Cabrillo Inn at the Beach
931 E Cabrillo Blvd, Santa Barbara, CA 93103-3642
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Everyone needs a place to lay their weary head. For travelers visiting Santa Barbara, Cabrillo Inn at the Beach is an excellent choice for rest and rejuvenation. Well-known for its proximity to great restaurants and attractions, Cabrillo Inn at the Beach makes it easy to enjoy the best of Santa Barbara.
Guest rooms offer amenities such as a flat screen TV, a refrigerator, and a seating area, and guests can go online with free wifi offered by the motel.
Cabrillo Inn features a sun terrace, to help make your stay more enjoyable. The property also boasts a pool and free breakfast. If you are driving to Cabrillo Inn At The Beach Hotel, free parking is available.
Nearby landmarks such as Moreton Bay Fig Tree (1.3 mi) and Santa Barbara Harbor (1.6 mi) make Cabrillo Inn a great place to stay when visiting Santa Barbara.
Travelers looking to enjoy some fish and chips can head to Brophy Bros., Santa Barbara FisHouse, or Jane. Otherwise, you may want to check out an Italian restaurant such as Toma Restaurant and Bar, Ca' Dario Ristorante Italiano, or Opal Restaurant and Bar.
Should time allow, Stearns Wharf is a popular attraction that is within walking distance.
Cabrillo Inn At The Beach Hotel is sure to make your visit to Santa Barbara one worth remembering.
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Property amenities
Free parking
Parking garage
Free High Speed Internet (WiFi)
Pool
Vending machine
Beach
Baggage storage
Non-smoking hotel
Wifi
Pool / beach towels
Outdoor pool
Heated pool
Fence around pool
Outdoor furniture
Sun terrace
Room features
Seating area
Telephone
Wake-up service / alarm clock
Refrigerator
Flatscreen TV
Complimentary toiletries
Hair dryer
Room types
Ocean view
Non-smoking rooms
Family rooms
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HOTEL STYLE
Harbor View
Bay View
Languages Spoken
English, Spanish
Location
931 E Cabrillo Blvd, Santa Barbara, CA 93103-3642
Getting there
Somewhat walkable
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We were arriving late and moving on so only wanted something cheap and cheerful. Not entirely sure it fit the bill of either. This is motel accommodation and is at the lower end of the price bracket for Santa Barbara which still means it is pricey for what you get. The rooms are very tired. Clean yes and a good large TV but no AC and strange in wall set heat and a large portable fan. Fridge under sink counter. Our room was set at a strange angle and had a small triangle balcony. I swear the room next door had a large window onto the balcony (no access) but not exactly private for either.
Breakfast is continental buffet which is fine but not enough tables for the number of guests and all quite cramped. Paper plates and plastic cups and cutlery. Fresh fruit and pastry selection was good but no labels to know what they were. Two women sitting in what looked like a cupboard, but guess was the prep area, just seemed to sit and chat the entire time we were there (having waited for soemwhere to sit).
Have to say best selection of tourist info I have seen around California so thats a plus.
We ate dinner next door at Convivo which we can recommend.
The location of this place is good opposite the beach but I wouldnt want to stay for more than one or two nights
Breakfast is continental buffet which is fine but not enough tables for the number of guests and all quite cramped. Paper plates and plastic cups and cutlery. Fresh fruit and pastry selection was good but no labels to know what they were. Two women sitting in what looked like a cupboard, but guess was the prep area, just seemed to sit and chat the entire time we were there (having waited for soemwhere to sit).
Have to say best selection of tourist info I have seen around California so thats a plus.
We ate dinner next door at Convivo which we can recommend.
The location of this place is good opposite the beach but I wouldnt want to stay for more than one or two nights
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Date of stay: February 2020
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This Inn is set between two grand hotels. The guy on reception was very nice and friendly. We had a room overlooking the ocean and road. The furniture in the room was quite dated, the bed was comfortable. The bathroom was ok but again dated. The vanity basin was outside the bathroom which was a bit odd as the mini fridge was under the counter top of the basin unit. Large verandah outside our room which was nice. Did not sleep too well as the hotel next door had a party and it did not end until about 2am. All in all was fine for a one night stay. Breakfast was self service, not much selection and you had to use disposable plates, cups and cutlery. Safe off road free parking was available.
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Date of stay: January 2020Trip type: Traveled as a couple
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My wife and I went up to Santa Barbara just for the night and stayed ant this quaint little place 1 block away from the beach. Most of the hotels and restaurants are pretty close to the beach but this place seemed to be more special. It was easy to reserve a room and easy to check in. We were in walking distance from the wharf and most restaurants (it's a small place in the downtown area)
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Date of stay: November 2021Trip type: Traveled as a couple
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If you want to see what a 90’s motel six looks like in 2021, after years of crack heads staying in it; you’ll love this place. $100 room with a $250 dollar hold on your card because they want to keep the crack heads out but don’t want to do anything else. For $20 more you can stay at a decent hotel and they won’t put a $250 hold on your card. Unless your really nostalgic and don’t care about stained walls and and sleeping on a 30 year old bed, don’t ever, ever, stay here. Please learn from my mistake.
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Date of stay: April 2021Trip type: Traveled as a couple
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Cabrillo Inn is next to the Santa Barbara Inn. It is a night and day experience when you walk through both. Granted the Santa Barbara Inn is more upscale and costs more, but to charge the rates that Cabrillo Inn charges for being next to the Santa Barbara Inn and to also be across the street from the ocean isn’t realistic. Cabrillo Inn isn’t “retro” or “vintage.” It’s old, in disrepair, and severely over-priced. The carpets are significantly stained. It makes a Motel 6 look luxurious. They may have updated their showers but that’s it. They use Covid to avoid re-opening their room for breakfast and the room itself is full of junk. As cheap as they are in running the place, I can’t imagine what a complimentary breakfast would look or taste like. There is crap stacked throughout the complex. It was embarrassing to recommend this place to friends that were also attending the same wedding in SB. While the Cabrillo Inn looks good on the outside, it’s clear that this family-owned business is mining what they can to get the most revenue from their rates for themselves, especially on the weekend, rather than to truly invest in making it a suitable and reasonably priced location to stay in SB. Will we return? Never. The only way this place will improve is to select other locations instead of the Cabrillo Inn.
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Date of stay: October 2022Trip type: Traveled with friends
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Tired from searching through hotel ad's my family & I (wife & infant) stumbled upon this place late in the evening...Staff was courteous and friendly throughout our impromptu 3 night stay. No complaints whatsoever... Would highly recommend as a much more affordable SB option on the beach with some restaurants within walking distance. I'll be staying here again!!!
Steve at the front desk was 5 Star!
Steve at the front desk was 5 Star!
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Date of stay: May 2020
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Room Tip: Stayed in Rm 236 and had direct beach view.
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It was surprise from the beginning of our stay. We booked the room with ocean view and I realized that pictures in the hotel website for Standard rooms with the ocean view are for the Deluxe room with ocean view. They tried to settle us to the first floor without ocean view from the room, finally we got the Deluxe room as it is in the site picture. Then, first time I travel in US I didn't find a coffee maker, hair dryer, safe (it was a note that hotel's administration is not responsible for the guest's belongings) and air conditioner in the room. There is no breakfast provided, and to buy coffee we wen to the nearest hotel. The prices to stay in the hotel are overpriced for the service provided. I don't recommend this hotel to anybody and I am not going to return to it myself. I hardly can tell that it is a hotel, looks like motel, but even in the motels in US there are a coffee maker, hair dryer, air conditioner and breakfast are provided. I stayed in motel in Wyoming, because there was not hotels nearby, and service there was much better.
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Date of stay: August 2023Trip type: Traveled with family
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Room Tip: To find hotel with breakfast, air conditioner, coffee maker, hair dryer, safe; hotel is...
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The only good thing about this motel is the location. Everything else is terrible. In the first room we had, ants were crawling up the wall in the bathroom, they were coming from the peeled wallpaper by the floor. The second room was not much better. We wanted to leave but we could not get our money back. The carpet was disgusting, the furniture was old and dirty. We would not put our clothes in the dress or use the night table because the drawers were so dirty in the inside. The bath room had a tub with a shower door but the bottom of the door was not attached to the frame so it moved every time it was touched. The first time in the shower I almost fell because I used the door as support to get out of the tub and of course, there is none. The door to the outside was flimsy and it only had a lock on the doorknob. They also do not seem to believe in customer service. The person who worked the desk was rude and seemed bothered if you asked a question. Finally, they do not have coffee in the room or at the front desk area. They tell you to go to the hotel next door to get coffee.
We were very disappointed. It appears that the owners never renovated the rooms. I guess because they have such a good location, they don’t have too….shame on them!! This pictures of the hotel must be dated…they do not match what we saw. DO NOT STAY AT THIS MOTEL.
We were very disappointed. It appears that the owners never renovated the rooms. I guess because they have such a good location, they don’t have too….shame on them!! This pictures of the hotel must be dated…they do not match what we saw. DO NOT STAY AT THIS MOTEL.
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Date of stay: July 2022
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I have never written a review before and often try to help small businesses like this inn but STAY AWAY.
Pay the extra $50 and go elsewhere! Look outside of SB for better options.
I was hoping to travel to Santa Barbara on a budget and booked the wrong night at Cabrillo. When I called to rectify the booking the owner still charged me for the wrong night and was INCREDIBLY rude. If you are spending the money to take a trip pay the extra to go somewhere else. You may try to save going here but you get what you pay for!
Pay the extra $50 and go elsewhere! Look outside of SB for better options.
I was hoping to travel to Santa Barbara on a budget and booked the wrong night at Cabrillo. When I called to rectify the booking the owner still charged me for the wrong night and was INCREDIBLY rude. If you are spending the money to take a trip pay the extra to go somewhere else. You may try to save going here but you get what you pay for!
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Date of stay: May 2022Trip type: Traveled as a couple
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Cons--
No a/c, no breakfast, expensive, dingy.
Gave only one room key.
Staff not available overnight.
Combination of first floor room/no overnight staff inclined us to close windows overnight for security, and the room was hot and stuffy without a/c.
Pros--
The parking was a bit tight, but we did use the parking and had no issue.
It is right across from the beach...
This was the fifth hotel of our trip and the only one with which we were not satisfied. Santa Barbara is an expensive town, and a friend recommended that an alternative would be to stay in neighboring Carpinteria. Might try that next time.
No a/c, no breakfast, expensive, dingy.
Gave only one room key.
Staff not available overnight.
Combination of first floor room/no overnight staff inclined us to close windows overnight for security, and the room was hot and stuffy without a/c.
Pros--
The parking was a bit tight, but we did use the parking and had no issue.
It is right across from the beach...
This was the fifth hotel of our trip and the only one with which we were not satisfied. Santa Barbara is an expensive town, and a friend recommended that an alternative would be to stay in neighboring Carpinteria. Might try that next time.
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Date of stay: August 2024Trip type: Traveled with family
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no free shuttle but a local shuttle is the AIRPORTER , the time to lax would be about 2 hours
I also enjoyed the bottom floor with a patio, ask the hotel as i forgot the room numbers.
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$146 - $220 (Based on Average Rates for a Standard Room)
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NUMBER OF ROOMS
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Frequently Asked Questions about Cabrillo Inn at the Beach
Which popular attractions are close to Cabrillo Inn at the Beach?
Nearby attractions include Santa Barbara Rustys lighthouse (0.09 miles), The Cabrillo Ball Park (0.1 miles), and Dwight Murphy Field (0.2 miles).
What are some of the property amenities at Cabrillo Inn at the Beach?
Some of the more popular amenities offered include free wifi, a pool, and free parking.
Which room amenities are available at Cabrillo Inn at the Beach?
Top room amenities include a flat screen TV, a refrigerator, and a seating area.
Is parking available at Cabrillo Inn at the Beach?
Yes, free parking, a parking garage, and street parking are available to guests.
What are some restaurants close to Cabrillo Inn at the Beach?
Conveniently located restaurants include East Beach Tacos, Convivo Restaurant and Bar, and Habit Burger & Grill.
Are there opportunities to exercise at Cabrillo Inn at the Beach?
Yes, guests have access to a pool during their stay.
Which languages are spoken by the staff at Cabrillo Inn at the Beach?
The staff speaks multiple languages, including English and Spanish.
Are there any historical sites close to Cabrillo Inn at the Beach?
Many travelers enjoy visiting Santa Barbara County Courthouse (1.8 miles), Old Mission Santa Barbara (2.9 miles), and Casa del Herrero (2.4 miles).
Does Cabrillo Inn at the Beach have any great views?
Yes, guests often enjoy the ocean view available here.
Is Cabrillo Inn at the Beach accessible?
Yes, it offers wheelchair access. For specific inquiries, we recommend calling ahead to confirm.