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Pacific Crest Inn by the Sea – reviews, photos

433 Corona Del Mar, Santa Barbara, CA 93103
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Pacific Crest Inn by the Sea
Ranked #47 of 60 hotels in Santa Barbara
3.0 of 5 stars 36 Reviews
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Los Angeles, California
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“IF YOU ONLY READ ONE REVIEW, READ THIS ONE!”
1 of 5 stars Reviewed 22 February 2011
13
people found this review helpful

This place was HORRIBLE!!!!!
Let me just say that we had the most disgusting room we have ever been in, so bad we couldn't sleep in the room and ended up leaving and staying somewhere else in the middle of the night.

We checked in at 5pm and dropped our bags off in the room and immediately left as we were trying to make early dinner reservations. We didn't get back to the room until 10pm. Upon getting back to the room at 10pm and actually looking at what we were going to have to stay in for the night, it only took us an hour or so to realize these were unlivable conditions:

the rooms are not all as pictured on their website, I will be posting pictures of what we were met with, GROSS!

The bathroom was very dirty. Massive amounts of soap and other nasty build up was along the edges of the shower/door. Nasty red "bodily fluid" type substance streaked the wall adjacent to the bathroom sink.

The doors were old/thin wood doors that were very dirty. The windows were old glass paned windows that didn't open properly. The carpets (some rooms have new laminate hardwood floors) in our rooms were in horrible condition. a mix/match of furniture made up the room, including an old outside patio table as our sitting table.

However the LAST STRAW came when we saw that the bed had BUGS crawling on it. We discovered this when, as I sat on the bed to grab something out of my bag, my wife screamed "YOU HAVE BUGS CRAWLING ON YOU!!" I leaped out off the edge of the bed to see several little black bugs crawling on the comforter.

We called the night manager and returned our key and said we would come back in the AM to speak with the owner and that we were not staying due to the unhealthy quality of the room.

We ended up staying at another inn just down the road and finally felt safe/clean!

when we went back to talk to the owner, we were met with a nasty toned owner who continuously attacked me on a personal level saying things such as "spoiled, arrogant, a pain in his [--], stuck up" none of which are true, I just don't think someone should pay for a room where bugs are crawling on the bed and mold is eroding the shower door, AM I WRONG?

He said that since we checked in at 5pm we had no reason to not pay, claiming that since we had the key from 5-11:45pm we should have known right away if we didn't want the room. I told him, to deaf ears, that we simply dropped our bags off and split and didn't think we would need to inspect the room and check the bed for bugs prior to heading to dinner.

He fought us tooth and nail against giving us any money back. When I brought up the bugs on the bed, he flipped out and threatened me with his lawyer and then asked if I BAGGED THE BUGS UP AS PROOF?! As if anyone in their right mind would bag bugs!

After taking him through the room and showing him the conditions he finally refunded the money, as he claimed, simply off the basis that i was really becoming a "pain in his [--]!"

Consider yourself warned! If you don't mind bed bugs, foot disease from shower fungus, and verbal harassment, the location to the beach is great!

Oh and did I mention that the first thing we did when we arrived back to our room at 10pm was to try the TV. Our tiny TV didn't work and we had to call the night manager in to fix it, he peeled the tape off of the remote, grabbed a chair and tugged on some cords (all while large amounts of dust were flying in to the air), He finally got it to work.

To the the credit of the night manager, he was a nice guy just trying to keep the ship afloat, he was kind. The owner, he was another story......

  • Stayed February 2011, travelled as a couple
    • 1 of 5 stars Value
    • 3 of 5 stars Location
    • 1 of 5 stars Sleep Quality
    • 1 of 5 stars Rooms
    • 1 of 5 stars Cleanliness
    • 1 of 5 stars Service
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Solihull, United Kingdom
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34 helpful votes 34 helpful votes
“Not bad in a very expensive place”
3 of 5 stars Reviewed 23 January 2011
2
people found this review helpful

We found this motel after a little driving around. So many of the hotels etc are very pricey. This one is a little further up the road (about 30 mins walk along the beach to the main pier and State St). Still seems pretty expensive for what you get. But nonetheless it is good value for money when compared.

The room is basic, as is the whole motel. Parking is free and pentiful. Storage space is fine. Bathroom could do with a bit of modernisation, but otherwise functional.

  • Stayed October 2010, travelled as a couple
    • 4 of 5 stars Value
    • 2 of 5 stars Location
    • 3 of 5 stars Sleep Quality
    • 3 of 5 stars Rooms
    • 3 of 5 stars Cleanliness
    • 3 of 5 stars Service
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Brisbane
2 reviews
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8 helpful votes 8 helpful votes
“Just not good enough find somewhere else to stay !”
2 of 5 stars Reviewed 28 November 2010
5
people found this review helpful

We may be an “inexpensive motel” but we never compromise on quality or standards. We are a quality Inn by the sea.

This is there opening line on the site, could not be further from the truth. Expensive rates , fixtures in the room tatty, heating that does not work, the other side of the door in the room allows you to hear exactly what your neighbouring room mate is saying when talking on a cell phone. This is the best though, dont be fooled by the picture of the beach hammock on the web site, we tried to find this hammock to no avail, simply because it does not exist. This is false advertising in its truest form. Oh and by the way the Ocean View suite gives you a view of the next doors hotel car park ! You can see a little the ocean rom the main window in the bedroom. The only positive to this review is that room was a decent size.
You will certainly find better accommodation in better locations that Im sure do not put up false misleading pictures.

  • Stayed November 2010, travelled as a couple
    • 1 of 5 stars Value
    • 1 of 5 stars Location
    • 2 of 5 stars Sleep Quality
    • 2 of 5 stars Rooms
    • 2 of 5 stars Cleanliness
    • 1 of 5 stars Service
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“Thank u St.Patrick!”
5 of 5 stars Reviewed 25 November 2010
1
person found this review helpful

Hi Guys,
i stayed in the pacific crest inn with some friends. It was an awesome and wonderful time!So i recomend u to stay in this nice motel if you are looking to visit santa barbara. You are near by to a unbelieveable part of santa barbaras beaches. We liked it and once we will see u again, little pearl of santa barbara!Thank U for the great time in santa b. to the hole friendly staff of the motel and especially to you george brother patrick! Enjoy your holidays dear friends! See U!

  • Stayed October 2010, travelled as a couple
    • 5 of 5 stars Value
    • 5 of 5 stars Location
    • 5 of 5 stars Sleep Quality
    • 4 of 5 stars Rooms
    • 4 of 5 stars Cleanliness
    • 5 of 5 stars Service
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“For the price I paid it was just Ehhh...”
3 of 5 stars Reviewed 12 November 2010
1
person found this review helpful

I'm not a big complainer yet for the price I paid I felt a little "jipped". The first thing I noticed was the outdated comforter (which looks like it was borrowed from the Motel 6 next door) The pictures on the website do not illustrate any remote features shown in them. the office closed early (10pm) which I can understand due to the area yet the door to my room was unlocked and my key left on the dresser inside room after I had already paid for it in advance. The TV unit shows some effort of renovation by it being a flat panel unit, Yet my laptop has a larger screen than it. the distance to ocean is adequate and walking distance to the wharf. I don't believe I could give this property another chance unfortunately .

  • Stayed November 2010, travelled as a couple
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Address: 433 Corona Del Mar, Santa Barbara, CA 93103
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