Description
The University Inn & Conference Center is located in the beautiful seaside city of Santa Cruz, California. Convenient access to the entire Monterey Bay area makes this hotel the perfect spot for family vacations and reunions, conferences or workshops, host hotel for your sports team or travel group, trade shows, wedding receptions, company parties or business luncheons.
Just across the river from the hotel, you can browse shops and galleries, or dine at one of the many fine restaurants in downtown Santa Cruz. We're a ten-minute drive to the University of California or charming Capitola Village and less than an hour from Monterey and Carmel. Other attractions include beautiful beaches and towering redwood forests, the Santa Cruz beach boardwalk with an amusement park, the Municipal Wharf with dining and shopping, see California sea lions sunning themselves, watch pelicans swoop down and catch their dinner from Monterey Bay, take a surfing lesson or rent a kayak and explore the area, play golf, and visit a museum or park.
Relax beside the heated pool or in the spa or work the kinks out in our fitness room, complete with stair climber, exercise bike and multi-station gym. Other amenities include a complimentary breakfast, free high-speed internet access, complimentary parking, HBO, voicemail, complimentary in-room coffee, hair dryer, iron and ironing board, and a laundry facility on-site.
The conference and banquet facilities are available for meetings, seminars, trainings, trade shows and corporate or personal parties and receptions complete with on-site catering and bar service. The 6,000 square feet of multi-use, affordable meeting space equipped with state-of-the-art audio-visual equipment and high-speed Internet access makes the University Inn a great choice for meetings and conferences.