Goleta Hotels

Excellent customer service in all aspects of the hotel. Checkin was awesome. Service at the restaurant and bar was great. It's a decent value in the Santa Barbara area. I've never been to a Kimpton prior but from my friends descriptions of other Kimptons this one is their budget friendly version where there's still a lot of style for the money though. It feels like a re-vamped 70's hotel that it is. I wish they had spent a little more money on replacing the door and window to something more sound proof and secure. You can see the outside between the door and the doorframe. For some reason you have to pull up on the door handle to open the door which made us think that the door was malfunctioning when it would open the normal way. For a new remodel there seems to be a bit more wear and tear than expected but maybe that's part of the 70's modern industrial design. The restaurant manager was berating his employees in front of the customers, which was really sad as the employees were super nice and helpful.

Lovely decor, but what's better are their attentions to details. There's a happy hour every afternoon, activities, and in your room a record player and an ipod doc, for those in to retro or modern. What a great hotel!

I stayed there only one night but me and my family planed to have another trip there with our friends. It had a unique design and professional staffs.

Rooms have been nicely upgraded and appointed.

Location

Stayed a night on the 4th of July weekend. From check-in to check-out everything was smooth. Clean exteriors and interior, great location (close to the beach and also a few pharmacies and restaurants within half a mile), beautiful landscaping inside the courtyard, pool area was also clean and well-maintained. There were a lot of guests that weekend but i didn't feel overwhelmed or crowded at all. The breakfast served in the morning varied from breakfast cereal and english muffins to egg omelette and BACON! Yummy. My family and I had a great time there and would gladly go back. The room felt a little bit crowded.

i have stayed everywhere in santa barbara and this place is the nicest. super clean, great staff and brand new. Best hotel in santa barbara

Hospitality

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Second visit. Fun place to stay. Nice facilities. First choice for Santa Barbara.

Patio with table and chairs and the open back to court yard and pool. No micro or fridge for the price that was payed. But this will be the place I stay when in Santa Barbara.

Great breakfast in the adjoining restaurant! My private balcony had a bright light on all night which I could not turn off. Some other balconies may have had this but most did not.

The place is gorgeous. The bell service took over an hour to deliver my bags so my kids basically missed out on swimming that afternoon. The "Beach House" was closed so there were no amenities available at the beach: towels, board rentals, refreshments, etc... This was not made clear anywhere before arriving down at the beach. I was told it was past the end of "beach season" but the weather was beautiful and it was the weekend.

The staff were very friendly and accommodating. Couldn't have been more helpful. The pools are warm and clean, there were good waves at the beach. I have seen complaints about no self parking, there is, it's about 500 ft before the main entrance, it says bacara, could not be more clear!! Not one thing. Serious!

The staff was super nice, the breakfast was the best of a lot of hotel stays I've had. Super convenient to UCSB. Clean, well kept. Parking was easy enough. And although my car battery didn't die another guests did and anot employee helped her jump her car which was really sweet. Quiet and great beds super comfortable and welcoming all around Pool was closed but that's minor I suppose. The price was outlandish though. But it was better than sleeping on a crowded floor.

The rooms were very clean, the staff was helpful and friendly and the breakfast was very good The ice maker on both the 1st and 2nd floor were broken the entire weekend. You had to go up to the 3rd floor to get ice. Not terrible just inconvenient

One of the cleanest hotels that we've stayed in while visiting Goleta.

It's the Four Seasons, what else needs to be said? Every detail is cared for and it was just a great relaxing experience. The Staff was more than accommodating and went out of their way to take car of our every need. We loved our stay and we will be back since this is now our new favorite place to stay. Although we had a beautiful pool side room, we never where unable to secure four lounge chairs together for our family. We had to pay $200 extra a day to go across the street to the Coral Casino and enjoy that pool. Although we loved it at the Coral Casino Pool, their should be some consideration made for those who can not secure lounging at the main pool next to their room to be allowed to use the Coral Casino pool without this additional cost. Especially if seating is unavailable as it was for us by the hotel main pool.

The gardens are spectacular and walking to and from room was pleasant stroll. Room was silent sanctuary as was the private patio. Other hotels could learn a great deal by experiences all the small details of simplicity. Nothing fancy, just classic. Delightful place. Every employee seemed proud of their work and part of a team. That is rare.

Great location with incredible staff who made sure my stay was top notch. They made my stay worth it. Room was becoming worn and torn, with some awkward elements like a flat screen in the bathroom that was too big for the space. I understand they're going for chic, but ultimately fell flat and was silly. Less is more.