After reading all the bad reviews about the front desk person, I was anxious to see what our experience would be. As soon as we entered, the lady told us she'd move us to a balcony room for free and move us to the opposite side of the hotel as the college kids who just checked in. It being Halloween... more

Samantha did an excellent job of helping us out on our first visit to Santa Barbara. She took great care of us by giving us a quite room during a very busy Sunday night where there was very loud concerts going on in the area. She directed us to a nice quite place to dine that evening and where to... more

If your looking for a nice place to stay in SB, this is it. The Avania is close to the 101 and just around the corner from the wharf. Our little room came with a cute 3rd floor balcony, a very comfortable bed, and plenty of parking. The service was friendly and very accommodating. This was a business trip, but... more

We had a horrible experience with a neighbooring hotel so I called Avania, spoke to Samantha. She was understanding, gave us a decent rate. Showed us 2 of the rooms (1 with A/C one with out.) We were so surprised. Rooms were big. clean, nice and many of them had a little balcony. The outside of the Motel doesnt look... more

After reading the other reviews about the service at this hotel, my girlfriend and I decided to still book a room for labor day weekend. It was an impromptu trip and it was the best rate we could find. We arrived early and asked to check in early, but there were no rooms available yet. After a quick walk to... more

Travelling the Pacific Coast Highway from San Francisco southbound, stopped here for one night-Originally it was the free Milk and Cookies that got our attention! Unfortunately, the receptionist on check in, grunted they didn't have any-Only bad point to hotel stay! Large comfortable rooms with flatscreen tv, could do with new paint job/TLC, but perfectly comfortable and a 5 min... more

We made a mistake and thought our check-in time was earlier than 3pm. No big deal, we'll just come back at 3, right? WRONG! The lady became very argumentative and defensive and her terrible attitude was shocking. She proceeded to demand that we tell her what our name was so that she could have our room ready at 3pm. I... more

I DO NOT RECOMMEND THIS HOTEL AT ALL I came to Santa Barbara for my birthday with friends. We decided to book this place because from pictures it looked decent. But when we got there, the manager was psycho. First of all, we got there around 11pm, but had to notify them because they don't have around the clock front... more

My husband, myself and 9 yr old daughter stayed at this hotel overnight on our way to San Diego and made the booking via internet. Thank goodness it was only for one night! The rooms had a dirty grubby feel and smell, the bathroom was in bad need of repair, clean & update. The bedspread was dusty and grubby and... more