Continental Inn - Santa Cruz

414 Ocean Street, Santa Cruz, CA, 95060 United States
Hotel Info: 866-539-0036
Guest rating 3.8 / 5
77% Recommend
(Neighbourhood average 3.3)
3.8 overall guest rating
Reviewed by 22 guests
Average for the neighbourhood is 3.3
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10/04/09
36.97354, -122.01831
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Guest review summary

  • 3.8 Average rating: All Trip Types
  • 77% Recommended
  • 22 Reviews
  • 3.8  Hotel Service
  • 3.8  Room Comfort
  • 3.8  Hotel Condition
  • 3.9  Room Cleanliness

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Trip type Number of reviews Average rating
All Trip Types (22) 3.8
Business (4) 3.5
Romance (2) 4.0
Family (0) 0
With Friends (5) 3.2
All Others (11) 4.1

Overview

Location.
This Santa Cruz property is close to Pacific Garden Mall and Town Clock. Also nearby are Main Beach and Santa Cruz Beach Boardwalk.

Features.
Continental Inn has an outdoor pool and a spa tub. Business amenities include a business center and wireless Internet access. A Continental breakfast is complimentary to guests. Guest parking is complimentary. Additional amenities include coffee in the lobby, complimentary newspapers in the lobby, and air conditioning in public areas. This is a smoke-free property (fines may apply for violations).

Guestrooms.
Amenities featured in guestrooms include coffee/tea makers, free local calls, and clock radios. In addition, amenities available on request include wake-up calls. Guestrooms have cable television with premium TV channels, HBO, and pay movies. Business-friendly amenities include voice mail. All guestrooms provide microwaves and refrigerators. Bathrooms feature shower/tub combinations, hair dryers, and complimentary toiletries. Guestrooms are accessible via exterior corridors. Rollaway beds are available on request. All guestrooms at Continental Inn are non-smoking.

Notifications:

Additional fees and deposits may be charged by the property at time of service, check-in, or check-out.

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  • We're just a phone call away: 800-2-HOTELS (800-246-8357)

Amenities

Services

  • Coffee in lobby
  • Complimentary breakfast
  • Complimentary newspapers in lobby
  • Express check-out
  • Internet access in public areas - complimentary
  • Internet access - wireless
  • Parking (free)
  • Spa tub

Business & Event

  • 24-hour front desk
  • Business center

Accessibility Features

This hotel does not offer any accessibility features. Please select a different hotel if you are interested in booking a room with accessibility features.

Rooms (all rooms include)

  • Access via exterior corridors
  • Cable/satellite television channels
  • Cable television service
  • Climate control
  • Clock radio
  • Coffee/tea maker
  • Complimentary toiletries
  • Cribs (infant beds) available
  • Free local calls
  • Hair dryer
  • Internet access (complimentary)
  • Iron/ironing board
  • Microwave
  • Non-smoking only
  • Pay movies
  • Premium television channel(s)
  • Refrigerator
  • Rollaway beds
  • Shower/tub combination
  • Voice mail
  • Wake-up calls
  • Window opens
  • Wireless Internet access

General

  • Air-conditioned public areas;
  • Elevator/lift;
  • Microwave in lobby;
  • Number of buildings/towers 2;
  • Number of floors: 2;
  • Number of rooms: 52;
  • Smoke-free property;
  • Swimming pool - outdoor;
  • Television in lobby
Check-in time is 3 PM
Check-out time is Noon
Pets not allowed

Extra-person charges may apply and vary depending on hotel policy.
Photo identification and credit card or cash deposit are 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.

Dining

Guests are offered a complimentary breakfast.

Guestrooms Guestrooms

One Queen 1-2 ppl

Hotel Info: 866-539-8117

All rooms include All rooms include
  • Access via exterior corridors
  • Cable/satellite television channels
  • Cable television service
  • Climate control
  • Clock radio
  • Coffee/tea maker
  • Complimentary toiletries
  • Cribs (infant beds) available
  • Free local calls
  • Hair dryer
  • Internet access (complimentary)
  • Iron/ironing board
  • Microwave
  • Non-smoking only
  • Pay movies
  • Premium television channel(s)
  • Refrigerator
  • Rollaway beds
  • Shower/tub combination
  • Voice mail
  • Wake-up calls
  • Window opens
  • Wireless Internet access
Accessibility features Accessibility features

This hotel does not offer any accessibility features. Please select a different hotel if you are interested in booking a room with accessibility features.

Standard 1 Queen

Hotel Info: 866-539-8117

One queen bed. Exterior-corridor access. Cable TV with pay movies. Complimentary wireless Internet access. Voice mail. Free local calls. Refrigerator, microwave, and coffee/tea maker. Nonsmoking.

All rooms include
Accessibility features

Standard room with king bed

Hotel Info: 866-539-8117

One king bed. Exterior-corridor access. Cable TV with pay movies. Complimentary wireless Internet access. Voice mail. Free local calls. Refrigerator, microwave, and coffee/tea maker. Nonsmoking.

All rooms include
Accessibility features

Two Queens 1-2 ppl

Hotel Info: 866-539-8117

All rooms include
Accessibility features

Two Queens 3 ppl

Hotel Info: 866-539-8117

All rooms include
Accessibility features

Two Queens 4 ppl

Hotel Info: 866-539-8117

All rooms include
Accessibility features

Terms & conditions

Extra-person charges may apply and vary depending on hotel policy.
Photo identification and credit card or cash deposit are 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. Prices shown exclude taxes and fees unless otherwise stated.

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Nearby Activities & Points of Interest

Less than 0.5 mile

  • Pacific Garden Mall - 600 yards
  • Downtown Santa Cruz - 700 yards

0.5 - 1.0 mi

  • Town Clock - 1000 yards
  • Cocoanut Grove - 1200 yards
  • Mission Santa Cruz - 1200 yards
  • Main Beach - 1300 yards
  • Santa Cruz Museum of Natural History - 1400 yards
  • Santa Cruz Beach Boardwalk - 1700 yards

1.0 - 3.0 mi

  • Santa Cruz Surfing Museum - 1.6 miles
  • State Lighthouse Museum - 1.6 miles

3.0+ mi

  • Norman Y. Mineta San Jose Intl. Airport (SJC) - 28 miles
  • Monterey Peninsula Airport (MRY) - 28 miles
  • Salinas Municipal Airport (SNS) - 31 miles
  • San Francisco Intl. Airport (SFO) - 49 miles

Reviews

Continental Inn 2009.10.04
Recommended Trip type: With Friends

Reviewed by a Hotels.com guest on Oct 4, 2009

This guest did not leave a comment.

Overall Rating

5.0 out of value="5"
  • 5.0 Hotel Service
  • 5.0 Hotel Condition
  • 5.0 Room Comfort
  • 5.0 Room Cleanliness
Continental Inn 2009.10.01
Recommended Trip type: All Others "Wonderful value"

Reviewed by a Hotels.com guest on Oct 1, 2009

Had a great stay at this hotel. They put a lot of money into making the rooms quality. Easy to find and impressed with the value.

Overall Rating

5.0 out of value="5"
  • 5.0 Hotel Service
  • 5.0 Hotel Condition
  • 5.0 Room Comfort
  • 5.0 Room Cleanliness
Continental Inn 2009.06.14
Recommended Trip type: All Others "Reasonable value"

Reviewed by a Hotels.com guest on Jun 14, 2009

I found the hotel to be a reasonable value. The hotel is old but they have done a nice job refurbishing and redecorating the facility. Completely unlike many older units in Santa Cruz.

Overall Rating

4.0 out of value="5"
  • 3.0 Hotel Service
  • 4.0 Hotel Condition
  • 4.0 Room Comfort
  • 4.0 Room Cleanliness
Continental Inn 2009.05.08
Not recommended Trip type: Business "Not worth the money"

Reviewed by Scottmar of Roseville on May 8, 2009

This is an expensive room that is not worth the money. Really

Overall Rating

2.0 out of value="5"
  • 2.0 Hotel Service
  • 2.0 Hotel Condition
  • 3.0 Room Comfort
  • 3.0 Room Cleanliness
Continental Inn 2009.03.21
Recommended Trip type: Romance "fRONT DESK"

Reviewed by casey of tracy on Mar 21, 2009

The front desk staff was not very friendly. I think it would be a good idea to extend breakfast for an hour longer as well as the hot tub hours

Overall Rating

4.0 out of value="5"
  • 4.0 Hotel Service
  • 4.0 Hotel Condition
  • 4.0 Room Comfort
  • 4.0 Room Cleanliness
Continental Inn 2008.09.04
Not recommended Trip type: Romance "SANTA CRUZ"

Reviewed by a Hotels.com guest on Sep 4, 2008

LOCATION WAS GOOD BUT THE PRICE OF THE ROOM COMPARED TO THE SIZE OF WAS NOT.

Overall Rating

4.0 out of value="5"
  • 4.0 Hotel Service
  • 4.0 Hotel Condition
  • 4.0 Room Comfort
  • 5.0 Room Cleanliness
Continental Inn 2007.11.28
Not recommended Trip type: All Others "Needs improvement"

Reviewed by mausiunmom of Agoura Hills, CA on Nov 28, 2007

Rooms were dirty, dirt on the walls, rugs stained. Pen marks and scratches on the dresser and nightstand. The bathroom was newer, but smelled like backed up plumbing. I asked for another room and they showed me a room which looked exactly like the one I was already in. I would not stay there again.

Overall Rating

1.0 out of value="5"
  • 4.0 Hotel Service
  • 1.0 Hotel Condition
  • 1.0 Room Comfort
  • 1.0 Room Cleanliness
Continental Inn 2007.08.18
Recommended Trip type: With Friends "like this hotel"

Reviewed by a Hotels.com guest on Aug 18, 2007

beautiful wood floors, nice interior, easy access to beach & downtown. my only complaint is they need to replace the mattess in my room. one side of bed is totaly crunched.

Overall Rating

1.0 out of value="5"
  • 1.0 Hotel Service
  • 1.0 Hotel Condition
  • 2.0 Room Comfort
  • 1.0 Room Cleanliness
Continental Inn 2007.07.30
Recommended Trip type: Business

Reviewed by a Hotels.com guest on Jul 30, 2007

This guest did not leave a comment.

Overall Rating

5.0 out of value="5"
  • 5.0 Hotel Service
  • 5.0 Hotel Condition
  • 5.0 Room Comfort
  • 5.0 Room Cleanliness
Continental Inn 2007.07.24
Recommended Trip type: With Friends

Reviewed by a Hotels.com guest on Jul 24, 2007

This guest did not leave a comment.

Overall Rating

1.0 out of value="5"
  • 2.0 Hotel Service
  • 1.0 Hotel Condition
  • 1.0 Room Comfort
  • 1.0 Room Cleanliness
Continental Inn 2007.07.20
Recommended Trip type: All Others

Reviewed by a Hotels.com guest on Jul 20, 2007

This guest did not leave a comment.

Overall Rating

4.0 out of value="5"
  • 4.0 Hotel Service
  • 4.0 Hotel Condition
  • 4.0 Room Comfort
  • 4.0 Room Cleanliness
Continental Inn 2007.07.05
Recommended Trip type: All Others "better beds needed"

Reviewed by tom of sacramento on Jul 5, 2007

Room was large and clean. The only concern I had was that the bed was very hard and uncomfortable.

Overall Rating

4.0 out of value="5"
  • 3.0 Hotel Service
  • 5.0 Hotel Condition
  • 2.0 Room Comfort
  • 5.0 Room Cleanliness
Continental Inn 2007.06.20
Recommended Trip type: All Others

Reviewed by a Hotels.com guest on Jun 20, 2007

This guest did not leave a comment.

Overall Rating

5.0 out of value="5"
  • 5.0 Hotel Service
  • 5.0 Hotel Condition
  • 5.0 Room Comfort
  • 5.0 Room Cleanliness
Continental Inn 2007.05.17
Recommended Trip type: All Others

Reviewed by a Hotels.com guest on May 17, 2007

This guest did not leave a comment.

Overall Rating

4.0 out of value="5"
  • 4.0 Hotel Service
  • 4.0 Hotel Condition
  • 4.0 Room Comfort
  • 5.0 Room Cleanliness
Continental Inn 2007.05.08
Recommended Trip type: All Others "great room for the money"

Reviewed by sue of CT on May 8, 2007

room key card locked us out every day and needed to be reset, otherwise fine.Pool area is very small but adequate if no other people are at it.

Overall Rating

5.0 out of value="5"
  • 5.0 Hotel Service
  • 5.0 Hotel Condition
  • 5.0 Room Comfort
  • 5.0 Room Cleanliness
Continental Inn 2007.05.07
Recommended Trip type: With Friends "Great room for the money"

Reviewed by Jeannette and of Enfield, Connecticut on May 7, 2007

My husband and I were looking for a clean room to spend the night. We planned on being out all day and didn't require alot of amenities. However, the Continental Inn in Santa Cruz exceeded our expectations. The room was immaculate. Lovely new furniture, sleigh bed, pristine bathroom, great room service and very friendly and professional hotel staff. A great little breakfast room with fresh coffee,juice, bagels, croissants, muffins and more, free newspaper, internet access, etc. Beautiful landscaping, hot tub and pool. It was a great, little place for the money and met all of our needs and then some.

Overall Rating

5.0 out of value="5"
  • 5.0 Hotel Service
  • 5.0 Hotel Condition
  • 5.0 Room Comfort
  • 5.0 Room Cleanliness
Continental Inn 2007.05.02
Recommended Trip type: All Others

Reviewed by a Hotels.com guest on May 2, 2007

This guest did not leave a comment.

Overall Rating

4.0 out of value="5"
  • 5.0 Hotel Service
  • 4.0 Hotel Condition
  • 4.0 Room Comfort
  • 4.0 Room Cleanliness
Continental Inn 2007.04.27
Not recommended Trip type: Business

Reviewed by a Hotels.com guest on Apr 27, 2007

This guest did not leave a comment.

Overall Rating

3.0 out of value="5"
  • 4.0 Hotel Service
  • 4.0 Hotel Condition
  • 3.0 Room Comfort
  • 1.0 Room Cleanliness
Continental Inn 2007.04.26
Not recommended Trip type: All Others "great room for the money"

Reviewed by runner of Modesto CA on Apr 26, 2007

Mixed review because my friend's reservation for herself, husband and 3 children were botched- ended up with very small room, unable to put 2 rollaways in. So friend stayed in my room on a terrible rollaway- huge dip in middle. Very noisy on Sat night- someone mistakenly tried the door knob at 1am startling us out of sleep. We were all running the 1/2 marathon next day. Our bed was comfortable and the stay on Sunday night was much quieter

Overall Rating

4.0 out of value="5"
  • 4.0 Hotel Service
  • 4.0 Hotel Condition
  • 4.0 Room Comfort
  • 5.0 Room Cleanliness
Continental Inn 2007.04.18
Recommended Trip type: All Others

Reviewed by a Hotels.com guest on Apr 18, 2007

This guest did not leave a comment.

Overall Rating

5.0 out of value="5"
  • 5.0 Hotel Service
  • 4.0 Hotel Condition
  • 5.0 Room Comfort
  • 5.0 Room Cleanliness
Continental Inn 2007.04.18
Recommended Trip type: Business ""Great room for the money""

Reviewed by a Hotels.com guest on Apr 18, 2007

The only down side was the check in was across the street. The place was clean, fresh paint, nice little amenities. Over all nice stay for the money.

Overall Rating

4.0 out of value="5"
  • 3.0 Hotel Service
  • 4.0 Hotel Condition
  • 4.0 Room Comfort
  • 4.0 Room Cleanliness
Continental Inn 2007.04.18
Recommended Trip type: With Friends

Reviewed by a Hotels.com guest on Apr 18, 2007

This guest did not leave a comment.

Overall Rating

4.0 out of value="5"
  • 2.0 Hotel Service
  • 4.0 Hotel Condition
  • 4.0 Room Comfort
  • 4.0 Room Cleanliness

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