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Located in Santa Cruz, within 100 metres of Sunny Cove Beach and 4.3 km of Santa Cruz Beach Boardwalk, Sunny Cove Motel provides accommodation with an outdoor swimming pool and free WiFi as well as free private parking for guests who drive. Featuring family rooms, this property also provides guests with a sun terrace. University Of California Santa Cruz is 7.7 km away and Pasatiempo Golf Club is 9.1 km from the motel. This place is great. Very close to the beach. The staff were great and the room was clean. It’s a quirky place, which added to its charm.

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9.1
Superb
395 reviews
Price from
US$150
per night

Located 2 minutes’ walk away from the Santa Cruz Beach Boardwalk, Carousel Beach Inn offers rooms equipped with a private balcony. It serves a daily continental breakfast.

A flat-screen TV with cable channels is featured in each room as well as a private patio, a microwave, a refrigerator, a hairdryer and an alarm clock. Free WiFi is available in every room. Select rooms offer a spa bath for two or views of the amusement park. Amazing! Staff were super nice, location is the best for beach and boardwalk, and the rooms are clean and spacious with a lot of storage space. I would definitely come back!!

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8.4
Very good
1,686 reviews
Price from
US$89
per night

Adjacent to the Butterfly Grove Sanctuary, the Butterfly Grove Inn features an outdoor pool and a hot tub. Free WiFi is available throughout the property.

All spacious rooms provide a microwave, a refrigerator, and a tea and coffee machine. The place is located in a beautifull nature area. Peaceful with birds and seasonal.butterflies. Nice clean spacious rooms. Our dog enjoyed staying here as well.

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8.5
Very good
1,026 reviews
Price from
US$116.82
per night

Just 6 minutes' drive from Monterey Pines Golf Course, the Pacific Inn Monterey is 6 minutes' drive from Monterey Peninsula Airport. It features spacious rooms with free WiFi.

All rooms features a TV, ironing facilities, a refrigerator, a microwave, and a coffee machine at the Pacific Inn Monterey. All rooms have carpeted floors and include a work desk and air-conditioning. All bathrooms are provided with free toiletries, hair dryers, and shower/tub combinations. The service was excellent. Very friendly. They even bothered to send something I forgot in my room.

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8.5
Very good
1,670 reviews
Price from
US$65
per night

Located in Monterey, the Lone Oak Lodge offers free WiFi. Guest rooms include a TV with movie channels. Pebble Beach is 10 km away.

Lone Oak Lodge provides a variety of accommodations, all furnished with a coffee machine and a refrigerator. Select rooms include a fireplace, a kitchen, or an in-room hot tub. Good place for 5 people family to spend nice time in Monterey. Parking available.

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8.5
Very good
1,071 reviews
Price from
US$75
per night

Located near the Cabrillo Highway, the Padre Oaks is 4 minutes' drive to downtown Monterey. It is also 4.8 km away form the Monterey Aquarium and the Monterey State Beach. The hotel features free WiFi.

The Padre Oaks provides guests with a 24-hour front desk and free parking. Beautiful facilities, central location, very affordable!

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8.5
Very good
1,003 reviews
Price from
US$62.42
per night

Ideally set in the Munras Avenue district of Monterey, Days Inn by Wyndham Monterey-Fisherman's Wharf Aquarium is located 3 km from Presidio Of Monterey Museum, 10 km from Point Lobos State Reserve and 1.8 km from Monterey Museum of Art. This 2-star motel offers a 24-hour front desk and free WiFi. The property is non-smoking and is set 2 km from Window on the Bay Beach. Renovated room Very clean Comfortable

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8
Very good
1,329 reviews
Price from
US$69
per night

Located 20 minutes’ walk from Fisherman’s Wharf and Central Monterey, Arbor Inn Monterey offers air-conditioned guest rooms with free WiFi.

All rooms include a microwave, a refrigerator, ironing facilities and an en suite bathroom with free toiletries. Select rooms provide a fireplace, a sofa and a flat-screen TV. A spacious quiet unit with a comfortable bed king size bed. All facilities including microwave, fridge, coffee maker,tv, and a fireplace! The managers are extremely helpful suggesting places to go and we appreciated the upgrade to a king size room as we were staying longer. A very affordable inn in an excellent location within walking distance of Fisherman’s Wharf, old Monterey buildings and down town Monterey. An 8 minute drive to Cannery Row. Plenty of free off street parking. We have already recommended The Arbor Inn to friends in Canada, the US of A and New Zealand.

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8.4
Very good
3,416 reviews
Price from
US$62.70
per night

We offer a modern, convenient self check-in experience using a virtual assistant kiosk located on-site. Guests can easily complete their arrival without requiring front desk assistance.

All of our guest rooms use a keyless entry system; you will receive a unique access code valid for the duration of your stay. Clean, high-priced pool and hot pot

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8.1
Very good
1,845 reviews
Price from
US$63
per night

Just 6.4 km from the Monterey Bay Aquarium, El Castell Motel features an indoor heated pool and all guest rooms feature free WiFi.

Laundry facilities are available to guests of this motel.

The Monterey County Fairgrounds and Old Fisherman's Wharf are 5 km away. California State University of Monterey Bay and Fort Ord are a short drive from the El Castell Motel. The Monterey Museum is 3.4 km away from El Castell Motel. I liked the wood floors and everything was clean beds were comfortable

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8.2
Very good
1,772 reviews
Price from
US$66
per night

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