The hotel is historic and has lots of vintage charm especially in the common rooms. The gardens were beautiful and well manicured. Our room was nice, bed and pillows were comfy. The room did have a funky odor, like an old house smelll, but it eventually went away once we turned on the air conditioner.
The place offered a continental breakfast which was basic with muffins, mandarin oranges, and coffee. Bagels, more fruit and juice would have been nice. The staff were friendly and helpful.
The grounds are beautiful and well kept. The room was spacious, but the furniture was very old, sofa stained, no counterspace in bathroom and closet was weird. I also had to carry my luggage up a large flight of carpeted stairs. The smell was musty. The cottages may be better. Luckily, I found parking on the grounds but didn't dare use my car to go anywhere for fear of having to find parking on the streets.
This is a very charming property and the grounds are beautiful! The bed was comfortable but the room was very cold in the mornings. We were able to walk to restaurants and shops.
I love historical buildings and this one is well kept. Beautiful garden area, wine hour and a true Continental breakfast. We were able to walk downtown and to dinner. Will stay again.
Loved everything about this place... the friendly staff, the fresh fruit, the coffee was very good, my room was like a tiny cabin (absolutely loved it) quiet and cozy, the gardens were beautiful, other guests were friendly, parking was convenient, and the woman at the desk that helped solve my battery issue! Stayed two nights this is my go to spot anytime in Santa Barbara.
Historical, old but well preserved and maintained. Very clean, upscale amenities in the room. Safe area. Convenient parking. Short walk to historical old town, markets and restaurants. The surrounding gardens are peaceful. I would come back again.
Rooms in main building are spacious and well set up. Rooms in the back of the property around the property are poor upkeep, no place to hang clothes or travel bags, very noisy fans that made it impossible to sleep, extremely small cabins, and just lukewarm water. Check in was a bit haphazard directions to get to the cabin type room that we were assigned to, which was nothing like the posted pictures of the rooms. After the first night, the Front desk representative moved us to a proper room in the main building, which was quite nice and very spacious, likely an upgrade. Absolutely would not recommend any rooms in the back of the property. Breakfast is pretty lean pickings with not very fresh pastry selections
Very charming hotel with private bungalow rooms and absolutely beautiful grounds. Part of "charming" is that it is a little older, so though it's well kept up generally, do expect some of the things that come with age like thinner walls and slightly older bathrooms. Perfect location just a block and a half from State Street and the historic Arlington theater!