The Sandman Inn, Santa Barbara, Complaint

OpinionWell's Blog

Home » United States » California » Santa Barbara Destinations » Santa Barbara Hotels » The Sandman Inn

OpinionWell
Rank

14th

Out of 107

The Sandman Inn	Average Price: $130 Check Rates

Hotel Class:

3714 State Street

Santa Barbara, 93105 View map

2-Star Hotel Rank: 2 of 20
Average review rating: 3.48

OpinionWell Value Index: 5

Traveler reviews analyzed: Expedia (85) , TripAdvisor (202) , BedBugRegistry (3) , YahooTravel (10) , Travelocity (4)

SAFE TO BOOK ? (0/5 issues found)

Is this hotel safe to book? See the trends in negative comments below to find out the real deal before you commit:

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.

Search reviews for other problems

Keyword Cloud

The hotel review keyword cloud displays the words commonly used to describe the features and services of this hotel. Select a word and explore.

All Positive Negative

Keyword Search

avoid (3) awful (4) bad (10) barely (2) bed bugs (2) broken (11) bug (7) complain (3) complaint (2) creaky (2) damage (2) dated (6) difficult (2) dirty (10) disappoint (3) downside (3) expensive (9) gross (6) hard (13) horrible (5) issue (6) lack (3) loud (8) mistake (3) mold (8) nasty (2) negative (6) noise (16) noisy (8) odor (2) outdated (3) overpriced (2) poor (3) pricey (5) problem (29) rodent (2) rough (1) rude (7) scald (2) shabby (3) slow (2) smell (10) terrible (3) tiny (2) unclean (1) uncomfortable (4) unfortunate (5) unpleasant (5) worn (4) worst (2)

Complaint

Appears in 10 comments.

The following words were used in comments with Complaint:
complaints (10) lounge (2) management (2) night (3) not (3) problem (2)

Users can vote for helpful comments, which are saved in the Most helpful section.

Sort by:

1. And the worst of all was, after consistent complaints from me, all I was offered was a lousy 20% refund on only ONE night's stay.

"WORST Hotel Experience of my Life!! " Read full review on TripAdvisor 4/12/2012 Vote

2. No major complaints other than creaking ceiling due to night time floor pacer above us.

"Lush grounds, funky rooms. " Read full review on TripAdvisor 8/3/2011 Vote

3. The only complaint I would have is that the chaise lounges REALLY need better cushions for chaise lounges.

"Great Place to Stay in SB " Read full review on TripAdvisor 6/26/2011 Vote

4. You get what you pay for with little complaint.

"Great Motel for age " Read full review on Expedia 8/18/2010 Vote

5. That will eventually turn them sour, and just add to the complaints.

"Attention to detail! " Read full review on Expedia 7/10/2010 Vote

6. I felt sorry for the front desk who were trying, but it is not fair on them to take the brunt of complaints for things that management should be putting right.

"Attention to detail! " Read full review on Expedia 7/10/2010 Vote

7. Seems I wasn't the only guest with complaints.

"Attention to detail! " Read full review on Expedia 7/10/2010 Vote

8. Manager refused to reimburse me for three nights after all problems, therefore I do not recommend as they do not work with women traveling alone who have complaints about their problems.

"Terrible " Read full review on TripAdvisor 1/1/2010 Vote

9. I can’t blame the hotel staff for anything, since I didn’t bring my complaints to them (which I should have).

"Cheap places overlook a few things " Read full review on Expedia 6/24/2009 Vote

10. No real complaints, but also nothing to rave about.

"OK for a stop over " Read full review on TripAdvisor 8/17/2006 Vote