Capri Motel

If I could rate 2.5 stars I would. The Capri is a great example of you get what you pay for. However, for roughly $ 50 a night, free parking, decent rooms, fairly clean and walking distance to the beach it’s a good deal for the budget warrior or if you are working and on a keep your per diem slam dunk. I’d come back again

It’s not the ritz. It’s a bed to sleep in though. Room was small but included a fridge and microwave. Close walk to the boardwalk and downtown. We would stay there again.

I don’t see what the problem was for other reviewers. There were no «bed bugs» during our visit last week, and the room was nicely maintained. Although it was the closest room to the street, once you closed the door and window you couldn’t hear a thing! The TV worked fine and shower and bath was working great! Even came with a fridge and microwave with a separate desk. I honestly was surprised going in and seeing how much space there was. I honestly expected much worse with the price we paid for the room. Only minus was that I wish my room had carpet instead of tile floors, but it wasn’t bad at all. I mean you get all the basic necessities for the price. Besides, aren’t you there for the beach and exploring Santa Cruz ??? Only a minute walk to the boardwalk and beach for a reasonable price!!! I didn’t even have to pay for parking down near the boardwalk since we only had to walk there. Can’t beat it. The only reasonably priced hotel room we could find that’s closest to the beach. We’ll definitely come again.

My friends and I stayed here this weekend. For $ 250/​night.
This was the most disgusting place I have ever stayed. There are hostels in third world countries nicer than this. I felt bad cause my friend had spent a lot of money but I didn’t even sleep on the beds. We immediately took all the covers off the beds and dust flew up everywhere. My friends ended up sleeping with just the sheets on them and beach towels to stay warm. The room had a treadmill in it, not like a cool personal gym kind of treadmill, like a we found this for free on the side of the road and needed somewhere to store it kind of treadmill. Even though my friend had paid for a room with two queen beds the management tried to charge us extra for having 4 people in the room as opposed to 2. If I could give this zero stars I would. I literally cant think of one positive thing to say about this place. If you are thinking of staying here because you get it for some sort of deal unlike us i still advise against it. I would rather sleep on the back seat of my car than stay in this motel even if it free! I only wish I had taken photos to really show you what you’re in for.

A dirty shady motel. Didn’t stay there and instead of a refund, they double charged me. When I contacted them, they were rude and combative. Even threatened to call the police if I tried to come negotiate. A terrible place with a shady terrible staff. Had to file a claim with my bank.

Now had I read all the reviews before booking, I probably wouldn’t have booked here. But it was done and I’m one to make my own observations.
The room was small, but it was exactly what I expected. This is an old part of town, in a «beach city» where I assume a good variety of people live minimally. So I didn’t come here expecting flat screen TV’s and modern furniture. I got exactly what I thought. Old furniture, bold colors, and white linens. The room was clean, the bathroom was clean, and everything was in working order.
There were NO bedbugs, all blankets and sheets were clean, and the floor appeared to have been freshly mopped. The staff was VERY nice and accommodating. They brought the extra towels and pillows I asked for. In addition to all of that, my family and I arrived early. The room wasn’t ready, so the gentleman at the counter allowed us to park our car in the parking lot and go down to enjoy the Boardwalk until we could check in.
Overall I would return. The room was clean, the staff was nice and very pleasant.
Thank you for making our 1^st experience to Santa Cruz a good one!

DO NOT STAY HERE! If u are visiting the boardwalk and are looking for a close hotel for convenience, do yourself a huge favor by avoiding this dump hole. They take advantage of out of town visitors because of the location as they are content with sacrificing quality and customer service because of their pure laziness and «could care less» attitude. The little punjabi man running this crap show is a liar and a sour patch kid. You have been warned!!! Oh yeah, bed bugs should be the only happy guest staying in this place!

HORRIBLE!!! My family and I were looking for a reasonable price hotel to stay around the boardwalk so we booked this motel. If I would have known what we would have in store for us I would gladly have paid triple the price and stayed somewhere else. The room was decent sized but the bed was awful. 10 min in the room and I was already itching. My boyfriend woke up to some hideous rashes on his arms from all the bed bugs. Thank god we brought our own towels because all the towels in bathroom were stained. Yellow and red stains all over. I rarely write reviews but this was a must. If I could give 0 stars I would!

This was by far, the worst of the worst when it comes to quality/​customer service. If I could I would rate this a — star, which means you couldn’t pay someone to stay here. Here are a couple of things wrong with the worst night stay experience.
I check in at 730pm. Room appears small at first but nevertheless we’re excited to head down to the beach. Upon arriving back to the hotel at 11, here’s what we noticed:
— dirty towels, no shampoo, bathroom window left open (had about 10 – 15 ants came crawling in), extra small shower with weak water pressure. In the actually took, blankets made us someone itchy after shower (so now it could have been the towels or blankets), the space between the bed frame and the tv stand is about 2 feet long, if not shorter, I kid you not. If your wife was pregnant or you are on the heavier side you would not be able to walk from the front door to the bathroom because there is no space .
Customer service hangs up on you, they don’t have a damn about the person they are very unprofessional, place. Is dirty, and probably not up to par with rental standards .
I work in property management and I absolutely definitely will be contacting the health department to make sure this motel is up to par with conditions for occupants. You will be hearing from an llc.

I like this motel to stay for one nite and the room were very clean and i would come back again soon and it very close to the beach and to the board walk and the ac were working great and the tv and wifi were great too and the parking was clean were i park my car at ! and thank for every things and i will be back soon. R. R.

Stayed here for two data this past week, spur of the moment trip with my boyfriend. I picked it due to its proximity to the boardwalk and it’s cheap price. I definitely regret picking this hotel because I’m now covered in bed bug bites. Disgusting hotel. The bathroom door didn’t shut properly and the window in the bathroom didn’t lock at all. The bed was uncomfortable and clearly infested with bed bugs after checking up at the doctor. I would not rev omen this place to anyone.

Losing entry door handler, no cover mattress, no mini shampoo or cont bottle just package, no free breakfast, no Deaf friendly, no provider close caption, no pen no notepad and door nite do not bother none of that or safety door lock, Lamp light broken when we came in window was left wide open and on website said They have hair blower ect. Thire was none of that here, we got room smell like beach mix smoking this room is nonsmoking crazy part is what (dust still all over place top tv light lamps bathroom still have hair in it show still have hair on it top bed frame is dirty too). Frigrator was unplug had wait wile to get cold and thire no coffee maker so (we had call in cuz we was be late for trip due family thing so we told we be little late they got rude said must be here befor 9 pm I said we 2 hrs way it take us wile so they try force us or cancel my book for room I told them not cool we already had paid for 2 night no refund) That mess up part none one was at font desk to take care for people who need help or book room have wait outside wile cold good 15 min to 30 mins so how can I hang my suit or dress bag in this room it right above the ref. and microwave so and hang they shut and dress up with out mess it up. Can’t hang it up for almost $ 200 $$$$$ wifi don’t work with iPhone what is next This place trun that price will or could have better then this.

I would give a no-​star review to this motel but Unilocal doesn’t allow it so a one-​star will have to do. A no-​star review goes to the Capri motel in Santa Cruz because they canceled our reservation without giving us a call. Sure our credit card declined that we were holding the room with, but we were advised that our credit card would not be charged. Had we known we could’ve given them a different card and avoided this whole mess. So when we arrive for our four-​day Santa Cruz vacation we have no room and the rate that we are promised has vanished and we are stuck scrambling to find another motel. This forces us to pay $ 120 more than we would have for our stay; not good! Thanks for nothing Capri Motel and
! If we were to gain entry into this motel it didn’t look very nice or clean from the outside & smelled funny in the lobby; in the long run I’m glad we didn’t have to stay in these digs. Really the motel market in Santa Cruz is a racket. there are dozens of rundown cheap motels that charge well over $ 100 a night, (pre-​tax and city charge), because of location; service not good, appearance not good, conditions of rooms not good; Santa Cruz needs a new motel industry. I don’t mind paying for a decent room, but don’t rip me off.

HORRIBLE! This really is a ghetto hotel! The rooms smell disgusting! And if you leave the room, your are not allowed to leave the window open! The bed is literally on a metal box and it makes so much noise! When we woke up, my husband had bedbugs bites ! And one even fell in my phone! The shower were disgusting it smelled like Clorox but had mold on the shower head and top corner. The parking lot is too small, after I know that my truck isn’t going to fit. The air conditioner didn’t even work! Worst hotel ever. Even if it was $ 140 FOR ONE NIGHT.
It’s like three blocked away from the boardwalk. That was the only good thing.

This place is Horrible! It doesn’t deserve 1 star. I had a room next to the owners… it smelled like B.O.. room was extremely dirty… the short ugly woman working (owner) was rude… making personal phone calls while I was waiting to check in. I would rather sleep on a park bench than stay here again! Unless you like stale curry scent… Then I advise to stay away from this place.
The bright side… it is close to the beach.

Never stay here! I stayed here once and I will never waste my money again. Nasty, dirty and smelly room with a bed that felt like a cardboard box! There was a hole in the shower wall in the corner and no hot water. This was my worst experience ever staying in a hotel! I would have rather slept in my car!!!

This is the worst hotel I’ve ever stayed in!!! The room STINKS LIKE CIGARETTES AND MOLD, the hot water didn’t work, my air conditioner didn’t work, the beds are hard, The room is small, the customer service was rude, The towels feel like sandpaper and we asked for an iron and ironing board, they made us walk down to the front desk to go get it instead of bringing it up to our room and on top of that the ironing board was broken… FUCK THIS PLACE… GHETTO AS HELL!!!

C and I needed a bare-​bones, sleep/​clean/​go place for our NYT’s 36 Hours trip to Santa Cruz. Our room ($ 133 for Thursday and Friday night) was upstairs, and we found the no-​frills motel satisfactory, if cramped. This place is not-​so-​much with families, and the tiny pool was being filled in with sand when we arrived to check-​in, but no matter — I was actually pretty pleased with our room, and was looking forward to writing a favorable review.
Though it received mediocre ratings on several sites, I was swayed by the cute, retro sign (I’m a design geek, and this is going to haunt me in the next paragraph). There were several complaints about a un-​maneuverable parking lot, and I found this to be true, but was of little import since I’m a Ninja.
I also read two posts about bedbugs and since I’m working on optimism, I decided to take a chance. I loathe to say this and I’m shivering in repulsion as I’m typing, but I must inform my fellow travelers: upon waking the second day, I found myself covered from neck to ankle in extremely itchy, red BEDBUG BITES. Eleven, to be exact. I’ve never had bites like this before, and now I’m a semi-​expert on this particular pest.
Suffice it to say, we hightailed it out of there, and washed absolutely everything when we got home.
Commencing Operation: You Decide.
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Oh the Capri, one of the few motels I’ve stayed in California.
I wasn’t disappointed at all by the room and what it had to offer.
It’s very cheap if you’re on a budget. FREE WIFI amigos!
It’s not that far form the Boardwalk.
The only problem is that they remove the coffee wayyy to early, we know it’s free but come on we need our morning caffeine!

Lots of hotels near the Santa Cruz Beach Boardwalk have rates in the nature of $ 180-​$ 200 per night. Not this one. It’s a block from the Boardwalk and is about $ 30-​$ 50 cheaper than those others that are across the street from it.
It’s serviceable. The beds are actually comfy and the place doesn’t come off as being all that dumpy at all. Rooms were fairly clean.
That being said, people are talking and walking around the hotel until the wee hours. Noisy traffic and bright headlights are omnipresent. Okay, there were no bellhops, but we got an okay place to sleep that night for a few bucks less than some of the other places around. No swimming pool in operation, but the beach is a few blocks away, so whatever. If you want a decent, cheap hotel room in Santa Cruz, this will fit the bill.