Hotel Oceana Santa Barbara

Overall:

"Overall we will probably stay at the Oceana again although the rooms are on the pricey side." — source Orbitz

"He also recommended one of the most beautiful restaurants in Santa Barbara that we had never heard of before and it turned out to be one of the best." — source Travelocity

"ItÂ’s a beautiful hotel at a great location, right across from the ocean." — source Expedia

"I planned to go back and stay again for a concert so I will hopefully be given a good room on check in." — source Travelocity

"It was a great experience, and IÂ’d go back." — source Expedia

Clean:

"The bathroom shower tile wasn't super clean." — source Orbitz

"The two pools are very clean and nice - although there was always a lack of towels." — source Skoosh

"The grounds were immaculate with a great pool and cabanas." — source Travelocity

"The room was a little small and the bathroom was small, but both were clean." — source Skoosh

"Rooms aren't huge, but shower was clean/pressure good and decor cheerful." — source Travelocity

Service:

"The towels were falling apart, the walls were paper thin and the room service made me sick (literally. ) I complained about the room service food and it was not comp'ed like most 'hotels' would do." — source Travelocity

"trash pick-up; $9 per day charge for parking; no self-service ice machine; front desk staff unorganized." — source Travelocity

"The room is not bad but very disappointment in their service, for such a nice and expensive hotel." — source Travelocity

"The hotel was beautiful, service was outstanding, the location was perfect." — source Travelocity

"The worst hotel ever with poor customer service." — source Travelocity

Location:

"Located near the beach (walk across the street), and close to shops, restaurants, etc." — source Orbitz

"The staff was very friendly and the bed and pillows were awesome but the room and location of the hotel is not "right on the beach"." — source Travelocity

"The location of the hotel was ideal - right across the street from the beach, however they had big bushes that covered the view when lounging by the pool or on the patio area next to the rooms." — source Expedia

"The location is superior across from the ocean and within walking distance to State St." — source Travelocity

"Hotel is old, but great location." — source Expedia

Value:

"also love skoosh great deal." — source Skoosh

"You figure that should be factored in with the price." — source Travelocity

"not a good value." — source Travelocity

"Will try to charge you for a premium room for something less, and then try to act like giving you a deal." — source Travelocity

Room:

"We were first taken back by the size of the very small room, but looking out at the ocean made us forget about that. Other things we liked were the lovely bed and bedding, flat screen TV, internet connection, breakfast bar in the "Bistro" and the minibar in the room." — source Skoosh