Courtyard by Marriott Santa Cruz

3.0 star property

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Daily cooked-to-order breakfast for a fee
Daily cooked-to-order breakfast for a fee
Exterior
Outdoor pool, open 6:30 AM to 10:00 PM, sun loungers
Exterior

Reviews

8.4 out of 10

Very good

Popular amenities

  • Breakfast available
  • Spa
  • Bar
  • Pool
  • Parking available
  • Laundry

Explore the area

Map
313 Riverside Avenue, Santa Cruz, CA, 95060
  • Santa Cruz Beach Boardwalk
    4 min walk
  • La Montana Taqueria
    2 min walk
  • Santa Cruz Metro Center
    10 min walk
  • San Jose, CA (SJC-Norman Y. Mineta San Jose Intl.)
    43 min drive

Room options

Room, 2 Queen Beds, Non Smoking

  • 452 sq ft
  • Sleeps 4
  • 2 Queen Beds

Studio Suite, Multiple Beds, Non Smoking

  • 646 sq ft
  • Sleeps 6
  • 2 Queen Beds and 1 Double Sofa Bed

Studio Suite, Multiple Beds (Hearing Accessible)

  • Sleeps 6
  • 2 Queen Beds and 1 Double Sofa Bed

Room, 1 King Bed with Sofa bed (Hearing Accessible)

  • Sleeps 4
  • 1 King Bed and 1 Double Sofa Bed

Room, 2 Queen Beds (Hearing Accessible)

  • Sleeps 4
  • 2 Queen Beds

Room, 1 King Bed with Sofa bed (Mobility Accessible, Tub)

  • Sleeps 4
  • 1 King Bed and 1 Double Sofa Bed

Room, 2 Queen Beds (Mobility Accessible, Tub)

  • Sleeps 4
  • 2 Queen Beds

Room, 1 King Bed with Sofa bed, Non Smoking

  • 420 sq ft
  • Sleeps 4
  • 1 King Bed and 1 Double Sofa Bed

Suite, 1 King Bed with Sofa bed (Hearing Accessible)

  • Sleeps 4
  • 1 King Bed and 1 Double Sofa Bed

Suite, 1 King Bed with Sofa bed, Non Smoking

  • 646 sq ft
  • Sleeps 4
  • 1 King Bed and 1 Double Sofa Bed

Suite, 1 King Bed with Sofa bed (Mobility Accessible, Tub)

  • Sleeps 4
  • 1 King Bed and 1 Double Sofa Bed

Studio Suite, Multiple Beds (Mobility/Hearing Access, Roll-In Shwr)

  • Sleeps 6
  • 2 Queen Beds and 1 Double Sofa Bed

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About this property

Courtyard by Marriott Santa Cruz

3-star hotel in Westside Santa Cruz
A full-service spa, an outdoor pool, and a restaurant are available at this smoke-free hotel. WiFi in public areas is free. Additionally, a 24-hour fitness center, a bar/lounge, and a snack bar/deli are onsite. Weekly housekeeping is available.
Courtyard by Marriott Santa Cruz offers 151 air-conditioned accommodations with coffee/tea makers and hair dryers. Accommodations are furnished with king sofa beds. Beds feature down comforters. LCD televisions come with satellite channels, pay movies, and Netflix. Bathrooms include bathtubs or showers and complimentary toiletries.

Guests can surf the web using the complimentary wireless Internet access. Business-friendly amenities include desks and desk chairs, as well as phones; free local calls are provided (restrictions may apply). Additionally, rooms include irons/ironing boards and blackout drapes/curtains. Hypo-allergenic bedding, change of towels, and change of bedsheets can be requested. Housekeeping is provided weekly.

Recreational amenities at the hotel include an outdoor pool and a 24-hour fitness center.

The recreational activities listed below are available either on site or nearby; fees may apply.

Spa Nalini has 4 treatment rooms including rooms for couples. Services include deep-tissue massages, hot stone massages, sports massages, and Swedish massages. The spa is equipped with a sauna and a steam room. A variety of treatment therapies are provided, including aromatherapy, Ayurvedic, and hydrotherapy. The spa is open daily.
In addition to a full-service spa, Courtyard by Marriott Santa Cruz features an outdoor pool and a 24-hour fitness center. Dining options at the hotel include a restaurant, a coffee shop/cafe, and a snack bar/deli. A bar/lounge is on site where guests can unwind with a drink. A computer station is located on site and wireless Internet access is complimentary.

Event facilities measuring 3600 square feet (334 square meters) include conference space. This business-friendly hotel also offers spa services, a vending machine, and multilingual staff. Onsite parking is available (surcharge), along with a car charging station.

Courtyard by Marriott Santa Cruz is a smoke-free property.

Cooked-to-order breakfasts are available for a surcharge and are served each morning.
Courtyard by Marriott Santa Cruz has a restaurant on site.

Languages

English, Spanish

Property amenities

Internet

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

Parking and transportation

  • Electric car charging station on site
  • Secured, covered valet parking on site (USD 25 per night; includes in/out privileges)
  • Wheelchair-accessible parking and van parking available

Food and drink

  • Daily cooked-to-order breakfast available for a fee: USD 12 to 28 for adults and USD 8 to 16 for children
  • A bar/lounge
  • A coffee shop/cafe
  • A restaurant
  • Coffee and tea in common areas
  • Snack bar/deli

Things to do

  • 24-hour gym
  • Bicycle storage
  • Bicycle tours
  • Full-service spa
  • Outdoor pool
  • TV in common areas

Family friendly

  • Children's games
  • Free crib
  • In-room sofa bed
  • Laundry facilities
  • Outdoor pool
  • Pool gate
  • Snack bar/deli

Conveniences

  • 24-hour front desk
  • Laundry facilities
  • Luggage storage
  • Safe at front desk
  • Shared microwave
  • Vending machine
  • Water dispenser

Guest services

  • Change of bedsheets (on request)
  • Change of towels on request
  • Concierge services
  • Dry cleaning/laundry service
  • Housekeeping (on request)
  • Multilingual staff
  • Tour and ticket assistance
  • Wedding services

Business services

  • 2 meeting rooms
  • 3,600 square feet of conference space
  • Computer station

Outdoors

  • Direct access to the beach
  • Firepit
  • Outdoor furniture
  • Pool loungers

Full-service spa

  • 4 treatment rooms
  • Aromatherapy
  • Ayurvedic treatments
  • Body scrubs
  • Body wraps
  • Couples treatment rooms
  • Deep-tissue massages
  • Facials
  • Hot stone massages
  • Hydrotherapy
  • Sauna
  • Spa open daily
  • Sports massages
  • Steam room
  • Swedish massages

Accessibility

  • If you have requests for specific accessibility needs, please contact the property using the information on the reservation confirmation received after booking.
  • Assistive listening devices
  • Braille/raised signage
  • Elevator
  • Grab bar near toilet
  • Lever door handles
  • Stair-free path to entrance
  • Thin carpet in room
  • Transfer shower
  • Visual alarms in hallways
  • Well-lit path to entrance
  • Wheelchair accessible (may have limitations)
  • Wheelchair-accessible business center
  • Wheelchair-accessible gym
  • Wheelchair-accessible lounge
  • Wheelchair-accessible parking
  • Wheelchair-accessible path of travel
  • Wheelchair-accessible path to elevator
  • Wheelchair-accessible pool
  • Wheelchair-accessible public washroom
  • Wheelchair-accessible registration desk
  • Wheelchair-accessible restaurant
  • Wheelchair-accessible spa
  • Wheelchair-accessible van parking

More

  • 4 floors
  • Banquet hall
  • Biodegradable coffee stirrers available
  • Built in 2022
  • Communal living room
  • Comprehensive food waste policy
  • Comprehensive recycling policy
  • Electric bike charging
  • No plastic coffee stirrers
  • No plastic drinking straws
  • Smoke-free property
  • Vegan dining options
  • Vegetarian breakfast available
  • Vegetarian dining options

Room amenities

Bedroom

  • Bedsheets provided
  • Blackout drapes
  • Down comforter
  • Free crib
  • Hypo-allergenic bedding
  • King sofa bed

Bathroom

  • Bathtub or shower
  • Free toiletries
  • Hair dryer
  • Private bathroom
  • Shampoo
  • Soap
  • Toilet paper
  • Towels provided

Entertainment

  • LCD TV with satellite channels
  • Netflix
  • Pay movies
  • Streaming services

Food and drink

  • Coffee/tea maker

More

  • Air conditioning
  • Connecting rooms available
  • Desk
  • Desk chair
  • Energy-saving switches in guestrooms
  • Free local calls
  • Heating
  • Iron/ironing board
  • Laptop workspace
  • Mobile key entry
  • Phone
  • Recycling
  • Water-efficient showers
  • Window screens

Policies

Check-in

Check-in start time: 4:00 PM; Check-in end time: anytime
Contactless check-in available
Express check-in available
Minimum check-in age: 21

Check-out

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

Special check-in instructions

Front desk staff will greet guests on arrival
Guests are recommended to download the property's Bonvoy mobile app before check-in

Access methods

Staffed front desk

Pets

Pets not allowed (service animals are welcome, and are exempt from fees)

Children and extra beds

Children are welcome
2 children, up to the age of 12 years, can stay for free if using existing beds when occupying the parent or guardian's room
Rollaway/extra beds are not available
Free cribs are available on request at the property

Property payment types

Important information

Optional extras

  • Fee for cooked-to-order breakfast: approximately USD 12 to 28 for adults, and USD 8 to 16 for children
  • Covered valet parking fee: USD 25 per night (in/out privileges)

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
This property accepts credit cards and debit cards; cash is not accepted
This property reserves the right to pre-authorize the guest's credit card prior to arrival.
Cashless transactions are available
Noise-free guestrooms cannot be guaranteed
This property affirms that it follows the cleaning and disinfection practices of Commitment to Clean (Marriott)

We should mention

Pool access available from 6:30 AM to 10:00 PM
Reservations are required for massage services and spa treatments; reservations can be made by contacting the property prior to arrival, using the contact information on the booking confirmation
The property has connecting/adjoining rooms, which are subject to availability and can be requested by contacting the property using the number on the booking confirmation

Property is also known as

Courtyard by Marriott Santa Cruz Hotel
Courtyard by Marriott Santa Cruz Santa Cruz
Courtyard by Marriott Santa Cruz Hotel Santa Cruz

Courtyard by Marriott Santa Cruz Reviews

Reviews

8.4

Very Good

Rating 10 - Excellent. 395 out of 694 reviews" "
Rating 8 - Good. 133 out of 694 reviews" "
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Rating 2 - Terrible. 44 out of 694 reviews" "

9.0/10

Cleanliness

8.2/10

Staff & service

8.2/10

Amenities

8.8/10

Property conditions & facilities

8.6/10

Eco-friendliness

Reviews

10/10 Excellent

Tyler

Stayed 2 nights in Sep 2024

6/10 Okay

Bernadette

Traveled with family and small children
Liked: Cleanliness, property conditions & facilities
Disliked: Amenities
I liked that it’s very near the Boardwalk but very few amenities. No ice machine was working. Understaffed. Check-in was super slow. Staff was nice but overwhelmed. No towels in pool area. We had to ask staff to provide because towel stand was empty. The hotel itself was clean and new which we liked but we had a towel that had a stain on it which housekeeping should have noticed when they stocked the bathroom towels. Didn’t like that you had the use your key to turn on the lights.
Stayed 1 night in Sep 2024

8/10 Good

Babita

Traveled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
A great place to stay and be in the middle of just about everything to experience in Santa Cruz.
Stayed 2 nights in Aug 2024

8/10 Good

Margarita

Stayed 1 night in Aug 2024

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveler

Traveled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
parking $25 per day
Stayed 3 nights in Sep 2024

10/10 Excellent

Stacey, Antelope

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Stayed 4 nights in Aug 2024

10/10 Excellent

CRYSTAL

Stayed 1 night in Sep 2024

4/10 Poor

Dina

Disliked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
For the amount charged it should be better. It’s basically a motel.
Stayed 1 night in Sep 2024

10/10 Excellent

Roland

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
A beautiful new hotel with great views of the ocean
Stayed 2 nights in Sep 2024

10/10 Excellent

Toan

Traveled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Nice clean hotel. Only negative is valet parking ONLY which is an additional fee.
Stayed 1 night in Aug 2024

8/10 Good

Maribel

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

2/10 Terrible

Michelle

Disliked: Property conditions & facilities
Stayed 2 nights in Aug 2024

10/10 Excellent

Christofer

Stayed 3 nights in Aug 2024

10/10 Excellent

Eugene, San Jose

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Pleasant stay. Hotel was mostly quiet and spacious.
Stayed 1 night in Aug 2024

10/10 Excellent

Karen

Stayed 2 nights in May 2024

10/10 Excellent

Ana

Business traveler
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
The property is well maintained and clean, the outdoor space was a very nice experience
Stayed 2 nights in Aug 2024

10/10 Excellent

martina

Stayed 1 night in Aug 2024

6/10 Okay

William

Stayed 1 night in Aug 2024

6/10 Okay

Jason

Stayed 1 night in Aug 2024

8/10 Good

Dava

Traveled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Cruz stop
Everything about this hotel is modern. Service is great with all the amenities you would expect from a Marriott. Our stop here was just an overnight before moving on. My only complaint would be that the drive in to check in needs to be marked better. We went around the block approximately 4 times before pulling into the valet parking, which is under the hotel.
Stayed 1 night in Aug 2024

8/10 Good

Kari

Traveled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Great location, Good Pool Hours
The pool was great - it's heated and has great hours/its open really early. Amazing location - super closer to the boardwalk, with great views of the boardwalk too. The only bummer was that our room was not ready for another 45 mins after check in , which is already a pretty late check-in time (4pm) which made it really inconvenient. We booked the king suite, which was great - great size. The sofa didn't have the necessary linens but staff brought it pretty quickly. The restaurant wasn't open which was too bad, because it would have been great to have a drink while waiting for room past check-in time.
Stayed 1 night in Aug 2024

6/10 Okay

Nicole

Traveled with family and small children
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities
Disliked: Property conditions & facilities
It was walking distance to the boardwalk
Stayed 2 nights in Aug 2024

2/10 Terrible

MARK

Traveled with family and small children, Traveled with family
Disliked: Cleanliness, staff & service
Not the room we booked
Stayed 2 nights in Aug 2024

8/10 Good

Kristen

Traveled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
We had a great stay at Courtyard Marriot. The only issue was that our room was NOT ready for check-in at the scheduled check-in time and we had to wait about a half hour to access our room. The pool was nice. The Firepit area was a nice amenity.
Stayed 2 nights in Aug 2024

2/10 Terrible

Harun

Disliked: Cleanliness, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Horrible experience
The stay was horrible. The room smelled so bad we had to change it. The second room they gave us smelled horrible too. We had allergic reaction to beds because they probably never wash the pillows or the comforter.
Stayed 1 night in Aug 2024