31 West Carrillo Street, Santa Barbara, CA 93101, United States
#54 of 64 hotels in Santa Barbara
Guests' ChoiceBased on 104 hotel reviews
7.2Cleanliness
8.2
Comfort
8.4
Location
8.9
Facilities
7.5
Staff
8.3
Value for money
6.5
Free WiFi
8.8
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End of dialog contentReviewed: 29 April 2024
Donna
CanadaLocation was excellent to all shopping , restaurants and walking. Large pool and roof top area to lounge.
Stayed in April 2024
Reviewed: 23 December 2023
Dennis
United StatesThere are pe
Stayed in December 2023
Reviewed: 9 November 2023
Phillip
United StatesIt seems that the walls are thin, we could hear almost everything from the other room’s
Stayed in November 2023
Reviewed: 13 July 2023
Tami
IsraelVery expensive
Stayed in June 2023
Reviewed: 19 May 2023
Lisa
United Kingdomthey allow dogs .. we had a Neigbour dog who barked through the night and early morning ! plus there was an electrical buzz noise in the room .. not relaxing at all
location nice rooms designed
Stayed in May 2023
Reviewed: 27 March 2023
Aidan
IrelandHotel being renovated. This meant the building was covered in scaffolding , no water for long periods and no breakfast facility on one of the days. So the Juliet balcony with a glimpse of the sea was a view of scaffolding. To be fair when we complained we did get a partial refund - but you do not want to be spending your holidays complaining. We should have been warned and we would have gone elsewhere. Even if no renovation work the price is way too high for the standard of the hotel( which is a common them for the hotels we stayed in on our trip around Soouthern California) Also , each day at 7am a huge garbage collection truck collects all the garbage from the hotel - the noise would most certainly wake you up ( as it did us). Maybe the hotel could find another location for its garbage away from the bedrooms?
A nice 'boutique' hotel in a reasonable location. Decor, cleanliness, staff all high standard. Food was good.
Stayed in March 2023
Reviewed: 16 January 2023
Diana
United StatesWe asked for an upgrade and they said they gave one, but it was 2 full sized beds so it didn’t seem like an upgrade? They did give a cute bottle of wine and 4 mini macarons with a handwritten card for my sister’s 30th so that was sweet though.
Stayed in January 2023
Reviewed: 25 December 2022
Susan
United Statesreceptionists weren’t as friendly as I would have expected
Stayed in December 2022
Reviewed: 2 September 2022
Tetyana
United Statesthe valet guy Sean was absolutely awesome, friendly and went out of his way to help, extremely helpful. The person at check-in was disappointing, not friendly, unclear communication. we did not feel welcome at all. we had some credit given to us and he didn’t explain how to use, overall felt bad after a long travel to be greeted this way.
nice hotel, clean room.
Stayed in September 2022
Reviewed: 31 July 2022
Rkaratsu
United StatesThe bed was HARD (and the mattress was *really* high up; my wife needed to use chair to get into the bed). Also, it was very noisy.
The staff were outstanding as was the location.
Stayed in July 2022
Reviewed: 16 July 2022
Nathan
United KingdomGood location, nice roof top pool, hotel bar and restaurant very good. Rooms nice although suite was better for small children rather than a teenager as the 3rd person.
Stayed in July 2022
Reviewed: 24 June 2022
Sharom
United StatesHeight of bed
Pool area
Stayed in June 2022
Reviewed: 25 April 2022
Venelin
United StatesMost facilities were closed during renovation. The interior was dated. Very very expensive for what it offers. The suite balcony was a joke.
The location is great. The staff is friendly. Bed was comfortable.
Stayed in April 2022
Reviewed: 13 April 2022
Ted
United StatesThe gentleman at the front desk seemed inexperienced and was not much of a people person.
There was no breakfast available due to renovations.
Stayed in April 2022
Reviewed: 3 November 2021
Allyson
United StatesHonestly, I really didn't feel the hotel was worth the money. We were originally put in a room overlooking construction that was going on below us even though there were plenty of rooms available. They graciously moved (and upgraded) our room after the first night when I complained. The hotel was nice, but not necessarily worth the $$$ IMO.
The staff at the Kimpton was outstanding. We enjoyed breakfast, the location close to town and the comfort of our room.
Stayed in November 2021
Reviewed: 5 April 2024
Colin
United StatesI didn’t stay longer
Always amazing
Stayed in April 2024
Reviewed: 23 March 2024
Gerry
CanadaNothing.
Roof top pool. Exceptional service great bar & restaurant. Staff superb.
Stayed in March 2024
Reviewed: 8 November 2023
Elizabeth
United KingdomExcellent location and a delicious breakfast. Hotel fun and room delightful
Stayed in November 2023
Reviewed: 6 November 2023
Shaun
United KingdomGreat hotel, great staff
Stayed in October 2023
Reviewed: 19 October 2023
Catherine
United KingdomNo tea/coffee making facilities in the bedroom
Fantastic location, easy walking distance into Santa Barbara. Fantastic staff, super-comfortable beds and spotlessly clean.
Stayed in October 2023
Reviewed: 11 October 2023
Thomas
SingaporeCharged me 21.76 for mini bar items I did not take; tried to charge me breakfast if 69$ which was paid with a voucher. Don’t stay here.
Stayed in October 2023
Reviewed: 25 September 2023
Ivy
United StatesNo soundproofing at all. I had a room with a balcony and could very clearly hear people talking from the valet area. Balcony also just overlooked other rooms and ground area instead of having a view.
Beautifully renovated
Stayed in September 2023
Reviewed: 20 April 2023
Gina
United StatesThe room was dusty. The water from the shower was dirty. It took a lot water down the pipes to get clear water.
Breakfast was good.
Stayed in February 2023
Reviewed: 15 April 2023
Mat
United Kingdomconstruction work was going on and we were not informed which meant the roof top pool area was closed which was a main reason for booking. also woken up early by the workmen.
Stayed in April 2023
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