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Reviews of Sandpiper Lodge

2 out of 5
Sandpiper Lodge
3525 State St, Santa Barbara, CA

Reviews

8.2

Very good

Rating 10 - Excellent. 439 out of 1014 reviews" "
Rating 8 - Good. 327 out of 1014 reviews" "
Rating 6 - Okay. 136 out of 1014 reviews" "
Rating 4 - Poor. 70 out of 1014 reviews" "
Rating 2 - Terrible. 42 out of 1014 reviews" "

8.4/10

Cleanliness

8.4/10

Staff & service

7.8/10

Amenities

7.8/10

Property conditions & facilities

8.0/10

Eco-friendliness

Reviews

10/10 Excellent

Gerald

Travelled with family
Comfy bed and clean
Stayed 1 night in May 2024

6/10 Okay

James

Travelled with partner
Liked: Staff & service
We had a two night stay. First night was a "no sleeper" due to parking lot noise, slamming doors, thin walls, fire alarm going off when someone pulled the Fire emergency alarm device, strange mattress cover that crinkled, room fan kept turning itself off, exposing more noise. After complaining, staff was very gracious and apologetic and kindly moved us to another room toward the street which seemed like it was in a different hotel. Quiet, comfy, better mattress, much better a/c unit and fan, actually quite nice. It changed our attitude about the hotel.On another note, breakfast is less than OK. Why the pastries have to be ice cold is a real downer and limited fruit and cereals are non-starters. Why not skip the breakfast and lower the price of the rooms $5. Just serve coffee and tea. In summary, the hotel seems old and tired. If you get the right room, the place is pretty good. In the wrong room, it's a journey back in time.
Stayed 2 nights in May 2024

10/10 Excellent

Estreyita

Travelled with family, Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Clean, big rooms and has a jacuzzi
Stayed 1 night in May 2024

10/10 Excellent

Jim

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Stayed 1 night in May 2024

2/10 Terrible

Kristine

Disliked: Amenities
Older property
Stayed 2 nights in May 2024

8/10 Good

Mark

Liked: Amenities
Love it
Stayed 1 night in May 2024

10/10 Excellent

Xiaorou

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Great place for staying
Stayed 2 nights in May 2024

10/10 Excellent

Emilio

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Stayed 2 nights in May 2024

10/10 Excellent

manuel

Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Very clean and convenient to everything
Stayed 1 night in May 2024

6/10 Okay

Mark

Disliked: Property conditions & facilities
Dirty carpet. Ants in the bathroom.
Stayed 2 nights in May 2024

8/10 Good

Thasa

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
The room was fine for one night. Very noisy all night. The walls are paper thin.
Stayed 1 night in May 2024

2/10 Terrible

Richard

Disliked: Staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Put $50 for incidental fees on credit card when checking into hotel- which was supposed to be destroyed at check out. Did not use anything at hotel which would accrue "incidental fees". Hotel charged the $50 on my credit card. Manager says I will get $50 credit in the near future. Waiting for credit ! I have never had this happen to me at any other hotel.
Stayed 2 nights in May 2024

8/10 Good

Michele

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness
Safe and convenient location for the price.
Stayed 2 nights in May 2024

8/10 Good

Erich

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
We enjoyed our stay
Stayed 1 night in May 2024

10/10 Excellent

Joseph

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Easy check in, clean room with great A/C, asked for late checkout no problem. Great for the price!
Stayed 1 night in May 2024

2/10 Terrible

Jordan

Business traveller
Disliked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
The loudest hotel I have ever stayed at
Stayed 1 night in Apr 2024

10/10 Excellent

Manuel

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
They had a continental breakfast. There were a ton of dinner options near by. The staff was very polite and they made the check in and out quick and easy.
Stayed 1 night in May 2024

6/10 Okay

Jose

Business traveller, Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service
The property was ok, noisy neighbors at Al times, the floor was damp like the carpet was just washed, the whole room smelled very strongly like disinfectant. In my opinion way overpriced for what it is.
Stayed 1 night in May 2024

8/10 Good

Daniel

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
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Stayed 2 nights in May 2024

6/10 Okay

Sony

The mattress is very hard.
Stayed 1 night in May 2024

10/10 Excellent

Alison P. W.

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
We had a great stay at the Sandpiper Lodge. We had a large suite room that was a great for our family. I also loved the large shower! The pool and hot tub are small but my son still enjoyed them. Location is great and convenient to lots of things to do.
Stayed 1 night in May 2024

2/10 Terrible

Kristal

Travelled with group
Disliked: Staff & service, property conditions & facilities
The workers kept talking really loud early in the morning. There was no peaceful time in the mornings. It appears the workers love to chat early in the employee room. The outlets need to be upgraded. Now a days usually outlets have the usb port to charge cellphones.
Stayed 1 night in May 2024

8/10 Good

Janelle

Travelled with family, Business traveller
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
This place is affordable and clean
Stayed 1 night in Apr 2024

8/10 Good

Jeanette

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
We liked that it was pretty quiet and the beds were comfortable. The parking spots were a little tight. We needed to move the microwave to see the TV.
Stayed 2 nights in May 2024

10/10 Excellent

William, Poway

Stayed 2 nights in May 2024

10/10 Excellent

Adam

Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
We enjoyed our stay in this beautiful lodge. The room is clean, comfortable and spacious, and close to shopping and restaurants. Nice place indeed!
Stayed 1 night in May 2024

10/10 Excellent

Mari

Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
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Stayed 1 night in Apr 2024

6/10 Okay

Ronald, Concord

Disliked: Staff & service
Stayed 2 nights in May 2024

6/10 Okay

Shandria

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service
Average rooms, could upgrade the towels as they are thin and scratchy. Breakfast selection was minimal. Average hotel in general. Staff was friendly.
Stayed 1 night in May 2024

10/10 Excellent

Rebekah, Woodside

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
They accommodated early check in
Stayed 1 night in May 2024

10/10 Excellent

Lisa

Stayed 1 night in May 2024

10/10 Excellent

Vanessa

Stayed 2 nights in Apr 2024

10/10 Excellent

Joe

Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
this is another return stay at the sandpiper. The best bargain in Santa Barbara. clean rooms, friendly staff.
Stayed 1 night in Apr 2024

10/10 Excellent

Jane

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Our room was very clean, and the employees were very nice. It was a convenient location for our stay.
Stayed 5 nights in Apr 2024

10/10 Excellent

Ellen

Travelled with group
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
dependable quality
Stayed 1 night in Apr 2024

6/10 Okay

Rodger, Laguna Beach

Travelled with family and small children
Liked: Cleanliness
Disliked: Amenities
It was OK but overpriced in my opinion. Not at all near downtown Santa Barbara and not an exciting area.
Stayed 2 nights in Apr 2024

8/10 Good

Karen

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
We enjoyed the pool and spa.
Stayed 1 night in Apr 2024

10/10 Excellent

Laurie

Stayed 1 night in Apr 2024

8/10 Good

Brandon

Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Older but with a good Santa Barabra central location. You are staying here for the value and location not because of the amenities or the room.
Stayed 1 night in Apr 2024

10/10 Excellent

Curtis

Stayed 2 nights in Apr 2024

8/10 Good

Ubrani

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service
The property was adequate for our stay; the staff understood our need (wheelchair customer) and gave us a ground floor accomodation; however, it turned out to be noisy and we could not sleep after 5 am; we talked to the front desk who changed the accomodation for the next 2 nights; they made the change when we were out in the town, tranfered our luggage, etc. Appreciate their service. Not many choices in the breakfast items; but the place was clean and well stocked.
Stayed 3 nights in Apr 2024

10/10 Excellent

Renee

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
In town for a tour of UCSB. Close to downtown SB and UCSB. Our room was really nice and the beds were so comfortable. Breakfast was simple but very good. Staff was very welcoming and quick to bring us extra towels. Would definitely stay here again!
Stayed 1 night in Apr 2024

10/10 Excellent

Beverly

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Stayed 3 nights in Apr 2024

10/10 Excellent

Damian

Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Excellent housekeeping service cleaned the room every day we were there thank you
Stayed 4 nights in Apr 2024

10/10 Excellent

Monica

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Thoroughly enjoyed the stay.
Stayed 2 nights in Apr 2024

8/10 Good

Alice

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
I loved the location and general facilities. Staff was very professional and helpful. The vending machines for drinks did not work, which was disappointing, but otherwise, I thought it was a good value.
Stayed 2 nights in Apr 2024

6/10 Okay

Mandeep

Travelled with group
The beds were squeaky and very uncomfortable, and the walls are paper thin… you can hear EVERYTHING. Only book as a last resort!
Stayed 2 nights in Apr 2024

8/10 Good

Rubin

Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
The entire property was well cared for. The staff was helpful and friendly. The hot water was immediate. The noise from other rooms was ever present until everyone was asleep. The sound just carried in the old building. The WI-FI was useless and to make matters worse my cell signal was weak.
Stayed 3 nights in Apr 2024

8/10 Good

Amanda

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness
Disliked: Staff & service
The hotel was good and pretty clean. Unfortunately, The beds are quite high which made it very difficult for my mom to get into. All the staff was courteous except for the manager, Victor. Sadly, he was very rude and uncaring.
Stayed 1 night in Apr 2024

10/10 Excellent

Yaquelin

Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
I highly recommend this hotel! The only thing I disliked was that our room was next to the laundry room and the laundry basket/carts were limiting the space for entry to the room.
Stayed 1 night in Apr 2024