We travelled 6000 miles from Scotland to have a sunny vacation in Santa Barbara and picked the Brisas del Mar at random. Boy what a lucky strike.
This is a real gem of a place in a beautiful setting only two blocks from the beach and harbor and not much further to tthe mighty State Street.
The roooms are beautifully furnished and kept spotlessly clean by the friendly housekeeping team. Reception staff are efficient, friendly and very, very helpful.
Comps? Well there is a free continental breakfast, coffee and cake all day, wine and cheese every afternoon and cookies and milk in the evening. There is also a small pool, a jacuzzi and gym and they hand out DVDs free to watch in your room and they even give you free bottles of water.
A superb place to stay.
PS It is also only 10 minutes stroll from the Amtrak Station

This charming hotel has wonderful caring staff. We checked in after driving up from San Diego. We were offered wine and cheese upon our arrival. Our room was clean with soft white sheets and pillows. The decor was warm and had a feeling of home, with a fireplace and granite counter tops. Breakfast the next morning was super with fresh friut, bagels, eggs and cereal.

We had a great time in Santa Barbara, per recommendation for events by the hotel staff. Even the housekeeper were very friendly.

Further to my husbands review that is already included below (the one year wedding anniversary trip), when we told the front desk the extreme discomfort we experienced in this hotel, he proceeded to charge us the full rate with no attempt to try and fix the situation. We then spent the morning of our anniversary trying to find another hotel to stay at rather than enjoying the city of Santa Barbara. It was a terrible experience and extremely disappointing.

My wife and I were celebrating our one year anniversary and we loved the online pictures of this inn. Unfortunately, these basically amount to false advertising. Who cares if the lobby is pleasant if your room is extremely unkempt and outdated? We walked into a sink with hairs left from (hopefully) the previous visitor, a shower that trickles water onto a floor layered with mildew and an uncomfortable and dirty bed. Please keep reading if this hasn't deterred you enough...there is a serious issue with noise as the doors aren't aligned correctly so everyone has to slam them shut and the cars are parked directly under the rooms with the middle of the lot open to the sky so you'll be sure to hear whenever a new visitor arrives. After a horrid night's sleep, we were greeted by a "breakfast" of mini-boxes of cereal and a few danishes. All this for a price tag of over $200/night. The two positive aspects of this hotel stay were 1) checking out and moving to a hotel that doesn't suck and 2) Brisas set the bar so low that we will forever appreciate even the most modicum of comfort in a hotel room.