The Sandman Inn, Santa Barbara, Hard

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The Sandman Inn	Average Price: $130 Check Rates

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

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Noise:	No recent comments about noise were found.
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Parking Fees:	No recent comments about parking fees were found.
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1. There were burritos, Eggo waffles, toast, bagels, English muffins, pop tarts, several types of cereals, instant oatmeal packets, hard-boiled eggs, doughnuts, muffins, several types of coffee, hot chocolate, a variety of creamers, juices, milk, chocolate milk, yogurt, fruit and more all served in a quaint little 50s-style diner right in the middle of the premises.

"Great price, great staff and great breakfast " Read full review on TripAdvisor 4/26/2012 Vote

2. It seemed clean, but since it was so old it was hard to tell.

"Best breakfast room! " Read full review on TripAdvisor 2/26/2012 Vote

3. The breakfast spread features waffles, yogurt, bagels, hard boiled eggs, fresh fruit and cereal.

"The Sandman Inn-Not Fancy, but Fun! " Read full review on TripAdvisor 9/12/2011 Vote

4. It's hard to find a decent place in Santa Barbie.

"Best bargain in Santa Barbara! " Read full review on TripAdvisor 9/12/2011 Vote

5. It's about a mile off the highway but not hard to find, in a very safe and quiet location.

"quaint, no frills hotel in good location " Read full review on TripAdvisor 4/3/2011 Vote

6. The breakfast is great, the parking is free, you have a pair of pillows to choose between hard and soft (nicely done), nothing to complain about it.

"Excellent cost-benefit relationship. " Read full review on TripAdvisor 3/2/2011 Vote

7. Pastries were good like at any continental breakfast, but the burritos were small microwaveable ones and the eggs were hard-boiled and a bit on the old side.

"Siblings on vacation " Read full review on Expedia 9/22/2010 Vote

8. The beds were comfortable and they had a great DVD selection and a fairly good breakfast (hard boiled eggs, burritos, coffee, dry food, bagels etc)The service was a hit or miss, the day front staff was above and beyond and the night staff was absent minded and the kid was a punk.

"Enjoyable " Read full review on Expedia 5/19/2009 Vote

9. On the positive side, the lobby had fresh coffee and fruit available throughout the day, and the breakfast room, while bleak, had a good array of things to offer/hot and cold starch and sugar, and cold hard boiled eggs.

"Sleep Deprivation Test Chamber - Room 216 " Read full review on TripAdvisor 3/16/2009 Vote

10. The morning continental breakfast is better than average, with a nice selection of breads and pastries, and they even had some hard boiled eggs.

"Good Value " Read full review on TripAdvisor 9/15/2007 Vote