Ala Mar Motel, Santa Barbara, Nice

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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)

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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. Front desk staff weren't the most professional, but there were nice.

"Motel is OK, location is nice " Read full review on TripAdvisor 5/21/2012 Vote

2. Two weeks later, we drove down to Santa Barbara for a nice weekend at a DIFFERENT hotel and Ala Mar Motel called me to confirm a reservation.

"SCAM! " Read full review on TripAdvisor 4/23/2012 Vote

3. Upstairs patio has lounge chairs & nice view of ocean/pier.

"If you just need a place to sleep by the beach, stay here. " Read full review on TripAdvisor 6/24/2010 Vote

4. The only thing going for this place is the location and could be quite nice if they spent alot of money fixing it up.

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

5. This place shows the nice rooms on the pictures.

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

6. We arrived at the motel just before the front desk was going to close (our fault) We were greeted nicely and given our room key (109) upon opening our door we were greeted with the lovely smell of urine.

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

7. A coffee-maker and microwave would have been nice conveniences.

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

8. We stayed in room 106 which was spottlessly clean, smelled nice and had a comfortable bed and bedding.

"A very pleasant surprise! " Read full review on TripAdvisor 11/19/2009 Vote

9. To be honest, the smaller and cheaper rooms were not equally nice.

"Very pleasant stay! Recommending it! " Read full review on TripAdvisor 10/8/2009 Vote

10. The bed was big, nice and comfy, and the sheets were of a nice design and fabric.

"Very pleasant stay! Recommending it! " Read full review on TripAdvisor 10/8/2009 Vote