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Reviews of Sandpiper Lodge - Santa Barbara 3 stars

3525 State Street, Santa Barbara, CA 93105, United States

#42 of 62 hotels in Santa Barbara

Guests' Choice

Review score

Based on 580 hotel reviews

7.9

Score breakdown

  • Cleanliness

    8.4

  • Comfort

    8.4

  • Location

    8.1

  • Facilities

    8.0

  • Staff

    8.3

  • Value for money

    7.8

  • Free WiFi

    8.1

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  • Reviewed: 29 August 2025

    7.0
    Convenient stopover in the way to Monterey
    • Leisure trip
    • Family with young children
    • Two-Bedroom Unit
    • Stayed 1 night
    • Submitted via mobile

    Limited breakfast

    Convenient to stopover to visit Santa Barbara in the way to Monterey. Free parking

    Stayed in August 2025

  • Reviewed: 23 August 2025

    9.0
    Great location and extremely comfortable beds.
    • Leisure trip
    • Family with young children
    • Deluxe King Room
    • Stayed 1 night
    • Submitted via mobile

    Continental breakfast fine, though the dining area was a tight squeeze.

    Stayed in July 2025

  • Reviewed: 7 August 2025

    7.0
    Liked our stay and will definitely go back again, but will request a room with a clean shower head.
    • Leisure trip
    • Group
    • Deluxe Queen Room with Two Queen Beds
    • Stayed 2 nights

    Comfortable for the short stay.

    Everything was good except the shower head was pretty calcified that we did not use the shower.

    Stayed in July 2025

  • Reviewed: 6 August 2025

    9.0
    Great!
    • Leisure trip
    • Family with young children
    • Two-Bedroom Unit
    • Stayed 1 night

    Could hear the neighbors…

    Great support, immediate answer via chat. Clean room with everything a traveler needs. Absolutely worth its price – even a breakfast was included. Just great!

    Stayed in August 2025

  • Reviewed: 1 August 2025

    9.0
    Superb
    • Leisure trip
    • Couple
    • Deluxe King Room
    • Stayed 3 nights
    • Submitted via mobile

    Rock hard butter at breakfast time! Good idea to remove it, put it in the room fridge, and let it soften a bit before going to breakfast the next day!

    Large room - everything we needed.

    Stayed in June 2025

  • Reviewed: 29 July 2025

    8.0
    Very good
    • Leisure trip
    • Couple
    • Deluxe King Room
    • Stayed 2 nights
    • Submitted via mobile

    The bathroom didn't have a ceiling fan. So when showering the room became uncomfortable. Super hot 🔥 Had to leave the bathroom door open.

    The rooms were clean. And the selection of breakfast items was great. But not bottle water for guests.

    Stayed in July 2025

  • Reviewed: 27 July 2025

    9.0
    Superb
    • Leisure trip
    • People with friends
    • Deluxe Queen Room with Two Queen Beds
    • Stayed 1 night
    • Submitted via mobile

    Very small and extremely crowded breakfast room. Breakfast was ok for American standards, I guess, nothing special however.

    Huge apartments with extra living space and two separate bedrooms. Nice and safe parking inside the hotel.

    Stayed in July 2025

  • Reviewed: 19 July 2025

    7.0
    Motel style accommodation quite far out of town.
    • Leisure trip
    • Family with young children
    • Two-Bedroom Unit
    • Stayed 1 night
    • Submitted via mobile

    A bit old-fashioned, not walking distance to the town centre.

    Motel style accommodation quite far out of town. Basic breakfast included.

    Stayed in July 2025

  • Reviewed: 15 July 2025

    8.0
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    • Leisure trip
    • Couple
    • Deluxe King Room
    • Stayed 2 nights
    • Submitted via mobile

    Pool filled with screaming children

    Comfortable room

    Stayed in June 2025

  • Reviewed: 15 July 2025

    8.0
    Nice, comfy, clean
    • Leisure trip
    • Family with young children
    • Deluxe Queen Room with Two Queen Beds
    • Stayed 3 nights

    Only real complaint was the mattresses needed to be replaced; saggy. Not enough that it bothered me, but it did bother my niece a little who is heavier than I am.

    Room was clean, had a microwave, fridge, and coffe maker. It was roomy, and had plenty of storage space. Maid service was very good, and clean towels every day.

    Stayed in July 2025

  • Reviewed: 14 July 2025

    9.0
    Superb
    • Leisure trip
    • Solo traveller
    • Deluxe King Room
    • Stayed 1 night
    • Submitted via mobile

    The room was nice and comfortable. The free breakfast was a plus.

    Stayed in June 2025

  • Reviewed: 8 July 2025

    9.0
    great and plaisant
    • Leisure trip
    • Family with young children
    • Deluxe King Room
    • Stayed 1 night

    It is not a continental breakfast

    breakfast was okay.

    Stayed in July 2025

  • Reviewed: 1 July 2025

    7.0
    Good
    • Leisure trip
    • Family with young children
    • Deluxe Queen Room with Two Queen Beds
    • Stayed 1 night
    • Submitted via mobile

    Very outdated. The room decor is awful. The microwave is in front of the TV. We called maintenance to fix the sink drain plug that was stuck

    The location is an easy walk to stores and food. The room was clean. Coffee in the room is a plus.

    Stayed in June 2025

  • Reviewed: 20 June 2025

    7.0
    Good
    • Leisure trip
    • People with friends
    • Deluxe Queen Room with Two Queen Beds
    • Stayed 1 night
    • Submitted via mobile

    Initially noise levels when we arrived.

    The room was clean and comfortable and the staff were friendly. The outlook was a bit of a let down as we were surrounded by workers and their trucks who had practically booked the whole place. But hey, they have to stay somewhere too...so we just accepted it. We were initially worried that the other patrons would be too rowdy as our next door neighbours were a bit noisy when we arrived...but it was a quiet night...they were just too tired! 😀

    Stayed in April 2025

  • Reviewed: 6 June 2025

    8.0
    It was a fun time to stay
    • Leisure trip
    • Family with young children
    • Deluxe King Room
    • Stayed 1 night
    • Submitted via mobile

    The free breakfast was okay.

    It was easy access

    Stayed in June 2025

  • Reviewed: 1 June 2025

    7.0
    Adequate for a couple nights
    • Leisure trip
    • Couple
    • Deluxe King Room
    • Stayed 2 nights
    • Submitted via mobile

    Rooms adjacent to the parking lot so felt kind of low grade. Light came through the crack under the door. Bathroom was mediocre and hotel on main busy thoroughfare.

    The bed was comfortable the room was clean. Staff pleasant. Thought it was okay but nothing special.

    Stayed in May 2025

  • Reviewed: 30 May 2025

    7.0
    A pleasant stay
    • Leisure trip
    • Couple
    • Deluxe Queen Room with Two Queen Beds
    • Stayed 2 nights
    • Submitted via mobile

    Guests smoking cannabis in the Carpark and the smell coming into your room . The hotel needs to do something about this considering it’s a no smoking property

    Check in went smooth . Comfy clean rooms . Lots of tv channels. Breakfast ok for continental. Pool area good with pool towels . Area around the hotel was good with a good selection of shops and restaurants. A 100% non smoking property you have to go off site to smoke .

    Stayed in May 2025

  • Reviewed: 23 May 2025

    8.0
    Very good
    • Couple
    • Deluxe King Room
    • Stayed 1 night
    • Submitted via mobile

    It was more then we paid the last time .⁸

    The pillows were great.

    Stayed in May 2025

  • Reviewed: 16 May 2025

    8.0
    For the price and location, the Sandpiper Lodge was a good value, and we would stay there again.
    • Leisure trip
    • Couple
    • Deluxe King Room
    • Stayed 1 night

    The bed was not terribly comfortable. It seemed to be an air mattress, but was quite hard. Furnishings were rather old and in need of some upgrades. The A/C unit was loud, making it difficult to sleep.

    Room was well furnished, and they upgraded us to a two bedroom suite, although we really didn't need or use the second bedroom. Room was clean and the shower was fine. The included breakfast was not lavish, with no hot food except toast, but the inclusion of croissants was a nice touch. The central location on State Street put it close to many services, ie grocery stores, a mall, bakeries, etc.

    Stayed in May 2025

  • Reviewed: 14 May 2025

    7.0
    Value for money
    • Leisure trip
    • Couple
    • Deluxe King Room
    • Stayed 1 night
    • Submitted via mobile

    The breakfast could be enhanced. There was noice in the morning due to bad isolation.the room and especially the bathroom looked very old style.

    The motel was value for money. Our room was confortable. The pool and the small gym room were a plus. It was located in a safe area.

    Stayed in May 2025

  • Reviewed: 5 May 2025

    8.0
    Our daughter is at UCSB. This was our second stay and we'll be back!
    • Leisure trip
    • Family with young children
    • Deluxe King Room
    • Stayed 2 nights

    The rooms are slightly dated, but well-maintained and very clean.

    The room and facilities were exceptionally clean. The front desk staff are super efficient and helpful. The breakfast was fine and the breakfast room was super clean and kept well maintained. The pool and hot tub area are smallish but clean. We had a very nice stay and this was our second time. A very good deal, and a great location.

    Stayed in May 2025

  • Reviewed: 3 May 2025

    7.0
    Good
    • Leisure trip
    • Couple
    • Deluxe Queen Room with Two Queen Beds
    • Stayed 2 nights

    The breakfast was good, I had oatmeal, bagel, banana, and coffee. My husband enjoyed having a nice hot cup of coffee early in the morning. The room was clean and tidy. I originally had concerns that it would be noisy in the evening, but all was quiet by 9:00PM.

    Stayed in April 2025

  • Reviewed: 2 May 2025

    7.0
    The shower floor was slippery especially stepping out over a tub. The housekeeper were noise in thei
    • Leisure trip
    • Couple
    • Deluxe King Room
    • Stayed 1 night
    • Submitted via mobile

    No toast cream cheese was stored below hard for elderly person to select same with half and half creamer should have some above near bagels

    Stayed in May 2025

  • Reviewed: 29 April 2025

    8.0
    Very good
    • Leisure trip
    • Family with young children
    • Two-Bedroom Unit
    • Stayed 1 night
    • Submitted via mobile

    They could use more variety to their breakfast options

    It was clean and a good size room, staff was very friendly

    Stayed in April 2025

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