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Carousel Beach Inn

110 Riverside Avenue, Santa Cruz, CA 95060, United States

+1 831 425 7090

£111+

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Carousel Beach Inn

Overall guest ratings

8.3/10 Excellent

Based on 589 reviews

Review highlights

Beach

9.8
Location

9.5
Breakfast

6.0
WiFi

4.8

Good to know

Beach nearby
Accessible parking
Great desserts & fruits
Affordable parking

Nearby

Amenities

Internet
Air-conditioned
24 Hour Front Desk
Safe
Free parking
Free Wi-Fi
Non-smoking rooms available
Facilities for disabled guests

Guest reviews

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Couples

Families

Solo

Overall rating

8.3 Excellent

Based on 592 reviews

Beach

9.8

Location

9.5

Service

9.2

Cleanliness

8.9

Food

8.9

Vibe

7.0

Room

6.7

Breakfast

6.0

WiFi

4.8

Overall rating

8.3 Excellent

Based on 301 reviews

Beach

9.7

Location

9.6

Service

9.2

Food

8.9

Cleanliness

8.8

Room

7.0

Vibe

6.6

Breakfast

6.2

WiFi

4.9

Overall rating

8.4 Excellent

Based on 266 reviews

Beach

9.8

Location

9.7

Service

9.3

Food

8.9

Cleanliness

8.6

Vibe

6.8

Room

6.4

Breakfast

5.3

WiFi

5.0

Overall rating

7.6 Good

Based on 23 reviews

Beach

9.8

Location

9.4

Service

9.1

Room

6.6

Comfort

5.5

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great location

block from the boardwalk

close to the boardwalk

old muffins

scones

coffee pot in room

hotel right

9.2

Pros: Across the street from boardwalk

Cons: Floors felt dirty

Reviewed Jul 2017

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8.8

Pros: Continental breakfast

Cons: Food limitation

Reviewed Jun 2017

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7.1

Pros: Nice location for swimming and beach life.

Reviewed Jun 2017

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10.0

Pros: We liked the option to shower off the sand from the beach in their outside shower before heading up to our room. The shower had both hot and cold faucets, great amenity! The parking was convenient ...

Cons: N/A

Reviewed Jun 2017

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8.3

Pros: Great location close to everything. Staff friendly. Unexpected free breakfast and coffee all day.

Cons: Nothing

Reviewed Jun 2017

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6.7

Pros: The view and the fact that our rooms were conjoined.

Cons: The beds were extremely uncomfortable very lumpy and made so much noise moving around trying to get comfortable. The pillows were just as bad. The rooms aren't that big think Motel 6 but a nicer...

Reviewed Jun 2017

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8.0

Pros: It was clean. Laminate floors. Located right across the street from the boardwalk.

Reviewed Jun 2017

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9.2

Pros: Decoration

Reviewed Jun 2017

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10.0

Pros: Clean comfy spacious rooms! Great location for kids to stay close to beach and boardwalk!Highly recommend!

Reviewed Jun 2017

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7.1

Pros: Loved the balcony

Cons: Front desk staff

Reviewed May 2017

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10.0

Pros: Close to the beach

Cons: There was nothing that we didn't like the room was a good value

Reviewed May 2017

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7.0

Pros: Location, right across from the boardwalk!

Cons: beds were squeaky!

Reviewed Apr 2017

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9.2

Pros: Across the street from boardwalk

Cons: Floors felt dirty

Reviewed Jul 2017

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8.8

Pros: Continental breakfast

Cons: Food limitation

Reviewed Jun 2017

review from
10.0

Pros: We liked the option to shower off the sand from the beach in their outside shower before heading up to our room. The shower had both hot and cold faucets, great amenity! The parking was convenient ...

Cons: N/A

Reviewed Jun 2017

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9.2

Pros: Decoration

Reviewed Jun 2017

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10.0

Pros: Clean comfy spacious rooms! Great location for kids to stay close to beach and boardwalk!Highly recommend!

Reviewed Jun 2017

review from
10.0

Pros: Close to the beach

Cons: There was nothing that we didn't like the room was a good value

Reviewed May 2017

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7.1

Pros: Nice location for swimming and beach life.

Reviewed Jun 2017

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8.3

Pros: Great location close to everything. Staff friendly. Unexpected free breakfast and coffee all day.

Cons: Nothing

Reviewed Jun 2017

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6.7

Pros: The view and the fact that our rooms were conjoined.

Cons: The beds were extremely uncomfortable very lumpy and made so much noise moving around trying to get comfortable. The pillows were just as bad. The rooms aren't that big think Motel 6 but a nicer...

Reviewed Jun 2017

review from
8.0

Pros: It was clean. Laminate floors. Located right across the street from the boardwalk.

Reviewed Jun 2017

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7.1

Pros: Loved the balcony

Cons: Front desk staff

Reviewed May 2017

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7.0

Pros: Location, right across from the boardwalk!

Cons: beds were squeaky!

Reviewed Apr 2017

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