Fireside Inn By The Beach Boardwalk & Bowling

This has always been one of my favorite spots when I come to Santa cruz, it's literally steps away from the boardwalk and Beach and there's great places to eat around here such as Main Street Cafe and the Picnic Basket. You can see the rides from the windows of your room. I'm guessing the building itself was probably built in the 60s or '70s but it's always been a nice spot with very basic amenities. The owners have been doing a lot of upgrading & our room had new shower, mirror and sink, also the lighting is new. The curtains, towels and bedding were nice. Very friendly staff and owner. He let us park in the lot even though our room wasn't going to be ready for a few hours so we didn't have to find Beach parking. There was a nice flat screen TV as well. But we didn't spend much time in the room, not with the beach & boardwalk right there.

Sam was awesome! He really looks out for his guests. The property is older and in need of renovation but the bed was brand new and comfortable and the TV was brand new. This place is literally right across from the boardwalk next to Boardwalk Bowl which makes it easy to get to and from all the fun! Will definitely stay there again.

I think it's the best place to stay for the price. At the bottom of the santa cruz beach and 2 minutes walking distance to the amusement park, the location is very nice, the room is very nice, the bed is good, the shower is nice. And finally, I would like to thank the lady in the lobby, she was very interested in her interest, I would definitely recommend this place.

The room was the perfect size for the 3 of us! It was great to have the king bed in the main room w/ TV & the full bed in a separate room for privacy. The one bathroom was in between the 2 rooms which was suitable size w/ sink & toilet & tub/shower & window for ventilation. The full bed bedroom also has a window to open for fresh air. The room came with a microwave & refrigerator to store drinks & food items which was great. It was nice to wake up in the morning & hear the sea birds & seals barking. We loved walking one block down the street & spending the day at the beach them coming back to clean up & change clothes easily! We enjoyed the bowling center down the street, they stayed open late & had good food & drinks! Of course the Santa Cruz Boardwalk is always a fun place to go have fun on the rides, eat delicious salt water taffy, specialty carmel apples, corn dogs, icees, dole pineapple whips, & so many more treats or shop at multiple stores to buy clothes, jewelry, shoes, toys or souvenirs!

Location is prime. They had a microwave and refridgerator in the room, (which is noted on the website for ammenities) Price was reasonable.