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Days Inn & Suites Santa Barbara

2.0 of 5
1601 State Street, Santa Barbara, CA 93101 (Formerly El Prado Inn)
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3.0 of 5 stars 92 Reviews
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DebDaveLuke
San Diego, CA
2 reviews
3 helpful votes
3 of 5 stars Reviewed 27 November 2011

The location is great, but I had specifically looked for a property that served breakfast..and this location said that they did. However, come morning, the only thing they served was coffee, tea, cocoa and wrapped stale danish. Upon inquiry, I was told that they recently became a Days Inn and they did not have a licence for food. More

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SkyLordHeuksa
Los Angeles
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11 reviews
15 helpful votes
3 of 5 stars Reviewed 5 November 2011
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When we travel from Los Angeles to Santa Barbara to visit our daughter in college, we simply want a clean, affordable hotel for one or two nights. We've had good experiences with Days Inn in other cities, and wanted to give this one a try. The positives: as we typically experience at Days Inn, the staff was kind and courteous.... More

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Andrew P
London, United Kingdom
1 review
5 of 5 stars Reviewed 4 November 2011

This is the first time I have felt compelled to write a review although I have travelled extensively. This is mainly because of the title above and especially the fantastic service offered by the General Manager - Sylvia Lizarde. Having driven a long way in extreme fog in a small car with my family I was far from in the... More

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SFO_Drew
San Francisco, California
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11 reviews
12 helpful votes
2 of 5 stars Reviewed 1 November 2011

It's like stepping back in time to a 1970's motor lodge. Check-in was friendly, but very inefficient. I sat and waited an hour (it was after 2pm), and had to remind the clerk twice to call housekeeping to confirm when the room was ready. Small, musty rooms with mis-matched furniture and worn carpet, broken electrical outlets, chipped tub, etc. The... More

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SLordUK
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3 of 5 stars Reviewed 23 October 2011

We didn't experience any of the issues mentioned on here. Yes it was typical motel style, basic, but we found the staff ok, plenty of parking and a great location on State Street. We overlooked the pool area, which was reasonably landscaped and not at all busy. Breakfast was indeed, pretty horrible. More

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prezsteve
Santa Monica, California
1 review
1 of 5 stars Reviewed 16 October 2011

This hotel has a great location on State Street, though it was the worst customer service i have ever experienced at any hotel. The front desk staff is horrible, absolutely horrible and just plain rude. The do not know the meaning of customer service. Very sad. Additionally, the air conditioners in the rooms don not work, the rooms smells, and... More

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mrsdraper
Dublin, Ireland
2 reviews
1 helpful vote
1 of 5 stars Reviewed 10 October 2011
1
person found this review helpful

I'm not a very fussy traveller but found this place disgusting. We arrived late after a long drive down the coast and only because it was so late I would have walked out of the place. In fact I think we would have had a better nights sleep in the car. The room was really smelly-like damp-I think it was... More

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eileenks
Encintas, CA
Reviewer
5 reviews
1 helpful vote
1 of 5 stars Reviewed 24 September 2011

First night we had a room on the 3rd floor off next to the elevator and overlooking the street. We could hear everyone getting off the elevator (walls apparently not very thick). The compressor on the refrigerator in the room was on the fritz, so every 30 minutes when it turned back on it was so loud it woke us... More

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Chris H
Milford, Massachusetts
1 review
1 helpful vote
2 of 5 stars Reviewed 11 September 2011
1
person found this review helpful

This hotel was formerly known as "The Prado Inn" and was always a pleasure to stay there. Since it was bought out by "Days Inn", the prices have almost doubled, and the service is halved. The rooms are clean, but nothing special. There is a nice pool, but again, nothing special. They supposedly offer a continental breakfast which starts at... More

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gagrl2
Atlanta, Georgia
Senior Reviewer
8 reviews
2 helpful votes
1 of 5 stars Reviewed 19 January 2011

We where staying for a wedding at this location. I called gave name, number, credit card and stated we where part of the wedding group. They took all information. We flew 4 1/2 hours, then drove up 1 1/2 from LA and where told that we had canceled the reservation. We of course had not. They stated we were fortunate... More

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