--- title: "Hotels in Santa Barbara (CA): compare the best places to stay" description: "Compare 87 hotels in Santa Barbara (CA), United States: guest ratings, areas, amenities and prices, and put any two head to head." url: https://stayversus.com/en/united-states/santa-barbara-ca/ language: en source: StayVersus (https://stayversus.com) retrieved: 2026-10-12 --- # Where to stay in Santa Barbara (CA) Santa Barbara (CA) has 87 places to stay in our index. 43 have enough guest reviews to rank. The average guest rating is 8.5. - **places to stay:** 87 - **ranked by guests:** 43 - **average rating:** 8.5 - **5-star hotels:** 6 - [Hotels with a pool 25](https://stayversus.com/en/united-states/santa-barbara-ca/pool/) - [Spa hotels 12](https://stayversus.com/en/united-states/santa-barbara-ca/spa/) - [Beach hotels 16](https://stayversus.com/en/united-states/santa-barbara-ca/beach/) - [Hotels with free parking 15](https://stayversus.com/en/united-states/santa-barbara-ca/free-parking/) - [Central hotels 20](https://stayversus.com/en/united-states/santa-barbara-ca/central/) - [Top-rated budget stays 18](https://stayversus.com/en/united-states/santa-barbara-ca/budget/) ## Good to know about hotels in Santa Barbara (CA) - **Best-rated hotel:** [I.T.H. Santa Barbara Beach Hostel](https://stayversus.com/en/hotel/i-t-h-santa-barbara-beach-hostel-santa-barbara-ca/) - **Area with most hotels:** Santa Barbara - **Average guest rating:** 8.5 - **Hotels with a pool:** 25 - **Average walk grade:** 57/100 - **5-star hotels:** 6 ## Areas of Santa Barbara (CA) Where the hotels are and how guests rate them. - [**Santa Barbara** 29 hotels, 8.6](https://stayversus.com/en/united-states/santa-barbara-ca/?area=Santa+Barbara) - [**Vista Del Monte** 4 hotels, 8.2](https://stayversus.com/en/united-states/santa-barbara-ca/?area=Vista+Del+Monte) - [**El Sueno** 3 hotels, 8.1](https://stayversus.com/en/united-states/santa-barbara-ca/?area=El+Sueno) - [**Montecito** 3 hotels, 8.8](https://stayversus.com/en/united-states/santa-barbara-ca/?area=Montecito) ## All hotels in Santa Barbara (CA) Ranked by StayVersus score: guest rating adjusted for the number of reviews. [Next page](https://stayversus.com/en/united-states/santa-barbara-ca/?page=2) ## Popular match-ups in Santa Barbara (CA) - [**Extended Stay America Suites - Santa Barbara - Calle Real** *vs* **Ramada by Wyndham Santa Barbara** Santa Barbara (CA), 7.5 / 8.6](https://stayversus.com/en/compare/extended-stay-america-suites-santa-barbara-calle-real-santa-barbara-ca-vs-ramada-by-wyndham-santa-barbara-santa-barbara-ca/) - [**Hyatt Place Santa Barbara** *vs* **Ramada by Wyndham Santa Barbara** Santa Barbara (CA), 8.1 / 8.6](https://stayversus.com/en/compare/hyatt-place-santa-barbara-santa-barbara-ca-vs-ramada-by-wyndham-santa-barbara-santa-barbara-ca/) - [**Hotel Californian** *vs* **The Milo** Santa Barbara (CA), 9.0 / 8.5](https://stayversus.com/en/compare/hotel-californian-santa-barbara-ca-vs-the-milo-santa-barbara-ca/) - [**FOUND Hotels, Santa Barbara, Series by Marriott** *vs* **Sandpiper Lodge** Santa Barbara (CA), 8.2 / 8.5](https://stayversus.com/en/compare/found-hotels-santa-barbara-series-by-marriott-santa-barbara-ca-vs-sandpiper-lodge-santa-barbara-ca/) - [**Motel 6 Santa Barbara, CA - State Street** *vs* **Sandpiper Lodge** Santa Barbara (CA), 7.8 / 8.5](https://stayversus.com/en/compare/motel-6-santa-barbara-ca-state-street-santa-barbara-ca-vs-sandpiper-lodge-santa-barbara-ca/) - [**Sandpiper Lodge** *vs* **Town and Country Inn** Santa Barbara (CA), 8.5 / 7.2](https://stayversus.com/en/compare/sandpiper-lodge-santa-barbara-ca-vs-town-and-country-inn-santa-barbara-ca/) - [**Oasis Inn and Suites** *vs* **Sandpiper Lodge** Santa Barbara (CA), 8.1 / 8.5](https://stayversus.com/en/compare/oasis-inn-and-suites-santa-barbara-ca-vs-sandpiper-lodge-santa-barbara-ca/) - [**The Milo** *vs* **West Beach Inn, a Coast Hotel** Santa Barbara (CA), 8.5 / 8.9](https://stayversus.com/en/compare/the-milo-santa-barbara-ca-vs-west-beach-inn-a-coast-hotel-santa-barbara-ca/) ## FAQ: Santa Barbara (CA) ### What is the best-rated hotel in Santa Barbara (CA)? By StayVersus score, I.T.H. Santa Barbara Beach Hostel is the best-rated hotel in Santa Barbara (CA), with a guest rating of 9.3 from 119 reviews. ### Which area of Santa Barbara (CA) has the most hotels? Santa Barbara has the most, with 29 rated places to stay. ### How many 5-star hotels are there in Santa Barbara (CA)? We list 6 5-star hotels in Santa Barbara (CA). --- Source: https://stayversus.com/en/united-states/santa-barbara-ca/. Facts are compiled by StayVersus from partner data (Agoda), Overture Maps, OpenStreetMap, OurAirports, public Google Maps listings and hotels' own websites. Scores use one formula for every hotel. Methodology: https://stayversus.com/en/about/