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UCSC Inn Resembles a Hotel Dorm from the 1970s

October 26, 2006 at 3:44 PM | 0 Comments

We understand that if a hotel is doubling as a dorm that it has challenges that others would never dream of. But that's no excuse for them to let themselves go--they are still hotels!

The UCSC Inn in Santa Cruz plays the dual role and plays it...not so well. They claim that they're the perfect hotel for business travelers and vacationers alike but, looking into the past guest reviews we have to beg to differ:

We chose this hotel because we thought it would be nice since it is supposedly affiliated with the university, but we were wrong. The room was pretty gross. It looked like a typical furnished dorm room from the seventies. The walls and ceiling were pretty run down too escpecially in the bathroom (lots if mildew that had been painted over so many times the paint was bubbling).

They have a mediocre breakfast but you can't take any food out of that cafeteria room which is ridiculous.

What's going on here? It appears that the UCSC Inn thinks that just because they're a dorm that keeping a 70s look and cafeteria style dining for all is appropriate. Wrong! We're all for cattling the students into the cafeteria for a generic meal but not the guests.

On the flipside, at least they have free WiFi.

Related Stories:
· UCSC Inn Reviews [TripAdvisor]