nice large place verywell located

reception under staffed, a pain, you see the person running everywhere give a very bad image and show you better not to have a pb here, as you can' t be sure someone will attend it...

Location! Staff!

The bed

Great location, very comfortable, lovely rooms and I particularly liked the little balcony which looked out on to the ocean. That breakfast was included was great.

Very un-eco friendly. At breakfast everything was disposable, from the plates to the cutlery, to the cups. I imagine this saves time, but the wastage with the number of tourists coming through must be huge.

Great location and quirky experience being in such a antique place.

Thought the furnishings and the cleanliness could have been better but it kinda of matches with the antiqueness of the place. The bathroom floor could have been cleaned better. :( in my opinion it smelled. We put our door handle sign asked for the room to be cleaned at least the floor vacuumed for our 3 night stay, we returned it had not been looked after. Apparently had to actually go ip to the counter to ask for the room to be serviced. But it was fine and location was great. Id love to take the train, walk to the hotel and do all the sight seeing within walking distance.

Booked and stayed on the same day/night for an impromptu night in Santa Barbara. The theme was great and carried throughout the hotel into the rooms. Brilliant location and easy free parking. Thought it might have been noisy as it's just off the front strip, but needn't have worried. Once the windows and doors were shut, it was really quiet. Comfortable big bed and a good strong shower with toiletries available and clean fresh towels.

Some of the window shutters were broken, but it didn't stop them working, The self service breakfast area is quite small but perfectly functional but o ther clueless people hanging around like zombies didn't help with moving around freely. We took our coffee and pastries into the courtyard here there was plenty of table space around the pool/garden.

It was very pretty and quirky with a great location. Lovely pool and relaxation area.

Check-in was an absolute shambles. We had to wait over 1 1/2 hours for our room and then they put us in a room that we didn’t book and pay for, they finally found us the room that we paid for. The fan in the room wasn’t working and neither was one of the lightbulbs. The room was very pretty, but got incredibly hot when the Sun was out. The breakfast was dreadful, it was full of carbs and cake and literally no protein in sight. There also wasn’t much food left if you left it till after 9 o’clock to get your breakfast.

This is the best value in Santa Barbara, if you can pay $100-200 to be right on the beach and walkable distance to everything! Either at A La Mar or Villa Rosa Inn, they are right next to each other. It’s European style, family friendly, great pool, fun and old world decor. A unique and charming experience, not a standard brand name hotel. The staff is very nice and accommodating. Late checkout. Free breakfast in the morning. Fireplace in the lobby. Very homey. Overall a delight.

I wish the sheets were all white instead of tropical patterns - but it’s kind of on brand. The rooms could use a tiny bit of refreshing but overall they are clean and comfortable.

What a beautiful Inn! It was warm, inviting, and central to downtown Santa Barbara as well as only a block from the beach and pier! The room was spectacular, and the balcony overlooked the pool. It will be my go-to for Santa Barbara! I didn't drive at all during my entire stay because everything was within walking distance.

There is no elevator and the steps are very steep. I tripped up the stairs one morning when coming back up to my room after getting coffee and tripped on my long dress. Ouch! There's no coffee in the room, so I had to go to the lobby every morning to get it. It had a small refrigerator and microwave, so it would not have been difficult to include a small coffeemaker.

Aesthetics

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Love the fun ambiance. Our room opened to the pool area which was really nice. Great location close to pier and restaurants. Free breakfast and happy hour.

In our friends' room the foot of the bed had collapsed and it was too heavy for the guy at the desk to fix and there were no free rooms to relocate them to. That was unfortunate. Our friends are super easygoing and enjoyed everything else about the hotel but it would have been better to somehow even out the bed. Kind of surprised that the staff didn't notice it when getting the room ready.