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The Parkside Inn


Hotel class 2.5 of 5
424 Por La Mar, Santa Barbara, CA 93103
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5 of 5 stars
Los Angeles, Ca.
17 Nov 2009 | Trip type: Solo travel

I stayed here in Nov 09 after checking quite a few reviews on Expedia and some other websites. I was concerned about some negative comments, things about the hotel being "dark" and the rooms not clean, and the surrounding area a little unsafe looking. After my stay, I can say with confidence this is a great place. My room was... more

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5 of 5 stars
Troon, Scotland
24 Sep 2009 | Trip type: Couples

I was a bit worried about staying at this hotel due to some of the previous reviews, however, my opinion changed very quickly on arrival. Yes, there are no staff at this hotel itself but the very classy sister hotel where you have to check in (and can use all all the amenities) is only a short walk away. The... more

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2 of 5 stars
Vancouver, Canada
26 Jul 2008 | Trip type: Friends getaway
2/2 found this review helpful

The rooms in this hotel are clean and pretty decent (as it is run by the bigger fancier hotel down the street), but this hotel is very dingy looking from the outside and a little scary. It's way on the edge of town right near the train tracks and a big park that has no lights at night. The poor... more

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1 of 5 stars
San Jose
23 Mar 2008 | Trip type: Family
2/2 found this review helpful

firstly everything was really old in the room but can be tolerated if you just need a place to sleep. 'secondly the shower curtain was full with dog fur ...shows how well the room has been cleaned ..not something that you want if you are travelling with young kids and the worst of all the we couldn't sleep at all... more

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3 of 5 stars
San Diego, CA
9 Oct 2007 | Trip type: Couples
2/2 found this review helpful

The strange thing about the Parkside is that you need to check-in and out at the Hotel Mar Monte (which is close by) but you get to use all of their amenitiies. The service at the front desk was friendly and pleasant. We paid $135 per night for a queen bed and a balcony, unfortunately, the balcony faced a wall.... more

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1 of 5 stars
San Diego
8 Jul 2007 | Trip type: Couples
2/2 found this review helpful

This hotel is absolutely disgusting as is the Hotel Mar Monte. Both hotels (actually they are one in the same) should not be rated over one star, maybe two. We left, they refunded our money, and we went to the DoubleTree (which is very nice but expensive). All-in-all, the problem with the Parkside is the price. I would expect to... more

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4 of 5 stars
Pasadena
29 Dec 2006
3/3 found this review helpful

Make sure to check in at hotel mar monte, before you go to park side inn, other then that everything was great , the beds are clean , comfortable. you'll great a refrigirator and a microwave, great location by the beach, AAA has good promotion with them, I will definitely go back there. more

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4 of 5 stars
ireland
2 Oct 2006 | Trip type: Family
2/2 found this review helpful

It was spotless clean and reasonable ,we were very pleased . more

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2 of 5 stars
Stroud, England
3 Sep 2006 | Trip type: Family

This is not one of the world's great hotels, but it gave a us a good value stopover on the journey from SF to LA. The hotel is basically a budget annex to the Mar Monte hotel, where check-in is located. Other travellers have said it's difficult to find: the Mar Monte is a large hotel on the seafront and... more

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2 of 5 stars
Azusa
13 Feb 2006
3/4 found this review helpful

First impression, the room was nice and big then the door that lets you into the building slammed shut wow sounded like someone drove into the building. The elveator was extremly loud every time someone used it. Combine those 30 times in one night and you dont sleep to good. One thing that got me really mad was when i... more

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Address: 424 Por La Mar, Santa Barbara, CA 93103
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