The Islander Motel Santa Cruz CA

Bs this site doesn’t work correctly booked for work date. No refunds, no date changes.

Parking on site and free. Check in was simple. Staff was super friendly. Nice pool. Very convenient location.

The motel was 2 blocks from the place we were having a meeting so it was very convenient. We didn't try to use the pool so no comment on that.

do not stay here if you are transgender. staff were rude and incredibly inflexible. talked down at me and nearly canceled my reservation because of a slight discrepancy with my ID. forced me to change my reservation to my deadname (myself, refused to do it themselves) to match it up with my driver’s lisence even though i had proof i had paid for the room and govt-issued ID that matched the name i gave them. have been staying at big and small hotels across the coast and this has NEVER been an issue. tiny towels as well and poor ventilation in the room, and the owners kept stink-eyeing me.

Excellent room with amazing bed and quality pillows. Very clean and spacious. Keurig coffee in lobby. Low price but high on quality.

The mangers are very mean they will not give your deposit back. Just because there Steins bed that happens when you sleep So she very lazy does not want to clean the rooms. Her husband always wanted to check our room we said no. We are good. They mean people watch your back if you stay there you will not get your. deposit back they only care about money. Most likely your sleeping on dirty sheets because she does not want to wash them. Plus they wanted spy on you to see what happing around your rooms with there camera stuff to. If you're looking for private place to stay this place is not for you

Excellent choice for the super low budget motel. Very clean , super comfy bed , room seemed recently updated and close to everything. Definitely recommend.

The room was spotless as always. Check in and out was effortless and managers were pleasant and accommodating. We will definitely stay here again!

The whole place smelt like stinky feet first off!! The lady behind the counter was extremely unprofessional and rude and they ran my debit card on file three different times before even arriving and i had selected to pay in person when I made my reservations online. Thankfully my bank flagged it for suspicious activity! I was there at 3:46 pm check in isn’t even till 3:00pm and because it was Valentine’s Day most places were sold out, so of course so was this place!!! she sold my room out from underneath me for almost double what I booked it for and then she said that it was my fault I had no money and for us to leave. My fiance and I Drove 6 and half hours to just escape for a night at the beach we had money. veryglad we didn’t end up having to stay here. TVs broken air conditioning stunk and barely worked so we went down the street closer to the ocean and stayed at Hotel Santa Cruz!!! highly recommend especially after our horrible experience at the islander…. Don’t stay here