Hotel Santa Barbara, Santa Barbara, Bad

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Hotel Santa Barbara	Average Price: $224 Check Rates

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533 State Street

Santa Barbara, 93101 View map

3-Star Hotel Rank: 14 of 33
Average review rating: 3.44

OpinionWell Value Index: 2

Traveler reviews analyzed: Expedia (8) , Travelocity (3) , TripAdvisor (152) , YahooTravel (23)

SAFE TO BOOK ? (1/5 issues found)

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Construction:	No recent comments about construction were found.
Noise:	Recent comments complained about noise.
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. Not sure if the smelly water is the hotel's problem or common in that area, but it was pretty bad.

"Our 1st Trip To Santa Barbara " Read full review on TripAdvisor 4/16/2012 Vote

2. Overall, it's a nice hotel so this is not in any way a bad review.

"Quaint hotel in every sense " Read full review on TripAdvisor 3/28/2012 Vote

3. The breakfast is served in the lobby which we found rather strange , but is a not a bad breakfast.

"No great shakes, but comfortable enough " Read full review on TripAdvisor 10/9/2011 Vote

4. The room was clean, not a bad size and located at the side of the hotel so was quiet.

"Great location with helpful staff " Read full review on TripAdvisor 8/22/2011 Vote

5. 4 out of 5 ain't bad.

"Great Shopping Location " Read full review on TripAdvisor 4/29/2011 Vote

6. dirty bathroom floor and bad smell coming from the bathroom area, I woke the next morning to cancel the following 2 nights.

"I will never stay here again! " Read full review on TripAdvisor 4/19/2011 Vote

7. The hotel is old fashioned, but not in a bad way.

"Great location for shopping and dining in SB " Read full review on TripAdvisor 9/9/2010 Vote

8. However, the fact that they were completely inflexible and unwilling to even allow me to apply a credit towards a future stay is just bad customer service in my mind.

"Terrible experience with Hotel Santa Barbara " Read full review on TripAdvisor 9/8/2010 Vote

9. We phone the hotel reception at the last minute due to arrival at a very bad hotel (ramada) outside santa barbara.

"great hotel " Read full review on TripAdvisor 1/15/2009 Vote

10. The rooms are not bad, just bland.

"Customer Service " Read full review on TripAdvisor 5/7/2008 Vote