Name: Vagabond Inn Santa Barbara, CA
Address: 3505 State Street, North State, Santa Barbara, California, United States of America, Santa Barbara, Santa Barbara County, US
Price range: US$115–US$515 per night
Rating: 7.38

What guests think

Motel 6-Santa Barbara, CA - State Street earns frequent praise for a convenient State Street location and helpful staff, but guests report very small, basic rooms, thin walls and noisy AC, and cleanliness that varies from spotless to subpar.

Amenities are minimal, with no in-room fridge or microwave, and a small outdoor pool that is reported as unheated; on-site parking is available but can feel tight. Reviews note recurring noise from neighbors or outside and occasional odors or moisture issues, while Wi-Fi reliability and comfort (beds, pillows) vary. Expect a no-frills stay with friendly service and uneven comfort.

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Facilities

Facilities are basic: a small outdoor pool is reported as unheated or occasionally inaccessible, and on-site parking can be tight; no spa.

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laura

27 May 2025

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Stayed 2 nights

Yall need to be better I tracking vehicles parked there I got stuck in the parking lot loop twice due to people parking oversized vehicles. 1000% sure it would not meet fire code. If my suv couldn’t fit through it no way a fire truck would. I almost missed my flight.

8

Hoang Hoa

2 Jan 2025

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Stayed 1 night

Good for the price range. Easy parking, check in. Very good location.

10

JOHN

20 Sept 2025

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Stayed 1 night

Great location on State street with excellent parking and walking to multiple restaurants and shoppers and Downtown to marina all within minutes. Very clean and comfy room with very comfortable bed. Very no frills but great value with low price. I felt very safe and staff was super friendly! Jesus checked us in quickly and gave us choice of rooms which was nice as I prefer ground floor. Air conditioning works great and bathroom was clean and shower was great pressure with hot water! I would stay again!

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alan

2 Sept 2025

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Stayed 1 night

You know I’ve seen a lot of motel sixes throughout my life. This has to be the worst one I’ve ever stayed off. The floors were filthy. We stepped out of our stepped onto the floor and looked at our feet and they were dirty from the floor. Do they ever mop place? One of the reasons that we chose this is because they had a pool. The problem the stupid lady at the front desk wouldn’t open it. I went there in the morning to ask what time they open the pool cause I wanted to catch a quick swim she said nine 3930 came. It was still locked. I went and asked her she wouldn’t get off herchair walk 30 steps to unlock the pool gate. I waited and waited by 2 o’clock. It was too late. Your attitude was the worst attitude I’ve ever seen anybody have a hotel absolutely should be replaced. But it is a motel six so what should I expect. Do yourself a favor. Find another place to stay and spend a few more bucks.

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Jonathon

15 May 2025

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Stayed 3 nights

Adequate room and stay, nice pool, not heated. Staff accommodating for room change due to less than hot water.

6

James

13 Mar 2023

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Stayed 1 night

Conveniently located on State St. with easy access parking

4

Daniel

1 Sept 2025

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Stayed 4 nights

I heard this was the 2nd Motel 6 ever. That’s cool. The place was alright. Staff were friendly. There were places to eat very near by. Parking was a little tight. The thing that turned me off from this place was the smell in the rooms. Kind of like industrial cleaners and mold. I had to air the room out every time I came back to it. It was almost so bad that I was about to leave. After the first few days, I got use to it and everything was fine, but it just smelled off. Again, it made sleeping and eating in the room almost impossible unless you aired it out for an hour or two. Value seemed solid, and like I said, the staff were friendly. I would not come back, unless I had to though.

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karl

13 Sept 2024

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Stayed 1 night

Small room, very tight parking

10

Alonso

27 Jul 2024

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Stayed 3 nights

The staff was very helpful. The pool was fun.

6

Robert

29 Apr 2024

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Stayed 1 night

Property located in area close to shops/restaurant's. For the nightly rate- it works. Room was clean. Room amenities not the best. Towels are bad. Swimming pool not heated. No spa.

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Cleanliness

Cleanliness feedback is mixed: many guests found rooms very clean, while others reported dirty floors or linens, hair in towels, and lingering odors or mold.

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Joan

27 Jul 2025

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Stayed 3 nights

Very clean motel, safe area. Staff are very friendly.

4

Darcy

25 Jun 2024

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Stayed 1 night

Very expensive for a tiny dirty room. The floor appeared clean. However, my toddlers feet were black within minutes. Tried to wipe the floor, both towels were totally black. The bathroom smelled like burping sewer.

2

Yutong

31 Dec 2025

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Stayed 1 night

noisy, not clean

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Shannon

29 Jun 2025

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Stayed 1 night

We got there at 8pm and we needed help to carry our cases upstairs. Elizebeth was helpful and carried them for us. Next I ck the bed and the sheets have a large discolored area on them. Elizebeth brings new sheets and that’s when we found the mattress cover had blood on it. The cleaning staff needs to be monitored as this is just laziness and most disturbing. Elizabeth did the best she could with no other staff available. I was offered 20% back at the hotel. That was it nothing more. Hotel.com could take responsibility and adjust that small refund but no that didn’t happen.

10

Kerri

18 Apr 2023

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Stayed 1 night

Rating it as a Motel 6, it's a 10/10. It was super clean, staff was friendly and the surrounding area offered everything we needed (a Gelson's on the corner and many restaurants). Just a few minutes from the wharf, its a great option for the area. It is a Motel 6 and it's in a commercial area, but the rooms specifically were perfect. CLEAN and had all the basics we needed for a good night's sleep. It was a holiday weekend and I was hoping we wouldn't have any partiers keeping us up. It turned out to be very quiet and comfortable. There's a small pool (we didn't use it, but it looked clean and inviting). Would definitely stay here again on a future visit to Santa Barbara.

10

DuWayne

7 Nov 2025

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Stayed 2 nights

Clean room. Courtesy staff.

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Daniel

1 Sept 2025

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Stayed 4 nights

I heard this was the 2nd Motel 6 ever. That’s cool. The place was alright. Staff were friendly. There were places to eat very near by. Parking was a little tight. The thing that turned me off from this place was the smell in the rooms. Kind of like industrial cleaners and mold. I had to air the room out every time I came back to it. It was almost so bad that I was about to leave. After the first few days, I got use to it and everything was fine, but it just smelled off. Again, it made sleeping and eating in the room almost impossible unless you aired it out for an hour or two. Value seemed solid, and like I said, the staff were friendly. I would not come back, unless I had to though.

6

Christina

8 Sept 2025

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Stayed 1 night

It was obvious - by the blue toothpaste left in the bathroom sink - that the bathroom was not cleaned properly.

6

Luca

24 Aug 2025

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Stayed 1 night

We really enjoyed staying at this hotel but the only bad thing is that our room had a lot of mold and the windows wouldn’t open to get fresh air inside. Definitely need a better way to solve this mold problem. Mold is very dangerous to our health.

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Juan Luis

20 Sept 2024

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Stayed 1 night

I was gladly surprised on the good condition Of the room and very clean. This is the best Motel 6 I stayed so far.

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Rooms

Rooms are small and very basic, with thin walls and some noisy or bright conditions; many lack in-room amenities like a fridge, microwave, coffee maker, hair dryer, and storage. Comfort and Wi-Fi are inconsistent, and some AC units are loud.

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Shu

17 Jul 2025

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Stayed 1 night

Extremely expensive for such a low-quality room. No hair dryer, no microwave, the room is very small — we could only open our suitcase in the bathroom.

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Raul

13 Apr 2025

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Stayed 1 night

Rooms are very small could only get out of the bed one side, no mini fridge no microwave no remote for TV. Had to wait for them to bring it to me very noisy I could hear everything through the walls

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Teresa

15 Aug 2025

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Stayed 1 night

Wi fi didn’t work

6

Elizabeth

17 Apr 2023

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Stayed 1 night

Standard room, very small but clean. No amenities, so bring all your toiletries and a blow dryer.

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Michael

21 Sept 2025

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Stayed 2 nights

Our stay was OK. About what you expect from a Motel 6. No frills, thin towels, etc. The air conditioner was very noisy and the room seemed humid. The location of the Motel is excellent and very walkable to food, drink, and shopping.

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Vishwanath

6 Jul 2024

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Stayed 2 nights

Room was charged $200 per night and for my surprise found it to be 10 ft * 10 ft room. There are no cupboards, drawers and storage space. No microwave or fridge or hair dryer. Surprisingly telephone and Wi-Fi not working. So checked out after one day.

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David

9 Oct 2023

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Stayed 1 night

Room appeared to be recently updated; very simple, clean and tidy! No microwave, refrigerator or coffee maker, but great for my purposes of overnighter not to far from the airport.

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Rick

19 May 2025

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Stayed 1 night

The room was clean and updated but the outside lights were ridiculously bright and right outside the window. At all hours of the night it felt as if the sun was up even with the curtains drawn. This might not have beens so noticeable on the first floor, but definitely don’t request the second floor. Other than that the stay was fine for a budget room.

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Mark

17 Jul 2025

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Stayed 3 nights

Room is tiny and lacked what we consider some basic amenities

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Robert

13 Jul 2025

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Stayed 1 night

Easily the most uncomfortable bed I’ve ever slept in, and I’ve stayed in $10 a night hotels in rural China. The air conditioning made a terrible racket. But it’s in Santa Barbara, and it’s a weekend in July, so almost $300 a night. For the most basic of rooms. An uncomfortable bed made of worn springs, a noisy AC unit, and a basic bathroom with okay water pressure (but plenty of hot water).

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Service

Staff are frequently praised as friendly and helpful with quick, easy check-in. However, a few guests reported poor responsiveness or attitude and inconsistent follow-through on requests.

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10

Cynthia

29 Jun 2025

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Stayed 1 night

Great service checking in.

10

DWAYNE

1 Jan 2025

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Stayed 5 nights

Vincent at the Desk went above and beyond. Thank You!

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JOHN

20 Sept 2025

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Stayed 1 night

Great location on State street with excellent parking and walking to multiple restaurants and shoppers and Downtown to marina all within minutes. Very clean and comfy room with very comfortable bed. Very no frills but great value with low price. I felt very safe and staff was super friendly! Jesus checked us in quickly and gave us choice of rooms which was nice as I prefer ground floor. Air conditioning works great and bathroom was clean and shower was great pressure with hot water! I would stay again!

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javier

14 Oct 2025

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Stayed 1 night

Great staff and customer service .

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alan

2 Sept 2025

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Stayed 1 night

You know I’ve seen a lot of motel sixes throughout my life. This has to be the worst one I’ve ever stayed off. The floors were filthy. We stepped out of our stepped onto the floor and looked at our feet and they were dirty from the floor. Do they ever mop place? One of the reasons that we chose this is because they had a pool. The problem the stupid lady at the front desk wouldn’t open it. I went there in the morning to ask what time they open the pool cause I wanted to catch a quick swim she said nine 3930 came. It was still locked. I went and asked her she wouldn’t get off herchair walk 30 steps to unlock the pool gate. I waited and waited by 2 o’clock. It was too late. Your attitude was the worst attitude I’ve ever seen anybody have a hotel absolutely should be replaced. But it is a motel six so what should I expect. Do yourself a favor. Find another place to stay and spend a few more bucks.

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Michael

16 Dec 2024

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Stayed 1 night

Jesus was amazing. Excellent customer services and made you feel welcome.

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Javier

24 Jun 2023

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Stayed 1 night

Front staff did minimum effort. A group of guest (4-5 men) were allowed to drink beer and talk loudly in the parking lot until midnight.

10

Timi

13 Dec 2024

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Stayed 1 night

Staff is always professional and friendly!

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Leonid

15 Dec 2023

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Stayed 3 nights

They did not clean our room, did not change towels for four nights we stayed there. I asked to bring new towels because the used ones were wet but they just ignored my request.

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G

16 Oct 2023

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Stayed 1 night

Every other Motel 6 I've stayed was kind enough to offer an early check-in when possible. The guy at the reception really didn't want to be there, he could barely compose a sentence, but could say it properly that would cost me US$ 50 for a 30-minute earlier entrance. There was a cockroach in the bathroom and the staff is not friendly.

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Location

Location is convenient on State Street, with many restaurants and shops nearby and a short drive to downtown and the beach. A few guests felt it was farther from downtown than expected.

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Hernan

14 Jul 2025

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Stayed 1 night

Great for the price + location

10

Leslie

3 Jul 2025

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Stayed 1 night

far from downtown

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John

9 Sept 2023

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Stayed 2 nights

Place was very nice! Had all the necessary places near by. Restaurants,stores,Gas stations and only 2 miles to downtown Santa Barbara

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JOHN

20 Sept 2025

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Stayed 1 night

Great location on State street with excellent parking and walking to multiple restaurants and shoppers and Downtown to marina all within minutes. Very clean and comfy room with very comfortable bed. Very no frills but great value with low price. I felt very safe and staff was super friendly! Jesus checked us in quickly and gave us choice of rooms which was nice as I prefer ground floor. Air conditioning works great and bathroom was clean and shower was great pressure with hot water! I would stay again!

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Michael

21 Sept 2025

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Stayed 2 nights

Our stay was OK. About what you expect from a Motel 6. No frills, thin towels, etc. The air conditioner was very noisy and the room seemed humid. The location of the Motel is excellent and very walkable to food, drink, and shopping.

6

Giles

31 Jul 2023

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Stayed 1 night

It was ok for a night and did exactly what we needed but it’s out of town with not much going on in the immediate area

6

James

13 Mar 2023

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Stayed 1 night

Conveniently located on State St. with easy access parking

10

Ryan

16 Sept 2023

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Stayed 2 nights

In the sweet spot of state street.

8

Jose Luis

26 Apr 2024

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Stayed 1 night

Close to downtown

10

Adrian

13 Oct 2024

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Stayed 2 nights

Nice! Well kept. Walking distance to shopping and eating areas, overall nice area. Scenic.

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Dining

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10

Dawn

18 Jan 2024

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Stayed 1 night

Kind staff, clean room, yummy coffee, walking distance to many restaurants and shops <3

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Madeleine E.

2 Aug 2025

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Stayed 1 night

A very basic room (with no frills like tissues or shampoo) but the bed was comfortable, the Wi-Fi was good, and it turned out there was a great breakfast place just down the street.

8

Kimberly

8 Jan 2024

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Stayed 1 night

A basic but solid place to stay in Santa Barbara at an affordable price. Walking distance to a few restaurants as well. Short drive to many attractions.

10

John

9 Sept 2023

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Stayed 2 nights

Place was very nice! Had all the necessary places near by. Restaurants,stores,Gas stations and only 2 miles to downtown Santa Barbara

8

Elaine

27 May 2025

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Stayed 2 nights

All the features of this property that cause it to be poorly valued are "add-on" features like facial tissue, mircowave, shampoo, hair dryer, continental breakfast (all missing). But the essential things like flooring (wood, not carpeting), decorations, finish and cleanliness, parking, pool, bed comfort, furniture convenience, TV access, neighborhood shopping and restaurant quality -- those things were outstanding. Whole Foods is just 2-3 blocks away, as well as several fine dining and casual restaurants. Check out Rudy's and La Unica for casual Mexican, Tee Off for reasonable fine dining.

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Teri

31 Jan 2023

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Stayed 2 nights

We had a nice stay. However some noisy neighbors were a problem but this was no fault of the motel. They staff was helpful and pleasant and we enjoyed the morning coffee provided at 0600. It was a nice area and I recommend the Farmer Boy restaurant just a block walk away. For a budget motel it was everything I expected.

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Sarah

26 Jul 2025

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Stayed 1 night

This was our second Motel 6 and it was OK. Rooms weren’t very big but the air con was pretty good. Bathroom was ok. Room was pretty good value for money and we found a great brewery around the corner and a Korean BBQ place.

8

Rachel

1 Oct 2024

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Stayed 1 night

Clean and convenient. Location was great, good breakfast options within walking distance, nice staff.

10

Arman

8 Apr 2024

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Stayed 1 night

Everything is great, location, peaceful and quiet. Service is excellent as well, Most of all the complimentary breakfast is the best.

8

Virginia De Pierro

15 May 2025

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Stayed 1 night

Location is fabulous Only missing is coffe maker to heat up water

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Month	Average price
January	US$113
February	US$106
March	US$95
April	US$124
May	US$138
June	US$161
July	US$248
August	US$174
September	US$157
October	US$137
November	US$122
December	US$105

Su	Mo	Tu	We	Th	Fr	Sa
				1 $115	2 $149	3
4 $128	5 $128	6 $128	7 $128	8 $128	9 $190	10 $210
11 $128	12 $128	13 $128	14 $128	15 $128	16 $190	17 $210
18 $128	19 $128	20 $128	21 $128	22 $128	23 $190	24 $210
25 $128	26 $128	27 $128	28 $128	29 $128	30 $190	31 $210

Vagabond Inn Santa Barbara, CA

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Deluxe Room, 2 Double Beds, Refrigerator & Microwave

Standard Room, 2 Double Beds

Standard Room, 1 Queen Bed

Standard Room, 1 Double Bed, Shower Grab Bars

Standard Room, 1 Double Bed, Roll-In Shower

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