Ala Mar Motel, Santa Barbara, Broken

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39th

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. The blinds were all broken on the windows.

"DONT STAY HERE " Read full review on TripAdvisor 5/24/2010 Vote

2. All of the window locks were either missing or broken.

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

3. Room large and spacious with reasonable furniture and bedding, but multiple things broken or missing.

"Not too bad, not too expensive - I think I got lucky! " Read full review on TripAdvisor 12/13/2007 Vote

4. Another problem was the fact that you could see into our room from the broken blinds and the door barely locked, the lock was merely a bedroom door lock.

"Issues with most everything there " Read full review on TripAdvisor 10/4/2007 Vote

5. The bathroom was disgusting with rusting, broken fittings that should have been thrown out years ago.

"A filthy, overpriced dump " Read full review on TripAdvisor 9/11/2006 Vote

6. there was chipped paint, a dead plant, more cobb webs than the haunted mansion, oh yeah and let`s not forget the broken ceiling fan with a metal plate duct tapped to it to cover exposed wires.

"I was shocked to believe that I actually paid for a room at this dump!! " Read full review on TripAdvisor 4/24/2006 Vote

7. The shower knobs were mismatched and the shampoo 'provided' by the motel had a broken seal from prior use by another patron.

"Disgusting " Read full review on TripAdvisor 8/5/2004 Vote