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Hotel Santa Barbara

3 star hotel
8.8/10 Excellent
(1004 verified Hotels.com guest reviews)
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Overview

Hotel Santa Barbara offers a convenient and friendly stay for families. Guests appreciate its central location, close to shops, restaurants, and bars. Many reviewers highlight the welcoming and helpful staff. The hotel also provides complimentary coffee and cookies in the lobby, a nice touch for guests. While some rooms may be smaller than expected, many find the hotel to be quaint and charming.

Guest highlights

The friendly and helpful staff
Complimentary coffee and warm cookies in the lobby
Convenient location near shops, restaurants, and bars

About the hotel

This smoke-free hotel features a coffee shop/cafe, valet parking, and a business center. WiFi in public areas is free. Additionally, concierge services, dry cleaning, and laundry facilities are onsite.

Nearby attractions

Located near the beach, Hotel Santa Barbara is in Historic Downtown Santa Barbara, a neighborhood in Santa Barbara with good shopping. Museum of Contemporary Art Santa Barbara and Lobero Theater are cultural highlights, and some of the area's notable landmarks include Casa de la Guerra and Mission Santa Barbara. Santa Barbara Museum of Natural History Sea Center and Santa Barbara Museum of Natural History are also worth visiting. Spend some time exploring the area's activities, including winery tours and whale-watching. Guests appreciate the hotel's central location.

Popular amenities

Family friendly

Laundry facilities
Refrigerator

Wifi

Available in all rooms: free wifi
Available in some public areas: free wifi

Food and drink

1 coffee shop/cafe
Room service available

Guest services

24-hour front desk
Concierge services
Daily housekeeping
Dry cleaning service
Laundry facilities
Luggage storage

Accessibility

If you have requests for specific accessibility needs, please contact the property using the information on the reservation confirmation received after booking.
In-room accessibility (select rooms)
Valet for wheelchair-equipped vehicle
Wheelchair-accessible parking
Wheelchair-accessible path of travel
Wheelchair-accessible registration desk
Wheelchair-accessible van parking

Conveniences

Atm/banking services
Elevator
Free newspapers in lobby
Front-desk safe

More

Smoke-free property

Nearest Airport

Airplane
Santa Barbara Municipal Airport
13 km from this hotel
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4 out of 5 stars

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Review data

5 star reviews

60%

4 star reviews

20%

3 star reviews

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2 star reviews

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1 star reviews

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We have selected a sample of reviews which reflect what families have said about Hotel Santa Barbara

Latest reviews (5)

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Joseph

30 Nov 2023 - 2 Dec 2023
reviewed on expedia

5 out of 5 stars

We stayed 2 nights because this hotel is a short walk from another hotel where others in our family were staying. The Santa Barbara was half the price, and we found it more quaint and the staff was friendly and helpful. As a bonus, shopping restaurants and bars are just outside the building. Complimentary coffee and warm cookies in the lobby too!
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Janel

26 Aug 2023 - 28 Aug 2023
reviewed on hcom

5 out of 5 stars

This was the best hotel all around! Friendly staff, no charge for our family dog which is really unusual and they provided a dog bed and water bowl! Room was very clean and we slept like a baby!
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priscilla

4 Sept 2022 - 5 Sept 2022
reviewed on hcom

1 out of 5 stars

This was a horrible experience! We stayed for labor day weekend. When we got to the room, we had sewer water in our bathroom sink. When we called the front desk to complain, the receptionist was very dismissive. We had to call back to see if anyone was going to come to the room and help. When we called back she told me that it wasn't her job and it was house keeping job. At this point I became very frustrated and I ask if anyone will come and clean or if we can have a different room. She she again, it wasn't her job, and that if we didn't like it we can leave. I told her how can she say that to us, on a holiday weekend at 11 pm at night. Where were we supposed to go? she stayed quiet and said nothing. This unhelpful person name is Calista. Finally, Alex whom we thought was the security guard, since we saw him in the parking, came and cleaned our sink. He apologized for the problem and said that he was embarrassed for the condition of the room and the receptionist behavior. My family was in the lobby, and they heard Calista speak very ill about me and our situation. Please train your staff better and know how to deal with unforseen situations. Instead of having someone with a dismissive attitude with zero customer service. I was stuck staying there that night, but I will never be back there again
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Leonor

29 May 2022 - 30 May 2022
reviewed on hcom

5 out of 5 stars

Great place to stay. Conveniently located. It's definitely not the cheapest place to stay in SB but we had a wonderful visit with family.
A

23 Jun 2023 - 25 Jun 2023
reviewed on hcom

4 out of 5 stars

Overall, nice hotel. Room was unimpressive for a boutique hotel. The bed was supposed to be a queen, but it was definitely a double size. The room was rather bare bones, especially for a junior suite.
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