
  • 2 Queen Beds and 1 Double Sofa Bed

King Queen Combo

  • Sleeps 6
  • 1 King Bed and 2 Queen Beds

Standard Room, 1 King Bed, Non Smoking, Ocean View

  • 16 sq m
  • Ocean view
  • Sleeps 2
  • 1 King Bed

Suite

  • Sleeps 4
  • 2 Queen Beds

Panoramic Room, Multiple Beds, Non Smoking, Ocean View

  • Ocean view
  • Sleeps 6
  • 2 Queen Beds and 1 Queen Sofa Bed

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About the area

Santa Cruz

Located in Santa Cruz (Westside Santa Cruz), Seaway Inn is within a 5-minute walk of Santa Cruz Wharf and Main Beach. .This hotel is 0.4 mi (0.7 km) from Santa Cruz Beach Boardwalk and 0.8 mi (1.3 km) from Santa Cruz Surfing Museum.

What's nearby

  • Santa Cruz Wharf - 3 min walk - 0.3 km
  • Main Beach - 3 min walk - 0.3 km
  • Santa Cruz Beach Boardwalk - 9 min walk - 0.8 km
  • Natural Bridges State Park - 4 min drive - 3.3 km
  • Mystery Spot - 10 min drive - 7.7 km

Getting around

  • Norman Y. Mineta San Jose Intl. Airport (SJC) - 44 min drive

Restaurants

  • ‪Santa Cruz Beach Boardwalk - ‬11 min walk
  • ‪Stagnaro Bros - ‬11 min walk
  • ‪Ideal Bar & Grill - ‬3 min walk
  • ‪Boardwalk Bowl - ‬7 min walk
  • ‪Marini's at the Beach - ‬8 min walk

About this property

Seaway Inn

Hotel with free parking, steps from Santa Cruz Wharf
Seaway Inn offers 18 air-conditioned accommodations, which are accessible via exterior corridors and feature coffee/tea makers and hair dryers. 40-inch flat-screen televisions come with premium cable channels.

Bathrooms include showers with hydromassage showerheads. This Santa Cruz hotel provides complimentary wireless Internet access. Housekeeping is offered daily and change of towels can be requested. Housekeeping is provided on request.

The recreational activities listed below are available either on site or nearby; fees may apply.
Make yourself at home in one of the 18 air-conditioned rooms featuring microwaves and flat-screen televisions. Complimentary wireless internet access keeps you connected, and cable programming is available for your entertainment. Bathrooms have showers and hair dryers. Conveniences include coffee/tea makers and irons/ironing boards, and housekeeping is provided daily.
Take in the views from a terrace and make use of amenities such as complimentary wireless internet access and concierge services.
The front desk is staffed during limited hours. Free self parking is available onsite.

Languages

English

Property amenities

Internet

  • Available in all rooms: Free WiFi
  • Available in some public areas: Free WiFi

Parking and public transport

  • Free uncovered self-parking on site
  • Limited on-site parking (max. 1 space per unit)
  • Wheelchair-accessible parking available
  • On-site parking includes off-street options

Family friendly

  • Microwave
  • Mini-fridge

Guest services

  • Change of towels (on request)
  • Concierge services
  • Daily housekeeping
  • Front desk (limited hours)
  • Luggage storage

Outdoors

  • Outdoor furniture
  • Terrace

Accessibility

  • If you have any requests for specific accessibility needs, please contact the property using the information on the reservation confirmation received after booking.
  • This property does not have any lifts
  • Smooth flooring in room
  • Thin carpet in room
  • Upper floors accessible by stairs only
  • Wheelchair-accessible parking
  • 1 on-site accessible parking spaces
  • Wheelchair-accessible (may have limits)

More

  • Beach towels
  • Smoke-free property

Room amenities

Bedroom

  • Air conditioning
  • Bed sheets
  • Heating

Bathroom

  • Hairdryer
  • Hydromassage showerhead
  • Shampoo
  • Shower
  • Soap
  • Toilet paper
  • Towels

Entertainment

  • 40-inch flat-screen TV
  • TV channels
  • Premium channels

Food and drink

  • Coffee/tea maker
  • Microwave
  • Mini fridge

More

  • Access via exterior corridors
  • Free local calls
  • Iron/ironing board
  • LED light bulbs
  • Recycling

Policies

Check-in

Check-in start time: 4:00 PM; Check-in end time: 10:30 PM
Late check-in subject to availability
Minimum check-in age: 18

Check-out

Check-out before 11:00 AM
Contactless check-out available

Special check-in instructions

The front desk is open daily from 8:00 AM - 11:00 PM
Front desk staffed during limited hours

Access methods

Front desk (limited hours)

Pets

Pets allowed for an extra charge of USD 50.00 per pet, per night
Service animals are welcome, and are exempt from fees
Welcoming dogs only
2 total (up to 50 lbs per pet)
Pets cannot be left unattended
Food and water bowls are available

Children and extra beds

Children are welcome
Cribs (infant beds) are not available

Payment types

Important information

Optional extras

  • Pet fee: USD 50.00 per pet, per night
  • Service animals are exempt from fees

The above list may not be comprehensive. Fees and deposits may not include tax and are subject to change.

You need to know

Extra-person charges may apply and vary depending on property policy
Government-issued photo identification and a credit card, debit card, or cash deposit may be required at check-in for incidental charges
Special requests are subject to availability upon check-in and may incur additional charges; special requests cannot be guaranteed
The name on the credit card used at check-in to pay for incidentals must be the primary name on the guestroom reservation
This property accepts credit cards; cash is not accepted

We should mention

This property does not have elevators

Property is also known as

Seaway Inn Santa Cruz
Seaway Santa Cruz
Hotel Seaway Inn Santa Cruz
Santa Cruz Seaway Inn Hotel
Hotel Seaway Inn
Seaway
Seaway Inn Hotel
Seaway Inn Santa Cruz
Seaway Inn Hotel Santa Cruz

Seaway Inn Reviews

Reviews

8.4

Very good

Rating 10 - Excellent. 264 out of 517 reviews" "
Rating 8 - Good. 145 out of 517 reviews" "
Rating 6 - Okay. 51 out of 517 reviews" "
Rating 4 - Poor. 29 out of 517 reviews" "
Rating 2 - Terrible. 28 out of 517 reviews" "

8.6/10

Cleanliness

9.0/10

Staff & service

7.4/10

Amenities

8.2/10

Property conditions & facilities

8.0/10

Eco-friendliness

Reviews

2/10 Terrible

Kenneth

Travelled with partner
Disliked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Was advertised as "ocean view". While technically that's true, it was a very small, obscured view from our window, and you can't even really keep the window open because of people constantly walking by and looking in the room, had to keep the curtains closed. Certainly not anywhere near the caliber of ocean view I'm used to from previous ocean view stays at other resorts. In addition, the room was super dirty. Toilet was disgusting. The curtain rod in the shower fell down multiple times. The room itself was run down and not well maintained - could at least use a coat of paint on certain areas. Some of the guests in a neighboring room were having some kind of get together or party and were incredibly noisy for several hours, talking very loudly, even yelling at some points. No doubt anyone who was staying in any of the rooms in the place could have heard them. I understand it wasn't at night, but was still incredibly annoying. The management there should have at least told them to tone it down. Lastly, the service was not the best. Took us forever to check in (I've never had this experience anywhere else). We were originally told our room wasn't ready, though another couple was able to check in even though they came early as well. We came back a few hours later when they told us to come back and were then told they would "check" if our room was ready. Fortunately it was, but it still took close to 45 minutes to check in even at that point. Not recommended at all
Stayed 1 night in Aug 2024

6/10 Okay

Charley

Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness
Disliked: Amenities, property conditions & facilities
It is small, beds are uncomfortable, we ended up having to downgrade because the AC didn’t work in the room we originally started in. The shower curtain rod falls on you when getting out of the shower.
Stayed 1 night in Aug 2024

8/10 Good

Amanda

Liked: Cleanliness
Stayed 1 night in Jul 2024

10/10 Excellent

Richard

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Worth it! Great room, location, and service
We stayed in an upstairs ocean view king room. The room was clean and had a great bed/linens. There were recent updates of flooring, wallpaper, and fixtures throughout. The shower was spacious, modern, well-lit and clean. The service was friendly and responsive. We interacted with three different front desk people, all were great. The balcony offered a fine, but distant view of the ocean and boardwalk. The location was great. It's a short walk to the beach, boardwalk and wharf. Parking was available in the main lot as well as an overflow lot right behind the building...super easy. Overall, we were quite pleased, we'd recommend the Seaway to friends and family, and we'd be happy to stay here again.
Stayed 2 nights in Aug 2024

10/10 Excellent

Cathrin

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Stayed 1 night in Jul 2024

10/10 Excellent

Amy

Travelled with pets, Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Fantastic customer service! Rooms were very nice. We had great view of ocean. Not sure what previous complaints were about. It was a lovely stay
Stayed 2 nights in Jul 2024

10/10 Excellent

luz

Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Perfect spot between the wharf and boardwalk.
Stayed 1 night in Jul 2024

10/10 Excellent

Shannon

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Disliked: Amenities
My family had a wonderful experience! The staff was extremely courteous, polite, knowledgeable and full of wonderful recommendations. One side note bring your own soap if you plan to bath because what’s offered is more of a gesture than something functional.
Stayed 4 nights in Jul 2024

10/10 Excellent

Hugh

Business traveller
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Friendly and heplful staff
Stayed 6 nights in Jun 2024

10/10 Excellent

Richard

Travelled with group
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Very friendly and accomodating staff. Extra parking next door. Very close to the beach, shopping, and restaurants.
Stayed 2 nights in Jul 2024

2/10 Terrible

David

Disliked: Property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Deception Want some chocolate? I got some here bro
Let’s start off with the view that was advertised. There is a glimpse of the ocean mostly the dream inn across the street the photos of the room very deceptive what I didn’t know is there would be no drawers to put my clothes. No proper closet to hang my clothes and put my luggage away, they had a table and two chairs. One chair was not able to fit around the table the bathroom, the sinks too big for the countertop. There’s nowhere to put your stuff in the shower. Those no shells for soap or shampoo. You open up the back window, you have a view of a trailer park and all the old stuff that was pulled out of the renovation . They could’ve used the space where the tables at to put a nook there a proper closet put the TV on the wall and put a small table chairs in the corner and would’ve been perfect if I had known what I was really buying into I would’ve paid more money and stayed across the street and had a real ocean view .
Stayed 2 nights in Jul 2024

10/10 Excellent

April

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Great location, up to date and wonderful service!
Fabulous! I figured I’d be an “ok” beach motel but it was updated with very accommodating service! Great locations def recommend 🙌 I was surprised by how modern and spacious the shower was.
Stayed 1 night in Jul 2024

2/10 Terrible

Margarita

Stayed 1 night in Jun 2024

10/10 Excellent

aaron

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Nice place, comfortable bed, shower was good and location is perfect. We stayed on the second floor and there is a peak a boo view of the ocean. There was a stain on the curtain but the room was clean besides that. Thanks for the stay!
Stayed 1 night in Jun 2024

2/10 Terrible

so

Stayed 1 night in Jun 2024

10/10 Excellent

Beth

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Stayed 1 night in Jun 2024

10/10 Excellent

Tonya

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
The owners son is super cute and friendly. Also maintenance guy is a Blast.
Stayed 1 night in Jun 2024

6/10 Okay

Lupe

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
The property is walking distance to the boardwalk. Just disappointment the room did not have an iron or ironing board.
Stayed 1 night in Jun 2024

2/10 Terrible

Ryan

Stayed 2 nights in Jun 2024

10/10 Excellent

Robert

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Awesome
Stayed 2 nights in Jun 2024

6/10 Okay

JASJEET

Liked: Staff & service
Disliked: Property conditions & facilities
Stayed 1 night in Jun 2024

10/10 Excellent

Joseph

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Location location location as they say. Quiet old fashioned hotel. Pet friendly great staff.
Stayed 2 nights in Jun 2024

10/10 Excellent

Rocky

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Super nice Very helpful Even came to room and fixed Tv
Stayed 1 night in Jun 2024

10/10 Excellent

Jonathan

Travelled with group
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Alan was very helpful and the room and property are beautiful
Stayed 1 night in Jun 2024

10/10 Excellent

Meilani

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 2 nights in May 2024