Best Western Plus Carpinteria Inn

Stayed for one night and feel the glitz of the outside doesn’t match the tired interior. Had to pay for breakfast. Then found our credit card had mysteriously disappeared once we left the hotel. We did call to enquire but the front desk informed us that the restaurant was closed so we couldn’t speak to any staff from the restaurant. Less than helpful. Added stress we could have done without. I wouldn’t stay here again. less

Very noisy, no free breakfast, poor in room a/c Close to other places to see and eat and shop. Disappointing added stress to a very stressful day already. Felt that the front desk was just listening to me but had no intention of really helping me. less

A very nice hotel, much better than we expected, located just outside Santa Barbara, which thankfully we didn’t stay at. The hotel had excellent facilities the rooms are really nice and the double queen size beds delightful. The only downside was the 5am call we received, assumed it was programmed from the previous occupants. less

This hotel is a little on the expensive side, but it's a very nice property that doesn't feel like it's part of a chain. When we checked in we were given a room on the first floor facing the courtyard with a patio, which was great, but the next morning we were woken up at 8am by the person above us moving around. I'm normally not that sensitive to noise but the floorboards must have been pretty old and creaky, because it was LOUD. Fortunately when we bought it up to the front desk staff they were totally accommodating and moved us right away into a new room on the third floor which was perfect. The bar staff was friendly (as were the drink prices) and the breakfast at the restaurant was good. The pool and spa are both small (the spa's maximum capacity is 3 people) but still enjoyable, and the pool area does have chairs you can layout on. There's also a small but well-equipped gym that has lots of cardio equipment as well as free weights and a weight machine. The location is also great; Carpenteria is a small town so it just takes about a 10 minute walk along the main street to get into the downtown area, and about just as long to get to the train station or the beach. The only thing to note is that the hotel is pretty close to the freeway. While we did not hear any noise from it in our room, if you had a room with a city view it might impact you. All in all we had an enjoyable stay and would recommend this hotel (just request a courtyard room on the top floor!). less

The hotel is older and it seemed a little overpriced for what you get but I’m guessing it’s because it’s in the Santa Barbara area which is pricey. I would probably rate it 3 1/2 stars if that were an option. The outside looks nice at night with all the lights. The courtyard also looked very nice. Room appeared clean but dated. The room has a refrigerator but no microwave. The refrigerator was turned off though with a note attached about saving energy, which is fine but it was a little annoying to have to move things around and pull it out to reach the cord and outlet to plug it in. They have a restaurant on site but for the price of the room, some sort of breakfast should have been included. It’s about a 5 minute drive to the beach. Very nice area. less