The Sandman Inn, Santa Barbara, Smell

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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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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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carpet (2) liked (4) linen (2) not (2) old (2) room (8) urine (2)

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1. The carpet in our room smelled of urine.

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

2. No smells, the heater was quiet, no bedbugs or insects.

"Great motel accommodations " Read full review on TripAdvisor 1/10/2011 Vote

3. The linen smelled like bleach, had to spray Febreeze on them.

"You get what you paid for. " Read full review on Expedia 7/21/2010 Vote

4. smell in sink.

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

5. And call us crazy, but we loved the fifties not-quite-vintage decor plus the smell of grandma's house.

"Home away from home! " Read full review on Expedia 11/13/2009 Vote

6. At least this room did not smell like the first one they tried to put us into.

"Quiet, basic room -Not impressed for the price " Read full review on Expedia 9/2/2009 Vote

7. The room was extremely clean, no funky smells.

"Good hotel for the price " Read full review on Expedia 7/8/2009 Vote

8. , the room smelling musty open arrival, the poor soundproofing, and the noise fridgle.

"A very good value at $71 per night " Read full review on TripAdvisor 3/7/2009 Vote

9. This hotel looks nothing like the website, complete false advertisingThe rooms are old and smell.

"Terrible " Read full review on TripAdvisor 4/21/2008 Vote

10. I called the front-desk immediately and was told that they would swap-out the microwave and pour bleach down the drain to get rid of the raw-sewage smell.

"Rocky start. Smooth finish. " Read full review on Travelocity 4/1/2008 Vote