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Santa Cruz HostelvsHotel California
Both properties are praised by experts. On balance, Santa Cruz Youth Hostel Carmelita Cottages is the choice of most reviewers compared to Hotel California. Santa Cruz Youth Hostel Carmelita Cottages comes in at #11 in San Jose with approval from 1 publications including Lonely Planet.
Santa Cruz Hostel
Lonely Planet
321 Main Street, Beach Hill, Santa Cruz, CA 95060
From $0/night
- Laundy Room
- Free Parking
- Kitchenette
- Beach
- Baggage storage
- Board games / puzzles
Lonely Planet Top Choice
"Budget overnighters dig this cute hostel at the century-old Carmelita Cottages surrounded by flowering gardens, just two blocks from the beach." Full review
Hotel California
Rough Guide Lonely Planet
2431 Ash Street, Palo Alto, CA 94306
From $0/night
- Free Internet
- Shuttle Bus
- Restaurant
- Air Conditioning
Rough Guide "Conveniently placed and with a free shuttle to campus, this friendly hotel has twenty compact but nicely furnished rooms. And yes, the website opens with “Welcome to….”"
Lonely Planet "Alas, no pink champagne on ice, but it does provide frosted tequila shots upon check-in and wine and cheese nightly." Full review
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This bay-windowed, vintage-1920s hotel has small rooms with laminate floors and sometimes-thin walls but also cheery yellow paint jobs, fluffy beds and double-pane windows that (generally) block street noise (request a quiet room).
