Best Western Santa Barbara, Santa Barbara, Smell

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Best Western Santa Barbara	Average Price: $195 Check Rates

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3850 State Street

Santa Barbara, 93105 View map

3-Star Hotel Rank: 3 of 33
Average review rating: 3.93

OpinionWell Value Index: 6

Traveler reviews analyzed: Expedia (79) , Travelocity (10) , TripAdvisor (341) , YahooTravel (20)

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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. It was clean and no smell.

"Cosy and warm " Read full review on TripAdvisor 5/3/2012 Vote

2. stale, musty, weird smell.

"Too much disparity in room quality " Read full review on TripAdvisor 10/3/2011 Vote

3. However, it did not smell musty and in fact, seemed very clean to me, which means the housekeeping staff must do a really good job at keeping up a dated room.

"Bring your ear plugs! " Read full review on TripAdvisor 7/17/2011 Vote

4. It did have a damp smell when we first entered but after opening the balcony window to air out things were fine.

"Great overnight stay " Read full review on TripAdvisor 6/3/2011 Vote

5. Just so you know what yer in for: crappy old wallpaper, beds smell musty, 80's green carpet, bathroom tiny, bad pine wood furniture, and a Zenith TV that has long since seen it's best days.

"Love Santa Barbara: hate this hotel. " Read full review on TripAdvisor 3/6/2011 Vote

6. The room wasn't huge, and had a damp smell, although the bed was very comfy.

"Adequate " Read full review on TripAdvisor 9/8/2010 Vote

7. Which was great and surprising, since the room had no smell or indication that it was smoking-optional.

"Average stay... " Read full review on TripAdvisor 9/24/2009 Vote

8. Our bathroom smelled slightly of damp.

"Reliable and Comfy " Read full review on TripAdvisor 7/6/2009 Vote

9. On the not-so-good side, the room was somewhat small, the closet was tiny (see photo), the wallpaper was peeling in some spots, the sink drained sluggishly, and the heater looked like it came from a bygone era (it smelled like burning lint when we first turned it on, but it worked fine once it got started).

"Good place for a last-minute visit to SB " Read full review on TripAdvisor 5/1/2007 Vote

10. of smoke - when we got home we had to do several loads of laundry to get the tobacco smell out - and this is after we aired out the room - it was cold in February and it sucks to have to open the windows and doors - the smell never really went awaywe will stay at a different hotel on our next stay.

"pretty good stay - only one problem " Read full review on TripAdvisor 8/13/2006 Vote