The hotel is located right on the marina in Santa Cruz. The beach is only a two minute walk and it’s one of the best beaches. The sand is soft and the water is calm. The Santa Cruz area has so many fantastic restaurants. We added the breakfast buffet to our stay and it was worth it. You get fresh fruit, various flavours of yogurt, omelette station, hot food, juice, coffee, and bacon by request. Although the rooms are older, it was clean, sheets were soft, bed was comfortable, 4 pillows, air conditioning was cold, and it was very quiet. The pool is shaded I. The afternoon, so if you want sun, go to the pool earlier in the day and then go to the beach. But if you want shade after being at the beach, it’s perfect. The staff was very friendly and helpful. I would definitely stay here again.