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7.1

512 reviews

Hilton Santa Barbara Beachfront Resort

Hilton Santa Barbara Beachfront Resort

633 East Cabrillo Boulevard, Santa Barbara, 93103, California, United States

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Spa/Wellness packages

Restaurant

Outdoor swimming pool

Business center

Room service

Fitness center

Meeting/Banquet facilities

Beach

Hilton Santa Barbara Beachfront Resort

Set on Santa Barbara’s coastline at 633 East Cabrillo Boulevard, the Hilton Santa Barbara Beachfront Resort is a 4-star escape located about 1.3mi from the city center. This beachfront retreat pairs ocean views with California sunshine, inviting travelers to unwind in style.

Featured amenities cover both relaxation and practicality: outdoor swimming pool (free), direct beach access, a restaurant and bar, and a fitness center (free). Business needs are supported by a free business center and meeting/banquet facilities, while 24-hour front desk service, non-smoking rooms, wheelchair accessibility, elevators, and balconies or terraces add everyday ease. Spa options, spa packages, massages, a tennis court (all extra charges), parking (extra charges) and Parking On Site (extra charges), Wifi (extra charges), and pet-friendly accommodations (extra charges) round out the lineup, along with garden spaces, free toiletries, beach chairs/loungers, and Kids’ meals (extra charges).

Located in Santa Barbara, California, United States, the resort has 512 reviews. Price starts from $237.

Sun-kissed mornings unfold along Santa Barbara’s coastline, where direct beach access and an inviting outdoor pool set the pace for a carefree escape. Lush garden spaces invite wandering and shoreline strolls, with beach chairs and loungers ready for a sun-drenched pause. For families, Kids’ meals are available for a small extra charge, adding a touch of convenience to days by the water.

On-site dining centers around The Set, an American restaurant that serves casual coastal bites without leaving the property. Staying active is easy with a well-equipped fitness center, and business travelers will appreciate a free business center plus meeting and banquet facilities to keep plans on track. Round-the-clock service comes from a 24-hour front desk, while parking and WiFi carry additional charges, and pets are welcome with applicable fees.

Located about 1.3mi from Santa Barbara’s city center, this beachfront retreat blends oceanfront charm with practical access to town. The setting invites easy, all-day enjoyment—from poolside swims to breezy walks on the sand—along with garden spaces and a touch of resort flair. For travelers bringing a furry friend, pet-friendly accommodations are available with possible extra charges.

Closest airports

Santa Barbara Municipal Airport

9.5mi

Santa Maria Airport

55.6mi

Most popular amenities

Spa/Wellness packages

Restaurant

Outdoor swimming pool

Business center

Room service

Fitness center

Meeting/Banquet facilities

Beach

Air conditioning

Bar

Terrace

24-hour front desk

Non-smoking rooms

Wheelchair accessible

Beach chairs/Loungers

Elevator

Garden

Free toiletries

Balcony

Rooms

Queen Room with Two Queen Beds and Garden View - Hearing Accessible in Hilton Santa Barbara Beachfront Resort

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Room - 2 Queen, Accessible, Garden View

2 Queen Size Beds

40 sqft

Balcony

Refrigerator

Air conditioning

Tea/Coffee maker

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Boasting a flat-screen TV with cable, this luxurious room is equipped with tea and coffee-making facilities, a mini bar and fridge. Rooms also carry hairdryers, ironing facilities, and a printer.

One-Bedroom King Suite with Ocean View - Hearing Accessible in Hilton Santa Barbara Beachfront Resort

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Suite, Accessible, 1 Bedroom, Ocean View

1 King Size Bed

75 sqft

Balcony

Refrigerator

Air conditioning

Tea/Coffee maker

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Boasting a flat-screen TV with cable, this luxurious room is equipped with tea and coffee-making facilities, a mini bar and fridge. Rooms also carry hairdryers, ironing facilities, and a printer.

Queen Room with Two Queen Beds and Resort View - Patio with Firepit in Hilton Santa Barbara Beachfront Resort

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Resort, 2 Queen Size Beds, Patio, Firepit

2 Queen Size Beds

Refrigerator

Air conditioning

Tea/Coffee maker

Free toiletries

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The quadruple room features air conditioning, a tea and coffee maker, a safe deposit box as well as heating. The unit has 2 beds.

King Room with Patio with Firepit - Pool View in Hilton Santa Barbara Beachfront Resort

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King Room, Pool View, Patio, Firepit

1 King Size Bed

Refrigerator

Air conditioning

Tea/Coffee maker

Free toiletries

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The air-conditioned triple room provides a tea and coffee maker, a safe deposit box and heating. The unit offers 1 bed.

Queen Room with Two Queen Beds and Patio with Firepit - Pool View in Hilton Santa Barbara Beachfront Resort

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Room - 2 Queen, Pool View, Patio, Firepit

2 Queen Size Beds

Refrigerator

Air conditioning

Tea/Coffee maker

Free toiletries

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This quadruple room is air-conditioned and features a tea and coffee maker, a safe deposit box and heating. The unit offers 2 beds.

King Room with Resort View - Mobility Access in Hilton Santa Barbara Beachfront Resort

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Resort, King Size, Accessible

1 King Size Bed

40 sqft

Balcony

Refrigerator

Air conditioning

Tea/Coffee maker

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The spacious triple room features air conditioning, a tea and coffee maker, a safe deposit box, as well as a balcony. The unit has 1 bed.

King Room with Balcony or Patio and Mountain View - Mobility Accessible with Tub in Hilton Santa Barbara Beachfront Resort

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King Room, Accessible, Mountain View, Balcony/Patio

1 King Size Bed

40 sqft

Balcony

Refrigerator

Air conditioning

Tea/Coffee maker

+

More details

Boasting a flat-screen TV with cable, this luxurious room is equipped with tea and coffee-making facilities, a mini bar and fridge. Rooms also carry hairdryers, ironing facilities, and a printer.

Queen Room with Two Queen Beds and Patio or Balcony with Ocean View in Hilton Santa Barbara Beachfront Resort

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Room - 2 Queen, Ocean View, Balcony/Patio

2 Queen Size Beds

40 sqft

Balcony

Refrigerator

Air conditioning

Tea/Coffee maker

+

More details

Boasting a flat-screen TV with cable, this luxurious room is equipped with tea and coffee-making facilities, a mini bar and fridge. Rooms also carry hairdryers, ironing facilities, and a printer.

Queen Room with Two Queen Beds and Partial Ocean View in Hilton Santa Barbara Beachfront Resort

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Room - 2 Queen, Partial Ocean View

2 Queen Size Beds

40 sqft

Balcony

Refrigerator

Air conditioning

Tea/Coffee maker

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More details

Boasting a flat-screen TV with cable, this luxurious room is equipped with tea and coffee-making facilities, a mini bar and fridge. Rooms also carry hairdryers, ironing facilities, and a printer.

Queen Room with Two Queen Beds and Balcony or Patio with Mountain View in Hilton Santa Barbara Beachfront Resort

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Room - 2 Queen, Mountain View, Balcony/Patio

2 Queen Size Beds

40 sqft

Balcony

Refrigerator

Air conditioning

Tea/Coffee maker

+

More details

Boasting a flat-screen TV with cable, this luxurious room is equipped with tea and coffee-making facilities, a mini bar and fridge. Rooms also carry hairdryers, ironing facilities, and a printer.

Queen Room with Balcony in Hilton Santa Barbara Beachfront Resort

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Queen Room, Balcony

2 Queen Size Beds

450 sqft

Balcony

Refrigerator

Air conditioning

Tea/Coffee maker

+

More details

Boasting a flat-screen TV with cable, this luxurious room is equipped with tea and coffee-making facilities, a mini bar and fridge. Rooms also carry hairdryers, ironing facilities, and a printer.

King Room with View - Mobility Accessible with Tub in Hilton Santa Barbara Beachfront Resort

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King Room, Accessible, View

1 King Size Bed

40 sqft

Balcony

Refrigerator

Air conditioning

Tea/Coffee maker

+

More details

Boasting a flat-screen TV with cable, this luxurious room is equipped with tea and coffee-making facilities, a mini bar and fridge. Rooms also carry hairdryers, ironing facilities, and a printer.

Guest reviews

7.1

512 reviews

Categories of assessments

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Comfort

Location

Facilities

Staff

Value for money

Featured reviews:

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Jeff

10

June 2025

Ocean-facing rooms were very nice in the morning watching all the people passing by. We enjoyed playing pickleball on the Hilton courts. The front desk staff helped us with equipment rental and a reservation. Hilton staff recommended a restaurant for dinner that was walking distance and excellent. Enjoyed happy hour sangria on the front lawn.

The landscaping around our room's patio looked neglected.

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Mike

8.2

July 2024

Rooms, location, facility and customer service were very good. Parking in/out set-up was very good too.

One building not having an elevator for the second floor. Also, for some reason, the hotel's reservation system had my reservation system double-booked even though Booking.com had the one room booked correctly. I decided to keep the extra room. Very expensive for 2-nights, but the location plus it is graduation weekend for the local university drives the market so it was not unexpected.

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Megan

9.1

January 2024

The Hilton Santa Barbara was a beautiful place to stay. The rooms were clean and comfortable. We brought our bikes with us. It was nice to just head across the street to the beach bike path.

We were bummed (but understand Reno’s need to take place) to find out that the pool was under construction when we got there. I wish that would’ve been made known before booking. Although they did seem to give some good comps, which I believe were in exchange for the pool being closed. One other thing I would suggest is looking on the properties website to book a room and compare prices with Booking.com. After I finished booking, I realize I could’ve gotten it cheaper through the hotels website.  that was a disappointment, considering how much I booked through Booking.com

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Robin

9.1

May 2023

Room was great with a wonderful location near the pool. The grounds were quite pretty even after the drought and all the rain. My granddaughter used the pool and found it quite comfortable and it was big enough to get in a nice swim.

While the food is good, it is a bit over-priced. They did accommodate my granddaughter's fussiness and I was quite pleased with that. Your concierge should know a bit more about the area. We walked over to the zoo and were told we could not come in without a reservation. The concierge did not tell us this. We did not get in. The walk was nice though.

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Sharon

10

January 2024

This property has an amazing ocean view. Lots of greenery. Super friendly staff. We brought our 2 large dogs and every single staff person made them welcome. Breakfast at the RoundHouse was very nice, option to eat outdoors on a covered patio so dogs could join. Great wall soundproofing. Very close to Arroyo Burro Beach (the dog beach) and the Douglas Family Preserve as well as the Cold Spring hiking trail.

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Karen

10

October 2023

I did not stay in the hotel. I made reservations; two rooms for three kids and two grandkids. They very much appreciated the hotel staff when help was needed. The swimming pool and facility were immaculate.

Two things: 1) costly - and this was not a weekend. 2) The reservation system sucks. Using some hired service made reservations a nightmare. At this time, I still do not know if the final bill will be $500 too high (due to errors on the hotel side).

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Schaefer

8.2

March 2024

Breakfast was good. Location was excellent.

We paid cash for dinner. The next morning at breakfast we were told they didn't accept cash. The next morning the Starbucks wouldn't accept cash either. We were confused. I spoke to two reservations clerks and they were also confused!

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Sylvia

8.2

October 2022

location

very expensive and when I booked on booking.com didn’t think that I would have additional charges and I didn’t know that resort fee didn’t include parking.

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Nancy

10

January 2025

No breakfast was provided.

I was told on the phone by the hotel that my cat was welcome. Then after I paid, and drove 100 miles, I was told that cats aren't welcome That was disturbing. An "exception " was made, but that misinformation was very annoying. Pet friendly means all pets, right?

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Erin

8.2

May 2022

It was really pretty setting and the lobby area was great. Our waiter at the restaurant was fabulous.

Very skimpy on products, no shower gel, or shower cap, it's cheap for the cost of the room. Most hotels are now giving free water or fill stations for water bottles which there may have been in the main area but you should consider adding in the buildings where people sleep, it feels like you are nickel and diming your patrons.

Points of Interest Around Hilton Santa Barbara Beachfront Resort

Attractions

Funk Zone

0.7mi

Stearns Wharf

0.8mi

Leadbetter Beach

1.1mi

Santa Barbara Waterfront

1.4mi

Santa Barbara County Courthouse

1.6mi

Montecito

1.6mi

Santa Barbara Museum of Art (SBMA)

1.7mi

Shoreline Park

2mi

Old Mission Santa Barbara

2.6mi

Santa Barbara Museum of Natural History

2.8mi

Santa Barbara Botanic Garden (SBBG)

3.4mi

State Street

5.2mi

Goleta

8.8mi

Solvang

29.3mi

Yasawa Islands

30.7mi

Restaurants

The Set

Cuisines

  • American

Pools

Location

  • Outdoor

Amenities of Hilton Santa Barbara Beachfront Resort

Spa/Wellness packages

Restaurant

Outdoor swimming pool

Business center

Room service

Fitness center

Meeting/Banquet facilities

Beach

Air conditioning

Bar

Terrace

24-hour front desk

Non-smoking rooms

Wheelchair accessible

Beach chairs/Loungers

Elevator

Garden

Free toiletries

Balcony

Stay rules - Hilton Santa Barbara Beachfront Resort

  • Check-in / Check-out

  • Pets

  • Internet

  • Age restrictions

  • Parking

  • Children and beds

  • Cards accepted at this property

Frequently Asked Questions - Hilton Santa Barbara Beachfront Resort

Does Hilton Santa Barbara Beachfront Resort allow guests to stay with pets?

Absolutely! The Hilton Santa Barbara Beachfront Resort is pet-friendly and welcomes furry guests. However, keep in mind that there may be additional charges for staying with your pet. Be sure to check with the hotel regarding their specific pet policy and any associated fees.

When are the check-in and check-out times for Hilton Santa Barbara Beachfront Resort?

When you book a stay at Hilton Santa Barbara Beachfront Resort, you can access your room from 04:00 PM and should leave by 12:00 PM.

Does Hilton Santa Barbara Beachfront Resort provide free parking options?

Yes, parking is available at the Hilton Santa Barbara Beachfront Resort for guests at a cost of $42 per day. The parking is on site and is public parking. Reservations for parking are not required.

How much does a stay at Hilton Santa Barbara Beachfront Resort cost?

Rooms at Hilton Santa Barbara Beachfront Resort are available starting from $237. Prices might vary according to room availability and chosen dates. To see the current rates, please add your travel dates.

What types of rooms does Hilton Santa Barbara Beachfront Resort offer?

The hotel offers a variety of room types including King Rooms with Balcony or Patio, Queen Rooms with Two Queen Beds, and Suites. The rooms are all 452 sqft in size and smoking is not allowed. The beds in the rooms vary between 1 King size bed and 2 Queen size beds, and the rooms can accommodate between 3 and 4 adults, and 2 to 3 children.

How can guests spend their time at Hilton Santa Barbara Beachfront Resort?

Guests at the Hilton Santa Barbara Beachfront Resort can enjoy a variety of leisure amenities during their stay. They can indulge in spa and wellness packages, relax by the outdoor swimming pool, or unwind in the hot tub or jacuzzi. The hotel also offers a tennis court, beach chairs/loungers, and mini golf for guests to enjoy.

Additionally, guests can enjoy a drink at the on-site bar or stay active at the fitness center. The hotel also has a business center for those who need to work during their stay.

For dining options, guests can visit Rodney's Grill, the on-site restaurant.

Overall, guests have a range of options to spend their time at the hotel, whether it be enjoying the leisure amenities, dining at the restaurant, or simply relaxing by the pool or beach.

Does Hilton Santa Barbara Beachfront Resort feature a pool area?

The Hilton Santa Barbara Beachfront Resort has an outdoor pool. No other information about the pool is provided.

Does Hilton Santa Barbara Beachfront Resort have on-site restaurants?

Yes, there is a restaurant on site at Hilton Santa Barbara Beachfront Resort called Rodney's Grill.

Can I use my credit card at Hilton Santa Barbara Beachfront Resort?

Yes, you can use your credit card at Hilton Santa Barbara Beachfront Resort. Cash is not accepted at the hotel. The accepted credit card payment methods include Discover, Diners Club, American Express, Mastercard, and Visa.