My wife and I stayed at the Presidio for 4 nights over Easter and had a great time. The motel is really well located at the northern end of the main State St. drag. We stayed in two different rooms, as we split our stay up with a trip to wine country, and both were clean, had a comfy bed... more

I cannot actually comment on how staying at this hotel is because the 20-something jerks that run the place canceled my reservation and gave our room away. On our way to the motel (with no phone reception in our car) apparently they tried to contact us to see what time we would be arriving. They didn't reach me so they... more

We stayed in this motel for one night but we would have stayed one more if there was any room available. The rooms are newly renovated, nicely decorated and very clean. The location is great. Just about 10 min walk to all sorts of restaurants and shops and 20 min to the beach. The staff is friendly and helpfull and... more

My wife and I have just spent 4 weeks driving round California, Nevada and Arizona. Along the way we stopped in quite a few motels and hotels. The Presido is excellent – it looks like it has been decorated. Our room was upstairs by the sun deck, the room was very clean, nice linen and towels. There are some nice... more

This place is essentially a Motel 6 or equivalent that a some people IKEA-fied. No doubt about it -- they were creative and they made it look very cute. And they clearly took some time to do it (the wall decals in unit #1 seem like they would've taken forever to put up). Cute wall decals and down comforter notwithstanding,... more

All we needed was a place to stay for the night; we were in town to see Lisa Lampanelli at the Arlington Theatre. After searching the nearby options there were only two that were in the $100-125 range. Our friends were staying across the street at El Prado, so I figured we would try out the Presidio. First off clearly,... more

The room itself was small but very clean, bright white, cool little mirrors on the walls, nice ikea type furniture. The bathroom was not so great, shower curtain had mold/rod had rust - so easy to fix and replace it seemed silly to have this issue. The towels were also very silly - small and thin, not particularly new either... more

One of the best motels I've been. Very nice rooms and really friendly staff. The location is great too. There's a lot of motels around but this is the real deal more

My boyfriend and I stayed at this motel when we stopped in Santa Barbara on our road trip of CA. It was definitely the best place of all motels I've ever stayed at!!! I aways travel on a budget and am used to not-so-luxurious rooms, but this motel had blown me away. The room was so cute I ran around... more