A nice friendly hotel, that ticked all the boxes after a long drive down from San Fran. The car valet guys were great as were most if mot all the staff. The pool area was great for the kids and the location on the beach strip was ideal.
Rooms were fine, perhaps a little dated in terms of decor, but the place had a great feel to it. Very welcoming. Bar staff were also very friendly, being a brit, that always helps.

The gym was well equiped and clean.

My only reservation was that the reception staff were not as knowledgeable as perhaps they should be as regards the local area. Where to eat and where to go???

Lucky for us we met a young valet called Tony who helped us out. Great kid, just the sort of quality people that sell hotels like this. Would defo stay again.

I'm actually checking out right now and looked online for some way to rate this hotel. It's across the street from the beach, but not that nice. We paid $15 to self park, but there were no spaces left. So, we parked on the street and wasted the money. The beds at Hyatt are usually really comfortable, but not these. They are very old, squeaky, and I tossed and turned all night. My husband ended up sleeping on the floor because the bed was so bad. When he looked in the closet for the extra blanket, it was all stained and gross. Then, they started knocking at 9:00 wanting us to leave so they could clean the room. Check out is at 12:00. They knocked every half hour even though we told them we'd leave at 11:30. Don't stay here!

Very friendly & helpful staff, rooms are a good size and very clean. Restaurant and bar serve delicious meals. There is a pool and hot tub too. Hotel is in a good location for the beach it is just a walk across the road. The buses and trollies stop right outside to get to other parts of Santa Barbara, also there is a handy shuttle bus from Santa Barbara to LAX which stops right outside

The Hyatt has a good central location, the rooms are comfortable and appropriate for the brand and price. I wouldn't hesitate to stay here again. The ocean view rooms are worth the extra price in my opinion. The beds could use an upgrade. The wifi connection (in the northern most building) was so weak as to be almost useless. This was apparently a known issue to the management so hopefully they have taken action on it.