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Reviews of The Presidio This rating is a reflection of how the property compares to the industry standard when it comes to price, facilities and services available. It's based on a self-evaluation by the property. Use this rating to help choose your stay!

1620 State Street, Santa Barbara, CA 93101, United States of America

#40 of 64 hotels in Santa Barbara

Guests' Choice

Review Score

Based on 1267 hotel reviews

7.6

Score breakdown

  • Cleanliness

    8.2

  • Comfort

    8.2

  • Location

    8.7

  • Facilities

    7.5

  • Staff

    8.9

  • Value for money

    7.5

  • Free WiFi

    8.5

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  • Reviewed: May 14, 2024

    8.0
    It was a nice room but a bit pricey. Lorenzo was very nice and helpful.
    • Leisure trip
    • Solo traveler
    • Superior Queen Room
    • Stayed 1 night
    • Submitted from a mobile device

    The walls too thin. Heavy walkers in room above including the cleaning service. You can hear the cleaning service moving their carts up and down the pavement outside. No microwave in room. : (((

    It was clean and spacious. I liked the decor of the room.

    Stayed in May 2024

  • Reviewed: May 14, 2024

    8.0
    Pleasantly nice
    • Leisure trip
    • Family with young children
    • Deluxe King Room
    • Stayed 1 night
    • Submitted from a mobile device

    Can hear neighbors thru walls and cleaning crew in early morning.

    Reasonable price and clean. Close enough to downtown and beach. Staff are friendly and accommodating.

    Stayed in May 2024

  • Reviewed: May 12, 2024

    7.0
    For the price, a great place.
    • Leisure trip
    • Couple
    • Deluxe Queen Room
    • Stayed 1 night
    • Submitted from a mobile device

    No amenities. Very dated and old furnishings. Shampoo same as body wash; conditioner broken.

    Friendly staff; great location! Good value.

    Stayed in May 2024

  • Reviewed: May 10, 2024

    8.0
    Nice place to stay
    • Business trip
    • Couple
    • Deluxe Queen Room
    • Stayed 1 night
    • Submitted from a mobile device

    Shower needed attention as the water was coming out of the top of the shower head.

    Close to the Main Street. 30 minute walk to beach. Room clean and comfortable bed

    Stayed in May 2024

  • Reviewed: May 9, 2024

    7.0
    Very comfortable and a great location 6 blocks from central Santa Barbara.
    • Leisure trip
    • Solo traveler
    • Deluxe Queen Room with Two Queen Beds
    • Stayed 1 night
    • Submitted from a mobile device

    Location, price, bed, and staff. Free bicycles very nice.

    Stayed in May 2024

  • Reviewed: May 9, 2024

    9.0
    Nice
    • Leisure trip
    • Couple
    • Deluxe Queen Room with Two Queen Beds
    • Stayed 1 night
    • Submitted from a mobile device

    Nothing

    Good

    Stayed in May 2024

  • Reviewed: May 5, 2024

    7.0
    Good
    • Leisure trip
    • Couple
    • Deluxe Queen Room
    • Stayed 1 night
    • Submitted from a mobile device

    The sound isolation was not great, as we could hear everything from the corridor.

    The hotel Room had a nice size, and free parking!

    Stayed in May 2024

  • Reviewed: May 3, 2024

    8.0
    Very Good
    • Leisure trip
    • Solo traveler
    • Deluxe Queen Room
    • Stayed 1 night

    The room next to me had the A/C fan on full all night. The sound was very loud in my room.

    Many restaurants within 3 - 4 blocks. Nice second floor sun deck with good views of city and mountains. Ample parking.

    Stayed in April 2024

  • Reviewed: April 29, 2024

    8.0
    Nice location, I would stay here again.
    • Business trip
    • Solo traveler
    • Deluxe Queen Room
    • Stayed 1 night

    Noisy, lots of traffic and construction.

    Walking distance to eateries.

    Stayed in April 2024

  • Reviewed: April 29, 2024

    8.0
    I would have given this property and stay a 10 but had to go with an 8 as the young lady at the front desk was rude.
    • Leisure trip
    • Couple
    • Deluxe Queen Room
    • Stayed 1 night
    • Submitted from a mobile device

    Nothing to dislike about bout the property

    Property was lovely And very clean. Nicely upgraded!

    Stayed in April 2024

  • Reviewed: April 26, 2024

    8.0
    Good value room in great location
    • Leisure trip
    • Couple
    • Deluxe Queen Room
    • Stayed 2 nights
    • Submitted from a mobile device

    Nothing - It was better than we expected.

    Our room in the motel was fine - big enough and included everything we wanted. Parking is obviously a plus point for a central accommodation. There’s an outside, upstairs deck which was pleasant.

    Stayed in April 2024

  • Reviewed: April 24, 2024

    7.0
    Good location. Great size room. Nosiy guests.
    • Leisure trip
    • Couple
    • Deluxe Queen Room with Two Queen Beds
    • Stayed 1 night
    • Submitted from a mobile device

    Extremely loud guests got woken up around 3am on two separate occasions with really loud talking and laughter. Disrupted the one night stay. Shame some guests can't respect the rules and other paying guests.

    Big room, overall pretty clean. Nice location at the top of the main street so easy to get to all the local shop eateries etc. Staff were warm and welcoming. Parking on site.

    Stayed in April 2024

  • Reviewed: April 15, 2024

    8.0
    Great staff, parking was limited and ok value
    • Leisure trip
    • Couple
    • Deluxe Queen Room
    • Stayed 2 nights
    • Submitted from a mobile device

    No coffee, microwave and next to the stairs.

    Large room

    Stayed in April 2024

  • Reviewed: April 12, 2024

    7.0
    Good room for what you pay for. Perfect for a quick stay
    • Leisure trip
    • Couple
    • Deluxe Queen Room
    • Stayed 1 night

    The pillows was small and strangely firm. I'm not sure what it was made out of, but it had zero fluff.

    The location was very good, right on State Street so we were able to walk to the restaurants. The room was clean. I think the price matched what we got, which was nothing fancy but comfortable

    Stayed in April 2024

  • Reviewed: April 8, 2024

    8.0
    Everything was great
    • Leisure trip
    • Travelers with friends
    • Deluxe Queen Room with Two Queen Beds
    • Stayed 1 night
    • Submitted from a mobile device

    Great location. Lovely restaurant and a great little market next door. Nice walking

    Stayed in April 2024

  • Reviewed: April 5, 2024

    9.0
    Wonderful
    • Leisure trip
    • Couple
    • Superior Queen Room
    • Stayed 1 night
    • Submitted from a mobile device

    Very good facilities, located on the main street making it easier to walk around. Friendly staff and very comfortable and well arranged room.

    Stayed in April 2024

  • Reviewed: March 29, 2024

    7.0
    Overall good place for a quick stopover in Santa Barbara
    • Leisure trip
    • Solo traveler
    • Deluxe Queen Room
    • Stayed 2 nights

    The sun shade on the window made an awful racket when it was blown by the wind, so you either had to leave it all the way open and have no privacy, or close it fully, which doesn't allow the lovely natural sunlight in. And at night, the lights from the hallway and general outdoor lights were hard to block out fully. Blinds and curtains would be MUCH better, since they would better allow the breeze through.

    The location was great; there are quite a few restaurants and cafes just a few minutes walk away. It is not right next to the beach, it is about a 40 minute walk, or a 10-15 minute bike ride away. I used one of the free bikes, but the tires were not pumped up, and it was much too small for me, so it was pretty hard to make it back up the hill to the motel. Anyway! The room was a good size, and the bed was soft. Pillows were a nice firmness, too. The sundeck was great, I loved being able to sit out there and enjoy the Santa Barbara ambiance, but I do wish there had been some shaded areas, because I burn super quickly.

    Stayed in March 2024

  • Reviewed: March 29, 2024

    9.0
    Very comfortable room in a very nice area
    • Business trip
    • Couple
    • Deluxe Queen Room
    • Stayed 1 night

    All great. Just a detail....The room comes with a fridge but the weird thing that it is inside the bathroom :(.

    Very comfortable room in a very nice area of the town. Staff was friendly and available to help. We checked in late at night with a large pickup. The parking is large and spacious. The room comes with a fridge.

    Stayed in March 2024

  • Reviewed: March 22, 2024

    7.0
    Good
    • Leisure trip
    • Travelers with friends
    • Deluxe Queen Room with Two Queen Beds
    • Stayed 1 night
    • Submitted from a mobile device

    Only bedside lamps in the room, it was very dark!

    Clean, comfortable beds, good location

    Stayed in March 2024

  • Reviewed: March 20, 2024

    9.0
    Good
    • Leisure trip
    • Couple
    • Deluxe Queen Room
    • Stayed 1 night
    • Submitted from a mobile device

    Wi-Fi not so good.

    Very clean and confortable. Very nice to have bikes available.

    Stayed in March 2024

  • Reviewed: March 19, 2024

    9.0
    Beautiful city. Friendly people. Walked to nearly every attraction, restaurant, bar.
    • Leisure trip
    • Solo traveler
    • Deluxe Queen Room
    • Stayed 1 night

    Great location. Clean, comfortable, friendly. Fair price. Would stay again.

    Stayed in March 2024

  • Reviewed: March 15, 2024

    8.0
    Great location. Comfy beds. Could do with addition of coffee machine in room
    • Leisure trip
    • Couple
    • Deluxe Queen Room
    • Stayed 1 night
    • Submitted from a mobile device

    Lack of coffee machine and iron in room

    Location

    Stayed in March 2024

  • Reviewed: March 14, 2024

    8.0
    It is okay.
    • Leisure trip
    • Solo traveler
    • Deluxe King Room
    • Stayed 3 nights
    • Submitted from a mobile device

    Bugs under my bed. The young man from front desk was very nice and brought over a vacuum to clean the room. The carpet was so dirty that I walked bare feet for a little bit and my feet was black. The bed was okay. A little hard for my taste. One side of the bed was more comfortable than the other side. No coffee- such bummer, but there was a market near buy to walk and purchase some. Just keep in mind they open at 7am. I wake up usually at 5, so I had to wait for the market to open to have some coffee. The bathroom window was open and I could not close it. Bugs kept coming in through little holes. The blinds on the windows are so big for it, people could see inside. I had to arrange with pillows so I didn’t feel like people could watch me sleep. This hotel just needs some fixing up.

    The location, the front desk people were very helpful. Great manners and polite.

    Stayed in March 2024

  • Reviewed: March 5, 2024

    8.0
    Very Good
    • Leisure trip
    • Family with young children
    • Deluxe Queen Room with Two Queen Beds
    • Stayed 1 night
    • Submitted from a mobile device

    No ice or vending machines. Other than that it was a good stay. Very clean.

    The location was perfect for what I was there for.

    Stayed in March 2024

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