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title: "Drift Santa Barbara, Santa Barbara (CA) | StayVersus"
description: "Drift Santa Barbara in Santa Barbara (CA): rated 8.8 by guests, 3.5-star. Amenities, location and nearby alternatives compared side by side."
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retrieved: 2026-10-14
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Hotel · ★★★★ · Marriott
# Drift Santa Barbara

Santa Barbara, Santa Barbara (CA), United States

8.8 ·  Excellent 90 reviews ·  #13 #13 of 43 in Santa Barbara (CA) ·  4.2/5 on Google, 298 reviews ·  8.7 Location score
## About Drift Santa Barbara

Drift Santa Barbara is a hotel in Santa Barbara, Santa Barbara (CA), United States. It holds a 3.5-star rating. Guests rate it 8.8 out of 10 across 90 reviews. Facilities include bar, free wi-fi. It is 80 m from the centre of Santa Barbara (CA). The nearest beach is 900 m away. The nearest airport, Santa Barbara Municipal Airport (SBA), is 13 km away.

- **Type:** Hotel

- **Star rating:** ★★★★

- **Check-in from:** 16:00

- **Check-out until:** 11:00

- **Rooms:** 44

- **Floors:** 3

- **Opened:** 2023

- **Chain:** Marriott

- **Other stays within 500 m:** 8

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## How Drift Santa Barbara scores

Better rated than 65% of hotels in Santa Barbara (CA)

-   Guest rating **8.8**
-   Location **8.7**
-   Beach access **7.3**
-   Public transport **7.9**

Santa Barbara (CA) average

## Rating on Google

4.2/5

298 Google reviews

From the property’s public Google Maps listing. It is shown for reference and is not part of the StayVersus score.

## Amenities

### Food & drink

-   Breakfast
-   Bar

### Leisure

-   Terrace

### Internet

-   Free Wi-Fi

### Parking & transport

-   Parking

### Services

-   Car hire
-   Luggage storage

### In the rooms

-   Air conditioning
-   Balcony

Based on the property listing at our booking partner.

## Location

- **Location score:** **8.7**/10

- **Walk grade:** **92**/100 Great for walkers

- **Restaurants & cafés within 500 m:** **150**

- **Sights within 1 km:** **15**

<table class="dist" data-astro-cid-s3y4nmt7=""><tbody data-astro-cid-s3y4nmt7=""><tr data-astro-cid-s3y4nmt7=""><th scope="row" data-astro-cid-s3y4nmt7="">Nearest beach<span data-astro-cid-s3y4nmt7="">West Beach</span></th><td class="num" data-astro-cid-s3y4nmt7=""><b data-astro-cid-s3y4nmt7="">900 m</b><span data-astro-cid-s3y4nmt7="">15 min walk</span></td></tr><tr data-astro-cid-s3y4nmt7=""><th scope="row" data-astro-cid-s3y4nmt7="">Nearest station<span data-astro-cid-s3y4nmt7="">Amtrak Station</span></th><td class="num" data-astro-cid-s3y4nmt7=""><b data-astro-cid-s3y4nmt7="">530 m</b><span data-astro-cid-s3y4nmt7="">9 min walk</span></td></tr><tr data-astro-cid-s3y4nmt7=""><th scope="row" data-astro-cid-s3y4nmt7="">Nearest airport<span data-astro-cid-s3y4nmt7="">Santa Barbara Municipal Airport (SBA)</span></th><td class="num" data-astro-cid-s3y4nmt7=""><b data-astro-cid-s3y4nmt7="">13 km</b><span data-astro-cid-s3y4nmt7="">30 min drive</span></td></tr><tr data-astro-cid-s3y4nmt7=""><th scope="row" data-astro-cid-s3y4nmt7="">Distance to the centre<span data-astro-cid-s3y4nmt7="">Santa Barbara (CA)</span></th><td class="num" data-astro-cid-s3y4nmt7=""><b data-astro-cid-s3y4nmt7="">80 m</b><span data-astro-cid-s3y4nmt7="">1 min walk</span></td></tr></tbody></table>

### Sights nearby

-   Old Town Clock Tower80 m
-   Aloha Fun Center240 m
-   Museum of Contemporary Art Santa Barbara400 m
-   Casa de la Guerra430 m
-   Santa Barbara Historical Museum450 m
-   The Reagan Ranch Center - Young America's Foundation500 m

## Drift Santa Barbara: in detail

Great care is taken to ensure guests experience comfort through top-notch services and amenities. Stay connected with your associates, as complimentary Wi-Fi is available during your entire visit. The hotel offers car hire amenities to assist you in discovering your desired offerings in Santa Barbara (CA). When arriving by car, take advantage of the hotel's convenient on-site parking facilities. The hotel offers reception amenities including express check-in or check-out and luggage storage to ensure a comfortable stay for guests. To ensure the well-being and convenience of all visitors, smoking is strictly prohibited throughout the entire hotel. In order to ensure the utmost level of relaxation, the guestrooms feature an inviting design and are equipped with all basic necessities, creating a delightful stay experience. To ensure a pleasant stay, a selection of rooms at hotel come furnished with linen service and air conditioning, all designed with your ease in mind. At Drift Santa Barbara, various room configurations are available, featuring separate living room and balcony or terrace in some rooms. Selected rooms offer in-room amusement like television as a source of entertainment for guests to enjoy. Within specific rooms, a refrigerator, bottled water and instant coffee is conveniently available for your use. Understanding the significance of bathroom facilities in enhancing visitor contentment, hotel offers a hair dryer, toiletries, bathrobes and towels within a few chosen chambers. How about kicking off each day of your getaway with a delicious cup of coffee? At the hotel, relish in the invigorating taste of a freshly brewed, excellent coffee. Upon your arrival, don't miss experiencing bar for enjoyable in-house evening entertainment.

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## Questions about Drift Santa Barbara

### How do guests rate Drift Santa Barbara?

Drift Santa Barbara has a guest rating of 8.8 out of 10 from 90 reviews, which is better than 65% of rated hotels in Santa Barbara (CA).

### What are the check-in and check-out times at Drift Santa Barbara?

Check-in starts at 16:00 and check-out is until 11:00.

### Does Drift Santa Barbara include breakfast?

Breakfast is available. Whether it is included depends on the rate you book.

### Is there parking at Drift Santa Barbara?

Yes, parking is available; charges may apply.

### How far is Drift Santa Barbara from the airport?

The nearest airport, Santa Barbara Municipal Airport (SBA), is 13 km away in a straight line.

### Is Drift Santa Barbara close to the beach?

The nearest beach is 900 m from the hotel.

### How many rooms does Drift Santa Barbara have?

Drift Santa Barbara has 44 rooms on 3 floors.

Updated 6 Oct 2026. Data: Agoda, Overture Maps, OpenStreetMap, OurAirports and hotels' own websites. We may earn a commission from partner links; it never changes the comparison. [How we score](https://stayversus.com/en/about/)

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