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Pacific Crest Hotel Santa Barbara

3.0 star property
3-star hotel near Santa Barbara Zoo

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Room, 1 King Bed (Deck) | Terrace/patio
Outdoor pool, open 8:00 AM to 8:30 PM, pool umbrellas, sun loungers
Suite, 1 Bedroom | Living area
Premium bedding, pillowtop beds, blackout drapes, iron/ironing board
Suite, 1 Bedroom

Reviews

9.0 out of 10
Wonderful

Popular amenities

  • 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
    ‪9 min walk‬
  • Stearns Wharf
    ‪3 min drive‬
  • Santa Barbara Harbor
    ‪6 min drive‬
  • Santa Barbara, CA (SBA-Santa Barbara Municipal)
    ‪15 min drive‬

Room options

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Suite, 2 Bedrooms

Suite, 2 Bedrooms

  • Sleeps 4
  • 1 King Bed and 1 Queen Murphy Bed

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Premium bedding, pillowtop beds, blackout drapes, iron/ironing board

Room, 1 King Bed (Deck)

  • Sleeps 2
  • 1 King Bed

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Suite, 1 Bedroom

Suite, 1 Bedroom

  • Sleeps 2
  • 1 King Bed

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Room, 2 Queen Beds, Kitchen

Room, 2 Queen Beds, Kitchen

  • Sleeps 4
  • 2 Queen Beds

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Room, 1 King Bed, Balcony

Room, 1 King Bed, Balcony

  • Sleeps 2
  • 1 King Bed

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Room, 1 Queen Bed

Room, 1 Queen Bed

  • Sleeps 2
  • 1 Queen Bed

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Premium bedding, pillowtop beds, blackout drapes, iron/ironing board

Room, 1 King Bed

  • Sleeps 2
  • 1 King Bed

Room, 1 King Bed, Kitchen

  • Sleeps 2
  • 1 King Bed

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About the area

Santa Barbara

Santa Barbara Beach stay.At this Santa Barbara Beach hotel, you'll be within a 5-minute walk of East Beach and Chase Palm Park. Cabrillo Pavillion and Santa Barbara Zoo are also within half a mile (1 km).

What's nearby

  • Santa Barbara Zoo - 9 min walk - 0.8 km
  • Stearns Wharf - 3 min drive - 2.3 km
  • Santa Barbara County Courthouse - 5 min drive - 3.8 km
  • Santa Barbara Bowl - 5 min drive - 3.3 km
  • Santa Barbara Harbor - 6 min drive - 3.7 km

Getting around

  • Santa Barbara Station - 9 min drive
  • Santa Barbara Municipal Airport (SBA) - 15 min drive

Restaurants

  • ‪McDonald's - ‬13 min walk
  • ‪Jack in the Box - ‬2 min drive
  • ‪East Beach Tacos - ‬5 min walk
  • ‪Habit Burger & Grill - ‬7 min walk
  • ‪Fishouse - ‬3 min drive

About this property

Pacific Crest Hotel Santa Barbara

3-star hotel near Santa Barbara Zoo
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.

  • 1 building
  • 26 guestrooms or units
  • 2 levels
  • Built in 1958
  • Towels for the beach
  • Poolside lounge chairs
  • Umbrellas for the pool
  • Front desk (limited hours)
  • Express check-out
  • Front-desk safe
  • Tour and ticket information
  • Concierge
  • No smoking on site
Pacific Crest Hotel Santa Barbara offers 26 accommodations with coffee/tea makers and hair dryers. Pillowtop beds feature premium bedding. 35-inch flat-screen televisions come with premium cable channels. Bathrooms include showers with hydromassage showerheads.

This Santa Barbara hotel provides complimentary wireless Internet access. Business-friendly amenities include phones; local and long-distance calls are complimentary (restrictions may apply). Refrigerators and irons/ironing boards can be requested. Housekeeping is provided daily.

Languages

English, Spanish

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Property amenities

Family friendly

  • Outdoor pool
  • Pool gate
  • Refrigerator on request

Internet

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

Parking and transportation

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

Things to do

  • Outdoor pool

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 elevator

Room amenities

Entertainment

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

Bedroom

  • Blackout drapes
  • Pillowtop mattress
  • Premium bedding

Bathroom

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

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 available
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.
  • Cribs (infant beds) are not available.

Property payment types

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

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
Onsite parties or group events are strictly prohibited
Safety features at this property include a carbon monoxide detector, a fire extinguisher, and a smoke detector
Charges for extra guests may apply and vary according to property policy.
A cash deposit, credit card, or debit card for incidental charges and government-issued photo identification may be required upon check-in.
Special requests are subject to availability at the time of check-in. Special requests can't be guaranteed and may incur additional charges.
    This property is managed by a professional host. The provision of housing is linked to their trade, business, or profession. 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 Visa, Mastercard, American Express, Discover, Diners Club, JCB International, Union Pay, Carte Blanche, debit cards, and cash. Onsite parties or group events are strictly prohibited.
    For guests' safety, the property includes a carbon monoxide detector, a fire extinguisher, and a smoke detector in each accommodation.

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.

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Pacific Crest Hotel Santa Barbara Reviews

Reviews

9.0

Wonderful

Rating 10 - Excellent. 693 out of 1001 reviews
Rating 8 - Good. 176 out of 1001 reviews
Rating 6 - Okay. 54 out of 1001 reviews
Rating 4 - Poor. 32 out of 1001 reviews
Rating 2 - Terrible. 46 out of 1001 reviews

9.4/10

Cleanliness

9.4/10

Staff & service

8.4/10

Amenities

9.0/10

Property conditions & facilities

8.6/10

Eco-friendliness

Reviews

10/10 Excellent

Anthony, Granada Hills

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Great location, close to the ocean. Walkable area , close to restaurants. Rooms are nice and staff very friendly
Stayed 2 nights in Jan 2025

6/10 Okay

Margie

Stayed 1 night in Jan 2025

10/10 Excellent

Marie

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Near the beach
Stayed 1 night in Dec 2024

6/10 Okay

Russell

Liked: Staff & service
This hotel is on the cusp of being a really nice hotel. The exterior has been beautifully redone- now remodel the rooms! The furniture is old and there is not art work on the walls. Work on having the inside match the outside
Stayed 2 nights in Jan 2025

8/10 Good

Kelvin

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Stayed 2 nights in Dec 2024

10/10 Excellent

Vince

Stayed 3 nights in Dec 2024

10/10 Excellent

Alyssa

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 2 nights in Dec 2024

4/10 Poor

Jordan

Travelled with partner
Disliked: Cleanliness, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Tv didn’t work, bed was a little dirty.
Stayed 1 night in Jan 2025

8/10 Good

julio

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Close to the beach
Stayed 3 nights in Dec 2024

2/10 Terrible

Michael

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

6/10 Okay

Don

Liked: Staff & service, room comfort
Disliked: Cleanliness
Good and bad
Pros: Best deal during the holidays for a true 2BR / 2 bath suite. Great proximity to the beach. The staff is great; 5 star folks running a 2 star motel. Cons: The staff, even though I brag on them, never answered a phone call before I arrived and there is no way to leave a message. No way to take a nap there! Folks running the place are active all freakin day long and making a lot of noise the entire time. It is noisy AF there. And, if it isn't the staff or repair crews, it's the neighborhood around it (loud ass cars and car alarms) and the city (trash trucks at least a few time a week and a street sweeper). The floors in our suite were filthy! My wife's socks were black after walking around in the room for an afternoon and my slippers were sticky on the bottom after the first day. It seems like this is a 1950s motel with all of the issues with a construction of that era (thin walls and thin floors). They run out of hot water, which is just great during a shower; so you have to take your shower early. Seemed like the folks above our room were moving all of the furniture back and forth and practicing as a marching band. The pool is heated so noisy ass kids were in it the last two nights of our stay (I guess parents are reluctant to teach manners to their kids these days). One of the two TVs didn't work at all.
Stayed 7 nights in Dec 2024

4/10 Poor

Arman

Travelled with family, Travelled with partner
Disliked: Cleanliness, staff & service
This is not a 3 star hotel. Pretty much like an average motel, Didn’t have microwave while it was mentioned on the website that it has. Very small room and bathroom, Very expensive for what you get
Stayed 2 nights in Dec 2024

4/10 Poor

irene

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness
Disliked: Property conditions & facilities
Let me start with the positive- Location is great. Right by the beach and walking distance to some local restaurants. The room was nice. However we did have hot water to shower, the phone in the room did not work to call down to fix in the middle of the night. I reported it in the morning and they said they would check the heater. Long story short we never got hot water. The front desk reception pretty much said sorry instead of at least crediting us some money back for the inconvenience. The outside parking area was a hot mess due to construction but we managed to get a parking space. My opinion overpriced for what you get.
Stayed 1 night in Dec 2024

8/10 Good

Robb

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Beach steps away
Friendly, helpful staff and just one or two minutes walk to the beach. We didn’t try the pool, but it looked inviting. I’m sure this property began it life as a motel, but it has been thoughtfully updated with pleasant furnishings and features. Wi-Fi worked well enough for us to stream a movie (although my son said Wi-Fi was weak in his room). There are even two EV charging stations. Our rooms were squeaky clean and reasonably sized for a quick weekend getaway. I appreciated the coffeemaker and tea kettle. The bathrooms were quite small but everything worked perfectly, with the shower doors being the only giveaway to the past life as a motel!
Stayed 2 nights in Dec 2024

2/10 Terrible

Shaoying

Travelled with family and small children
Disliked: Amenities, property conditions & facilities
Very bad experience! There is a room behind their hotel that anyone can reach, without any protection. It's like a room remodeled in a garage, very small and without windows. We wanted to cancel and get a refund. We spent over three hours negotiating with the hotel and Expedia. The hotel said that if Expedia didn't cancel, they would show no rooms available and couldn't book for others, so they couldn't refund. But Expedia's reply was that they couldn't cancel if the hotel didn't agree to refund. It was a dead loop. I was skeptical about Expedia's control and description of the hotel. During the two hours I waited at the front desk, someone came to ask and they said no room available. Also, during the two-hour wait, Expedia kept saying they were calling the hotel, but the front desk told me no calls came in from Expedia at all.
Stayed 1 night in Dec 2024

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveller

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
The hotel is very near to the beach (walkable distance) and the Santa Barbara zoo is also walkable from the hotel. The kitchen and amenities in the kitchen (including a few utensils that were provided in the kitchen) was a pleasant surprise. One thing that we didn’t like was the washroom size. It was very small and without a bathtub. Apart from that, the rooms were spacious, the front desk staff was courteous. There was ample covered and open parking area for cars and there was 1 EV charging area also.
Stayed 1 night in Dec 2024

10/10 Excellent

Ralph

Business traveller
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 1 night in Dec 2024

10/10 Excellent

Daniel

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Comfy and well located. The staff was very friendly, room was clean.

10/10 Excellent

Lisa

Travelled with family
Close to beach and quiet. Only problem was vending machine took your money but didn't give your items!
Stayed 2 nights in Dec 2024

10/10 Excellent

Dalcia

Stayed 1 night in Nov 2024

10/10 Excellent

Jordan

Liked: Cleanliness, amenities
Great!
Stayed 2 nights in Dec 2024

6/10 Okay

James

It was fine
Stayed 1 night in Nov 2024

8/10 Good

Marjorie

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Plain but great for the budget conscious
We are locals who wanted a staycation that wouldn't bust our budget. This place is in a great location, only a block from the beach, and a lot cheaper than the beach facing hotels. Yes, the room was tiny, with few amenities (but had a mini fridge and coffee maker) but super clean and quiet with ample parking. Just note that it is right next to another hotel and go to the correct check in office! It doesn't look like much from the street but we consider it a hidden gem we will recommend to our budget conscious friends.
View from the second floor
Stayed 1 night in Dec 2024

8/10 Good

Dusti, New River

Travelled with family and small children
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Really wonderful property form the price. My room needed some repairs and updating, but the pool was heated and the person at the front desk was friendly. The property itself is very well kept and a stone's throw from the beach. I would definitely stay here again.
Stayed 2 nights in Dec 2024

2/10 Terrible

Caroline, Atlanta

Travelled with family
Disliked: Cleanliness, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Our hotel was close to the train line and our room was close to the ice fountain It was noisy all the time and I didn’t sleep The room was humid and the amenities very low I don’t recommend this hotel Hopefully the young lady at the welcome desk for our checking was very kind
Stayed 1 night in Nov 2024