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Hotel Oceana Santa Barbara

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3 of 5 stars 236 reviews
236 Reviews
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#33 of 58 hotels in Santa Barbara
Description: Oceanfront, Mission style hotel with mediterranean red tile rooftop - Steps away from beach, views of wharf and harbor.
  • Address
    202 W. Cabrillo Blvd.
    Santa Barbara, CA 93101
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TripAdvisor Traveler Rating: 3 of 5 stars Based on 236 traveler reviews
  • What to Expect:
    • 2.5 based on 125 reviews Rooms
    • 3 based on 121 reviews Service
    • 2.5 based on 127 reviews Value
    • 3 based on 126 reviews Cleanliness
    • 4 based on 43 reviews Pool
  • Recommended For:
    • 30% based on 145 reviews Young singles
    • 30% based on 145 reviews Families with young children
    • 30% based on 145 reviews Families with teenagers
    • 20% based on 145 reviews Older travelers
    • 10% based on 145 reviews An amazing honeymoon

Reviews of Hotel Oceana Santa Barbara

( 1-10 of 236 )
Aug 3, 2008

The lobby needs a good going over with an upholstery cleaner. There is no 24 hour coffee bar. Our room was dark and the furnishings looked like they had seen better days. This was not the beautiful, bright room pictured on the website. There was no real half and half for breakfast coffee. The staff was very professional and helpful. more

4 of 5 stars
Northern California
Jul 30, 2008

I always feel I'm taking a risk when I book a hotel via PriceLine but have always been happy with the result. Our stay last week at the Hotel Oceana is no exception. We paid $190 per night for a largish room with two queen beds, a flat screen TV and a frig. It was a comfortable, clean room that... more

4 of 5 stars
northern ireland
Jul 30, 2008

We booked in here at short notice. and got a good deal Staff were excellent and helpful. We had a junior suite - lovely except for no air con. Breakfast was poor - defrosted crumpets. No restaurant or bar. Pools and gardens were good. Our only major problem was lack of security- anyone could walk straight off street to our... more

1 of 5 stars
San Francisco
Jul 28, 2008

After reading reviews and reviewing the hotel's website, I was cautiously optimistic that our stay at the Oceana would be fabulous. I was wrong. Way off. Not even close. We paid extra to ensure that we received a renovated room. We did - it was at the top of a set of stairs with a lovely view of an alley... more

Jul 25, 2008

We had booked through a website called hotel-board.com and they were terrible. What I thought was a confirmation was NOT and I arrived at the hotel on the day of the wedding and found out that we did not have a room. Although the hotel was totally booked, the reservations manager Tim totally helped us and found us a room,... more

Jul 23, 2008

This is just a beach motel. It is directly across the street from the beach which is great but it is very expensive for what you get. I was expecting more. I thought because I was paying over $325. a night for a single room it would be pretty darn nice. The location was great, the room was clean but... more

2 of 5 stars
San Francisco, CA
Jul 23, 2008

The accommodations were adequate. The hotel looks to have been recently upgraded: nice floor, LCD TV, carpet. The room was a little small. There was no closet and, unless you enjoy always sitting or lying on the bed, there was no other place to sit (no chair). The worst part of the room was that is located above a garage... more

1 of 5 stars
San Francisco
Jul 15, 2008

The wedding we attended in SB booked a block of rooms at this hotel so we chose the "ocean view" and paid $382/night which is at least $200 more than what anyone should pay for this hotel. The desk people are unfriendly, cleaning people left rags in our room, there is no air conditioning which means you have to leave... more

1 of 5 stars
California
Jul 14, 2008

We stayed there for a weekend getaway and boy were we disappointed. For the price we paid, we thought we were getting a lot more. The rooms are small and there are no closets. Just a canvas shoe rack and some hangers hanging on a rod that is suspended from the ceiling. Our room was at the top of the... more

1 of 5 stars
San Diego
Jul 14, 2008

This MOTEL was billed out as a boutique hotel and came with that price. Aside from it being across the street from the beach and a good mattress there was no boutique about it! The rooms were small with paper thin walls. No AC and moldy,small showers. There was partying in the room next door and we couldn't sleep and... more

Reviews of Hotel Oceana Santa Barbara

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202 W. Cabrillo Blvd., Santa Barbara, CA 93101