Address
210 Esplanade
Capitola, CA 95010
Phone Number
(831) 476-1278Property Type
Inn
Rooms
10
Year Opened
1950
ET Score
PROPERTY DESCRIPTION
Ten rooms on the Esplanade, a minute's walk from Capitola Beach and at the center of one of California's most charming coastal villages. The Capitola Hotel is small by design, intimate enough that the owner's personal touch runs through every corner. Rooms carry Caribbean island names and a relaxed coastal sensibility; several have kitchenettes and the one dog-friendly room opens directly to the street for easy beach access. Mornings start with a complimentary continental breakfast; afternoons bring cookies and weekend cheese boards. Live music, wine tasting, galleries, and seafood are all steps from the front door.OWNER STORY
The Capitola Hotel has passed through several owners since the 1950s, each leaving a mark on a property at the center of the oldest seaside resort town on the Pacific Coast. The current owner acquired it in 2018 with one ambition: rebuild the hotel's identity around the place. That has meant a formal collaboration with the Capitola Museum and a gradual shift away from its mid-century Caribbean island theme toward imagery tied to the Grand Capitola era, the resort hotel that burned in 1929 and gave this village its sense of something once grand and still loved. At 10 rooms, every editorial decision runs through every corner.
