Hotel Oceana Santa Barbara, Santa Barbara, Mold

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Hotel Oceana Santa Barbara	Average Price: $292 Check Rates

Hotel Class:

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)

Is this hotel safe to book? See the trends in negative comments below to find out the real deal before you commit:

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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Mold	Appears in 18 comments.

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1. Worst of all, there was clearly water damage somewhere in the room and it smelled of mold.

"Moldy Room " Read full review on TripAdvisor 4/1/2011 Vote

2. As soon as I walked into my room, the smell of rotten wood and mold was overpowering.

"Yea... trust the reviews on this site " Read full review on TripAdvisor 12/20/2010 Vote

3. The next room seemed better until I took a shower and saw the mold and hair collected at the bottom of the shower door.

"Hotel Oceana " Read full review on Travelocity 4/1/2010 Vote

4. It looks as if the remodeled all the shower except the floor, there was black mold in all four corners of the shower floor, moving its way up the wall and in the grout, it was also moldy on the handles, its was so slimy we showered with our flip flops on.

"shop around first before you book! " Read full review on TripAdvisor 4/27/2009 Vote

5. My only complaint is that the bathroom sink area smelled like mold/mildew.

"My second stay at this hotel, highly recommended! " Read full review on Expedia 1/14/2009 Vote

6. When I commented about the mold and the smell, the supervisor said that many rooms will be renovated soon.

"Very Mixed Experience " Read full review on TripAdvisor 11/10/2008 Vote

7. Also, the bathtub/shower had a lot of mold in it.

"Very Mixed Experience " Read full review on TripAdvisor 11/10/2008 Vote

8. No AC and moldy,small showers.

"It's just a motel " Read full review on TripAdvisor 7/14/2008 Vote

9. No AC and moldy,small showers.

"It`s just a motel " Read full review on TripAdvisor 7/14/2008 Vote

10. It looked like it had spots of mold on it and streaks of dirt on the corner.

"Your Health Is More Important " Read full review on TripAdvisor 4/1/2008 Vote