Best Places to Stay in Capitola Village
Where to stay in Capitola, from a train depot turned inn to the Venetian houses on the sand. Firsthand picks from someone who keeps going back.

Where to stay in Capitola, from a train depot turned inn to the Venetian houses on the sand. Firsthand picks from someone who keeps going back.

I grew up spending summers in Capitola, so this is what to do there according to someone with decades of field research: the beach, the 86 stairs up Depot Hill, the rebuilt wharf, the shops with no chains in sight, and the bakery you are required to visit.

The best restaurants in Capitola, personally tested by a local. From Gayle’s bear claws to Shadowbrook’s cable car entrance … here’s where to eat.

What to do and see, where to eat in charming and beautiful Pacific Grove California!