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Reviews of De La Vina Inn

1323 De La Vina Street, Santa Barbara, CA 93101, United States

#16 of 62 hotels in Santa Barbara

Guests' Choice

Review score

Based on 86 hotel reviews

8.4

Score breakdown

  • Cleanliness

    8.8

  • Comfort

    8.7

  • Location

    9.2

  • Facilities

    8.5

  • Staff

    8.7

  • Value for money

    8.1

  • Free WiFi

    8.1

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  • Reviewed: 10 April 2025

    9.0
    Beautiful property! Close to downtown.
    • Leisure trip
    • Couple
    • Deluxe Queen Room
    • Stayed 1 night
    • Submitted via mobile

    Very nice, loved the history of the property. Door didn’t work very well. Would have preferred a regular door for safety purposes rather than a pocket door. Blinds could use replacement, the direction wands were all missing and they were difficult to use. Also more signs to mark room from outside.

    Stayed in April 2025

  • Reviewed: 9 April 2025

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

    Although there was no staff at the De La Vina Inn, which was intended and initially I found frustrating, Humberto was very helpful over the phone.

    Stayed in March 2025

  • Reviewed: 8 January 2025

    8.0
    Very good
    • Leisure trip
    • Couple
    • Deluxe Queen Room
    • Stayed 1 night

    Very unique property. Beautiful landscaping.

    Stayed in December 2024

  • Reviewed: 7 January 2025

    9.0
    Excellent place, would definitely stay here again. The host was responsive to texts & very nice.
    • Business trip
    • Solo traveller
    • Deluxe Queen Room
    • Stayed 2 nights

    The whole contactless experience was a little weird to me, as I'm used to seeing people about. Kind of felt like I was in a ghost hotel. I never once saw another person who was staying there, but I was there for work, so I wasn't there myself during the day.

    Location was excellent for my needs. Enjoyed the courtyard and close proximity parking. Nice to have coffee / tea available in the main area by the dining room. Being able to light a fire in the in-room fireplace was really nice. Loved that it was NOT a "chain" hotel, so it had a lot of charm built in, versus a sterile "corporate" experience.

    Stayed in December 2024

  • Reviewed: 1 January 2025

    9.0
    Great hotel with a rich history!
    • Leisure trip
    • Couple
    • Deluxe Queen Room
    • Stayed 1 night
    • Submitted via mobile

    There wasn’t anyone physically present at the hotel, making it a little impersonal at times. This is however only a small thing, and we loved our stay here!

    Self check-in was great and the room was very nice. We had a homey feeling of luxury.

    Stayed in December 2024

  • Reviewed: 30 December 2024

    8.0
    very nice inn
    • Leisure trip
    • Couple
    • Deluxe Queen Room
    • Stayed 1 night
    • Submitted via mobile

    higher price per night

    Great location, the inn was beautiful,historic, and clean. Easy to check in/out based in instructions and passcodes.

    Stayed in December 2024

  • Reviewed: 27 November 2024

    8.0
    Very sweet place. Beautiful view of garden. Comfortable bed. Wonderful spa bath. Very nice communicative manager.
    • Leisure trip
    • Solo traveller
    • Deluxe Queen Room
    • Stayed 1 night
    • Submitted via mobile

    Nothing

    Very elegant.

    Stayed in November 2024

  • Reviewed: 5 November 2024

    9.0
    A delightful and quaint little property with lovely gardens, clean and comfortable rooms.
    • Leisure trip
    • Couple
    • Deluxe Queen Room
    • Stayed 1 night

    Late check in and early check out times. The lack of staff on site also means you can't leave luggage anywhere if you arrive in town early.

    A gem of a little inn. Central location with lovely touches like the tranquil front and back gardens. Very clean and comfortable rooms and easily accessible car parking. This little gem exceeded our expectations and if we were frequent travelers to SB we would book here again.

    Stayed in November 2024

  • Reviewed: 9 October 2024

    8.0
    Warm and friendly environment, great to stay
    • Leisure trip
    • Group
    • Deluxe Queen Room
    • Stayed 1 night

    Hard to carry suitcases up the stairs!

    Beautiful house with great central location

    Stayed in August 2024

  • Reviewed: 8 October 2024

    8.0
    Easy no contact access with lots of room around the house to relax. The patio was beautiful, wish we had more time to en
    • Leisure trip
    • Couple
    • Deluxe King Room
    • Stayed 1 night
    • Submitted via mobile

    The bathroom had a few hair in the shower and the tv remote was hard to use. Definitely needs a new remote control. But otherwise was very good.

    Super cute property. Very quiet and easy to access.

    Stayed in October 2024

  • Reviewed: 25 September 2024

    8.0
    Very good
    • Leisure trip
    • Solo traveller
    • Deluxe Queen Room
    • Stayed 1 night

    The room could use some renovation and was a bit dark.

    Beautiful grounds and home to hang out in. Good communication with Manager though he was not on site. Amazing whirlpool bath. Coffee served in AM. Access to full main living area and gardens. Quiet.

    Stayed in August 2024

  • Reviewed: 25 August 2024

    7.0
    Good
    • Leisure trip
    • Couple
    • Deluxe Queen Room
    • Stayed 1 night
    • Submitted via mobile

    Central AC - The room was very cold

    Location

    Stayed in August 2024

  • Reviewed: 24 August 2024

    8.0
    Very good
    • Leisure trip
    • Couple
    • Deluxe Queen Room
    • Stayed 1 night
    • Submitted via mobile

    No one is actually onsite for the property and they didn't respond to messages for over an hour so dropping off our luggage earlier than check-in was a hassle - even though we had arranged it ahead of time.

    Beautiful house and backyard! The room was nice too.

    Stayed in August 2024

  • Reviewed: 24 August 2024

    9.0
    Superb
    • Leisure trip
    • Couple
    • Penthouse Suite with Ocean View
    • Stayed 1 night
    • Submitted via mobile

    Fabulous value and very private/cozy

    Stayed in August 2024

  • Reviewed: 13 August 2024

    9.0
    Great place, great location. Would definitely stay there again.
    • Leisure trip
    • Couple
    • Deluxe King Room
    • Stayed 1 night
    • Submitted via mobile

    This was a contactless entry and the instructions were very clear. Room was good and it had a lovely garden seating area and common rooms. Great location with quick access to downtown by foot. Free parking on site as well. Very attentive off site host, Huberto, who was always available. Also a free bottle of wine in the room as a bonus.

    Stayed in August 2024

  • Reviewed: 24 July 2024

    8.0
    Beautiful place
    • Leisure trip
    • Couple
    • Deluxe Queen Room
    • Stayed 1 night
    • Submitted via mobile

    Very beautiful garden, great location, cozy

    Stayed in July 2024

  • Reviewed: 6 July 2024

    7.0
    Other than what I didn’t like about the stay, the home is gorgeous. I think that there’s room for improvement on ameniti
    • Leisure trip
    • Couple
    • Deluxe Queen Room
    • Stayed 2 nights
    • Submitted via mobile

    The walls are very thin so you can hear others walking around and chatter in rooms. No breakfast or snacks available in room. No staff at the property, self check in and check out. No bikes available. The bathtub in our room was a jetted tub but the keys were broken. This property is essentially staying at an Airbnb. Would love to see them add on some additional amenities for guests to make the stay more inviting.

    The home is beautiful. All the rooms are unique. It is a quiet, relaxing place to stay.

    Stayed in July 2024

  • Reviewed: 6 May 2024

    8.0
    Very good
    • Leisure trip
    • Couple
    • Deluxe Queen Room
    • Stayed 1 night
    • Submitted via mobile

    The room was small and bathroom really needed an upgraded - given that it was $400+ for the night and all you got was the room it wasn’t great value for money

    Great location and lovely building, very comfortable bed, seamless online check in and check out, helpful staff member who contacted us directly to assist with anything we needed

    Stayed in May 2024

  • Reviewed: 4 April 2024

    7.0
    overall, good and we will continue to use it when we come to SB for events
    • Leisure trip
    • Couple
    • Deluxe Queen Room
    • Stayed 1 night

    Room was small and crowded

    location: hort walk to Granada and restarants

    Stayed in April 2024

  • Reviewed: 3 January 2024

    8.0
    Nice building and room , great location
    • Leisure trip
    • Couple
    • Deluxe King Room
    • Stayed 4 nights
    • Submitted via mobile

    There was an issue with the front door. Our code did not work. This was the case for others as well. Had we not found and tried the back door there was no way to enter and no staff on site.

    Location was great. Room was nice with a balcony.

    Stayed in December 2023

  • Reviewed: 19 May 2023

    9.0
    Superb
    • Couple
    • Deluxe King Room
    • Stayed 1 night
    • Submitted via mobile

    the location is excellent in relation to restaurants and many sites. we were also near the Sansum Clinic for some diagnostic tests.

    Stayed in May 2023

  • Reviewed: 25 March 2023

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

    Several of the wall hangings were barely held on and not straight. Buttons were missing on the tub. IE: mirrors, curtains pictures,lights and other items.

    The overall inn was clean and old which was great. Rooms felt homey and comfortable.

    Stayed in March 2023

  • Reviewed: 15 July 2025

    10
    Exceptional
    • Leisure trip
    • Solo traveller
    • Deluxe Queen Room
    • Stayed 1 night
    • Submitted via mobile

    Maria is a wonderful and attentive hostess!!

    Stayed in July 2025

  • Reviewed: 11 July 2025

    10
    A place to stay with all of the comforts of home
    • Business trip
    • Solo traveller
    • Deluxe Queen Room
    • Stayed 2 nights
    • Submitted via mobile

    The location was perfect - a block or two from most of the restaurants and businesses you may want to visit and on a quiet, residential street.

    Stayed in July 2025

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