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title: "Beach hotels in Santa Barbara (CA) (16 compared)"
description: "The 16 beach hotels in Santa Barbara (CA), ranked by guest rating and compared on location, amenities and rooms."
url: https://stayversus.com/en/united-states/santa-barbara-ca/beach/
language: en
source: StayVersus (https://stayversus.com)
retrieved: 2026-10-12
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# Beach hotels in Santa Barbara (CA)

We ranked 16 places to stay in Santa Barbara (CA) that match this list by the StayVersus score. Every hotel can be compared head to head.

- [All hotels in Santa Barbara (CA)](https://stayversus.com/en/united-states/santa-barbara-ca/) 
- [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/)
- [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/)

## Beach hotels in Santa Barbara (CA)

Ranked by StayVersus score: guest rating adjusted for the number of reviews.

## 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/)

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Source: https://stayversus.com/en/united-states/santa-barbara-ca/beach/. 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/