Hotel Oceana Santa Barbara, Santa Barbara, Avoid

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Hotel Oceana Santa Barbara	Average Price: $292 Check Rates

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202 West Cabrillo Boulevard

Santa Barbara, 93101 View map

3-Star Hotel Rank: 1 of 33
Average review rating: 2.85

OpinionWell Value Index: 5

Traveler reviews analyzed: BedBugRegistry (1) , Expedia (76) , Travelocity (24) , TripAdvisor (551) , YahooTravel (40)

SAFE TO BOOK ? (2/5 issues found)

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Construction:	There are recent comments about Construction, Remodeling, Renovation.
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. Was I asking for too much? When I arrived after midnight the person at check in desk told me I should just park on the street because my room was close to the street and I could avoid their $10 parking fee.

"I think next time we'll try someplace else " Read full review on TripAdvisor 9/12/2011 Vote

2. Definitely avoid this place.

"disppointing " Read full review on TripAdvisor 8/17/2011 Vote

3. avoid this place at all costs.

"Worst hotel experience ever. " Read full review on TripAdvisor 7/7/2011 Vote

4. avoid this place at all cost and you will be happy.

"Very deceiving pictures, please don't fall for the pretty pictures on the ad " Read full review on TripAdvisor 7/3/2011 Vote

5. They have nice louge chairs and several cabanas for those who want to avoid the SB sun.

"Charming!! " Read full review on TripAdvisor 2/10/2011 Vote

6. As sleeping in is a rarity for me, I now know what rooms to avoid for early morning peace and quiet.

"Satisfied " Read full review on TripAdvisor 8/30/2009 Vote

7. AVOID this place.

"Room so small it should have been funny--but wasn't. " Read full review on TripAdvisor 8/18/2009 Vote

8. We eventually had to draw our curtains to avoid all the 'looky loos' starting in our room.

"Hated this Motel!!! " Read full review on TripAdvisor 1/21/2009 Vote

9. We took the train to avoid driving and we were walking distance to pier and State St.

"Ocean View Amazing! " Read full review on Expedia 7/23/2008 Vote

10. ) Save yourself a bunch of money & aggravation and AVOID the Oceana (there`s a reason you can`t find it in any travel books of the area.

"Simply a Motel 6 with a paint job and Westin prices " Read full review on TripAdvisor 4/3/2006 Vote