Hotel Oceana Santa Barbara  

The people at the reception were young but just superfriendly! Because it was our honeymoon we got one of the best rooms and indeed the room had a balcony and an ocean view, it was just super! Also breakfast was included and was just perfect with fresh fruit etc. Great hotel!!!

Overall appearance of the hotel is not so great (since you need to park the car behind the hotel you see less beautiful stuff)

The staff changed frequently so you had the opportunity to meet and gather information that you needed. Everyone of them were different, one offered advice on activities and gave complimentary coupons to seafood restaurants that I intended to visit. They had a complimentary breakfast each morning and on weekends they made omelets. Maid service was quick and sufficient. We were always supplied with everything. I needed to use a microwave in the evenings and they opened the dining hall to accommodate me.

I didn't bring a computer, was informed that there was one for guests to use but that didn't happen. The hotel itself is huge. My room was at the end and to reach the office, I walked down the street, past a restaurant, about 3 blocks. Brochures for things to do were hidden and only the staff could hand them out. Ice machine was not available, but you could call and a staff member would bring ice to you room. They charged daily for parking which is new for me.

The pool was clean and pleasant

Noisy customers come back to their room late at night partying loudly

Nice hotel, excellent location, very kind people, fair price. Would definetely recommend to anyone heading to Santa Barbara. By the beach, just between the 2 piers, walking distance from downtown, or 2 blocks away from the electric buses, very convenient.

Great atmosphere, very friendly, lovely room, cute buffet breakfast, easy to find, park and stay at. Nice pool and loungers.

Room 211 - Whilst it was a full beach view, which is what I booked from the photo on the website, I was not expecting to be fronting the main road with a walkway from other apprtments directly in front of the beach view window. My mistake, but my wife is a light sleeper so she was a little upset to discover that.

Had an amazing experience. Hotel staff were very helpful, friendly, and very accommodating. The hotel is in the perfect location.

Pool closing at 10pm

The front desk was nice. The bed was comfortable.

Our room was adjacent to the linen room and it was very noisy during the day. The staff kept knocking into our door when they walked by. The room had a mildew oder and the shower had a heavy leak.

Can't beat the location! We had a small view of the ocean from our room which was really beautiful. I assume it is an older property as it was a bit run down here and there, but the updates are bright and cheerful. The bed was surprisingly comfy. The breakfast room was nice and had a good assortment of food. We walked from there up State to shops and restaurants. I think it was a great value for the money.

The warm and friendly staff!!

The staff was superb. Breakfast was fair....hot eggs recommended. Location perfect. Fireplace didn't work.

Fireplacee didn't work. Bed was verny unconfortable... Pillows too. Noisy street.

Location was nice

The sshower was horrible, felt like I was standing under nails, the shower head needs to be re placed. The walls were thin and we could hear our neibors, the prices for the minibar items was excessive, could not leave the blinds open without people looking in, was told upon checkin there would be omlets served at breakfast so we stayed for breakfast but we were charged 5.00 for omlets even tho we were told breakfast was complimentry, originally booked rate for 101.00 but when I noticed the date was wrong the new price was 159.00

The nicest part of our stay was the friendly helpful staff.

Room heater did not work. When I called to ask front desk about it, they seemed ill trained and finally brought up a portable room heater which the employee put on its side. Then there was a loud buzzing from the wall in bathroom area that made it all but impossible to sleep. Lack of on site dining or breakfast area was clincher. I would not go back.