Very loud past 10pm. Very noisy fraternity-type atmosphere. The staff were not friendly. Not only did they make us feel unwelcome, they treated us like we were intruding and bothering them.

We had such great experiences staying at Hosteling International Hostels in SF and Monterey. We decided to take a chance with a non-HI hostel. Bad idea! Don't stay here. You are better off staying in Cambria at a hostel there, or some B&B in Santa Barbara.

The staff is mean and terrible. They close the common room between 12:30 and 14:30.

This is by far the worst hostel there is. The place is understaffed, the manager has no clue, there is no wheelchair accessible toilet for men, there's rats which aren't dealt with by management, when it rains the rooms leak water and ants, apparently there's no doors on the women's toilets - just a curtain like for the bath! There's no storage space for suitcases/luggage unless you're willing to pay, it's over priced, the sound of the Amtrak is incredibly loud, I stayed in a bunk down the hall and the bed was rickety, no ladder and dirty sheets.

In short, take a 1hr trip out of Santa Barbara and you can find some decent motel rooms for the price of the dorm room and you won't be sharing with 11 other people.

We paid 40$ each person to stay in a dorm of 12 beds. The Toilets don't even have a door just a curtain, the kitchen is closed everytime at lunch time (the staff close the door and you can see them doing nothing while people are outside sit on the floor and just waiting) horrible service......don't go here please!| for this price better to put some dollars more and reserve a proper hotel!!