This hotel is in a great location across from East Beach and has a very friendly and helpful. Staff. The front desk folks were always willing to help with directions to local restaurants and attractions. The morning continental breakfast had a good variety of pastries, coffee and juice. The only downside I see to the property involve the room amenities. Let me explain. This is an older property (probably built in the 1960's). It appears that the rooms haven't been updated since the 1980's (maybe a little later). That being said, everything in the room was very clean and in working order however for a business traveler like myself, there were very limited outlets to plug in laptops, Ipad, etc. There was no desk to work at (a table was provided near the door). For the price, this is still a great hotel to stay at - if the owner could update the rooms, I wouldn't mind paying a little more to stay there in the future. That is my only suggestion.

Once again I had a wonderful stay over New Years. I hope they don't change the look of the decor or property. I would so much rather they keep the prices the same. I like the nostalgia of the country decor and real key. We were surprised by the sheets being top notch like in the finer hotels. The bed and bathroom were perfectly comfortable. The place is clean and homey. Its on the east beach, and I love watching the sun rise over the ocean! The pool is kept at eighty degrees in the winter time. Great continental breakfast too! Close to Stearns Wharf, shopping, walking and biking, fine dining. I wouldn't change a thing!

The Cabrillo Inn is a quiet and quaint hotel nestled just a few hundred yards from the beach. We had an issue with the toilet in the room flushing- but Ryan at the front desk made sure the issue was resolved right away. We opted for a standard "partial ocean view", the room was basic with the feel of a grandma's spare room- cozy, outdated but comfortable. The windowless bathroom light is set on a 15 minute timer. Forgetting to reset the timer stepping into the shower, I found myself in complete darkness while fumbling out of the shower searching for the switch. The "free" breakfast does have a great variety of cookies along with sweet & savory pastries. All pastries are cut into thirds onto a large table with an obvious tip basket for the staff. There is a pleasant but omnipresent attendant carefully standing over you while you make your selection. I found the expectation of a tip tacky and a bit rude for a stay that specifies an inclusive continental breakfast. The Cabrillo inn is a clean, freindly and pleasant hotel at a good price and great location. Super comfy beds, quiet heater & nice flat screen TV.

We stayed at the Cabrillo In the week before Christmas. One of their winter specials was to rent 2 nights and get the 3rd free. We opted for a room with a full ocean view for a few dollars more and it was so worth it.
The room with King bed was spacious, clean, fresh smelling, and quiet. Our only complaint was an outdated TV with a less than average picture quality. But really, we were too busy to watch much TV anyway.
This has got to be the best bargain in Santa Barbara for the ocean front. It is also very close to Stearns wharf and downtown.