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Pacific Blue Inn
B&B
831-600-8880;
www.pacificblueinn.com
; 636 Pacific Ave; r incl breakfast
$189-289; )
This downtown courtyard B&B is an eco-conscious gem, with water-saving fixtures and
renewable and recycled building materials. Refreshingly elemental rooms have pillowtop
beds, electric fireplaces and flat-screen TVs with DVD players. Free loaner bikes.
West Cliff Inn
INN
800-979-0910, 831-457-2200;
www.westcliffinn.com
; 174 W Cliff Dr; r incl
breakfast $195-325; )
In a classy Victorian house west of the wharf, this boutique inn's quaint rooms mix sea-
grass wicker, dark wood and jaunty striped curtains. The most romantic suites have gas
fireplaces and let you spy on the breaking surf. Rates include a breakfast buffet and after-
noon wine, tea and snacks.
Sea & Sand Inn
MOTEL
831-427-3400;
www.santacruzmotels.com
; 201 W Cliff Dr; r $199-419;
)
With a grassy lawn at the cliff's edge, this spiffy, if seriously overpriced motel overlooks
Main Beach and the wharf. Fall asleep to braying sea lions! Rooms are smallish, but ocean
views can be stellar. Rates include complimentary afternoon refreshments. Their contempo
sister property,
Carousel Beach Inn
, is cheaper and closer to the beach boardwalk.
Babbling Brook Inn
B&B
r incl breakfast $229-309; )
Built around a running stream with meandering gardens, the inn has cozy rooms decorated
in French-provincial style. Most have gas fireplaces, some have whirlpool tubs and all
have featherbeds. There's afternoon wine and hors d'oeuvres, plus a full breakfast.
Hotel Paradox
HOTEL
855-425-7200, 831-425-7100;
www.thehotelparadox.com
;
611 Ocean St; r
from $189;
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