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Lavender Inn by the Sea

3.5 star property

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Front of property
Exterior
Free daily continental breakfast
Property amenity
Courtyard

Reviews

9.4 out of 10
Exceptional

Popular amenities

  • Laundry
  • Housekeeping
  • Gym

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206 Castillo St, Santa Barbara, CA, 93101
  • Santa Barbara City College
    ‪3 min walk‬
  • Stearns Wharf
    ‪13 min walk‬
  • Santa Barbara County Courthouse
    ‪2 min drive‬
  • Santa Barbara, CA (SBA-Santa Barbara Municipal)
    ‪13 min drive‬

Room options

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Hypo-allergenic bedding, in-room safe, desk, blackout drapes

Standard Room, 1 Queen Bed

  • 290 sq ft
  • Sleeps 2
  • 1 Queen Bed

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Standard Room, 1 King Bed | Hypo-allergenic bedding, in-room safe, desk, blackout drapes

Standard Room, 1 King Bed

  • 290 sq ft
  • Sleeps 2
  • 1 King Bed

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Standard Room, 2 Queen Beds | Hypo-allergenic bedding, in-room safe, desk, blackout drapes

Standard Room, 2 Queen Beds

  • 291 sq ft
  • Sleeps 4
  • 2 Queen Beds

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About this property

Lavender Inn by the Sea

Hotel in Santa Barbara Beach
Along with an outdoor pool, this smoke-free hotel has a fitness center and coffee/tea in a common area. Free continental breakfast, free WiFi in public areas, and free self parking are also provided. Additionally, concierge services, dry cleaning, and laundry facilities are onsite.
Lavender Inn by the Sea offers 23 accommodations, which are accessible via exterior corridors and feature DVD players and safes. Flat-screen televisions come with premium cable channels. Bathrooms include showers, bathrobes, complimentary toiletries, and hair dryers.

This Santa Barbara hotel provides complimentary wireless Internet access. Business-friendly amenities include desks and phones; free local calls are provided (restrictions may apply). Additionally, rooms include complimentary bottled water and coffee/tea makers. In-room massages and hypo-allergenic bedding can be requested. Housekeeping is provided daily.

Recreational amenities at the hotel include an outdoor pool and a fitness center.

The recreational activities listed below are available either on site or nearby; fees may apply.

Lavender Inn by the Sea features an outdoor pool and a fitness center. Public areas are equipped with complimentary wireless Internet access. A complimentary breakfast is offered each morning. This business-friendly hotel also offers multilingual staff, a garden, and coffee/tea in a common area. Onsite uncovered self parking is complimentary.

Lavender Inn by the Sea is a smoke-free property.

A complimentary continental breakfast is served each morning between 7:00 AM and 10:00 AM.

Languages

English, French, Russian, Spanish

Property amenities

Internet

  • Available in all rooms: Free WiFi
  • Available in some public areas: Free WiFi

Parking and transportation

  • Free uncovered self parking on site
  • Wheelchair-accessible parking and van parking available
  • Onsite parking includes off-street options

Food and drink

  • Free continental breakfast available daily 7:00 AM to 10:00 AM
  • Coffee and tea in common areas

Things to do

  • Bicycle rentals
  • Gym
  • Outdoor pool

Family friendly

  • DVD player
  • Fenced pool
  • In-room crib
  • Laundry facilities
  • Mini-fridge
  • Outdoor pool
  • Pool gate

Conveniences

  • Laundry facilities
  • Limited-hour front desk
  • Luggage storage
  • Safe at front desk

Guest services

  • Concierge services
  • Dry cleaning/laundry service
  • Housekeeping (daily)
  • Multilingual staff

Outdoors

  • Garden
  • Pool loungers
  • Pool umbrellas

Spa

  • In-room massages

Accessibility

  • If you have requests for specific accessibility needs, please contact the property using the information on the reservation confirmation received after booking.
  • No elevator
  • Wheelchair accessible (may have limitations)
  • Wheelchair-accessible parking
  • Wheelchair-accessible path of travel
  • Wheelchair-accessible registration desk
  • Wheelchair-accessible van parking

More

  • 2 floors
  • Fireplace in lobby
  • Smoke-free property

Room amenities

Bedroom

  • Bedsheets provided
  • Blackout drapes
  • Free crib
  • Hypo-allergenic bedding

Bathroom

  • Bathrobes
  • Free toiletries
  • Hair dryer
  • Private bathroom
  • Shower
  • Towels provided

Entertainment

  • DVD player
  • Flat-screen TV with premium cable channels

Food and drink

  • Coffee/tea maker
  • Free bottled water
  • Mini-fridge

More

  • Access via exterior corridors
  • Air conditioning (climate-controlled)
  • Ceiling fan
  • Desk
  • Free local calls
  • Iron/ironing board
  • Phone
  • Safe

Policies

Check-in

Check-in start time: 3:00 PM; Check-in end time: 11:00 PM
Late check-in subject to availability
Minimum check-in age: 18

Check-out

Check-out before 11:00 AM
Contactless check-out available

Special check-in instructions

The front desk is open daily from 7:00 AM - 11:00 PM
Front desk staffed during limited hours

Access methods

Front desk (limited hours)

Pets

Pets not allowed (service animals are welcome, and are exempt from fees)

Children and extra beds

Children are welcome
2 children, up to the age of 12 years, can stay for free if using existing beds when occupying the parent or guardian's room
Rollaway/extra beds are not available
Free cribs are available on request at the property

Property payment types

Important information

You need to know

Extra-person charges may apply and vary depending on property policy
Government-issued photo identification and a credit card, debit card, or cash deposit may be required at check-in for incidental charges
Special requests are subject to availability upon check-in and may incur additional charges; special requests cannot be guaranteed
This property accepts credit cards and debit cards; cash is not accepted
Safety features at this property include a carbon monoxide detector, a fire extinguisher, a smoke detector, a security system, and a first aid kit

We should mention

This property does not have elevators
Pool access available from 9:00 AM to 9:00 PM

Property is also known as

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Lavender Inn Sea
Lavender Inn Sea Santa Barbara
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Lavender Inn By The Sea Hotel Santa Barbara
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Lavender Inn by the Sea Reviews

Reviews

9.4

Exceptional

Rating 10 - Excellent. 907 out of 1236 reviews
Rating 8 - Good. 219 out of 1236 reviews
Rating 6 - Okay. 82 out of 1236 reviews
Rating 4 - Poor. 20 out of 1236 reviews
Rating 2 - Terrible. 8 out of 1236 reviews

9.6/10

Cleanliness

9.6/10

Staff & service

9.0/10

Amenities

9.0/10

Property conditions & facilities

9.0/10

Eco-friendliness

Reviews

10/10 Excellent

Dianna

Traveled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Beautiful location and easy walk to the beach and local hot spots. Charming inn that feels like someone’s home.
Stayed 1 night in Feb 2025

10/10 Excellent

Aaron

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Darling property, nice rooms and great staff
Stayed 1 night in Feb 2025

10/10 Excellent

Eliane

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort

Second stay and will not be the last!

This is the second time I stay at The Lavender Inn and it will not be my last. The grounds are lovely. The rooms are clean and comfortable and inviting. I missed the cheese, wine and cookies this time but I’ll catch it next time. Breakfast was great. Good enough to get us well on our journey.
Stayed 1 night in Feb 2025

8/10 Good

brad

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 2 nights in Feb 2025

8/10 Good

Jeanne

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
I liked the ambiance of the property and the staff was very friendly and helpful. The hotel is pretty close to the busy main road, so I could hear traffic noise all the time, but it was tolerable.The Happy Hour was a little sparse and the wine was kind of terrible. Offering eggs and berries at breakfast would have been nice as well. Other than that, I enjoyed my stay.
Stayed 4 nights in Feb 2025

10/10 Excellent

Liz

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort

Great location to stay in Santa Barbara

We loved staying here! The location was excellent, the rooms spacious and comfortable, and we appreciated the happy hour and breakfast services. The front desk staff were cheerful and helpful. Highly recommended!
Stayed 2 nights in Feb 2025

10/10 Excellent

William

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 1 night in Feb 2025

10/10 Excellent

Luciene

Traveled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 1 night in Feb 2025

10/10 Excellent

Linda

Stayed 2 nights in Feb 2025

8/10 Good

Poucheng

Traveled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
easy access to the beach
Stayed 1 night in Feb 2025

10/10 Excellent

Juan

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Stayed 2 nights in Feb 2025

2/10 Terrible

Ronald

Traveled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness
Disliked: Staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Power outage without a plan was frustrating. The fact that I came back from dinner and desk clerk had sat in dark for 2 hrs and had notified noone is incomprehensible. Without power outage...heater performed poorly, bath was poorly remodeled (no place to store anything), lighting in makeup area was "a dark...not a light". Upscale it was not.)
Stayed 3 nights in Feb 2025

10/10 Excellent

Susan

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort

Lavender by the Sea

Lavender by the Sea inn was very quaint inn a great area close to the beach. Room was small but nicely decorated. Staff was excellent.Beatfast area was small because it was pouring rain and patio was closed. Otherwise it would have been fine.
Stayed 3 nights in Feb 2025

4/10 Poor

Doug

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service
Disliked: Property conditions & facilities
In general this is a nice property that, except for a few issues, would be a good option. The rooms are reasonably sized and everything appeared to be clean and good repair. However, on our second day we experienced a power outage that lasted almost until the following morning. The truly shocking thing is that there is no emergency lighting anywhere in the rooms or on the property that we could see (Umm, did California close their Health and Safety Department?). In addition, we never heard word one from the staff. Upon checkout they asked if I enjoyed my stay and, when I mentioned the outage and hi wit impacted our stay, the clerk just said she didn’t know anything about it because she was off that night but had heard about it later. That wast it. No “sorry you had to shower and get dressed for valentines day dinner in the dark using a cell phone camera”. Nada. In addition, we had to open the window to get some air when the power went out and the road noise work us up numerous times overnight and in the morning. Unlikely we’ll be back anytime soon.
Stayed 3 nights in Feb 2025

6/10 Okay

Dana

Traveled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
The property was nice. Unfortunately, we had an emergency and had to check out early
Stayed 3 nights in Feb 2025

8/10 Good

LISA

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort

Recommend

Very nice visit, great location and value for the price.
Stayed 1 night in Feb 2025

10/10 Excellent

Michael

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort

Santa Barbara

Nice clean hotel. Short walk to the beach.
Stayed 1 night in Jan 2025

8/10 Good

Judy

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Very nice breakfast. Was hoping to use the bikes but it was raining. The exercise room has only 4 pieces of equipment perhaps add some free weights or exercise bands
Stayed 1 night in Feb 2025

10/10 Excellent

Armen

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Beautiful grounds. Big room. Comfortable bed. Great service. Friendly staff.
Stayed 1 night in Jan 2025

8/10 Good

Lauri

Traveled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Small and old fashioned
Stayed 1 night in Feb 2025

10/10 Excellent

Austin

Stayed 1 night in Feb 2025

10/10 Excellent

Sheree

Traveled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Great walkable location. Nice garden and sitting area. Nice happy hour and light breakfast. Would highly recommend.
Stayed 2 nights in Feb 2025

8/10 Good

Brandon

Stayed 2 nights in Feb 2025

10/10 Excellent

jana

Traveled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness
Very friendly staff and an excellent location
Stayed 2 nights in Feb 2025

6/10 Okay

Jon, Hagatna

Traveled with partner
Just an average hotel nothing special
Stayed 2 nights in Dec 2024