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Pacific Crest Hotel Santa Barbara

3.0 star property

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Room, 1 King Bed (Deck) | Terrace/patio
Premium bedding, pillow-top beds, blackout curtains, iron/ironing board
Grand Suite | Private kitchen | Fridge, coffee/tea maker
Outdoor pool, open 8:00 AM to 8:30 PM, pool umbrellas, pool loungers
Beach nearby, beach towels

Reviews

8.8 out of 10
Excellent

Popular amenities

  • Pool
  • Housekeeping
  • Air conditioning
  • Pet-friendly
  • Free WiFi

Explore the area

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433 Corona Del Mar Drive, Santa Barbara, CA, 93103
  • Santa Barbara Zoo
    ‪7 min walk‬
  • Stearns Wharf
    ‪3 min drive‬
  • Santa Barbara Harbor
    ‪7 min drive‬
  • Santa Barbara, CA (SBA-Santa Barbara Municipal)
    ‪14 min drive‬

Room options

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Room, 2 Queen Beds | Premium bedding, pillow-top beds, blackout curtains, iron/ironing board

Room, 2 Queen Beds

  • 2 bedrooms
  • Sleeps 4
  • 2 Queen Beds

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Premium bedding, pillow-top beds, blackout curtains, iron/ironing board

Room, 1 King Bed (Deck)

  • Sleeps 2
  • 1 King Bed

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Grand Suite | Premium bedding, pillow-top beds, blackout curtains, iron/ironing board

Grand Suite

  • Sleeps 2
  • 1 King Bed

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Room, 2 Queen Beds, Kitchen | Premium bedding, pillow-top beds, blackout curtains, iron/ironing board

Room, 2 Queen Beds, Kitchen

8.6 out of 10
Excellent
(7 reviews)
  • Sleeps 4
  • 2 Queen Beds

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Room, 1 King Bed, Balcony | Premium bedding, pillow-top beds, blackout curtains, iron/ironing board

Room, 1 King Bed, Balcony

10.0 out of 10
Exceptional
(1 review)
  • Sleeps 2
  • 1 King Bed

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Room, 1 Queen Bed | Premium bedding, pillow-top beds, blackout curtains, iron/ironing board

Room, 1 Queen Bed

  • Sleeps 2
  • 1 Queen Bed

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Premium bedding, pillow-top beds, blackout curtains, iron/ironing board

Room, 1 King Bed

  • Sleeps 2
  • 1 King Bed

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Premium bedding, pillow-top beds, blackout curtains, iron/ironing board

Room, 1 King Bed, Kitchen

8.0 out of 10
Very good
(1 review)
  • Sleeps 2
  • 1 King Bed

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About this property

Pacific Crest Hotel Santa Barbara

Hotel with free parking, a short walk to Santa Barbara Zoo
This smoke-free hotel features an outdoor pool, concierge services and express check-out. Free WiFi in public areas and free self parking are also provided. Additionally, tour/ticket assistance, a front desk safe and a vending machine are on-site.
Pacific Crest Hotel Santa Barbara offers 26 accommodations with coffee/tea makers and a hairdryer. Pillowtop beds feature premium bedding. 35-inch flat-screen televisions come with premium cable channels. Bathrooms include a shower with a hydromassage showerhead.

This Santa Barbara hotel provides complimentary wireless Internet access. Business-friendly amenities include telephones; local and long-distance calls are complimentary (restrictions may apply). Fridges and an iron/ironing board can be requested. Housekeeping is provided on a daily basis.

Recreational amenities at the hotel include an outdoor pool.

Children aged under 17 years old are not allowed in the swimming pool without adult supervision.

The recreational activities listed below are available either on-site or nearby; fees may apply.

Our customers tell us they can't get enough of Pacific Crest Hotel Santa Barbara's great beach location. During your stay, you're just a quick walk from Santa Barbara Zoo. You'll find features such as free WiFi in public areas and free self-parking, plus an outdoor pool.
  • Free WiFi
  • Free self-parking
  • Take a swim in the outdoor pool
  • Services include a concierge and tour or ticket assistance
  • Guests have great things to say about the beach and the helpful staff
  • Just a 2-minute drive from Santa Barbara Zoo and 5 minutes from Santa Barbara Bowl
  • Pets welcome for a fee
As a guest of Pacific Crest Hotel Santa Barbara, you'll find an outdoor pool, a vending machine, and tour/ticket assistance. WiFi is free in public spaces. Pacific Crest Hotel Santa Barbara also features concierge services, express check-out, and a front desk safe. Self parking is free. A complete renovation of Pacific Crest Hotel Santa Barbara was completed in June 2024.

This 3-star Santa Barbara hotel is smoke free.

Property amenities

Internet

  • Available in all rooms: Free WiFi
  • Available in some public areas: Free WiFi

Parking and transport

  • Free self parking on site
  • Onsite parking includes off-street options

Things to do

  • Outdoor pool

Family friendly

  • Outdoor pool
  • Pool gate
  • Refrigerator on request

Conveniences

  • Limited-hour front desk
  • Safe at front desk
  • Vending machine

Guest services

  • Concierge services
  • Housekeeping (daily)
  • Tour and ticket assistance

Outdoors

  • Beach towels
  • Outdoor furniture
  • Pool loungers
  • Pool umbrellas

Accessibility

  • If you have requests for specific accessibility needs, please contact the property using the information on the reservation confirmation received after booking.
  • Handrails in stairways
  • No lift

More

  • 1 building
  • 2 floors
  • Built in 1958
  • Renovated entire property - June 2024
  • Smoke-free property

Room amenities

Bedroom

  • Blackout drapes
  • Pillowtop mattress
  • Premium bedding

Bathroom

  • Hair dryer
  • Hydromassage showerhead
  • Private bathroom
  • Shampoo
  • Shower
  • Soap
  • Toilet paper
  • Towels provided

Entertainment

  • 35-inch flat-screen TV with premium cable channels

Food and drink

  • Coffee/tea maker
  • Refrigerator on request
  • Restaurant dining guides

More

  • Air conditioning (climate-controlled)
  • Free local calls
  • Free long-distance calls
  • Heating (climate-controlled)
  • Iron/ironing board on request
  • LED lighting
  • Phone
  • Window screens

Policies

Check-in

Check-in start time: 3:00 PM; check-in end time: 9:00 PM
Early check-in subject to availability
Early check-in fee: USD 25.00
Minimum check-in age - 18

Check-out

Check-out before 11 AM
Contactless check-out
Late check-out subject to availability
Late check-out fee: USD 25.00
Express check-out available

Special check-in instructions

The front desk is open daily from 8:00 AM - 9:00 PM
Front desk staffed during limited hours
This property doesn't offer after-hours check-in

Access methods

Front desk (limited hours)

Pets

  • Pets: USD 25.00 per pet, per stay
    • Service animals are exempt from fees.

Children and extra beds

  • Children are welcome.
  • Rollaway/extra beds are not available.
  • Cots (infant beds) are not available.

Payment types at the property

Important information

Optional extras

The fees and deposits listed below will be charged at the time of service, check-in, or check-out.

  • Pet fee: USD 25.00 per pet, per stay
  • Service animals are exempt from fees
  • Early check-in fee: USD 25.00 (subject to availability)
  • Late check-out fee: USD 25.00 (subject to availability)

This may not be a comprehensive list. Fees and deposits are subject to change and might not include tax.

You need to know

This property is managed by a professional host. The provision of housing is linked to their trade, business or profession.
Extra-person charges may apply and vary depending on property policy
Government-issued photo identification and a credit card, debit card or cash deposit may be required at check-in for incidental charges
Special requests are subject to availability upon check-in and may incur additional charges; special requests cannot be guaranteed
The name on the credit card used at check-in to pay for incidentals must be the primary name on the guestroom reservation
This property accepts credit cards, debit cards and cash
On-site parties or group events are strictly prohibited
Safety features at this property include a carbon monoxide detector, a fire extinguisher and a smoke detector
This property has outdoor spaces, such as balconies, patios and terraces, which may not be suitable for children; if you have any concerns, we recommend contacting the property prior to your arrival to confirm that they can accommodate you in a suitable room
The front desk at this property is open daily from 8:00 AM - 9:00 PM.
This property doesn't offer after-hours check-in. Front desk staff will greet guests on arrival at the property.
If you cancel your booking, you'll be subject to the host's cancellation policy. In accordance with EU regulations about consumer rights, property booking services are not subject to the right of withdrawal.

We should mention

  • Pool access available from 8:00 AM to 8:30 PM
  • Registered guests are the only ones allowed to be in guestrooms.
  • Alcohol isn't served at Pacific Crest Hotel Santa Barbara.

Property is also known as

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Pacific Crest Hotel Santa Barbara Reviews

Reviews

8.8

Excellent

Rating 10 - Excellent. 678 out of 1008 reviews
Rating 8 - Good. 176 out of 1008 reviews
Rating 6 - Okay. 61 out of 1008 reviews
Rating 4 - Poor. 39 out of 1008 reviews
Rating 2 - Terrible. 54 out of 1008 reviews

9.4/10

Cleanliness

9.2/10

Staff & service

8.2/10

Amenities

8.8/10

Property conditions & facilities

8.4/10

Eco-friendliness

Reviews

4/10 Poor

Edmond

Disliked: Staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
hotel needs updating because it hasn't been done since it was built in the 1960's
Stayed 2 nights in Jun 2025

6/10 Okay

Susana

Stayed 1 night in May 2025

10/10 Excellent

John

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Located close to beach. Breakfast is a nice, simple, healthy and quick. Great onsite parking.
Stayed 2 nights in May 2025

8/10 Good

Viktor

Travelled with group
Liked: Cleanliness, amenities, property conditions & facilities
everything was ok - check in, check out, stay. Except facts that: 1. there is a lack of sound insulation and we herd drunk people chatting downstairs like next room TV. 2. nobody was present at the reception at 9pm and we had to contact those people ourselves 3. very short breakfast time window
Stayed 1 night in May 2025

8/10 Good

Leo

Stayed 1 night in May 2025

2/10 Terrible

Melissa

Travelled with family
Disliked: Cleanliness, amenities, property conditions & facilities
A plumbing malfunction caused flooding in the room, necessitating our departure. Construction and renovations are currently underway on the upper floor and in the rear parking lot.
Stayed 2 nights in Apr 2025

8/10 Good

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 2 nights in May 2025

2/10 Terrible

Zachary

Disliked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort

Nothing like the photos

We showed up for a weekend for my wife’s birthday and though we paid for the room at the standard rate of any other room, they put us in a random room in the parking lot that is nothing like those displayed in the pictures. This was the only room from the parking lot that was accessed behind the building and this made it feel very unsafe. The bed had stains, spider, and construction supplies right in front of the room with loud construction going on. When we asked for another room, they told us they didn’t have any and wouldn’t give us a refund though the room was nothing like what was shown online. The other rooms here seem great however you are taking a gamble that you are getting this room. When we told them about the spiders, they said they’d bring someone to clean it and hours later nobody showed and we ended up having to check out. We found a few hotels with rooms that faced the water for the same rate. Those were awesome.
Stayed 1 night in Apr 2025

10/10 Excellent

Brie

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort

Good !

We loved this little room with our ocean view. The bed was comfortable and we could walk to so many places.
Stayed 1 night in May 2025

10/10 Excellent

KUNIHIRO

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Stayed 1 night in May 2025

10/10 Excellent

Angela

Travelled with family and small children
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
We had read the mixed reviews and were a bit skeptical but we thought everything was excellent. I had read some reviews about remodelled rooms vs ones not done yet and the staff were kind enough to show us both and gave us the choice. We actually chose the room that had not been remodelled yet and it was more than acceptable. It was clean and bedrooms were comfortable. Overall we just found the whole place very charming and staff were so friendly. Rooms are being remodelled, including the one beside ours but the staff stopped working around 5 and noise was intermittent before then. The pool was warm and lovely. Was a great value for the location and the kitchen amenities. We slept with all our windows open and didn’t find it noisy whatsoever, despite some reports of other rowdy guests breaking rules and using pool late at night. Overall, I would highly recommend this charming hotel!
Stayed 1 night in May 2025

4/10 Poor

Julee

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness
Disliked: Amenities, property conditions & facilities
I’m so disappointed in this property and can’t believe I paid almost $400 to stay here for one night. They literally did not have normal pillows on the beds. They were small squares and the beds themselves were extremely uncomfortable. The property pictures were much more flattering than the actual hotel itself. I would not recommend this hotel!
Stayed 1 night in Apr 2025

4/10 Poor

Ellen

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service
Disliked: Property conditions & facilities
No me gustó fue exageradamente caro .. viernes y sábado alrededor de 900 us .. ok pero arriba de mi habitación era un ruido interminable … era como que toda la gente estuviera caminando y además estaba cerca de la máquina de hielo y se escuchaba absolutamente todo , exageradamente caro para ese precio no es razonable si la infraestructura es tan POBRE y se escucha absolutamente todo
Stayed 2 nights in Apr 2025

8/10 Good

Trini

Travelled with family and small children
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities
First off, this is an inn not a hotel. The room was very clean. If you think you will utilize the kitchen, bring your own pots and pans. The nonstick from their pots/pans were pealing off when we’re trying to boil the water. If you tell them about the condition, they’d bring a new set of the same cheap cookware. Utensils, bowls were plastic. The tv connection was having issues that kept re-connecting. Everything else was good. The beds were comfortable. The surrounding was quiet.
Stayed 1 night in Apr 2025

10/10 Excellent

Samuel A

Stayed 1 night in Apr 2025

10/10 Excellent

Kelly, Carlsbad

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Stayed 1 night in Apr 2025

2/10 Terrible

Anne

Travelled with family and small children
Disliked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Well I tried to like the property since it’s close to the beach. But there are THREE main things I noticed about our stay: 1.) there was a dead insect on the floor next to the bed. 2.) the kitchen floor was sticky 3.) the housekeeping staff only cleaned the room once during our stay ( we never left the “do not disturb” sign on the doorknob.) I figured oh well, they are probably busy, seeing as it’s a beach town. But what really bothered me is that the housekeeping staff is actually right outside my room, with their cart parked nearby— and they’re always in their cellphone.
Stayed 4 nights in Feb 2025

8/10 Good

Joey

Travelled with family and small children
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
It was clean and the pool area was fun. I would stay here again
Stayed 2 nights in Apr 2025

8/10 Good

Alexa

Travelled with pets, Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities
We stayed here for a local staycation and had a mixed but overall decent experience. We originally booked the standard queen room, but it felt more like a full-sized bed—not ideal for two people. Thankfully, the front desk staff was extremely friendly and accommodating. They offered to show us a different room with a king bed, and we decided to upgrade. That room was much nicer and more comfortable overall. Only downside was that the bedsheet in the upgraded room had a bit of dirt on the side, which was disappointing. Other than that, the location was convenient, there was on-site parking, and the hotel being pet-friendly was a big plus for us. Would recommend if you’re looking for a laid-back, pet-friendly spot with helpful staff—just keep in mind the room types can vary quite a bit in quality.
Stayed 1 night in Apr 2025

6/10 Okay

Abiel

Travelled with family
Liked: Staff & service
Disliked: Cleanliness
The coffee should be in individual packages for example and all the condiments like sugar cream are old
Stayed 1 night in Mar 2025

10/10 Excellent

kyara

Stayed 1 night in Mar 2025

10/10 Excellent

Melanie

Stayed 2 nights in Mar 2025

10/10 Excellent

Michael

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Great check in and really nice room close to the beach.
Stayed 1 night in Mar 2025

4/10 Poor

Andrea

Disliked: Cleanliness, property conditions & facilities
Not very happy with the room or facility. The facility is having upgrades and it was quite poor.
Stayed 1 night in Mar 2025

10/10 Excellent

Paul

Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Room was large and clean. Full kitchen too. And we were able to charge our EV overnight without issue.
Stayed 1 night in Mar 2025