I stayed here for 3 nights with my girlfriend during the first week of April. I stayed in a suite with a king sized bed, kitchen, and fireplace. Everything was great. Great price, great facilities, great location, great breakfast, great staff. I was originally going to stay at the Mar Monte across the street for more money, but after checking out their rooms and facilities I was glad that I didn't.

The hotel is literally across the street from the beach, and about a 25 minute walk from the pier. There are also electric shuttles to bring you down for 25 cents. My room was big, clean, and very nice. The breakfast in the morning is amazing! Frank has several locaal bakeries and cafes cater the breakfast and the food is diverse and very high quality. All of the food is pre-packed and varies from ham and cheese croissants to scones, cerial, muffins, etc. Many places have 'continental' style breakfasts, but this food was actually very very good. I was impressed.

I found all the staff to be very laid-back, understanding, and cheerful.

I would highly recommend this place to anyone visiting santa barbara. There are places that may be a little more luxorious or extravegent (i.e. the Doubletree down the street), but be ready to pay $200-$300 more per night. I'll see you next year, Frank!

Surrounded by much more expensive properties, this hotel is one short block from the beach. The pier is @ a 15 minute walk. The main downtown is a stretch, but possible on foot. The neighborhood is quiet. The property is "no frills" but the manager, Frank, is just a joy to deal with and a fount of information. He also puts on a great breakfast with pastries and delicious coffees. The breakfast is short on much else. The rooms are ample, comfortable, and ours had a gas powered fireplace which turned out to be very nice on chilly mornings. Most of the rooms have no view except to a rather sterile pool, area. This is not the spot for those on a honeymoon or looking for romance, but for families and retirees it works very well. We will definitely stay here again.....Thanks, Frank!!!!

We set out to stay 2 nights in Santa Barbara at the Inn at East Beach and only just managed to drag ourselves away after 4 nights. The place is clean, friendly and in a great location just off the beach and 15 minutes stroll to State Street.

The owner Frank is the most helpful and pleasant hotel owner I have met and is there to answer all your questions and provide local knowledge. If you are looking for 5 star service and a place to crash your head each night then this is your place,

I hope I can revist Santa Barbara some time soon and when I do there is no doubt where I will be staying again. Thanks Frank!

My family and I just got home from our week in California. I had to write this review first because I think there needs to be a little more honesty about this property.

We stayed at this hotel for two nights, two adults with two teenage sons. Frank is, as everyone will attest to, the nicest innkeeper ever but this hotel is in desperate need of renovation.

The $150 a night is a steal in Santa Barbara but we would've coughed up more if we had known how run down the rooms were. The "suite" is two double beds with a gas fireplace. There was not an air conditioning unit in our room so keep that in mind if you book in the summer.

The bathroom is large but the bathroom sink is also your kitchen sink which is not pleasant. We had a mini-fridge and a microwave sitting next to the bathroom/kitchen sink. The room we were booked in faced the pool from our frontdoor and a park from the back windows with several homeless men sleeping on the grounds at all times.

The location is wonderful with close vicinity to the ocean and several restaurants. It's a hike to the main drag of State Street by foot so be prepared to drive a little.

The beds were something from the 1960's including the linens. The breakfast, which was included, consisted of stale pasteries and coffee. We actually opted to purchase breakfast after the first morning.

I would not recommend this place unless you are extremely strapped for cash and you absolutely want to stay directly in Santa Barbara.