Best Western Plus Carpinteria Inn

Family of 5 stayed in a suite one night. We were not very happy with our stay. There were grease on the counter in the kitchen, and the matresses on the sofa bed and on the roll out bed were really terrible! You could feel the matress springs with your hands. Image how it was to sleep on them. You really should try to lay on them yourselves so you know what you offer your customers :( Actually I want my money back. The room was next to the laundry room, so it felt like we had been put in the basement. Not a good feeling. We had dinner in the restaurant, and it was ok. We understand why we were almost alone. But the waitress did her best to help us out, so that was the best part of the stay. Parking and wifi is free. less

A quality 3 star family hotel, great for a short stay with kids. Excellent proximity to Santa Barbara, great value, lovely rooms with a balcony, great central gardens, pool is small but functional for kids.We stayed two nights, having a restaurant on site in very useful, breakfast was great dinner was good. Wine and beer available. less

Had a few days to play, not far from home, with my bike, book, knitting, sew, and room to play, explore and what the beach. Carpinteria, CA is a delightful place. The people are so nice, so real and down to earth, there are many restaurants to pick from and excellent cuisine. People, family, children, pet friendly no less. And a Farmer's Market on Thursday afternoons, summer family movies under the stars Thurs. nites, concerts at the gallery on Linden, the 3rd Friday of the month. The beach is comfortable, safe, easy, beautiful at dusk, great bogey boarding and so many colorful people on the beach, took me back to childhood, in Huntington Beach, CA. We had a marvelously sweet time and will return. The Best Western staff were excellent, my room big, clean, comfy and spacious. The setting is quite visualizing pleasing and with lovely courtyard. less

Had 2 rooms for 4 nights. Stayed there while some other family members camped at the beach and more were in a beach front condo. Decided to jump in on the fun a little to late to book anything closer to the beach. It's not far from the beach, but parking can be difficult near the beach in the summer. We were happy to have second floor rooms with a balcony. The fresh air was great and the extra sitting space was nice for the kids. A cousin had a first floor room, next to the laundry, and complained about the noise and how there was no outside access. The pool is SMALL and the hot tub SMALLER (3 person capacity). We thought a nice hot tub after the beach would be fun, but it was just so small and the jets didn't work, so we only used it one night. The restaurant was tasty, but kind of pricey too. There are a lot of places to eat though. We walked to a tasty Mexican restaurant down the street, Delgado's. There are also tons of places for food on the main drag, Linden, leading down to the ocean. The shower in one of the rooms was almost impossible to turn on. My mom, who has arthritis in her hand, couldn't do it. I thought I was going to pull the thing out of the wall, but it eventually turned on. It's conveniently located for a beach hotel. It's in an attractive old Spanish style with a lovely courtyard in the center. The staff was friendly and helpful. I would stay there again if going to Carpinteria, but definitely make sure to get a room with a balcony. less

The bed was so uncomfortable with heavy bedding, and stiff pillows that we had a hard night of sleep. Did not offer breakfast buffet but the restaurant food on the third floor was good, well priced with excellent service. less