Skip to main content
Condo

Pajaro Dunes Resort 2 Bedroom Cozy Nights, Easy Beach Access

Photo gallery for Pajaro Dunes Resort 2 Bedroom Cozy Nights, Easy Beach Access

Living area
Living area
Interior
Living area
Living area

Reviews

9.8 out of 10
Exceptional
2 bedrooms2 bathroomsSleeps 6

Popular amenities

  • On beach
  • Onsite parking available
  • Kitchen
  • Washing machine
  • Barbecue grill
  • Deck or patio

Rooms & beds

2 bedrooms (sleeps 6)

Bedroom 1

1 King Bed

Bedroom 2

2 Double Beds

2 bathrooms

Bathroom 1

Towels provided · Toilet · Shower only · Hair dryer

Bathroom 2

Towels provided · Bathtub or shower · Bathtub · Toilet · Hair dryer

Spaces

Deck or patio
Kitchen
Outdoor play area
Garden

About this property

Pajaro Dunes Resort 2 Bedroom Cozy Nights, Easy Beach Access

Vacation any time of the year in this comfortable beach condo! With a King and two Double beds, this home is perfect for a family of 4 to 6. Spend cozy days with relaxing ocean wave sounds. A smart TV in the living room with cable and Alexa available, an electric fireplace, and a flat screen TV with built in DVD player in master bedroom are perfect for unwinding at the end of the day.

Our condo rests on top of the sand dunes with just a short walk from beach access. Facing Santa Cruz, our condo gives beautiful sunsets daily right from your very own patio. Enjoy the ocean air while barbecuing with a one pound Propane Grill and Patio Furniture. This condo offers a clean, well stocked kitchen and living room with all the essentials you need for a comfortable vacation. Washer, Dryer, and Dishwasher appliances are conveniently in the home for your use and extra linens/towels are provided and ready for your arrival.

Stop by our lobby where we offer an assortment of loaner sports equipment for our renters including pickle ball sets! Nearby Pickle Ball, tennis, and basket ball courts, are easily accessible and just a short walk away. Take a walk around the lagoon where you can see a variety of birds and sit on a bench to enjoy the ocean breeze.

Free high speed wireless community WIFI. We are within a gated community which provides security 24/7. Conveniently located right in between Santa Cruz and Monterey County. Our condo is professionally cleaned and maintained with on site care for all your needs. Staff available 7 days a week!

Experience the best of the coast at the Pajaro Dunes Resort! Make memories with loved ones and enjoy life at the beach. Please be advised the fireplace in this home cannot be used until further notice.
County of Santa Cruz Transient Occupancy Registration Certificate #CO04502
PDNA Rental Permit: 34-45U

Add dates for prices

Have a question?

AI iconBeta

Get instant answers with AI powered search of property information and reviews.

Similar properties

Living area
Pajaro Dunes Resort: Top Floor 2 Bedroom Condo with Great Ocean Views!
Watsonville
  • Ocean view
  • Kitchen
  • Washing machine
  • Dryer
10.0 out of 10, Exceptional, (14 reviews)
Pajaro Dunes Resort: Top Floor 2 Bedroom Condo with Great Ocean Views!

About the area

Watsonville

Located in Watsonville, this condo is in a rural area and on the beach. The area's natural beauty can be seen at Monterey Bay and Capitola Beach. Watsonville Center for the Arts and Santa Cruz County Fairgrounds are also worth visiting. Discover the area's water adventures with kayaking and power boating nearby, or enjoy the great outdoors with horse riding and hiking.
Map
Watsonville, CA

What's nearby

  • Sunset Wetland Nature Preserve - 6 min walk - 0.6 km
  • Palm Beach - 11 min walk - 1.0 km
  • Santa Cruz Beach Boardwalk - 35 min drive - 35.7 km
  • Cannery Row - 50 min drive - 57.6 km
  • Monterey Bay Aquarium - 52 min drive - 59.1 km

Getting around

  • Salinas Station - 37 min drive
  • Watsonville, CA (WVI-Watsonville Municipal) - 13 min drive

Restaurants

  • ‪McDonald's - ‬9 min drive
  • ‪The Beach Street Cafe - ‬8 min drive
  • ‪Starbucks - ‬10 min drive
  • ‪Starbucks - ‬7 min drive
  • ‪Subway - ‬10 min drive

Reviews

9.8

Exceptional

Reviews are presented in chronological order, subject to a moderation process, and verified unless otherwise labelled.
Learn moreOpens in a new window
Rating 10 - Excellent. 15 out of 17 reviews
Rating 8 - Good. 1 out of 17 reviews
Rating 6 - Okay. 1 out of 17 reviews
Rating 4 - Poor. 0 out of 17 reviews
Rating 2 - Terrible. 0 out of 17 reviews

9.4/10

Cleanliness

9.8/10

Check-in

9.8/10

Communication

9.8/10

Location

9.6/10

Listing accuracy

Reviews

Verified

10/10 Excellent

Matthew S.

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy
Wonderful stay. Would book this condo again.
Stayed 3 nights in Apr 2026
Response from VrboOwner on 22 Apr, 2026
Thank you for taking the time to leave your review! We’re so happy to hear you had a wonderful stay and would choose to book the condo again. We’d love to welcome you back anytime for another relaxing beach vacation!
Verified

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy
Check in was little confusing but place was amazing
Stayed 3 nights in Aug 2025
Response from VrboOwner on 29 Sept, 2025
Thanks for your feedback! I’m sorry to hear check-in was a bit confusing, but we’re so glad you enjoyed the place. We’ll work on making that process smoother for future guests. Hope to host you again soon!
Verified

10/10 Excellent

Virgilio L.

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy
Everything was excellent.
Stayed 3 nights in Jun 2025
Response from VrboOwner on 5 Sept, 2025
We're so glad everything was amazing! We hope to welcome you back again soon to Pajaro Dunes Resort.
Verified

10/10 Excellent

Jake A.

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy

Great location! Beautiful beach!

Great place, close to beach, close to Monterey….had a blast!
Stayed 5 nights in Apr 2024
Response from VrboOwner on 7 May, 2024
Hi there Jake, Thank you so much for taking the time to leave us a review, we're stoked to hear that you truly enjoyed our home and its convenient location! We hope you keep us in mind for your next trip to Pajaro. Warmly, The Pajaro Dunes Resort
Verified

10/10 Excellent

e m.

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy

Great beachfront stay!

Really enjoyed our stay. Clean, quiet and provided everything
Stayed 3 nights in Jul 2024
Response from VrboOwner on 13 Dec, 2024
Hi E, Thank you for taking the time to leave us review, we are stocked to hear that you had a great stay and we hope to see you again soon! Warmly, Pajaro Dunes Resort
Verified

10/10 Excellent

sharon h.

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy

Vacation

A great place for a family tostay
Stayed 5 nights in Apr 2023
Response from VrboOwner on 8 May, 2023
Hi Sharon, So happy to hear that you found this to be a great place for a family stay. Hope to have you stay again! Kind Regards, Pajaro Dunes Team
Verified

10/10 Excellent

colleen p.

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy

It was a nice space to stay.

It was clean. I would stay there again.
Stayed 3 nights in Mar 2024
Response from VrboOwner on 17 May, 2024
Hi there Colleen, Thank you so much for taking the time to leave us a review. We're very happy to hear that you had a good stay and would love to be back! We hope to see you again soon. Warmly, Pajaro Dunes Resort
Verified

10/10 Excellent

Juliet S.

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy

Great Weekend Getaway!

This property was perfect for our family of four! very clean!
Stayed 3 nights in May 2023
Response from VrboOwner on 17 Jun, 2023
Hello Juliet, We appreciate your review! We are so happy that you found our condo to be a perfect fit for your family of four! We would love to have you stay with us again. If you need any assistance we are here to help. Kind Regards, Pajaro Dunes Team
Verified

10/10 Excellent

Jana M.

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy
From the moment we checked in we loved this location! Front office was very friendly and helpful. They have so many activities to check out to keep the kids entertained with. The unit itself was VERY clean and well stocked. We were able to eat dinner at “home” as a family if 6 with plenty utensils. Door dash was also delivered when we had late night cravings. The beach was beautiful and for an extra cost you could pay to have a beach bonfire set up for you! Location was safe we would absolutely stay here again.
Stayed 2 nights in Jun 2025
Response from VrboOwner on 5 Sept, 2025
We’re so glad you and your family had such a wonderful time! It’s great to hear it felt like home, with plenty of space for meals and all the little touches you needed. The beach and activities sound like they made your stay extra special—we’d love to welcome you back anytime!
Verified

10/10 Excellent

Julia P.

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy
It was a very nice place, very clean, and everyone in the office was very helpful when we had a question. We did not use the kitchen facilities. The grounds were very beautiful. The only problem we had was when we checked out early one morning at the gatehouse, we were told through the speaker that he would open the gate for us to drop off our key; however, the gate never opened, so we put the keys under the mat at the front door.
Stayed 4 nights in Aug 2025
Response from VrboOwner on 5 Sept, 2025
Thank you for your feedback! We’re glad you enjoyed our beautiful property. We apologize for the trouble at check-out and appreciate you leaving the keys securely—we’ll address this to prevent it in the future. Come stay again soon!
Verified

10/10 Excellent

tracy s.

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy

girls weekend

some friends just got together for the weekend.
Stayed 2 nights in Jul 2024
Response from VrboOwner on 2 Aug, 2024
Sounds like a wonderful time here with us at Pajaro Dunes Resort for a girls' beach vacay. Hopefully we'll welcome you all back again soon.
Verified

8/10 Good

Diana P.

Liked: Check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy

Perfect location

Our overall experience was excellent. The location was literally beachfront. One minor slip up with staffing shortage at the front gate. We would definitely recommend it to others.
Stayed 3 nights in Jul 2023
Response from VrboOwner on 16 Aug, 2023
Hi Diana, We appreciate your feedback! We are so delighted to hear that you had an excellent experience with us. We do apologize for the front gate slip up, there is staffing 24 hours unless they take the occasional break. We hope this does not occur again and would love to have you again. Thank you for recommending this for our future guests. Kindest Regards, Pajaro Dunes Team
Verified

6/10 Okay

Jim G.

Liked: Check-in
Disliked: Communication

Short list

Lacked shampoo, conditioner, lotion. Had plenty of linens. BBQ broken. Patio screen didn’t slide well. Second bedroom was too small for the two beds, resulting in tripping hazard, especially at night. Mattress was too hard. Shower access was a little difficult. Humm, that’s about all.
Stayed 3 nights in Jul 2023
Response from VrboOwner on 25 Jul, 2023
Hello Jim, Thank you for taking the time to share your feedback with us. We’re sorry to hear that your stay wasn’t perfect. We appreciate your comments about the broken BBQ, patio screen, second bedroom size, mattress firmness, and shower access. We have maintenance and housekeeping on site if you ever need any assistance. We would have loved to assist you with perhaps getting a loaner BBQ and having our maintenance take a look at the sliding patio. We don't provide any shampoo, conditioner or personal use items. We are sorry this was not made clear to you and will work on better relaying this information in the future. We’ll make sure to address these issues so that future guests have a better experience. We hope you’ll give us another chance in the future. Best Regards, Pajaro Dunes Team
Verified

10/10 Excellent

Virginia W.

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy

Dunes Holiday

We have stayed in PD many times. This location had easy access from the parking lot; it is on first floor, so we had a view of the dunes - no ocean view at all. Other times staying on the 1st floor there is a limited ocean view. The furniture, overall, was comfortable. The greatest disappointment was due to Mother Nature - the week before we arrived the beach access in our building and neighboring ones had created steep cliffs making it inaccessible to go down to the beach as we have other times. We ended up driving to Pacific Grove one day in order to see the ocean. We learned that it is the State's responsibility to level the beach out. Hopefully, it will be done soon for other visitors. We did have very bad WIFI/Phone coverage. A maintenance person attempted to assist us, but it was very frustrating that we had to walk to the car to see messages from family or to make a call. Not sure if that is a fixable item. Getting a daily newspaper from the office was a treat and the cookies at check-in were delicious! Thank you
Stayed 4 nights in Feb 2024
Response from VrboOwner on 20 Feb, 2024
Hi there Virginia, Thank you so much for taking the time to leave us a review with so much great feedback. We definitely appreciate all of the feedback we can get from all of our guests as were always looking for ways to improve any services that we provide and can improve. We are sorry to hear that the weather conditions imposed with your plans a bit. As for ocean views in the first level condos is almost impossible a few condos do have a very slight view of the ocean sometimes depending on the height of the dunes that obstruct the ocean view, if you ever wanted to reach out directly we'd love to help you find the perfect home for your next getaway! Nevertheless we do hope to see you and your family again soon! Warmly, Pajaro Dunes Resort
Verified

10/10 Excellent

Kelli M.

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy

An Enchanting Oasis at Pajaro Dunes Resort! 🌊🌿

This is our second trip to the charming Pajaro Dunes Resort and I can confirm it remains as enchanting as our first visit. The rustic condos exude an irresistible charm, cozy and well-appointed, nestled amidst a backdrop of awe-inspiring natural landscapes. The views alone are worth the visit! The resort staff are simply top-notch. They're friendly, professional, and always on hand to assist with any questions or requests you may have. They truly elevate the Pajaro Dunes experience, making you feel cared for from the moment you arrive. One of the most notable aspects of Pajaro Dunes is the serenity of the beach. No overcrowding, just unspoiled sands for you to savor. It's a breath of fresh air, both figuratively and literally. Plus, the respect that guests and staff alike show for the protected wildlife areas surrounding the property speaks volumes about the ethos of this special resort. A fun tip - don't forget to drop by the gift shop! It's not just a spot to pick up any forgotten necessities, but they also offer delightful free cookies (a treat we certainly relished). It's these little touches that make Pajaro Dunes stand out from the crowd. Pajaro Dunes Resort is truly a magical place that is simply one of a kind. Whether you're a return visitor, like us, or considering your first stay, prepare to be charmed by its tranquility, comfort, and beauty. We're already planning our third visit!
Stayed 3 nights in Jun 2023
Response from VrboOwner on 19 Jul, 2023
Hello Kelli, We highly appreciate your amazing review! We are so excited and happy to hear that you love the Pajaro Dunes. Our beach is definitely one of the best in the central coast. So conveniently in a rural area for peace and tranquility. We are extremely grateful that you are a part of what makes the Pajaro Dunes a sanctuary for many birds. It is always a delight to hear that our staff was helpful and friendly in any way. We would love to have you stay again and again thank you for taking the time and leaving us such a gracious review. Warmest Regards, Pajaro Dunes Team
Verified

10/10 Excellent

Maria S.

Stayed 4 nights in Jul 2025
Response from VrboOwner on 5 Sept, 2025
Thanks for your awesome review. We would love to host you again at Pajaro Dunes Resort!
Verified

10/10 Excellent

Tara T.

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy
Stayed 5 nights in Aug 2024
Response from VrboOwner on 13 Dec, 2024
Hi Tara thank you for taking the time to rate us, we hope to see you again soon!
Tell us how we can improve our siteShare feedback

Go further with the Vrbo app

  • Easily message your host
  • Access, share and manage your trip
  • Earn OneKeyCash on holiday rentals
Scan the QR code with your device camera and download our app
QR code to download the app