Hilton Santa Barbara Beachfront Resort

Santa Barbara, California Coast

Two Queen Room
Wine Tasting Room
King Patio Room
Restaurant
Two Queen Room
Wine Tasting Room
King Patio Room
Restaurant

The hotel

Oozing seaside charm, Hilton Santa Barbara Beachfront Resort puts you just a flip flop stroll from the sands and ocean. Check out the casual coastal menu of its restaurants, and the Central Coast vintages in its Fess Parker Wine Tasting Room. There’s even seaside styling in your room. And, when you’re not making the most of your beachfront setting, you can relax by the heated outdoor pool and whirlpool, set in palm-dotted grounds. Or pop to the sanctuary of the Spa del Mar for one of the wonderful treatments.

Amenities

  • Bar
  • Spa
  • Swimming Pool
  • Families
  • Room Service
  • Valet parking
  • Fitness Centre/Gym
  • Internet Access
  • Close to Beach
  • Tennis
  • Restaurant

Where is it

On the beachfront in Santa Barbara, within a 10 minute walk of the pier and a 15-minute walk to the centre. There's easy access to Highway 101 and the Amtrak railway station.

Hotel information

360 rooms and suites, with a light and airy beachfront-style theme. All have either a balcony or patio, air-conditioning, WiFi access, large HDTV, mini-fridge, coffee maker, hairdryer, iron and board, and safe. Resort View Rooms have either 1 king-size bed or 2 queen-size beds, sleeping maximum 2 adults.

The Roundhouse (open for breakfast), The Set (bistro-style restaurant with outdoor fire pits and ocean views, open for lunch and dinner), Terraza del Mar (poolside snack bar), Java del Mar (coffee shop). Fess Parker Wine Tasting Room (open Tue–Sun). Heated outdoor pool. Whirlpool. Spa*. Fitness centre. Tennis. Bike rentals*. Lawn games, including shuffleboard and table tennis. Gift shop. Kids' activities*. Room service*. Self-parking $25, valet parking $35, plus tax per night (payable locally, subject to change).

This hotel has resort fees that are included in the room rate (subject to change)

Resort fee includes: - Internet access -2-hour bicycle rental - glass of house wine (up to 2 adults) – 2 bottles of water daily – 20% discount on spa and tennis – local phone calls. Resort fee, tax and inclusions are subject to change - please see hotel check-in for current inclusions available to you upon arrival.

*Denotes local charge.

Rating summary

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Traveller rating

  • Excellent (1512)
  • Very good (1218)
  • Average (801)
  • Poor (421)
  • Terrible (246)
Image of the Tripadvisor rating Overpriced & Outdated

Oct 22, 2021 Passport712247

Though located in a prime location, the rooms were seriously outdated. My balcony with partial ocean view consisted of an uneven narrow balcony, with a view of the parking lot, unless I was able to get a glimpse of the ocean through the trees. I am a Hilton Honors member and with resort fees for 2, upgrade to partial ocean view, and my dog fee… it… Read more
Though located in a prime location, the rooms were seriously outdated. My balcony with partial ocean view consisted of an uneven narrow balcony, with a view of the parking lot, unless I was able to get a glimpse of the ocean through the trees. I am a Hilton Honors member and with resort fees for 2, upgrade to partial ocean view, and my dog fee… it came out to $800 for one night. Also, they had scheduled maintenance so the water was cut off at 10am, an hour before checkout. Read less
Image of the Tripadvisor rating Spectacular hotel

Oct 22, 2021 209Kathy49

We enjoyed our stay here very much. Our room had a wonderful balcony overlooking the Pacific Ocean. It is a bout a 15 minute walk to the wharf along the the sea front. We ate breakfast at the hotel and it was delicious. Everything about our stay was wonderful
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Oct 21, 2021 Nancy S South Berwick, Maine

Stayed in a king size suite with a relative and found the room to be comfortable. It was sparse lacking an extra chair and/or sofa which it was supposed to have. We had one chair, not including the office chair over the desk. I personally felt the price of the room was extremely high for the lack of luxury, although the view was beautiful after… Read more
Stayed in a king size suite with a relative and found the room to be comfortable. It was sparse lacking an extra chair and/or sofa which it was supposed to have. We had one chair, not including the office chair over the desk. I personally felt the price of the room was extremely high for the lack of luxury, although the view was beautiful after walking out onto the balcony. The room service was good, the staff always there to please. We had brunch on Sunday and it was not what I would classify as great, it was simply average. I would have like to have seen more variety, waffles, pastries, fruit, variety of yogurt. All in all, the hotel is on beautiful grounds, scenery from the balcony is lovely. The rooms definitely need to be updated as well as the showers which I found difficult to start, then told at front desk they are in the process of updating. The markings on the shower were off through use and did indeed need to be updated. Do I think the hotel needs some TLC updating, yes. Read less
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Oct 13, 2021 kyleenoel Meridian, Idaho

This was a great place to stay next to the ocean on East beach. Close to restaurants and shopping. Room Was a bit dated and the couch was nasty and old. Definitely needs to be updated to change $600+ per night on a Wednesday and Thursday.
Image of the Tripadvisor rating Excellent place to stay & friendly staff

Oct 13, 2021 stephhammer

This was my first vacation since the pandemic started, and I am so glad I chose this hotel. The staff was friendly, and everyone went out of their way to make my stay relaxing. The property is great and has an amazing location.