La Playa Inn Santa Barbara

–Excellent location - show map
+61 photos
Scored 9.1
Rated superb

Property highlights

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About this property

The Pacific Ocean is less than 5 minutes’ walk from this Santa Barbara property. Continental breakfast and free WiFi are provided. A refrigerator is included in each room. Santa Barbara Airport is 10 miles away. A cable TV with movie channels features in guest rooms at La Playa Inn Santa Barbara. A coffee maker and free toiletries are provided in each air-conditioned room. Santa Barbara Winery is just 2 minutes’ drive from this property. The University of California – Santa Barbara is 11 miles from La Playa Inn Santa Barbara.

Couples particularly like the location — they rated it 9.4 for a two-person trip.

Distance in property description is calculated using © OpenStreetMap

Most popular facilities

  • Non-smoking rooms
  • Free parking
  • Free WiFi
  • Facilities for disabled guests
  • 24-hour front desk

Perfect for a 3-night stay!

  • Top location: Highly rated by recent guests (9.4)

  • Top pick by families with children

  • Free private parking available at the hotel

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Guests who stayed here loved

Liina
Estonia Estonia
“Good location, very nice interior, nice breakfast, friendly staff, free parking included”
Dbjoern
Germany Germany
“Amazing stay! The lodge had everything we needed — great service, clean rooms, and a perfect location. Highly recomended.”
Caroline
United Kingdom United Kingdom
“Lovely property a few minutes walk to the harbour. Very clean. Friendly and helpful staff. Free parking for one car. Free continental breakfast. Definitely recommend .”
Lore
Belgium Belgium
“When entering (earlier than check in, without any problem), they gave us a map and described what we could do and where + that everything was very walkable”
Olivia
United Kingdom United Kingdom
“Lovely vibe to the place! Great parking and comfortable, spacious rooms. Really good location and the staff were lovely”
Sebastian
Chile Chile
“Perfect. Personnel, infrastrature, facilities and location are very good. We had a wonderful experience in our stay in La Playa Inn. We were in a road trip on the Hwy 1 route, and this hotel was one of the best experience during our journey. ...”
Anthony
United Kingdom United Kingdom
“Very clean, parking very close to reception. Staff friendly and good location”
Lorna
United Kingdom United Kingdom
“Location was great. Staff were friendly and helpful”
Julie
United Kingdom United Kingdom
“Located very close to the beach and short walk to most restaurants/ bars/ shops. A lovely hotel, really clean, good size rooms.”
David
United Kingdom United Kingdom
“great and simple breakfast available as part of the price Fantastic staff Great rooms and location”

Hotel surroundings

House rules

La Playa Inn Santa Barbara takes special requests - add in the next step!
Check-in
From 15:00 to 00:00
Guests are required to show a photo identification and credit card upon check-in
Check-out
Until 11:00
Cancellation/ prepayment
Cancellation and prepayment policies vary according to accommodation type. Please check what conditions may apply to each option when making your selection.
Children and beds

Child policies

Children of any age are welcome.

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Cot and extra bed policies

Cots and extra beds are not available at this property.

Age restriction
The minimum age for check-in is 18
Pets
Pets are not allowed.
Groups
When booking more than 9 rooms, different policies and additional supplements may apply.
Cards accepted at this hotel
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The fine print

Need-to-know information for guests at this property

Please note only 1 parking space is available per reservation. Please contact the property directly for further information.

Guests are required to show a photo identification and credit card upon check-in. Please note that all Special Requests are subject to availability and additional charges may apply.

Due to Coronavirus (COVID-19), this property is taking steps to help protect the safety of guests and staff. Certain services and amenities may be reduced or unavailable as a result.