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Pacific Crest Inn by the Sea

433 Corona Del Mar, Santa Barbara, CA 93103
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Pacific Crest Inn by the Sea
Ranked #47 of 60 hotels in Santa Barbara
3.0 of 5 stars 36 Reviews
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Manchester, United Kingdom
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14 reviews 14 reviews
Reviews in 12 cities Reviews in 12 cities
2 helpful votes 2 helpful votes
2 of 5 stars Reviewed 21 April 2012

I appreciate that this is an expensive town however for the price you pay for the place you get very little. The rooms were extremely basic with a smallish bed in a pretty tiny room. They also charge for ice which is pretty poor. This place despite being next to the beach is in a terrible location as it is... More

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7 reviews 7 reviews
Reviews in 5 cities Reviews in 5 cities
6 helpful votes 6 helpful votes
2 of 5 stars Reviewed 14 July 2011
3
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So disappointed! Old motel, tiny bathroom, poor quality towels, no coffee, and charges for ice! Really?! The Motel 6 next door looked better. Not cheap either! More

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4 of 5 stars Reviewed 3 July 2011
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Great little find in a place so expensive. Poll was clean, bed was comfy, bad points: view of car park but look further and you can see the mountains, no fridge in room just an ice bucket!! Smaller that average room but was ok for 3 nights. Front desk very helpful and free wifi! Good 20 min trek to State... More

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New York City, New York
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Reviews in 3 cities Reviews in 3 cities
6 helpful votes 6 helpful votes
3 of 5 stars Reviewed 22 June 2011
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people found this review helpful

My friend and i didnt have anything booked for SB and figured we'd find something when we got there. We were traveling on a budget and opted for the Motel 6 - which had no vacancy at 9 p.m. that night. Guy told us to check next door at Pacific Crest. We got the last room in the place and... More

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Los Angeles, California
1 review
13 helpful votes 13 helpful votes
1 of 5 stars Reviewed 22 February 2011
13
people found this review helpful

This place was HORRIBLE!!!!! Let me just say that we had the most disgusting room we have ever been in, so bad we couldn't sleep in the room and ended up leaving and staying somewhere else in the middle of the night. We checked in at 5pm and dropped our bags off in the room and immediately left as we... More

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Solihull, United Kingdom
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15 reviews 15 reviews
Reviews in 7 cities Reviews in 7 cities
34 helpful votes 34 helpful votes
3 of 5 stars Reviewed 23 January 2011
2
people found this review helpful

We found this motel after a little driving around. So many of the hotels etc are very pricey. This one is a little further up the road (about 30 mins walk along the beach to the main pier and State St). Still seems pretty expensive for what you get. But nonetheless it is good value for money when compared. The... More

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Brisbane
2 reviews
Reviews in 2 cities Reviews in 2 cities
8 helpful votes 8 helpful votes
2 of 5 stars Reviewed 28 November 2010
5
people found this review helpful

We may be an “inexpensive motel” but we never compromise on quality or standards. We are a quality Inn by the sea. This is there opening line on the site, could not be further from the truth. Expensive rates , fixtures in the room tatty, heating that does not work, the other side of the door in the room allows... More

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Köln
2 reviews
Reviews in 2 cities Reviews in 2 cities
1 helpful vote 1 helpful vote
5 of 5 stars Reviewed 25 November 2010
1
person found this review helpful

Hi Guys, i stayed in the pacific crest inn with some friends. It was an awesome and wonderful time!So i recomend u to stay in this nice motel if you are looking to visit santa barbara. You are near by to a unbelieveable part of santa barbaras beaches. We liked it and once we will see u again, little pearl... More

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Huntington Beach, California
1 review
1 helpful vote 1 helpful vote
3 of 5 stars Reviewed 12 November 2010
1
person found this review helpful

I'm not a big complainer yet for the price I paid I felt a little "jipped". The first thing I noticed was the outdated comforter (which looks like it was borrowed from the Motel 6 next door) The pictures on the website do not illustrate any remote features shown in them. the office closed early (10pm) which I can understand... More

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Dublin
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52 helpful votes 52 helpful votes
2 of 5 stars Reviewed 27 September 2010
3
people found this review helpful

We stayed here recently for one night - not by choice but out of desperation as everywhere else in Santa Barbara was full (it was Labour Day weekend, which we didn't know about being Irish, and we hadn't booked ahead for our stay in SB, thinking there would be ample choice). We got the last room in the hotel (and,... More

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Address: 433 Corona Del Mar, Santa Barbara, CA 93103
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