Bacara Hotel, Santa Barbara, Hardly

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Bacara Hotel	Average Price: $472 Check Rates

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8301 Hollister Avenue

Santa Barbara, 93117 View map

5-Star Hotel Rank: 2 of 6
Average review rating: 3.42

OpinionWell Value Index: 1

Traveler reviews analyzed: Expedia (3) , TripAdvisor (281)

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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.
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1. Beware - you may have a hard time getting from the lobby to your room, the pool, the beach, or the restaurant.

"Not what you might expect " Read full review on TripAdvisor 3/16/2010 Vote

2. There was hardly any sand to walk on, mostly rocks.

"Romantic Hotel " Read full review on TripAdvisor 6/3/2009 Vote

3. The property has a nice pool but it was packed and hard to get chairs.

"Nice hotel but... " Read full review on TripAdvisor 6/3/2009 Vote

4. The bedroom contained king bed, with two raher hard provincial chairs at the foot of it.

"in my opinion.... " Read full review on TripAdvisor 9/4/2008 Vote

5. The bedroom contained king bed, with two raher hard provincial chairs at the foot of it.

"in my opinion.... " Read full review on TripAdvisor 9/4/2008 Vote

6. hardly anyone at resort so it was very quiet.

"Loved This Place!! " Read full review on TripAdvisor 5/21/2008 Vote

7. A dance room with hard wood floors, a cardio room with at least 25 cardio machines and a weight room that offered a wide range of dumbbells, nautilus machines and a smith machine.

"An Almost Perfect Getaway " Read full review on TripAdvisor 2/11/2008 Vote

8. The tar was not an issue - we hardly saw any, contrary to the grumblings from some of the reviewers .

"A great weekend getaway " Read full review on TripAdvisor 10/8/2007 Vote

9. Bacara is hardly a beach resort, as previous posters have noted--with a narrow beach, and few rooms with a true 'ocean view'Food is fair at best.

"No beach to speak of; and you will hear your neighbor " Read full review on TripAdvisor 11/30/2006 Vote

10. hardly the relaxing resort it claims to be.

"Hated this overpriced underserviced hotel! " Read full review on TripAdvisor 10/2/2006 Vote