Fireside Inn Santa Cruz

a bit noisy, and the beds have bottoms that sound like they are made of pans. But it was clean and was a safe place to sleep for the night. The staff was nice.

Great location for walking to Boardwalk and the pier. Room was clean, but quirky… bed made noise, small TV, no lamps or dim lights, broken toilet roll holder.

Stayed right across the street in this awesome little hotel with easy access to the beach and whole boardwalk.

Very close to the boardwalk. There are no coffee makers in the rooms. The hotel manager was very nice and helpful, he was a good host.

We checked in around 8pm after our day at the boardwalk, there was no parking due to the owner parking his Tesla in 2 spaces claiming it was to hold the space for a cop. Told me to park in disabled parking and would call my room if I needed to move it. Luckily a space opened up an hour later and I moved my car so I wouldn’t get a call in the middle of the night or a $250 fine. The rooms were cramped with 2 queen beds, barely any room to walk around the room especially to the bathroom. Then the shower had a noticeable leak in the bottom door frame, potential to build mold if it didn’t already. The bathroom remodel was also unfinished. As well as the paint chipping all over the room. The pillows were completely flat, might as well put your head on the mattress. There was a questionable stain on the sheets. And no, the cop never showed up for the parking space. Overall wouldn’t stay here again. Would NOT recommend to a friend.

The owner was very rude. We asked for towels since we stayed two days at this property. We had to give them back our dirty towels to get new clean towels. We had two cars to park because my husband met us there after work. The owner came up to the car and told my husband listen to me I don’t listen to you and he instructed him to park in a certain spot even though they were not sold out of rooms. There was plenty of parking space available. The owner asked his employee to see how many people we had in our room. There were two adults and two children. Get some training in customer service.

Great spot to stay for the price and location with the free parking you can’t beat it

Close to boardwalk and bowling alley. Location is great.

Staff very friendly and helpful. Close to boardwalk, updated and clean.

Fantastic location, limited parking make sure you come early. Cleanliness is not top priority. Looks like a man cleans the rooms for sure! Would have been nice to have two towels. Would have been nice to have a lamp or table in the room. My ice bags stuck to the inside of the tiny freezer!! Which made a popping noise all night that made me feel like I was right at home canning again!! No screen which was unfortunate. Potato chips all over the floor I think. No coffee for you..... however there is a wonderful restaurant around the corner! Conveniently located across from the bowling alley bars restaurants and near the pier! Bring your own blankets and pillows this is a cheap stay but worth the location