A medium sized room, basic but comfortable and fantastic balcony overlooking the beach ! You could hear the seals under the peer from our room such fun ! Close to all of the Santa Cruz sights and lovely cliff walk closeby. The restaurant was excellent worth a visit. The pool was great and had waiter service and volleyball available beside... More

During my entire stay at the Dream Inn, I kept repeating, "It doesn't get better than this". Right on the beach, overlooking the entire bay~each room is ocean front and we were on the 10th floor. The beach was at our doorstep, but my husband and I wanted to enjoy a late lunch poolside, so grabbed some chaise lounges and... More

We did have the premier king, which has a nice set up of a separate bedroom and living room. All the rooms seem to have balconies, which is very nice. The decor is fun but not luxurious. Everything functioned well. The bathroom is very small and the air is window, no central controls but this is a revamped older hotel.... More

The dream inn really takes care of all your needs. The service is exceptional and the rooms are clean with lots of light with incredible views. The restaurant is amazing for breakfast, lunch and dinner and room service is just as good. We enjoy relaxing by the pool or a walk down to the beach where you can have surf... More

This was our first trip to the Dream Inn - with my 11 and 12 year old. We LOVED the location (walk to pier, boardwalk, beach, anywhere) and the room was spacious enough to fit a rollaway in addition to two comfy double (or queen?) beds. We loved going to sleep and waking up to the surf (loved the 3rd... More

After a very very long drive from Mammoth Lakes we were so pleased to walk into such a lovely room with amazing sea views. The rooms are the best thing about this hotel but be warned the rooms are not well insulated and this was the only hotel we stayed in during our 2 week touring holiday where you constantly... More

We flew into San Francisco on Wednesday May 8th and drove straight to the Dream Inn (well, actually via Safeway where we picked up some delicious chicken salad sandwiches - it was getting late and we didn't want to waste time sitting in a restaurant). Easy to find and very friendly staff helped us with our 4 suitcases. Given that... More

Stayed here for a night to attend a family wedding. As others have said, the prices were on the higher side, so while my experience was overall positive (a great location!), I was expecting something a little better than what I found. Since this is Trip Advisor, I'll get this out of the way first: the internet is on the... More

I recently visited Santa Cruz for the first time on business. It was a beautiful drive down from SFO especially along route 17 to Santa Cruz. Several business associates decided we should stay at the Dream Inn, which is located on the beach overlooking Monterey Bay. Also Yelper Jennifer J. of San Francisco recommended I should stay at some specific... More