Hotel Californian

Great Hotel, Great location and amenities! Location is key, with many restaurants and bars in the downtown Santa Barbara area! Highly recommend this Hotel! Food is decent at the Hotel, but many surrounding options. Great for a small business venue!

The location of this resort could not be better - restaurants, bars, public transportation, ample wine tasting rooms, shopping, coffee shops, etc are all walking distance and the resort is practically oceanfront with views of the ocean and SB pier. Staff is very prompt with any requests and never hesitate to help out. Room service was always delivered promptly and still warm. Hotel rooms are modern, Spanish styled with a fun twist. Incredibly comfortable and lux beds and pillows. I have very sensitive skin but the products they provided in the bathrooms were quite nice. Complimentary wine tastings come with your stay but are located in Santa Ynez - definitely recommend going if you have the time. Upon check in, Amber at the front desk was very knowledgeable and made sure we were all situated from the get go and made us feel very special about choosing this location for our honeymoon. The valet and bell boys were all incredibly helpful and prompt, I never had to lift a finger when they were around. I wish I would have gotten all their names but there truly was not a bad egg in the bunch. We also had Juan from maintenance stop by to fix something that ended up not being broken (user error) and he was very kind and helpful still. Will definitely be staying here again in the future!

Great long weekend getaway. We loved the room and enjoyed the pool and poolside eats. Great location with stunning views and amazing property. Can't wait to come back again. Highly recommend for a long weekend getaway or with kids. Pet friendly.

The staff and location are great but the rooms are not well appointed for the price point. The furniture was old and not very comfortable. And the bathroom was small but adequate. Overall I do not recommend the Hotel Californian and will find different accommodations on our next visit.

Pretty much everything screams cost-cutting. The A/C is on a 1-hour timer, so when you go out, your room will be hot when you return and if you need the room to be cold while you sleep, then you need to ask engineering to disable the timer. One of the buildings doesn't have a power backup system and unfortunately we had no power for several hours in the middle of the night. All the amenities you expect from a top-tier hotel are undermined by cost-cutting, from the tiny water bottles to inadequate soap, body wash, under-staffed housekeeping, no stationery, no phone on the desk, TV not working properly -- I could go on and on.