Name: Avania Inn Of Santa Barbara
Address: 128 Castillo St, Santa Barbara, 93101, US

10/10

Exceptional

01 Aug 2026

Audrey

staff was great

8/10

Excellent

31 Jul 2026

Brian

Pretty good spot near the marina. Small pool and hot tub. Room was a good size with balcony. Keurig machine in the room.

10/10

Exceptional

30 Jul 2026

Sunder

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10/10

Exceptional

30 Jul 2026

Greg

Great place for families

10/10

Exceptional

29 Jul 2026

Martin

Beau séjour ☺️

10/10

Exceptional

28 Jul 2026

Lauren

Fantastic!

10/10

Exceptional

28 Jul 2026

Bryson

A great choice to be close to Santa Barbara West Beach. Plenty of parking. Room was cute and well maintained.

10/10

Exceptional

28 Jul 2026

Violeta

I had a great stay.

8/10

Excellent

28 Jul 2026

Joel

Fine

10/10

Exceptional

28 Jul 2026

Gregory

Very nice staff friendly near the beach and shopping

8/10

Excellent

27 Jul 2026

William

Staff is very helpful and friendly. The location is very close to many things including the beach area, which are walkable!! The lobby has different coffees available throughout the day and in the mornings they put out continental type foods and drinks for their guests, which is not really advertised. Definitely an added extra!

8/10

Excellent

27 Jul 2026

Rene

Staff is friendly, room was clean and had a hip updated modern feel. Free breakfast is a plus even though I did not partake. For me the best thing about Avania was its location. Minutes from the harbor, the pier, and the beach. Also close to restaurants and shops on State street. Downside is limited parking onsite. No guarantees you will find a parking spot on premises if you leave for dinner. Overall, not bad but for the price you may want to find something a bit more upscale.

10/10

Exceptional

27 Jul 2026

Manuela

Amazing place to stay, everyone of the employees was exceptional and never impatient. We loved it

10/10

Exceptional

27 Jul 2026

Ashley

Very clean good servive

10/10

Exceptional

27 Jul 2026

Bobbie

The person in the morning was super helpful and very nice. Walking distance to the beach

10/10

Exceptional

27 Jul 2026

David

Clean room. Safe walkable area. Nice staff

10/10

Exceptional

25 Jul 2026

Dalia

Love the fact that our room had 3 beds. Staff was friendly and flexible. Breakfast had limited options. Good location

10/10

Exceptional

25 Jul 2026

Melissa

It was a nice secluded hotel not far from the train, restaurants, and beach.

10/10

Exceptional

25 Jul 2026

Narek

It was better than we expected but people from the second floor didn't let us sleep the whole
night bc of their noises

10/10

Exceptional

25 Jul 2026

George

Nice hotel close to the beach and downtown (10’ walk). Spacious room, plus the breakfast with pastries, coffee and yogurt. Value for money for Santa Barbara context.

8/10

Excellent

24 Jul 2026

Nabeel

Nice place but the hallway smelled pretty bad on the 2nd floor near the front of the building

10/10

Exceptional

24 Jul 2026

Brent

Nice location near the harbor, and reasonably priced. Will stay here again.

10/10

Exceptional

23 Jul 2026

Robin

Very friendly and helpful staff, especially Glory. Very clean. Good continental breakfast. Two tiny things we would have appreciated - lotion, and plastic laundry sized bags for packing wet swim suits after the beach. Good price for beautiful Santa Barbara close to the beach. Great overall; glad we found it.

10/10

Exceptional

23 Jul 2026

Mabini T

Bed was so comfortable bathroom was so clean in close to everything ….

8/10

Excellent

23 Jul 2026

Chris

Nothing special, just a clean, reasonably priced hotel in a good location in Santa Barbara. I would recommend this property if you're traveling alone or without kids and don't plan on being in the room much.

10/10

Exceptional

22 Jul 2026

Leilani

Great area, nice room

10/10

Exceptional

22 Jul 2026

Ann

Clean room with very large balcony. Great location for walking to Waterfront, State Street, Marina and Funk Zone. Best continental breakfast with pastries from a local bakery. Staff was wonderful.

10/10

Exceptional

22 Jul 2026

Charmaine

Location was great! Staff were all nice and very helpful.

Family

10/10

Exceptional

20 Jul 2026

Kelly

The location is perfect. We had an oceanfront room and enjoyed the patio and access to the beach. It was walking distance to everything, very clean and had a nice coffee place to grab a latte in the morning.

Family

2/10

Poor

20 Jul 2026

Christine

The property looked nice online. Their breakfast was nice and coffee, but nobody was in the pool. It was in the parking lot, which was kind of weird when we got there. There was a bomb sleeping on the sidewalk right by the front door, which was kind of scary and we left and checked out earlier than what we were supposed to stay only because of the not feeling safe.

Partner

10/10

Exceptional

18 Jul 2026

Vetra

I enjoyed my stay. The hotel was great, clean check-in area. The room was immaculately quiet, clean and fresh air. The front desk was awesome and welcoming. I just wish there was view of the beach. It is within walking to the community pool, and warf. 1 mile from State Street. Lots of eatery there. You can rent bikes. There is a free trolley. A real nice getaway!

10/10

Exceptional

18 Jul 2026

Richard

The staff were great and helpful. The room was also very clean.

Partner

10/10

Exceptional

18 Jul 2026

Veronica

Todo nos gusto fue ingreible la estancia el personal amable en todos los aspectos el parkin siempre estubo disponible ,las instalaciones bien ,la alberca limpia y calientita ,el jacussi tambien limpio tanto como a mi familia y yo todos muy contento y realmente yo lo recomendaria y si tuviera otra oportunidad regresaria al mismo hotel avania .

Family_with_children

10/10

Exceptional

18 Jul 2026

Kelly

The rooms were very nice, spacious with comfortable beds. The layout made it feel like an XL room.

Family

10/10

Exceptional

18 Jul 2026

Choua

Very good hotel/motel. Some rooms have balconies which are nice. Some rooms can be access from the outside and some from the inside like a typical hotel which is why I said hotel/motel.

Pros: very clean - rooms are as pictured which is rare, bathrooms are nice and modern. You can tell it’s been renovated which is great! I was surprised breakfast was included which was small but very good (continental). They have a latte machine you can 24/7. There’s a pool too but I didn’t use it. There was a decent amount of parking which is fantastic considering other places charge. Staff was also very friendly and hardworking.

Location: perfect location. Literally a 5 min walk to the main road across from the pier and beach/ocean. Right next door is a beautiful similar size hotel too but it was double the price. Just keep walking around and there are tons of restaurants within 5 mins not just on the main road.

Tips: if you’re staying for a few days, I recommend renting an e-bike. They have these all over the city similar to Lime e-scooters. You just need to download their app to rent them - app is called BCycle. Some hotels offer free bike rentals but not this hotel.

Cons: not much at all. This was the best price wise near the beach that was very decent. The only con I can think of is that there is no staff 24/7. They leave at 10 pm or something when the front entrance is locked. You get in with your room keys.

Partner

8/10

Excellent

18 Jul 2026

Sharon

It was a good location and the room was nice but the grounds weren't anything to speak of and the pool area is quite small

Self

10/10

Exceptional

17 Jul 2026

Richard

Thank you

Partner

8/10

Excellent

16 Jul 2026

Mercedes

Nice property, comfortable with all the basics and a balcony. Close to the water and great staff

Partner

8/10

Excellent

15 Jul 2026

Richard

The location was great and the staff were friendly and helpful.
I had trouble with the television, but we were there for 1 night; so it didn't bother me. I did find it unusual that they didn't have anywhere to hang the towels. Besides that, a good stay

Friends

6/10

Pleasant

14 Jul 2026

Heather

Pool wasn’t usable. No coffee maker in the lobby however, staff went and got Peet’s. Not a great neighborhood. Lots of homeless in the park across the street.

Friends

10/10

Exceptional

14 Jul 2026

Martin

Great place to stay and great location.

Partner

8/10

Excellent

14 Jul 2026

Andrew

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10/10

Exceptional

13 Jul 2026

Rommel

spacious room with extra sofa bed

Family_with_children

10/10

Exceptional

13 Jul 2026

Gerls

Hotel was located close to every activity we had. Family friendly hotel, staff was incredible, room was clean.

Family_with_children

10/10

Exceptional

12 Jul 2026

Andrii

Everything was perfect! Specially staff - very welcome and helpful 👌

Family_with_children

8/10

Excellent

12 Jul 2026

Julie A

A clean, comfortable room. Nothing fancy but a good base for seeing Santa Barbara. Close to restaurants and the beach. The breakfast was limited and the pool is tiny. Friendly, helpful staff and quiet rooms.

Family_with_children

10/10

Exceptional

11 Jul 2026

Jenny

Clean room, the recent innovated rooms on third floor were like new, except the perfume in the room and Hotel may confused with misty smell of old Hotel.

Family_with_children

8/10

Excellent

11 Jul 2026

Sylvia

Cute!

Partner

10/10

Exceptional

11 Jul 2026

Irma

Clean room , property and excellent customer service (lobby)

Partner

8/10

Excellent

11 Jul 2026

Parker

Clean room and facility, no overnight staff

Partner

10/10

Exceptional

11 Jul 2026

Rene

Cute little spot. Quick walk to the beach and wharf

10/10

Exceptional

09 Jul 2026

Adelina

My daughter and I stayed at the Avania Inn for 1 night due to college tours. The location is excellent! We walked to West Beach and the pier, and there are lots of restaurants nearby. Our room was very clean and spacious. Breakfast is available, although we were told that there was none lol. When we checked in, she said, “there’s no breakfast, but we have fruit, waffles, yogurt, juice, pasties, and coffee”! That sounds like breakfast! We didn’t know what to expect, but we were pleasantly surprised by what was offered. We both enjoyed our stay and wished we could have stayed longer!

10/10

Exceptional

09 Jul 2026

Jerome

Thank you.

Partner

10/10

Exceptional

09 Jul 2026

Peter

Clean modern , zero complaints

Self

10/10

Exceptional

09 Jul 2026

Yuanyuan

The staff were super nice and helpful. The establishment overall was well maintained except for the pool and hot tub. Highly recommend this place for a quick stop to rest for the night.

8/10

Excellent

09 Jul 2026

Evelyn

Staff was really attentive and professional.

Friends_and_family Family

8/10

Excellent

09 Jul 2026

Carolina

I did a solo trip and stayed at this hotel. It was good for the price. The only thing I would probably say is that the walls are thin so you can hear all the doors slamming. The pool was good!

Self

10/10

Exceptional

08 Jul 2026

Victoria

Honestly great hotel for nice price. Very close to the beach and Downtown. Very clean and cozy. Staff is helpful. Highly recommended

Family_with_children

10/10

Exceptional

07 Jul 2026

Aleena

Seriously was so impressed by this stay! It was so amazing that it was this close to the beach and for this price!

2/10

Poor

07 Jul 2026

Jody

I hardly ever write negative reviews, but I wish I had known this before booking.

I arrived at 2:45 p.m. and was told my room was not ready because check-in was at 3:00. So no early check-in here, not even by 15 minutes. The front desk employee was not very friendly or helpful. I’ll discuss more later.

The room had the basics, but that was it. Very limited TV channels, no guest laundry, no pool towels both times we went, and breakfast was basically waffles. If you don’t want waffles, plan to eat somewhere else.

The location was also rough. About 100 feet up the road there were people sleeping on the sidewalk and urine on the ground. Right next to the hotel, people sat by a parked van smoking weed throughout the day.

The biggest issue was the shower. It would not drain and quickly filled the small walk-in shower. I told the front desk employee (the same one that checked me in), and he came up, confirmed it, then said there was nothing he could do except offer a small discount. I told him I didn’t want a discount… I wanted a working shower. He first said no rooms were available, but when I pointed out the “Vacancy” sign, he admitted there were upgraded balcony rooms. After speaking with management, he finally moved us.

Almost laughable, The balcony room looked out at the people smoking weed outside.

I’m leaving this review for anyone unfamiliar with the area. Choose another hotel. There are hotels right next door that looked much better.

10/10

Exceptional

06 Jul 2026

Stephanie

Everything about the Avania was great. The room was clean and had great amentities, and the staff was nice and provided great service. I would definitely stay there again.

Friends_and_family Family

8/10

Excellent

06 Jul 2026

PILLAI SREEJI

Clean room, staff

Family_with_children

10/10

Exceptional

06 Jul 2026

Marcelo

It was all good had a great time

Partner

10/10

Exceptional

05 Jul 2026

Steven

Stayed at this property for the Fourth of July. It was incredibly convenient. Right by the beach within walking distance of the fireworks display and everything else. Property was pretty quiet. I stayed on the third floor. The king bed was really nice and everything was very clean. I would totally stay here again.

Self

8/10

Excellent

05 Jul 2026

monique

Both of our beds did not have the right size fitted sheets for the queen bed. Breakfast was just ok. Staff was ok, but not too friendly. I think neighbor kids were using the pool the one day we were there. Not a big deal! Hotel is on a busy street. Fortunately our rooms faced the mountains.

Friends

8/10

Excellent

05 Jul 2026

Lani

Front desk receptionist was very friendly and gave us advice on local hot spots. The room was clean and large size and beds were comfortable.

Partner

10/10

Exceptional

04 Jul 2026

LIYUN

房间很大，不含早餐，走到海边几分钟。还不错,价格相比之下还是合理的

Friends_and_family Family

10/10

Exceptional

02 Jul 2026

Daniel

Loved our stay at the Avania Inn, staff was very friendly and helpful!! Rooms were very clean!

Family

10/10

Exceptional

01 Jul 2026

Thomas

Very friendly and helpful front desk, nice rooms and excellent location too!

Partner

10/10

Exceptional

01 Jul 2026

Summer

I was very pleased with our room, our staff, and our front desk staff. It's a great location, easily accessible to the waterfront and the Funk Zone.

Friends_and_family Family

6/10

Pleasant

01 Jul 2026

David

Didn’t have the room cleaned at all during the stay, cleaned every 3 days if you call.

Breakfast has been changed to more of a continental breakfast… which was a change from the previous visit.

Self

10/10

Exceptional

01 Jul 2026

Rita

Staff were amazing and very helpful great manners. There were a beautiful lady at night at the reception that had 4 arriving customers at one time and she handled it very calmly and professionally. Clean rooms spacious. I will visit this place again for sure.

Family

10/10

Exceptional

30 Jun 2026

Lupita

Very safe and clean

Self

10/10

Exceptional

29 Jun 2026

Joshua

Great room. Clean. Staff was great.

Friends_and_family Family

10/10

Exceptional

29 Jun 2026

Vidya

We checked in very late, but Glory was very helpful. We liked their service and also breakfast

Family

8/10

Excellent

28 Jun 2026

Vincent

small facility but clean and recently updated
Walking distance to nice restaurants.
would come again!

10/10

Exceptional

28 Jun 2026

Ezra

The hotel is great. Notice the carpet needed cleaning

Family

8/10

Excellent

27 Jun 2026

carrie

clean room good staff. The toilets are extremely low to the ground. No elevator to rooms. They do not always have parking at night and the neighborhood is a little scary to walk around if you have to park off site. They also only clean the room every 3 days.

Family_with_children

6/10

Pleasant

26 Jun 2026

MUNIRREH

Wanted to use the hot tub, got in to \"green\" luke warm water. Shower had spots of mold

Self

6/10

Pleasant

26 Jun 2026

Andy

A traveller's hotel that is perfectly fine for an overnight, but very utilitarian.

10/10

Exceptional

25 Jun 2026

Fabio Ezra

Great location and room very clean

Friends

8/10

Excellent

25 Jun 2026

Charles

Great, relatively affordable place to stay in SB! Did not try the pool, but enjoyed the free parking + breakfast.

10/10

Exceptional

25 Jun 2026

Shannon

It was a great hotel - plenty of parking, helpful staff, breakfast in the morning which was unexpected! It’s only 10 minutes to walk to the beach. We were only there for one night but could have stayed longer!

Family_with_children

10/10

Exceptional

24 Jun 2026

Colin

Great find in Santa Barbara. Clean quiet and comfortable. Also has the added bonus of a free breakfast. Easy walk to the marina/ beach area and a short walk to restaurants shops and bars.

Friends_and_family Friends

2/10

Poor

24 Jun 2026

Nouneh

Here's a concise 1-star review that sounds natural and gets the point across:

⭐☆☆☆☆

Terrible experience. My friend and I returned to the hotel after midnight and were unable to access the property despite using our room keys at the designated entrance. We repeatedly called the emergency numbers posted on the door and no one answered. Another guest tried his own key card, which also failed, and he and I had to physically pull the door open with our hands just to get inside.

The most disappointing part was management's response. Rather than taking accountability, they dismissed the incident as a misunderstanding and refused to issue a full refund. Guest safety should never be treated this way. I will never come back here again.

Friends

8/10

Excellent

23 Jun 2026

James

The staff we interacted with were very helpful. Breakfast provided was more than adequate unless you feel the need for eggs and bacon/sausage. For those with a breakfast sweet tooth it was very good with chocolate croissants, cheese and fruit danish, various muffins , make your own mini waffles and juice, milk, and coffee.
Situated close to State street a pedestrian steer for part of its length. Numerous eateries on that street. Also a 10 minute walk to the marina/harbor. Overall a good place to stay.

Partner

10/10

Exceptional

22 Jun 2026

Brandie

We stayed for 2 nights before heading North. As soon as I walked through the front doors I could tell it was a clean hotel. The lobby was nicely decorated, felt homely, and smelled freshly cleaned.
The front desk clerk was super sweet and respectful. She had lots of suggestions for things to do in the area.
Our room was exactly like the pictures. Clean and comfortable with everything we needed for our stay.
Only thing that would be nice, would be a mini microwave in the room.
Thanks for a great stay.

Friends_and_family Family

10/10

Exceptional

22 Jun 2026

Joe

Rooms were fantastic. The property was pretty well maintained.

Family_with_children

8/10

Excellent

22 Jun 2026

Bonnie

Location

Family

10/10

Exceptional

21 Jun 2026

Jessica

Stayed with my husband and two kids and we had a great time! The pool was super warm, jacuzzi working great, and waffles were delicious in the morning! Free cookies and coffee were a bonus too. Great location and helpful staff. We would stay again!

Family_with_children

10/10

Exceptional

21 Jun 2026

David

Excellent room.
Very spacious.

Partner

6/10

Pleasant

21 Jun 2026

Valerie

Clean and convenient. Nothing more, nothing less.

Family

6/10

Pleasant

20 Jun 2026

Andrea

The property is close to downtown , good location. The hotel is overpriced, the pool was very far from our room. The patio looked over the parking lot. Not a good value for the price.

Partner

10/10

Exceptional

20 Jun 2026

Brad

Love the room 319

Self

10/10

Exceptional

19 Jun 2026

Rivadavia

Spacious room, good shower, good location

Partner

6/10

Pleasant

18 Jun 2026

Lydia

It was ok. The building is old and looks more like a motel. Very pricy for an old room and continental breakfast. Staff was nice but I would have expected a much nicer property. At least put some plants on the enclosed patio facing the next door roof and wires.

Family

10/10

Exceptional

18 Jun 2026

Jessica

Great location. Clean rooms and nice staff.

8/10

Excellent

18 Jun 2026

Anthony

Clean room, comfy beds, heated pool, ok breakfast

Family

8/10

Excellent

17 Jun 2026

George

The location is good. Only a block from the beach and close to downtown. The room was nice and clean but noisy from all the kids running up and down the stairs next to our room.
The staff were a little rude and seemed like they didn’t like their job.
The free continental breakfast was a pleaseant surprise and had pastries and waffles along with coffee, tea and juices.

Family

10/10

Exceptional

17 Jun 2026

Kathleen

I would definitely stay here again. The property is very clean. The staff was so helpful and kind. They made our stay so enjoyable.

Partner