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title: "Hotels in Santa Maria (CA): compare the best places to stay"
description: "Compare 23 hotels in Santa Maria (CA), United States: guest ratings, areas, amenities and prices, and put any two head to head."
url: https://stayversus.com/en/united-states/santa-maria-ca/
language: en
source: StayVersus (https://stayversus.com)
retrieved: 2026-10-13
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# Where to stay in Santa Maria (CA)

Santa Maria (CA) has 23 places to stay in our index. 16 have enough guest reviews to rank. The average guest rating is 7.9.

- **places to stay:** 23

- **ranked by guests:** 16

- **average rating:** 7.9

- [Hotels with a pool 7](https://stayversus.com/en/united-states/santa-maria-ca/pool/)
- [Hotels with free parking 9](https://stayversus.com/en/united-states/santa-maria-ca/free-parking/)
- [Hotels near the airport 7](https://stayversus.com/en/united-states/santa-maria-ca/airport/)
- [Top-rated budget stays 6](https://stayversus.com/en/united-states/santa-maria-ca/budget/)

## Good to know about hotels in Santa Maria (CA)

- **Best-rated hotel:** [Hampton Inn & Suites Santa Maria](https://stayversus.com/en/hotel/hampton-inn-suites-santa-maria-santa-maria-ca/)

- **Area with most hotels:** Santa Maria

- **Average guest rating:** 7.9

- **Hotels with a pool:** 7

- **Average walk grade:** 42/100

## Areas of Santa Maria (CA)

Where the hotels are and how guests rate them.

-    [**Santa Maria** 8 hotels, 7.8](https://stayversus.com/en/united-states/santa-maria-ca/?area=Santa+Maria)
-    [**North Santa Maria** 6 hotels, 8.2](https://stayversus.com/en/united-states/santa-maria-ca/?area=North+Santa+Maria)

## All hotels in Santa Maria (CA)

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

## Popular match-ups in Santa Maria (CA)

-     [**Historic Santa Maria Inn** *vs* **Solaire Inn & Suites** Santa Maria (CA), 8.3 / 8.0](https://stayversus.com/en/compare/historic-santa-maria-inn-santa-maria-ca-vs-solaire-inn-suites-santa-maria-ca/)
-     [**Historic Santa Maria Inn** *vs* **Quality Inn & Suites Santa Maria** Santa Maria (CA), 8.3 / 8.5](https://stayversus.com/en/compare/historic-santa-maria-inn-santa-maria-ca-vs-quality-inn-suites-santa-maria-santa-maria-ca/)
-     [**Best Western Plus Big America** *vs* **Historic Santa Maria Inn** Santa Maria (CA), 8.5 / 8.3](https://stayversus.com/en/compare/best-western-plus-big-america-santa-maria-ca-vs-historic-santa-maria-inn-santa-maria-ca/)
-     [**Historic Santa Maria Inn** *vs* **Hotel Avanti** Santa Maria (CA), 8.3 / 8.4](https://stayversus.com/en/compare/historic-santa-maria-inn-santa-maria-ca-vs-hotel-avanti-santa-maria-ca/)
-     [**Quality Inn & Suites Santa Maria** *vs* **Solaire Inn & Suites** Santa Maria (CA), 8.5 / 8.0](https://stayversus.com/en/compare/quality-inn-suites-santa-maria-santa-maria-ca-vs-solaire-inn-suites-santa-maria-ca/)
-     [**Colonial Motel** *vs* **Solaire Inn & Suites** Santa Maria (CA), 6.3 / 8.0](https://stayversus.com/en/compare/colonial-motel-santa-maria-ca-vs-solaire-inn-suites-santa-maria-ca/)
-     [**Solaire Inn & Suites** *vs* **Town and Country Inn** Santa Maria (CA), 8.0 / 6.8](https://stayversus.com/en/compare/solaire-inn-suites-santa-maria-ca-vs-town-and-country-inn-santa-maria-ca/)
-     [**Homewood Suites by Hilton Santa Maria** *vs* **Motel 6 Santa Maria, CA - North** Santa Maria (CA), 8.5 / 6.7](https://stayversus.com/en/compare/homewood-suites-by-hilton-santa-maria-santa-maria-ca-vs-motel-6-santa-maria-ca-north-santa-maria-ca/)

## FAQ: Santa Maria (CA)

### What is the best-rated hotel in Santa Maria (CA)?

By StayVersus score, Hampton Inn & Suites Santa Maria is the best-rated hotel in Santa Maria (CA), with a guest rating of 9.0 from 36 reviews.

### Which area of Santa Maria (CA) has the most hotels?

Santa Maria has the most, with 8 rated places to stay.

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Source: https://stayversus.com/en/united-states/santa-maria-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/