Travel
For those flying in, we recommend San Jose SJC airport - only 45 minutes from Santa Cruz. San Francisco SFO and Oakland OAK are about 1.5 hours away.
Uber and Lyft are readily available around Santa Cruz and throughout the Bay Area. Otherwise, renting a car is a great way to get around!
We recommend guests stay in the Downtown Santa Cruz area. There are several lodging options immediately near the Boardwalk (our favorites below) and you’ll be able to easily get to all our events for the weekend! For those considering staying outside of Santa Cruz, be aware the highway in and out town is very windy and there will be heavy traffic throughout the weekend.
Hotel
Courtyard by Marriott Santa Cruz
313 Riverside Avenue, Santa Cruz, CA 95060 (831) 419-8700
Located two blocks from the Boardwalk and Cowell Beach. Click the button below to get a discounted nightly rate in our room block!
Hotel
Dream Inn
175 West Cliff Drive, Santa Cruz, CA 95060 (831) 740-8069
A cultural landmark, the Dream Inn is a retro-styled hotel at the end of Cowell Beach. Their oceanfront pool is newly renovated and has a mimosa bar daily at 10am. They have free beach cruisers available to rent at the front desk and every room has an ocean view!
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La Bahia Hotel & Spa
215 Beach Street, Santa Cruz, CA 95060 (831) 281-7041
La Bahia is a brand new luxury hotel and spa, across the street from Cowell Beach. They have free beach cruisers available to rent at the front desk. We love the Mediterranean-style architecture, their lobby bar (The Pearl) and restaurants (Low Tide downstairs, High Tide upstairs).
For all the days along the way