Mary R.
8/2/2025
Loved it! I thought it was going to be straight ghetto but turned out not bad at all. We stayed 2 nights. It is super close to the beach and the pool hot tub area was great. Even had a place to...
Rio Sands Hotel
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116 Aptos Beach Dr
Aptos, CA 95003
Check-in: 4 PM, Check-out: 11 AM
Located off Highway 1, this Aptos hotel offers an outdoor pool and hot tub, serves an expanded daily continental breakfast and has spacious rooms and suites with free Wi-Fi. The Santa Cruz Boardwalk is 10 miles away. A flat-screen cable TV, a microwave and a fridge are included all of the comfortably furnished wood accented rooms and suites at Rio Sands Vacation Rentals. Select suites include kitchens complete with an oven, stove and a dining area. 24-hour reception is offered at Hotel Rio Sands. Guests can enjoy the picnic patio area with BBQ facilities. Vending machines featuring snacks and drinks are located on site. Seacliff State Beach and Rio Del Mar State Beach are within 5 minutes’ walk away from this hotel. The University of California Santa Cruz is 12 miles away.
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Reviews
3.0159 reviewsRebecca A.
11/13/2025
Rio Sands has been a destination for our family for about 35 years. The hotel has gone through several owners and overall the improvements have been great. My latest stay had one disappointment...
John L.
7/5/2024
We stayed at the Rio Sands hotel because there was no rooms at the Seacliff Inn that we were attending an event at. But, honestly we got the better deal at Rio Sands. Our room was nice and...
Dawn S.
7/16/2025
Location, location, location! Walkable to one of my favorite beaches. I remember going to this beach as a kid when you could walk in the now sunken cement boat. The place is clean and nice outdoor...
Dwight J.
7/11/2025
We had a really disappointing and super inconvenient experience at Rio Sands Hotel. We originally booked and paid for a family suite, but our room had a strong gas smell--bad enough that we had to...
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