Ocean Echo Inn and Beach Cottages

3.5 star property

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Beach nearby, beach towels
Exterior
Sundeck
Abalone Room (7), Deluxe III Queen - No Dogs | Pillowtop beds, individually decorated, individually furnished
Captains Quarters (12), Ocean View King - No Dogs | Balcony view

Reviews

8.8 out of 10

Excellent

Popular amenities

  • Pet friendly
  • Parking included
  • Free WiFi

Explore the area

Map
401 Johans Beach Dr, Santa Cruz, CA, 95062
  • Sunny Cove Beach
    1 min walk
  • Little Caesars Pizza
    2 min walk
  • Santa Cruz Metro Center
    5 min drive
  • San Jose, CA (SJC-Norman Y. Mineta San Jose Intl.)
    46 min drive

Room options

Sea Breeze Room (15), Deluxe I Queen - Dog Friendly

  • 314 sq ft
  • Sleeps 3
  • 1 Queen Bed

Sea Otter Room (16), Deluxe II Queen - Dog Friendly

  • 317 sq ft
  • Sleeps 3
  • 1 Queen Bed

Beachcomber Cottage (6), Deluxe Family Cottage - Dog Friendly

  • 462 sq ft
  • Sleeps 6
  • 1 King Bed, 2 Queen Beds and 1 Double Sofa Bed

Sea Star Room (9), Deluxe II King - Dog Friendly

  • 324 sq ft
  • Sleeps 2
  • 1 King Bed

Gull Cottage (1), Family Cottage - Dog Friendly

  • 365 sq ft
  • Sleeps 4
  • 1 Queen Bed and 1 Queen Sofa Bed

Pelican Cottage (4), Family Cottage - No Dogs

  • 365 sq ft
  • Partial ocean view
  • Sleeps 4
  • 1 Queen Bed and 1 Queen Sofa Bed

Family Cottage - Pet Friendly

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

Blue Whale Room (11), Family Double - No Dogs

  • 399 sq ft
  • Sleeps 4
  • 2 Queen Beds

Captains Quarters (12), Ocean View King - No Dogs

  • 250 sq ft
  • Ocean view
  • Sleeps 2
  • 1 King Bed

Sand Dollar Room (14), Standard Queen Bed - No Dogs

  • 200 sq ft
  • Sleeps 2
  • 1 Queen Bed

Driftwood Cottage (5), Family Cottage - No Dogs

  • 330 sq ft
  • Partial ocean view
  • Sleeps 4
  • 1 Queen Bed and 1 Twin Trundle Bed

Sand Piper Room (8), Deluxe I King - No Dogs

  • 324 sq ft
  • Sleeps 2
  • 1 King Bed

Abalone Room (7), Deluxe III Queen - No Dogs

  • 310 sq ft
  • Sleeps 2
  • 1 Queen Bed

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About the neighborhood

Santa Cruz

With a stay at Ocean Echo Inn and Beach Cottages in Santa Cruz (Eastside Santa Cruz), you'll be steps from Sunny Cove Beach and 5 minutes by foot from Twin Lakes State Beach. .This beach hotel is 1.5 mi (2.5 km) from Santa Cruz Harbor and 2.2 mi (3.5 km) from Capitola Beach.

What's nearby

  • Sunny Cove Beach - 1 min walk
  • Twin Lakes State Beach - 5 min walk
  • Santa Cruz Harbor - 4 min drive
  • Santa Cruz Beach Boardwalk - 6 min drive
  • Capitola Beach - 6 min drive

Getting around

  • Norman Y. Mineta San Jose Intl. Airport (SJC) - 46 min drive

Restaurants

  • ‪Crow's Nest Restaurant - ‬19 min walk
  • ‪Peoples Coffee - ‬14 min walk
  • ‪Starbucks - ‬1 min walk
  • ‪Brady's Yacht Club - ‬4 min drive
  • ‪Verve Coffee Roasters - ‬2 min drive

About this property

Ocean Echo Inn and Beach Cottages

Sandy fun near Sunny Cove Beach and Twin Lakes State Beach
Ocean Echo Inn and Beach Cottages offers 15 accommodations with iPod docking stations and coffee/tea makers. Each accommodation is individually furnished and decorated. Beds feature pillowtop mattresses. 30-inch flat-screen televisions come with cable channels.

Bathrooms include complimentary toiletries and hair dryers. Guests can surf the web using the complimentary wireless Internet access. Housekeeping is offered once per stay and change of towels can be requested. Housekeeping is provided on a limited basis.

The recreational activities listed below are available either on site or nearby; fees may apply.
Make yourself at home in one of the 15 individually decorated guestrooms, featuring microwaves and iPod docking stations. Your room comes with a pillowtop bed. 30-inch flat-screen televisions with cable programming provide entertainment, while complimentary wireless internet access keeps you connected. Private bathrooms have complimentary toiletries and hair dryers.
Take in the views from a terrace and a garden and make use of amenities such as complimentary wireless internet access. Additional amenities at this Edwardian hotel include concierge services, a picnic area, and barbecue grills.
A complimentary continental breakfast is served daily from 8:00 AM to 10:00 AM.
The front desk is staffed during limited hours. Free self parking is available onsite.
A complimentary continental breakfast is served each morning between 8:00 AM and 10:00 AM.

Languages

English

Property amenities

Internet

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

Parking and transportation

  • Free self parking on site
  • Limited onsite parking

Food and drink

  • Free continental breakfast available daily 8:00 AM to 10:00 AM

Family friendly

  • Children's toys
  • In-room microwave
  • Soundproofed rooms

Conveniences

  • Guidebooks
  • Limited-hour front desk
  • Vending machine

Guest services

  • Change of towels on request
  • Concierge services
  • Housekeeping (once per stay)
  • Proposal/romance packages

Outdoors

  • Barbecue grill
  • Beach towels
  • Garden
  • Outdoor furniture
  • Picnic area
  • Terrace

Accessibility

  • No elevator

More

  • 2 floors
  • Banquet hall
  • Built in 1909
  • Edwardian architecture
  • Smoke-free property

Room amenities

Bedroom

  • Bedsheets provided
  • Pillowtop mattress

Bathroom

  • Free toiletries
  • Hair dryer
  • Private bathroom
  • Towels provided

Entertainment

  • 30-inch flat-screen TV with cable channels
  • iPod dock

Food and drink

  • Champagne service
  • Coffee/tea maker
  • Microwave
  • Paper towels

More

  • Heating
  • Individual decor
  • Individual furnishings
  • Iron/ironing board
  • Soundproofed rooms

Policies

Check-in

Check-in start time: 4:00 PM; Check-in end time: 9:00 PM
Minimum check-in age: 21

Check-out

Check-out before 11 AM
Contactless check-out available

Special check-in instructions

The front desk is open daily from 8:00 AM - 9:00 PM
Front desk staffed during limited hours
This property doesn't offer after-hours check-in

Access methods

Front desk (limited hours)

Pets

Pets allowed for an extra charge of USD 50 per pet, per night
Service animals are welcome, and are exempt from fees
Welcoming dogs only
2 total (up to 50 lbs per pet)
Specific rooms only, restrictions apply; pet-friendly rooms can be requested by contacting the property at the number on the booking confirmation
Food and water bowls are available

Children and extra beds

Children are welcome
Rollaway/extra beds are not available

Property payment types

Important information

Fees

You'll be asked to pay the following charges at the property. Fees may include applicable taxes:

  • Breakage deposit: USD 100 per stay

We have included all charges provided to us by the property.

Optional extras

  • Pet fee: USD 50 per pet, per night
  • Service animals are exempt from fees

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 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; cash is not accepted
This property reserves the right to pre-authorize the guest's credit card prior to arrival.
Safety features at this property include a fire extinguisher
Please note that cultural norms and guest policies may differ by country and by property; the policies listed are provided by the property
Guests traveling with their dogs who do not book dog-friendly rooms may not be allowed to check in.

We should mention

This property does not have elevators

Property is also known as

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Ocean Echo Inn and Beach Cottages Reviews

Reviews

8.8

Excellent

Rating 10 - Excellent. 281 out of 481 reviews" "
Rating 8 - Good. 119 out of 481 reviews" "
Rating 6 - Okay. 46 out of 481 reviews" "
Rating 4 - Poor. 21 out of 481 reviews" "
Rating 2 - Terrible. 14 out of 481 reviews" "

9.2/10

Cleanliness

9.0/10

Staff & service

8.6/10

Amenities

8.8/10

Property conditions & facilities

9.0/10

Eco-friendliness

Reviews

8/10 Good

Amy

Traveled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Beautiful hotel but not the best location for the money unfortunately.
Stayed 4 nights in Aug 2024

10/10 Excellent

Karen

Stayed 2 nights in Aug 2024

6/10 Okay

Linda

Stayed 1 night in Aug 2024

4/10 Poor

laurens

Traveled with partner
Liked: Staff & service
Disliked: Property conditions & facilities
The ceiling light was fading and provided no light. The toilet seat would not stay upright. The so called breakfast was a joke--------two hardboiled eggs and a few packets of oatmeal.. No place to sit. We have b een to lots of motels and this was the worse we have seen. Getting out of parking place difficult. Not in any way worth the exorbitant $500 price! Never again will be back. We have children living in Soquel
Stayed 2 nights in Aug 2024

8/10 Good

Sarah

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

6/10 Okay

Linda

Traveled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service
Disliked: Amenities
We paid for smores kits from them to use on their beach that 1) didn’t allow fires and 2) had a group of homeless folks sleeping at the entrance to the beach and 3) had sheriffs there for who knows what several times while we were there. Pillows were awful and mattresses not great. My daughter’s room was dark and basement like. Would not stay again.
Stayed 1 night in Aug 2024

8/10 Good

Julie Rose

Traveled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Cool place to stay
Stayed 2 nights in May 2024

4/10 Poor

Michael

Traveled with partner
Liked: Staff & service
Disliked: Cleanliness, amenities, property conditions & facilities
There is not a convenient path to the beach and the beach was filthy and not well maintained. The room to get the complimentary breakfast was extraordinarily tiny and could fit no more than two people at a time. Our sea breeze room was also small and dingy. My wife and I came here looking for a pleasant honeymoon experience, but we can honestly say we will never come back here again!
Stayed 5 nights in Jul 2024

8/10 Good

Heather

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service
Disliked: Amenities
I love the ocean view and sounds. I didn’t like that I could hear everything happening in the offices above my room. Wonderful staff🌈🤗
Stayed 2 nights in Jul 2024

10/10 Excellent

Alicia

Traveled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Cottage family love
Always love staying at cottages with my family. Short walk to a nice beach. Love the full kitchen and BBQ. Little noisy with the neighbors this trip. Thank you for the fan in the living space because it can get just a little warm Without it. We will be staying here again in the future.
Stayed 2 nights in Jul 2024

10/10 Excellent

Tod

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Stayed 1 night in Jul 2024

10/10 Excellent

Jon

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Jessica at the front desk was very, very nice!!
Stayed 1 night in Jun 2024

10/10 Excellent

David

Stayed 1 night in Jun 2024

6/10 Okay

David

Traveled with pets, Traveled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
The only reason I gave this property a 3/5 stars overall, is for their per fee on their property. Charging $50 Per per per day is a bit much, especially since you do not know that charge until after booking the room. Even 5 star hotels like the Four Seasons only charge $50 per stay. Other than that the hotel staff was helpful the rooms good, but the location was excellent for getting to the beach quickly and easily. Dog are also allowed on the leash. So a win, win. Only the extra per charges seem out of place for an awesome hotel.
Stayed 2 nights in Jun 2024

10/10 Excellent

Kala

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 1 night in Jun 2024

10/10 Excellent

ashley

Traveled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Was a great little spot close to beach and restaurant. Very clean and friendly!
Stayed 1 night in Jun 2024

10/10 Excellent

Laurie

Stayed 1 night in May 2024

2/10 Terrible

Adria

Disliked: Room comfort
Stayed 1 night in May 2024

2/10 Terrible

Maiira

Disliked: Staff & service
This is establishment is not kid friendly.

10/10 Excellent

Sterling

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 2 nights in May 2024

8/10 Good

Stacey

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Stayed 1 night in May 2024

8/10 Good

Javier

Business traveler
Liked: Cleanliness, property conditions & facilities
Stayed 1 night in May 2024

10/10 Excellent

Ivan, Sacramento

Traveled with partner, Traveled with pets
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Right next to a small beach, dog friendly, clean, and great staff!
Stayed 1 night in Apr 2024

10/10 Excellent

Lauren

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Nice getaway at the coast
Very pleasant room and atmosphere. Loved our ocean view. Enjoyed the peaceful vibe and location.
Stayed 1 night in Apr 2024

10/10 Excellent

Nichole

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Everything
Stayed 1 night in Apr 2024