Wonderful spacious rooms with high ceilings and many thoughtful amenities such as nice warm robes, walk-in closet with interior as well as exterior full-length mirrors, lovely fixtures, shiny counters, self-retracting drawers, water in fridge, etc. Great bed, linens, bedspread & pillows (bed linens matter!), and several comfy chairs in well-appointed room. Quiet at night. Flower boxes hanging from corridors, nice... more

I lived in Santa Cruz many years ago and miss being there, but have avoided staying in town, because the hotels I have stayed in before this have been barely tolerable. I read the reviews about Bella Notte and thought I'd give staying in SC another try. What a great place! We walked into one of their two rooms with... more

The Bella Notte rooms are exactly as pictured on their website. Our room was large, clean, with a refrigerator, heated tile bathroom floors and fluffy robes. The linens are of very good quality and the bathroom fixtures are top notch. The location is close to a nice beach. The continental breakfast is very typical. My only compliant would be the... more

I had a business to take care of in San Jose and decided to stay for the weekend in Santa Cruz to enjoy myself. I searched in the internet for hotels in Santa Cruz and called few of them, Bella Notte is the one that standed out as soon as I talked to Michelle. Her informative and courtious attitude impressed... more

My wife and I stayed here as a mid-break point between San Francisco and Cambria via the Big Sur.. What a great find and I would recommend this place to anyone. Large comfortable room with superbly appointed bathroom. TV with more channels than I could count and just a very short walk from the beach. We ate at the Italian... more

We stayed here because we couldn't seem to find any other decent accommodation in the area, and this Inn had good reviews. We had TERRIBLE trouble finding it and when we called for help got given completely ridiculous directions which was not good, we had a to buy a map in the end. Once we found the property we were... more

Bella Notte is a family-run, newly constructed oasis of cleanliness and hospitality in Santa Cruz. Location is average since it's a bit far from city centre but it's walking distance to the beach. The rooms look exactly like the pictures on their website. Everything was very clean, and there were ample amenities such as free water in the room, HDTV,... more

i am a big trip advisor fan and have used the reviews many times as I am on the road about 50% of my time. my wife and i decided to take one night away from the kids and decided on santa cruz. we found bella notte through trip advisors and promptly booked. we were somewhat disappointed given the combination... more

Much research showed that many of the hotels in Santa Cruz are rowdy motel-style beachfront shacks. Thankfully, we discovered Bella Notte. It is a family-run, newly constructed oasis of cleanliness and hospitality in Santa Cruz. It is centrally located and has ample parking. We stayed there for the first night of our trip on our drive down the coast, and... more