Mar Monte Hotel, in The Unbound Collection by Hyatt

The hotel was a little dated but we expected that. The beds were comfortable and the location was nice. We had a broken air conditioner that the hotel didn’t fix but they comped us the resort fee and a few nights of parking. There is no free parking onsite and valet is $40/day. The staff are nice. It’s about a mile walk to funk zone but there are complimentary bikes for 3 hours or e bikes to rent close by.

lovely location - across the street from the beachfront. Big rooms, good bathrooms, great restaurant.

I paid for a mountain view room but I ended up with an ocean view room, which was a nice surprise. Room was spacious for a family of 4 and it had everything we needed. Our room was located in the furtherst building from the hotel's main building, but it was easy to reach, and not inconvienent at all. Pool was very nice and i liked that there was a cafe adjacent. We found the best time to go was late morning/mid day as it wasn't too crowded.

The location is excellent and very practical to use the beach, pool, cafe and restaurant. The staff was nice and very helpful. Breakfast was very good quality. However one needs to count with some time in the morning to accommodate “a la carte “.

The staff was absolutely wonderful, from valet to check in to restaurant to housekeeping! Everyone was so friendly and accommodating. Shoutout to Omar at the bar for making my friend's birthday really special with a complimentary dessert. We had a wonderful stay and enjoyed being so close to the beach. The pool is small, but has a surprising 8-feet-deep end, and the hot tub was lovely on cool evenings. It's a long stroll (about 30 minutes) to downtown Santa Barbara and the pier, so there was very little outside noise at night, meaning a great nights' sleep throughout the trip.