Brisas Del Mar Inn at the Beach

This was our first visit to Santa Barbara. Apparently there are no big hotel chains in the wharf - downtown area. We chose the Brisas not really knowing what to expect, but it turned out to be a wonderful weekend stay. Our room was clean and comfortable, and MOST IMPORTANTLY--the MOST comfortable bed we have ever slept on in a hotel room, ever! The mattresses are plushy, the bedding is soft and comfortable, and the pillows are not crappy down pillows--they stay fluffed all night. Aside from the amazing beds, the hotel itself was lovely too. Happy hour with free wine and cheese every afternoon, a complimentary continental breakfast (the frittata with a bit of salsa was terrific), and a very friendly front desk staff who had a printout of my reservation ready to go as soon as I arrived. I think check-in might have been 30 seconds, which is way more efficient than any big hotel chain. Location was fantastic too--walking distance to the wharf and downtown. We were on a Highway 101 roadtrip and stopped in Santa Barbara for 2 nights. It was so nice to be out of the car and Brisas made our stay so much nicer. Thanks so much to this hotel!

The property and grounds are lovely. Delicious breakfast, and helpful staff.

Small location did not appear as advertised

It’s hard to write a review saying I will not stay here again because I know some people would really like this place. I’ll start with the positives; the location is great, the parking is easy and free, there are bikes you can use, motel vibes, breakfast was included and ok, all overall fine. I did not like how old the place felt, the carpet in the room, there was a Peloton bike in the tiny storage closet ‘gym’ space, but the Peloton is not connected to an account, so it’s unusable which matters to me and probably not others, no weights, the wine happy hour is box wine and the staff was fine, no warmth but did their job.

The room was very clean and the breakfast and afternoon wine and cheese were both very nice.