Torch Lite Inn

500 Riverside Avenue, Santa Cruz, CA 95060

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3.5

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The Torch Lite Inn Santa Cruz is centrally located two blocks from the Boardwalk and downtown Santa Cruz with convenient access to all the area has to offer including the beach, Santa Cruz Municipal Wharf and Santa Cruz Harbor. Hotel amenities include complimentary high-speed Internet access . The outdoor pool is seasonal and heated. Hotel has guest laundry facilities, free parking and 24-hour Front Desk .Meeting space is available on site and accommodates up to 35 people. more on Yahoo! Travel

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244 reviews

3.5

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244 reviews

71% of guests recommend this place.

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Left after the 1st night and found a more reputable hotel with much better service and didn't fell like I needed a shower after leaving. more on TripAdvisor

This was a great hotel to stay in if you are planning on hanging out at the boardwalk and the beach. more on Expedia

I would suggest bringing your own towels....they were not white...very dingy, but I always travel with my own towels, and bedding supplies. more on Travelocity.com

The room was clean, nothing special, it had a fridge, and that was a plus. more on Yahoo! Travel

We stayed in a big, clean room that had a nice refrigerator, microwave and coffeemaker. more on TravelPost.com

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6 reviews

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Very clean, beds very comfortable. Decor is dated, but so what? Would have liked the continental breakfast to be available earlier than 8 a.m. and offer fresh rather than packaged ... more on Yahoo! Travel

For around $75 for a Saturday night stay in March '06, the room was clean and quite large. Check-in was easy and room was available immediately. Pool was completely drained, but not a problem given ... more on Yahoo! Travel

This hotel was only a two block walk to the Boardwalk. We enjoyed the convenience of being so close! The pool area was beautiful and well-maintained. The staff was friendly and attentive. The room was comfortable. We especially enjoyed ... more on Yahoo! Travel

The room was clean. Very dissatisfied with the bathroom, especially the shower. It was small and the shower curtain kept blowing on me. The floor got soaked every time I showered. The pool was heated and I had a nice view of it. ... more on Yahoo! Travel

We stayed there in the off season, but it was close to the boardwalk. The room was clean, nothing special, it had a fridge, and that ... more on Yahoo! Travel

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This place is not for anyone who might expect nice, pleasant and professional customer service. Upon check-in at approx. 4:00pm we were placed in a room with two double beds which we did not discover ... more on TripAdvisor

My friend and I booked this hotel at $100 a night on our drive through the PCH 1. We wanted to stay by the boardwalk. The place is AAA approved so we booked it for one night. The ice machine was out o ... more on TripAdvisor

Dirty sheets, not changed from other guests. No apology, grufly changed sheets upon demand. No tissue,... more on TripAdvisor

What a dump and poor practices!! We planned a family vacation in Santa Cruz. I used the Santa Cruz boardwalk site to choose a place to stay. All of my original choices were booked. So I called the 800 ... more on TripAdvisor

I know this sounds really negative, but this is the only negative review I have ever written. And you need to know how bad this place is, especially for its price. We only stayed at this hotel because ... more on TripAdvisor

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Absolutely horrible place to stay. Tiny rooms, linen was dirty and asked us to move to another room. The owner was extremely rude ... more on MyTravelGuide

Great place to stay with family. We loved how we were able to walk to the beach/boardwalk. The pool was clean. large and warm. Breakfast ... more on MyTravelGuide

Cheap, good to stay. more on MyTravelGuide

I was a little scared of all the reviews I had read about the rooms. There was no bad odors in the room and ... more on MyTravelGuide

Clean rooms, good service, and a great location. more on MyTravelGuide