We stayed here for a couple of reasons: we'd stayed before several years ago and it was fine then, AND, this was the only property that would allow us to stay for one night on a weekend without a 2-night minimum. This is something very prevalent in Santa Barbara and if one doesn't need to stay two nights, it almost... more

Good location (near the centre of Santa Barbara as well as the beach) we had a one-day stay in the Franciscan Inn. Clean room, quite nice decor, helpful staff, good value hotel. more

We stayed in the Managers suite for three nights (should have been seven but we checked out early) and it didn't live up to expectations. We are a family of four, the children are 14 and 9, and were looking forward to a cosy stay in Santa Barbara, close to both the beach and the town centre. This is expecting... more

This is not a B&B as per Trip Advisor's categories but a motel. Rooms were ok, clean and large enough and the location into town a 10 minute walk and to the beach 5 minutes. Breakfast was very basic, cereals, crossoints and fruit juices served by a nice, friendly lady. Could as easily been self-service. Disappointed. more

Hmmmm. Not a great property, it's a motel, not a hotel or inn. Thank goodness it was only for one night! Room was small, decor awful and quite shabby. Noted that the carpet was dirty / sticky so we kept our shoes on. Yuk. Extremely thin walls. Breakfast: poor selection ie danish pastry or croissant with choice of two juices,... more

After reading all the reviews on TripAdvisor, I booked a one night stay in the Junior Suite. We were on our honey moon traveling from San Francisco to San Diego. When we arrived, I was surprised to see this is NOT a quaint Inn, it is a MOTEL with a multitude of families. We arrived later in the day, around... more

We stayed here for five nights in one of the basic rooms (no kitchen facilities) and found it to be pretty quiet (nobody overhead in single story part of hotel) and well outfitted. Good mattresses, reading lights were well placed on both sides of bed with bulbs that were bright enough to read by, TV had dozens of channels like... more

This is our 2nd stay at the Franciscan. This time, we were traveling with our 18 month old. We got suite, which was great for him - we could put him to sleep, and still stay up and watch TV, etc. It also enabled us to use a fridge, sink, etc. The location of this hotel is excellent and the... more

I've stayed at this hotel twice and really like it. It is a cute little place on a residential street that's close to just about everything: the ocean, Stearns Wharf, the train station, and downtown. You can go to the places the locals go to, away from the ocean, or you can play the tourist. They serve breakfast in the... more