Based on the great reviews on this site, I reserved a room at the Harbor View Inn. Boy, was I in for a surprise. I planned to come down from San Francisco to run the Santa Barbara marathon. I invited my little brother to run it with me, and as an early Christmas present, I offered to pay his entry... more

Great location. The staff is superb. I am a very demanding customer and my expectations are usually not met. Well, all I have is praise for the hotel and the staff. more

We stayed here for two nights at the end of October. Our room with two double beds faced the Santa Barbara hills. It was spacious and very clean with very nice linens, amenities. (We did not use room service so cannot comment on that aspect.) The pool area in the front of the hotel was very, very nice; a relaxing... more

Lots and lots of places to stay in Santa Barbara at all price points. For the $$ this is the spot. Love the location and view. And the original Sambos Pancake House is right down the street for some of the best breakfast going. We stayed in Garden Room over looking pool and facing the harbor. Rooms were large and... more

Stayed here just one night on our road trip from Palm Springs to San Francisco. The best hotel we stayed at! Huge room with large bathroom including shower and tub. Fantastic location. Had room service breakfast, superb food delivered on time. Sorry to leave, wish we could have stayed longer, wouild highly reccommend. more

The boyfriend surprised me with a weekend getaway to Santa Barbara and he picked the Harbor View Inn. Points to the boyfriend for this choice! It was a beautiful hotel with a perfect location. A bit of a walk to downtown but right across the street from the beach. Our room was large with an even larger bathroom. Would definitely... more

My wife and I stayed at The Harbor View Inn at the start of our 2 weeks on the West Coast. The check in was easy and we quickly were shown our 2 room suite with water views that we had requested. The suite was large with lounge, good size bedroom and great bathroom, with deep bath. The bed was... more

My husband and I just returned home yesterday from a fabulous weekend stay at the Harbor View Inn. Our room was beautiful with a huge jacuzzi tub, balcony with a view of the ocean and State street (request a room on the 2nd floor of the North wing). The room was spotless and the service was great. You know what... more

Stayed for three nights for a beach/pool break on a tour of California. The Ocean View room we had was at the front of the hotel and was very large with two balconies enabling us to get the sun all day. The front balcony had a view of the beach and wharf and the side balcony looked out on the... more