Hotel Oceana Santa Barbara, Santa Barbara, Dated

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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)

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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. several of the hotels we looked were old, dated & smelly and you could have not paid me to stay there.

"Friendly Staff great location, ok rooms " Read full review on TripAdvisor 1/4/2012 Vote

2. The room was clean, but dated a bit.

"Poolside Room, upper level, balcony view of ocean & pier $300-$400 depending on occupancy " Read full review on TripAdvisor 8/19/2011 Vote

3. The room was nice enough but the bathroom is very dated and needs an update and maintenance so it meets the type of quality standards you'd expect from a higher priced hotel.

"Disappointed and Hungry " Read full review on TripAdvisor 6/14/2011 Vote

4. It was very clean and smalled delicious :) There was a nice LCD panel TV, beautiful fans, and everything seemed new and up-to-date.

"Excellent hotel, although a bit pricey... " Read full review on TripAdvisor 3/22/2009 Vote

5. Bathrooms kinda dated, but again, not something that would make me think the place was terrible.

"you guys are crazy!!! " Read full review on TripAdvisor 2/6/2009 Vote

6. The room were a little out dated but the fire place was a cute touch.

"so cute! " Read full review on TripAdvisor 11/2/2006 Vote

7. I liked the decoration and chose this hotel from the pics online because it didn`t look dated, but rather more hip than the other choices in SB.

"Average, with nice decoration " Read full review on TripAdvisor 8/9/2006 Vote

8. The room was clean and the decor up to date.

"Great Stay " Read full review on Travelocity 7/1/2006 Vote

9. I booked on line on Feb 13 and have a printed confirmation with a date, confirmation number, # of rooms, beds, rate and so on.

"Reservation Chaos " Read full review on TripAdvisor 3/21/2006 Vote

10. Extremely dated.

"Ishy " Read full review on TripAdvisor 12/9/2005 Vote