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Reviews of The Presidio

2 out of 5
The Presidio
1620 State Street, Santa Barbara, CA

Reviews

8.2

Very Good

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Rating 8 - Good. 262 out of 658 reviews" "
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Rating 4 - Poor. 40 out of 658 reviews" "
Rating 2 - Terrible. 13 out of 658 reviews" "

8.8/10

Cleanliness

9.0/10

Staff & service

7.8/10

Amenities

8.0/10

Property conditions & facilities

7.8/10

Eco-friendliness

Reviews

8/10 Good

Brett

Traveled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Lorenzo who checked us in - was very nice and helpful. We appreciated his dinner recommendations in the area.
Stayed 1 night in Apr 2024

8/10 Good

Kim

Traveled with group
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Great location for food and boutique shopping. Quiet neighborhood. Not far from highway. Big room; nice queen beds but needs more interior lighting.
Stayed 1 night in Apr 2024

10/10 Excellent

Fred

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service
Stayed 1 night in Mar 2024

10/10 Excellent

Desiree, FOUNTAIN VALLEY

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Close to everything! Comfy bed.
Stayed 1 night in Mar 2024

8/10 Good

steven

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
I've stayed here at least a half dozen times over the years and it's consistently good. It's an ideal location. It's not fancy but clean and comfortable.
Stayed 1 night in Mar 2024

8/10 Good

Amy, Albuquerque

Traveled with family
Very overpriced for what you get. Not even any coffee in the room or lobby.
Stayed 1 night in Mar 2024

4/10 Poor

Karen

Traveled with partner
Disliked: Amenities
This property needs a facelift. Our room was clean but lacked the common things no body wash in the container tv didn't work, no iron/ironing board, two hangers, old carpet, walls are paper thin, very loud outside, very narrow parking spaces, I could go on but it would seem like piling on. It is a motel form the past that doesn't fit todays world.
Stayed 4 nights in Feb 2024

10/10 Excellent

Patrick

Traveled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Absolutely great location, friendly staff and a great value. Room was clean
Stayed 1 night in Feb 2024

10/10 Excellent

Aaron

Traveled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
I enjoy staying at the Pesidio anytime I get the chance to go visit Santa Barbara. It is my go to spot the staff is always helpful and in a bright mood and the rooms are amazing.
Stayed 2 nights in Jan 2024

10/10 Excellent

j

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Stayed 1 night in Jan 2024

2/10 Terrible

Carrie

Disliked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
This is a low end motel. It is nothing like the description given. It is false advertising.
Stayed 1 night in Dec 2023

2/10 Terrible

Verified traveler

Liked: Cleanliness
Disliked: Staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Arctic stay in Santa Barbara
The room was basic but clean and the bedding was ok. But then examining the bathroom I discovered that the window was open and was unable to be closed despite it being a cold winter. Of course, I immediately stopped at reception to let them know my concern over how cold it was getting that night. The receptionist (though pleasant in general) told me it was an old building and that nothing could even be done until the next day. This wasn’t true however. The obvious solution is to move me to a room without an open window since the hotel was not sold out. This never happened, though, and no solution was given to me. I went back to my room concerned - only to discover that there was no working heater in the room. I actually considered leaving and spending more money on another hotel. Even the Orange Tree Hotel (up the street) has heating. (In fact, I lamented that I should’ve opted for it.) But, I had spent 200 on the room and stuck out the night for financial reasons. Had to stuff all the bathroom towels in front of the window to try to minimize the cold. And it did got COLD. Thank heavens for the two blankets on the beds. I wrapped myself in them to keep from freezing. It was truly a horrible and ridiculous experience which might have been solved somehow,
Stayed 1 night in Jan 2024

10/10 Excellent

Bobbie

Really convenient location and very reasonable pricing for Santa Barbara. Nothing fancy but very nice. I stay here many times a year.
Stayed 1 night in Jan 2024

10/10 Excellent

Aaron Toto

Traveled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Stayed 1 night in Dec 2023

10/10 Excellent

John

Stayed 1 night in Dec 2023

2/10 Terrible

Tom

Stayed 1 night in Dec 2023

8/10 Good

Naoki

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Good access to the downtown Room is clean
Stayed 1 night in Nov 2023

10/10 Excellent

Rick

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 1 night in Oct 2023

8/10 Good

Oscar

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 2 nights in Oct 2023

6/10 Okay

ANNALYN

Stayed 1 night in Sep 2023

6/10 Okay

John

Liked: Staff & service
Stayed 1 night in Sep 2023

10/10 Excellent

Claudia

Stayed 1 night in Sep 2023

10/10 Excellent

Jeanne

Traveled with partner
The office staff was pleasant. The room was clean and nice. The building was quiet.
Stayed 2 nights in Sep 2023

6/10 Okay

Mischa Cohen

Traveled with group, Business traveler
Liked: Staff & service
Stayed 3 nights in Aug 2023

6/10 Okay

Robert

Traveled with family
Disliked: Staff & service
Stayed 3 nights in Aug 2023

2/10 Terrible

Josh

Stayed 1 night in Aug 2023

8/10 Good

Lynn

Traveled with group, Traveled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Need coffee maker in room.
Stayed 1 night in Jul 2023

4/10 Poor

lisa

Traveled with group
Zero amenities
Stupid expensive. No coffee pot. No microwave. Beyond noisy three of the four nights we were there. They didn’t even offer coffee in the lobby.
Stayed 4 nights in Jun 2023

10/10 Excellent

Alejandra

Stayed 2 nights in Jun 2023

8/10 Good

tim

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Big clean rooms. Very easier walkable location to shopping, beach and restaurants.
Stayed 2 nights in Jun 2023

8/10 Good

Richard

Traveled with group, Traveled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 3 nights in Jun 2023

8/10 Good

Karen

Traveled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 2 nights in Jun 2023

10/10 Excellent

Kaz

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Best value when you need to stay close to the court house, & SB downtown.
Stayed 2 nights in May 2023

10/10 Excellent

Antonia P

Stayed 2 nights in Apr 2023

6/10 Okay

Terri

Traveled with partner
Liked: Staff & service
Disliked: Amenities
Easy walking distance to stores and restaurants. Two blocks from the beginning of Central business district
Stayed 1 night in Apr 2023

8/10 Good

Theresa

Traveled with group
Liked: Staff & service, amenities
The beds we’re comfortable and room large. There was a lot road noise in the room.
Stayed 1 night in Apr 2023

10/10 Excellent

Scott

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Great SB Value hotel
Great location and good value for the money. No pool or hottub is a downside. The employees at the lobby were very nice and accommodating.
Stayed 2 nights in Mar 2023

8/10 Good

Linda

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Stayed 1 night in Mar 2023

10/10 Excellent

Karen

Traveled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Immaculate. Well located. Lorenzo, at the reception desk, was welcoming and friendly.
Stayed 1 night in Mar 2023

8/10 Good

Sue

Business traveler
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
safe easy check in. comfortable bed. no frills but clean and functional
Stayed 1 night in Feb 2023

4/10 Poor

Maynor

Traveled with family
Disliked: Amenities, property conditions & facilities
No heating sistem, damaged walls, a lot noise
Stayed 1 night in Jan 2023

8/10 Good

Dennis

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service
Mid century modern with jalousie windows in the bedroom and bathroom, At the end of January, the room was cold. The heater didn't work well enough. Extra blankets were a comfort. I like the style and one night was all I needed to stay.
Stayed 1 night in Jan 2023

8/10 Good

Victor

Traveled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Excellent location, very reasonable price. Not super fancy but perfectly acceptable. Spacious room, friendly staff. Close to coffee, breakfast, lunch, and dinner. Right near a charming park (Alice Keck Park) and only a block or so from the main area of State Street. Among the best locations near downtown and for most of the others you'd had to pay two or three times the price. They have about ten to twelve bicycles available which is a nice option but this is a very walkable location so we didn't even end up using them. Also a nice elevated patio to enjoy time at the hotel.

8/10 Good

Enrique

Stayed 1 night in Jan 2023

8/10 Good

Haneda

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
One night in Santa Barbara
Nice room with vaulted ceiling. Reception staff were very friendly. Main heater didn’t seem to work but a smaller plug in heater was provided.
Stayed 1 night in Jan 2023

6/10 Okay

Maria

Traveled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, room comfort
Stayed 1 night in Jan 2023

10/10 Excellent

Eva

Traveled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
It was convenient
Stayed 1 night in Jan 2023

8/10 Good

Catherine

8/10 Good

Frank

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Comfortable & Convenient
The location of the hotel is excellent and it was an easy walk to the car if we needed something out of the car. We were able to get to the store, Starbucks and the freeway with ease.
Stayed 2 nights in Dec 2022

10/10 Excellent

Jennifer

Traveled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Very clean and comfortable. Great value and location.