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Out of 107

Ala Mar Motel	Average Price: $212 Check Rates

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102 West Cabrillo Boulevard

Santa Barbara, 93101 View map

2-Star Hotel Rank: 10 of 20
Average review rating: 2.33

OpinionWell Value Index: 1

Traveler reviews analyzed: Expedia (6) , TripAdvisor (57) , YahooTravel (2)

SAFE TO BOOK ? (1/5 issues found)

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Construction:	No recent comments about construction were found.
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. I chose this place for it's location and the pics on the internet didn't look too bad.

"BED BUG INFESTATION, BIG AND small " Read full review on TripAdvisor 11/8/2011 Vote

2. Because of the bad reviews on Trip Advisor, we booked another hotel.

"Gotten unfair reviews " Read full review on TripAdvisor 9/14/2011 Vote

3. The free breakfast is good and cuts costs a little bit, but doesn't make up for the bad parts.

"Tenuous at best " Read full review on TripAdvisor 1/2/2011 Vote

4. In spite of all this, it was not too bad a place to stay if you don't mind roughing it a bit to save $100 and up from the surrounding competition.

"Not for the faint of heart " Read full review on TripAdvisor 12/31/2010 Vote

5. All in all, the room badly needs repair, updating, and basic conviences added.

"Motel stay 'definitely not', as expected. " Read full review on TripAdvisor 4/21/2010 Vote

6. I must say that the bad reviews are correct about this hotel.

"Very disappointing... " Read full review on TripAdvisor 1/21/2010 Vote

7. For a place with prime location and plenty of customers, they give motels a bad name and remains the single black stain in our wonderful weekend in Santa Barbara.

"Felt like I was robbed... " Read full review on TripAdvisor 7/20/2009 Vote

8. Can get a little noisy because rooms are close together, but not too bad.

"Planning my 4th trip " Read full review on YahooTravel 10/11/2007 Vote

9. Not the best, bot not as bad as some of the reviews.

"Some of the reviews a bit harsh! " Read full review on TripAdvisor 7/11/2007 Vote

10. The location is good but the place gives the impression of suffering badly from chronic under-investment.

"Unacceptable. " Read full review on TripAdvisor 9/12/2004 Vote