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Babbling Brook Inn

3.0 star property
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Standard Room, 1 Queen Bed, Accessible
1 bedroom, hypo-allergenic bedding, pillow-top beds
Standard Room, 1 Queen Bed (Toulouse Latrec)
Standard Room, 1 Queen Bed (Artists Retreat) | Living area
Standard Room, 1 Queen Bed (Degas) | Terrace/patio

Reviews

8.2 out of 10
Very good

Popular amenities

  • Housekeeping
  • Parking included

Explore the area

Map
1025 Laurel St, Santa Cruz, CA, 95060
  • Pacific Avenue
    ‪12 min walk‬
  • Monterey Bay National Marine Sanctuary Exploration Center
    ‪15 min walk‬
  • Santa Cruz Wharf
    ‪17 min walk‬
  • San Jose, CA (SJC-Norman Y. Mineta San Jose Intl.)
    ‪43 min drive‬

Room options

View all photos for Suite, 1 Queen Bed (Tennyson)

Suite, 1 Queen Bed (Tennyson)

Suite, 1 Queen Bed (Tennyson)

  • Sleeps 2
  • 1 Queen Bed

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Standard Room, 2 Queen Beds (Contessa)

Standard Room, 2 Queen Beds (Contessa)

  • Sleeps 4
  • 2 Queen Beds

View all photos for Standard Room, 1 Queen Bed (Van Gogh)

Standard Room, 1 Queen Bed (Van Gogh)

Standard Room, 1 Queen Bed (Van Gogh)

  • Sleeps 2
  • 1 Queen Bed

View all photos for Standard Room, 1 Queen Bed (Renoir)

Standard Room, 1 Queen Bed (Renoir)

Standard Room, 1 Queen Bed (Renoir)

  • Sleeps 2
  • 1 Queen Bed

View all photos for Standard Room, 1 Queen Bed (Monet)

Standard Room, 1 Queen Bed (Monet)

Standard Room, 1 Queen Bed (Monet)

  • Sleeps 2
  • 1 Queen Bed

View all photos for Standard Room, 1 Queen Bed (Degas)

Standard Room, 1 Queen Bed (Degas)

Standard Room, 1 Queen Bed (Degas)

  • Sleeps 2
  • 1 Queen Bed

View all photos for Standard Room, 1 Queen Bed (Toulouse Latrec)

Standard Room, 1 Queen Bed (Toulouse Latrec)

Standard Room, 1 Queen Bed (Toulouse Latrec)

  • Sleeps 2
  • 1 Queen Bed

View all photos for Standard Room, 1 Queen Bed (Sisley)

Standard Room, 1 Queen Bed (Sisley)

Standard Room, 1 Queen Bed (Sisley)

  • Sleeps 2
  • 1 Queen Bed

View all photos for Standard Room, 1 King Bed, Garden Area

Standard Room, 1 King Bed, Garden Area

Standard Room, 1 King Bed, Garden Area

  • Sleeps 2
  • 1 King Bed

View all photos for Standard Room, 1 Queen Bed, Accessible

Standard Room, 1 Queen Bed, Accessible

Standard Room, 1 Queen Bed, Accessible

  • Sleeps 2
  • 1 Queen Bed

View all photos for Standard Room, 1 Queen Bed (Artists Retreat)

Standard Room, 1 Queen Bed (Artists Retreat)

Standard Room, 1 Queen Bed (Artists Retreat)

  • Sleeps 2
  • 1 Queen Bed

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About the area

Santa Cruz

With a stay at Babbling Brook Inn in Santa Cruz (Westside Santa Cruz), you'll be within a 5-minute drive of Monterey Bay and Santa Cruz Beach Boardwalk. .This guesthouse is 0.5 mi (0.8 km) from Neary Lagoon Park and 0.7 mi (1.1 km) from Pacific Avenue.
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What's nearby

  • Santa Cruz Wharf - 17 min walk
  • Main Beach - 17 min walk
  • Santa Cruz Beach Boardwalk - 2 min drive
  • Ocean Street - 2 min drive
  • University of California Santa Cruz Arboretum - 3 min drive

Getting around

  • Watsonville, CA (WVI-Watsonville Municipal) - 24 min drive

Restaurants

  • ‪McDonald's - ‬9 min walk
  • ‪Taco Bell - ‬8 min walk
  • ‪The Catalyst - ‬13 min walk
  • ‪Nick The Greek - ‬14 min walk
  • ‪Mission Hill Creamery - ‬13 min walk

About this property

Babbling Brook Inn

Guesthouse with free parking, near Monterey Bay
Babbling Brook Inn offers 13 accommodations, which are accessible via exterior corridors and feature hair dryers and complimentary toiletries. Each accommodation is individually decorated. Beds feature pillowtop mattresses. Flat-screen televisions come with premium satellite channels.

Bathrooms include bathtubs or showers. Business-friendly amenities include phones along with free local calls (restrictions may apply). Housekeeping is offered daily and hypo-allergenic bedding can be requested.

Stay in one of 13 guestrooms featuring flat-screen televisions. Your room comes with a pillowtop bed. Satellite television is provided for your entertainment. Private bathrooms with bathtubs or showers feature complimentary toiletries and hair dryers.
Take in the views from a terrace and a garden and make use of amenities such as discounted use of a nearby fitness facility.
Free self parking is available onsite.

Languages

English

Property amenities

Parking and public transport

  • Free self-parking on site
  • Wheelchair-accessible parking and van parking available

Guest services

  • Daily housekeeping

Outdoors

  • Garden
  • Terrace

Accessibility

  • If you have any requests for specific accessibility needs, please contact the property using the information on the reservation confirmation received after booking.
  • This property does not have any lifts
  • Assistive listening devices available
  • Well-lit path to entrance
  • Wheelchair-accessible parking
  • Wheelchair-accessible path of travel
  • Wheelchair-accessible registration desk
  • Wheelchair-accessible van parking

More

  • Smoke-free property

Room amenities

Bedroom

  • Bed sheets
  • Heating
  • Hypo-allergenic bedding
  • Pillow-top mattress

Bathroom

  • Bath or shower
  • Free toiletries
  • Hairdryer
  • Private bathroom
  • Towels

Entertainment

  • Flat-screen TV
  • Premium channels
  • Satellite channels

More

  • Access via exterior corridors
  • Connecting rooms available
  • Free local calls
  • Individually decorated
  • Phone

Policies

Check-in

Check-in start time: 3:00 PM; Check-in end time: anytime
Minimum check-in age: 18

Check-out

Check-out before 11 AM
Contactless check-out available

Special check-in instructions

The property charges 2 percent for credit card payments
Front desk staff will greet guests on arrival at the property

Access methods

Staffed front desk, key retrieval

Pets

Pets not allowed (service animals are welcome, and are exempt from fees)

Children and extra beds

Children are welcome
Rollaway/extra beds are not available
Cribs (infant beds) are not available

Payment types

Important information

Fees

You'll be asked to pay the following charges at the property. Fees may include applicable taxes:

  • Deposit: USD 100 per stay
  • Resort fee: USD 0 per accommodation, per night
The resort fee includes:
  • Housekeeping
  • In-room coffee
  • Internet access
  • Phone calls

We have included all charges provided to us by the property.

Optional extras

  • Credit card charges are subject to a surcharge of 2 percent

The above list may not be comprehensive. Fees and deposits may not include tax and are subject to change.

You need to know

Extra-person charges may apply and vary depending on property policy
Government-issued photo identification and a credit card may be required at check-in for incidental charges
Special requests are subject to availability upon check-in and may incur additional charges; special requests cannot be guaranteed
The name on the credit card used at check-in to pay for incidentals must be the primary name on the guestroom reservation
This property accepts credit cards; cash is not accepted

We should mention

This property does not have elevators
The property has connecting/adjoining rooms, which are subject to availability and can be requested by contacting the property using the number on the booking confirmation

Property is also known as

Babbling
Babbling Brook
Babbling Brook Inn
Babbling Brook Inn Santa Cruz
Babbling Brook Santa Cruz
Brook Inn
Babbling Brook Hotel Santa Cruz
Babbling Brook Inn Guesthouse
Babbling Brook Inn Santa Cruz
Babbling Brook Inn Guesthouse Santa Cruz

Babbling Brook Inn Reviews

Reviews

8.2

Very good

Rating 10 - Excellent. 554 out of 1007 reviews" "
Rating 8 - Good. 195 out of 1007 reviews" "
Rating 6 - Okay. 116 out of 1007 reviews" "
Rating 4 - Poor. 71 out of 1007 reviews" "
Rating 2 - Terrible. 71 out of 1007 reviews" "

8.8/10

Cleanliness

8.6/10

Staff & service

6.8/10

Amenities

8.0/10

Property conditions & facilities

7.4/10

Eco-friendliness

Reviews

2/10 Terrible

Jorge

Travelled with partner
Disliked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Worst place I have ever dealt with! Showed up only to be catfished by the images shown on the Expedia listing which looks nothing like the place we arrived to. It was run down, dirty looking and the room we reserved smelled musty/moldy. The person at the property apologized and mentioned they would cancel the reservation and refund our money as we did not stay there. Unfortunately they his person did not keep their word and denied the cancellation after we had left, not only that they never answered the phone as I and Expedia attempted many times to call. The voicemail is full which doesn’t allow you to leave any messages. It’s like the property manager knows what’s wrong and doesn’t want to deal with anyone but is Happy to take ones money! What a scam and bad experience, to top it off Expedia support has been useless in regards to assisting with this. Our only hope is the travel insurance claim we made so fingers crossed they are able to help. Please do yourself a favor and don’t make the mistake I did and read all reviews posted for this place and you’ll see what a scam it is.
Stayed 2 nights in Oct 2024

8/10 Good

Aaron

This is a very serene place. We enjoyed our stay.
Stayed 1 night in Oct 2024

8/10 Good

Aaron

Stayed 1 night in Oct 2024

2/10 Terrible

Ashlee

Travelled with group
Disliked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 2 nights in Oct 2024

4/10 Poor

Eric

Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness
Disliked: Property conditions & facilities
The house cleaning staff seem to be the only people who care about you and the facility. The cleaning staff get 5 stars for their services Thanks you Cleaning staff
Stayed 1 night in Oct 2024

10/10 Excellent

Kenny

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
it is house surrounded by many old big tress. room is spacious, not offering breakfast.
Stayed 1 night in Oct 2024

8/10 Good

Gage

Stayed 1 night in Sep 2024

2/10 Terrible

Heather

Travelled with partner
Disliked: Staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Pictures looked nothing like the pictures posted on line, the room was misrepresented.
Stayed 1 night in Oct 2024

10/10 Excellent

Darin

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 2 nights in Sep 2024

4/10 Poor

Nicole

Travelled with partner
Disliked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
There was no one there when we arrived. We retrieved our key from a lock box. Our room was clean, but run down. We were in the Renoir room off the main building and it was completely dark. The covered bridge area and surrounding patio was not lit up at all and it was pitch black. The WiFi didn't work and the phone in the room didn't work. I think we were the only guests there and it felt creepy. We had 2 nights booked and only stayed 1. When we went to turn in the key, there was a gentleman at the front desk. We expressed our concerns and told him that we would not be staying the second night. He said he understood and apologized for the condition of the place. He said he would issue us a refund and not charge us for the second night. We were thankful, but are still awaiting the refund. We stayed here 21 years ago and loved how cozy and quaint it was. We were very sad to see how rundown it is and how it's lost its charm. In addition, there was no food served as stated on the website. Hopefully it can be brought back to what it once was.
Stayed 1 night in Oct 2024

6/10 Okay

Phat

Stayed 1 night in Sep 2024

10/10 Excellent

Mitchell, San Francisco

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service
Quaint place with easy checkin
Stayed 1 night in Sep 2024

10/10 Excellent

Eric, San Jose

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Stay one night at Sisley (RM 108)…I like the garden set-up and my in-room balcony to enjoy that garden.
Stayed 1 night in Sep 2024

6/10 Okay

Autumn

Stayed 1 night in Sep 2024

10/10 Excellent

Andrea

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service
Stayed 2 nights in Sep 2024

10/10 Excellent

Anthony

Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Great place to have our honeymoon
Stayed 2 nights in Sep 2024

10/10 Excellent

Anthony

Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
The property is very quaint, very cute. The staff was very friendly and very accommodating. The rooms are slightly smaller than the photos make them look, pretty common. The Wi-Fi was unavailable during our entire visit not sure exactly what caused that. There’s no AC in the rooms, but they do provide a fan and it was actually fairly chilly the night that we stayed. Big thumbs up for how quiet it was not a lot of traffic noise not a lot of other guest noise. Bed was very comfortable tub had jets. We didn’t use the fireplace, but it was great that it was there for the really cool nights. The grounds were as advertised all in all this property is great for a short stay. I don’t know that I would choose it for someplace where I was going to be for a week, but not disappointed at all with what I found when I got there .
Stayed 1 night in Sep 2024

4/10 Poor

Diane

Travelled with partner
Disliked: Amenities
Our door was ajar when we arrived and the room was dingy at best. Sand from the beach was not vacuumed. Just felt kinda creepy with no one in the office either. Suggest closing for a month to give the place a face lift. A little elbow grease will make a huge difference.
Stayed 1 night in Sep 2024

10/10 Excellent

James

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Cottage style property in central Santa Cruz
Quant, charming, smallish cottage style rooms. Lovely property, convenient location in Santa Cruz. Bathrooms are dated and have seen some wear and tear. Couldn't get the wifi to work and bad cell service. Staff was responsive with requests. No real complaints though.
Stayed 2 nights in Aug 2024

8/10 Good

Linda

Travelled with family
Liked: Staff & service
Stayed 1 night in Sep 2024

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Thanks for a wonderful weekend!
An amazing find, clean, cozy and serene. The location was also perfect, near the action but tranquil at night. We will definitely stay here on our next trip to SC.
Stayed 1 night in Aug 2024

6/10 Okay

Kristine

Liked: Cleanliness
No ammenities promised
It was nice, but the fireplace did not work. They did not provide the remote they said would be available😫. Left a phone number to call, but nobody on sight to provide the remote.
Stayed 1 night in Sep 2024

6/10 Okay

Linda

Liked: Amenities, property conditions & facilities
Disliked: Staff & service
The property and the room were beautiful . The loud neighbors upstairs talking and moving around until the wee hours of the morning and the television playing all night did not make for a pleasant stay. Not the experience I was expecting or paying for.
Stayed 1 night in Aug 2024

10/10 Excellent

Jodi

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
This was a lovely place to stay. Will stay again.
Stayed 2 nights in Jun 2024

10/10 Excellent

Dhyana

Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Such a beautiful location! Our room was lovely too. There really is a babbling brook just beyond the deck. There's no place I'd rather stay in Santa Cruz!
Stayed 1 night in Aug 2024