My husband and I stayed one night and enjoyed the ambience and feel of this beautiful old and graceful hotel. We were told that the hotel was built in 1926. The lobby, elevator, hallways and rooms harken back to a gentler time when travel was quiet and dignified. We booked the room/dinner package. Our dinner at Bouchon was excellent -- food and service were outstanding and only about a 15 minute walk from the hotel. If you are looking for a noisy and flashy hotel, this is not the place for you, but if you are looking for an upscale hotel with a quiet ambience, you can't go wrong with the Hotel Santa Barbara. Breakfast in the lobby was charming. We did come downstairs quite late and the trays were a bit picked over; however, we had more than enough to eat before starting our day.

Its central location State Street is this hotels best asset. Wondering up and down state street was good fun and this Hotel is well situated for this. It has a good valet parking service. The hotel is getting tired and could do with a refurb soon. Still our bedroom accomodated the four us quite comfortably. The breakfast is served in the lobby which we found rather strange , but is a not a bad breakfast.

This hotel is old, the rooms are tiny, no proper door into the bathroom, nothing charming about the room at all. And breakfast in the lobby? Not nice. One elevetar for this huge hotel and it is in the speed of a snail. We stayed there for a weekend and it was clearly a party hotel, you needed to show your key when entering the hotel after midnight. Location? Unquestionably good. Everything else? Not impressed. The rooms need an update, they felt dirty.

We stayed here for one night booked on the same day. The room was clean, not a bad size and located at the side of the hotel so was quiet. The parking was right behind the hotel and only $7 a day. The complimentary breakfast was set out in the hotel lobby but there was enough room. It was very pleasant with a waffle maker. pastries, cereals, bagels, juices and coffee. Coffee is always available in the lobby free of charge. The hotel is in a great location on State Street with fantastic shops and restaurants. The staff were helpful with where to eat and where the best beach was.