Country Inn By The Sea, Santa Barbara, Unfriendly

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Out of 107

Country Inn By The Sea	Average Price: $206 Check Rates

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128 Castillo Street

Santa Barbara, 93101 View map

3-Star Hotel Rank: 11 of 33
Average review rating: 3.18

OpinionWell Value Index: 5

Traveler reviews analyzed: Expedia (31) , TripAdvisor (167) , YahooTravel (23)

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Construction:	No recent comments about construction were found.
Noise:	No recent comments about noise were found.
Room Smell:	No recent comments about room smell were found.
Parking Fees:	No recent comments about parking fees were found.
Bed Bugs:	No recent comments about bed bugs were found.

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1. I found the lady on the reception desk to be a little on the unfriendly side which wasn't the best start to our stay.

"Good hotel, nice location " Read full review on TripAdvisor 10/16/2011 Vote

2. The ladies at the reception were kind of unfriendly.

"Ridiculously Overpriced " Read full review on TripAdvisor 12/14/2010 Vote

3. It wasn't until I was halfway out the door that the unfriendly receptionist decided to acknowledge my presence and SHOUT from the front desk, while still booking the room for the other customer, 'Can I help you mam?'.

"Completely Unprofessional and Inhospitable " Read full review on TripAdvisor 4/16/2010 Vote

4. The unfriendly receptionist booked a hotel room for this customer through a process of typing loudly and shouting loudly to a maid in the adjacent hallway to ask her which rooms were available.

"Completely Unprofessional and Inhospitable " Read full review on TripAdvisor 4/16/2010 Vote

5. Another customer walked in sometime during my wait and we both waited for help until a woman (hereafter referred to as the 'unfriendly receptionist') came trudging in from the hallway with no smile and a no interest in finding out if we had been waiting long.

"Completely Unprofessional and Inhospitable " Read full review on TripAdvisor 4/16/2010 Vote

6. Management was reluctant and only put our bags behind the counter with unfriendly service.

"Enjoyed our stay " Read full review on Expedia 5/5/2009 Vote

7. She was very unfriendly and almost rude.

"Front desk staff was lousy " Read full review on Expedia 4/1/2009 Vote

8. The staff was very unfriendly.

"We were not happy! " Read full review on YahooTravel 8/24/2007 Vote