The Inn at Pasatiempo The Inn at Pasatiempo, 555 CA-17, Santa Cruz, CA 95060, United States

Introduction / Description

Set 6 miles from Santa Cruz's waterfront attractions, this informal hotel is 6.5 miles from the University of California Santa Cruz campus, and 7 miles from the Henry Cowell Redwoods State Park.

There's a casual grill restaurant. Other amenities include an outdoor pool and garden. Parking and breakfast are available.

Arrival & Car Parking

• Located off of Highway 17, the Inn at Pasatiempo features accessible parking next to the lobby, with level access to the front door.

Entrance & Reception

• Inside, there’s plenty of room to maneuver a wheelchair to the front desk, or over to the cozy fireplace.

Accessible Rooms & Bathrooms / Accessibility

Newly renovated guestrooms feature rustic elegance with wood beamed vaulted ceilings, custom furniture and new contemporary furnishings. Our deluxe rooms feature a spacious king or two queen beds complete with triple bed-sheeting and four comfy pillows. Enjoy complimentary WIFI access, telephone with complimentary local calls, 50” flat screen TV with complimentary HBO. All guestrooms feature air conditioning, in room coffee maker, mini-refrigerator, microwave, hair dryer and Holcombe & Moore bathroom amenities.

Accessible Room 201 is located just a short drive from the main lobby, and it has a large accessible parking space in front of it. There’s level access to the oversized room, which features wide doorways and ample space for a wheelchair or scooter.

The room is furnished with country-French furnishings, while the windows are adorned with cheerful white shutters. It boasts a 26-inch high open-frame queen-sized bed, two night stands, a small table and two chairs, and a vanity. It also comes equipped with a refrigerator and a coffee maker. And although the bed was a little soft for my liking, there’s wheelchair access on both sides if you move the small table and one chair on the left (as you face the bed).

The bathroom has a full five-foot turn-around and is outfitted with a roll-in shower with grab bars and a hand-held showerhead. The toilet grab bars are located on the back and left walls (as seated), and the bathroom is equipped with a roll-under sink. A portable shower chair is also provided, to round out the nicely accessible bathroom.

• Accessible guest rooms with mobility features with entry doors that provide 32” of clear width
• Closed captioning on televisions or closed captioning decoders
• Rooms and Suites with Roll-in Shower and grab bars
• Accessible rooms with one or two beds or a suite
• Service support animals welcome
• ADA Door Bell with both Strobe and Chime in certain rooms
• Although there is not a dedicated path of travel, there is Accessibility from the ADA parking stalls, through the parking lot, to the lobby, registration area, restaurant and banquet area
• TTY for guest use
• Brail room numbers

Public Areas / Dining

There’s barrier-free access to the public areas of the property, including the Back Nine Grill, which is located just off the lobby. The bar and grill serves a good selection of pub fare, and offers a nightly happy hour. And although some manual wheelchair-users may required assistance up the slight grade to the office from the accessible room, there is also an accessible parking place next to the entrance if you’d like to drive over for dinner.

Coffee, pastries and fruit are also available in the lobby every morning.

Bottom line – the guest room is nicely accessible, however the pathway access to the office could use a slight improvement. Still, it’s a very affordable property, and the access features in room 201—especially in the bathroom — are certainly very well done. It will definitely meet the access needs of most people.