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title: "Top-rated budget stays in Santa Maria (CA) (6 compared)"
description: "The 6 top-rated budget stays in Santa Maria (CA), ranked by guest rating and compared on location, amenities and rooms."
url: https://stayversus.com/en/united-states/santa-maria-ca/budget/
language: en
source: StayVersus (https://stayversus.com)
retrieved: 2026-10-22
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# Top-rated budget stays in Santa Maria (CA)

We ranked 6 places to stay in Santa Maria (CA) that match this list by the StayVersus score. Every hotel can be compared head to head.

- [All hotels in Santa Maria (CA)](https://stayversus.com/en/united-states/santa-maria-ca/) 
- [Hotels with free parking 9](https://stayversus.com/en/united-states/santa-maria-ca/free-parking/)

## Top-rated budget stays 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/)
-     [**Best Western Plus Big America** *vs* **Homewood Suites by Hilton Santa Maria** Santa Maria (CA), 8.5 / 8.5](https://stayversus.com/en/compare/best-western-plus-big-america-santa-maria-ca-vs-homewood-suites-by-hilton-santa-maria-santa-maria-ca/)

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