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Set within 28 km of Santa Cruz Beach Boardwalk and 45 km of Presidio of Monterey Museum, Valley Inn offers rooms with air conditioning and a private bathroom in Watsonville. With free WiFi, this 2-star motel offers room service and a 24-hour front desk. Santa Cruz Surfing Museum is 29 km from the motel and University of California Santa Cruz is 30 km away.

I like the cleanliness of the bathroom and fridge. The bathroom was bigger this time which my daughter loved🥰.. Thank you for always giving us exceptional service 😊

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5.6
Review score
151 reviews
Price from
$95
per night

This family owned and operated Royal Oaks motel is within a 5-minute drive of downtown Watsonville. The motel offers free on-site parking and non-smoking guest rooms.

Every guest room at the El Rancho Motel features cable TV, a coffee maker and private bathroom. Children stay free when using existing bedding.

Quiet, clean, table and chairs

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6.8
Review score
164 reviews
Price from
$84.16
per night

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Both travelers on the road and on a budget rely on motels for convenient stops with reasonable rates. Direct access to parking makes a motel an easy place to catch some sleep after a day of driving. The relatively smaller size of this accommodation type can also help make check-in quick and easy.
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Motels that guests love in Watsonville

  • Avg. price/night: $103.34
    6.1
    Scored 6.1
    Pleasant
    Rated pleasant
     · 469 reviews
    Don't get me wrong as I expect to stay in this motel again. Two disappointments: 1) The room should have been cleaner, especially the bathroom mirror. 2) I had to allow a $150 refundable deposit on my credit card in case I trashed the place. That I do not like although I guess their clientele may be questionable, so they feel they need it.
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    WILMA
    Solo traveler
  • Avg. price/night: $98
    6.8
    Scored 6.8
    Pleasant
    Rated pleasant
     · 164 reviews
    Quiet. Better than Motel 6.
    Susan
    Solo traveler
  • Avg. price/night: $103.34
    6.1
    Scored 6.1
    Pleasant
    Rated pleasant
     · 469 reviews
    Standart Motel 6 setup, no luxury but all requirements in place. Across the street is a Safeway and a movie house which is a plus. Free parking available.
    Cem
    Family with young children
  • Avg. price/night: $163.97
    8.6
    Scored 8.6
    Excellent
    Rated excellent
     · 439 reviews
    Its a pleasant chain motel room with most of what you need.
    dennis
    Young couple
  • Avg. price/night: $98.47
    5.9
    Scored 5.9
    Above average
    Rated okay
     · 290 reviews
    Nothing! Rm. should have been non-smoking. It was not. Smelled bad and made our clothing smell of cigarette smoke even after we arrived at home. Shower was the worst I've ever experienced in a motel. Water drained slow and backed up. Just looked like bad maintenance. One window lock of two was broken could only lock upper half of window. Black glue like Stains on bedspread. Noisey outside until after 12 midnight. Will not stay at this Roadway Inn ever again!
    Rudy
    Young couple
  • Avg. price/night: $103.34
    6.1
    Scored 6.1
    Pleasant
    Rated pleasant
     · 469 reviews
    One of the better Motel 6 I've ever stayed at
    Jim
    Solo traveler
  • Avg. price/night: $103.34
    6.1
    Scored 6.1
    Pleasant
    Rated pleasant
     · 469 reviews
    Nothing. Worst hotel I've stayed at and I have stayed at plenty of Motel 6 locations.
    D
    Danielle
    Solo traveler
  • Avg. price/night: $125.18
    5.6
    Scored 5.6
    Above average
    Rated okay
     · 44 reviews
    The location was fine but when my wife and I arrived, we thought it odd that there were no cars parked, only a couple of trucks, and groups of workers going in and out a side entrance. The main door was cabled shut and although I barely remember my 2 yrs of HS Spanish was able to glean from a nice young man who sensed my confusion that the entire facility had been rented out, like a dormitory, to these workers. Fortunately we quickly scouted around and found a Motel 6 that had a couple of rooms left.
    Lack
    Young couple
  • Avg. price/night: $98
    6.8
    Scored 6.8
    Pleasant
    Rated pleasant
     · 164 reviews
    Like a motel from the fifties. Windows that open. No pretense
    Rehn
    Family with young children
  • Avg. price/night: $103.34
    6.1
    Scored 6.1
    Pleasant
    Rated pleasant
     · 469 reviews
    Location of motel and access were the biggest plus
    Thomas
    Solo traveler

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