Hotel Mar Monte, Santa Barbara, Avoid

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Hotel Mar Monte	Average Price: $245 Check Rates

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1111 East Cabrillo Boulevard

Santa Barbara, 93103 View map

3-Star Hotel Rank: 4 of 33
Average review rating: 3.34

OpinionWell Value Index: 4

Traveler reviews analyzed: Expedia (52) , TripAdvisor (324) , YahooTravel (21)

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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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1. Seriously, I am happy we can review and let others know to AVOID this type of hotel.

"Will not return here " Read full review on TripAdvisor 12/29/2011 Vote

2. avoid.

"Avoid !!!! " Read full review on TripAdvisor 12/27/2011 Vote

3. We were luckily able to find street parking (for free), and avoided the extra fee for parking (I believe it is $15 a night).

"Expensive but great location " Read full review on TripAdvisor 9/1/2011 Vote

4. If you can avoid it, try not to stay at the single building across the street (it's ok, but it's not the same as the rooms on the main property).

"Alright " Read full review on TripAdvisor 7/5/2011 Vote

5. The mattress was well-worn so we went to bed late and got up early to avoid sore backs.

"Old, expensive, beaten down hotel in a great location " Read full review on TripAdvisor 3/14/2010 Vote

6. avoid room 236 if there is a wedding party - it's next to the party room and impossible to have peace and quiet.

"Good location but watch out for wedding party noise " Read full review on Expedia 9/16/2009 Vote

7. If possible, bring your own shower transfer bench or roll-in shower chair and you'll avoid these problems.

"Bathroom wheelchair accessibility for spinal cord injured individuals " Read full review on TripAdvisor 8/30/2009 Vote

8. There are surely better hotels than this so avoid this one.

"Better options elsewhere " Read full review on TripAdvisor 8/26/2009 Vote

9. With so many hotels in Santa Barbara, do yourselves a favor and avoid this Titanic of a hotel.

"Stay Away from this Hotel " Read full review on YahooTravel 1/12/2008 Vote

10. If all works well probably just satisfactory but they obviously have an overbooking policy as witnessed by others on this site so should be avoided at all costs.

"Avoid this hotel if at all possible " Read full review on TripAdvisor 10/21/2007 Vote