1323 De La Vina Street, Santa Barbara, CA 93101, United States
#16 of 62 hotels in Santa Barbara
Guests' ChoiceBased on 86 hotel reviews
8.4Cleanliness
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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End of dialog contentReviewed: 10 April 2025
Sharon
United StatesVery 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
Elizabeth
United StatesAlthough 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
John
United StatesVery unique property. Beautiful landscaping.
Stayed in December 2024
Reviewed: 7 January 2025
Timothy
United StatesThe 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
Louise
BelgiumThere 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
Livia
United Stateshigher 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
Mindy
United StatesNothing
Very elegant.
Stayed in November 2024
Reviewed: 5 November 2024
Marie-claire
AustraliaLate 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
Aurora
United KingdomHard to carry suitcases up the stairs!
Beautiful house with great central location
Stayed in August 2024
Reviewed: 8 October 2024
Noemy
United StatesThe 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
Elisabeth
United StatesThe 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
Veronica
ItalyCentral AC - The room was very cold
Location
Stayed in August 2024
Reviewed: 24 August 2024
Anna
United StatesNo 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
Ryan
United StatesFabulous value and very private/cozy
Stayed in August 2024
Reviewed: 13 August 2024
Andrew
AustraliaThis 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
Iryna
SwedenVery beautiful garden, great location, cozy
Stayed in July 2024
Reviewed: 6 July 2024
Madeline
United StatesThe 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
Isabella
United KingdomThe 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
James
United StatesRoom was small and crowded
location: hort walk to Granada and restarants
Stayed in April 2024
Reviewed: 3 January 2024
Dale
United StatesThere 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
Joe
United Statesthe 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
Waylon
United StatesSeveral 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
Nancy
United StatesMaria is a wonderful and attentive hostess!!
Stayed in July 2025
Reviewed: 11 July 2025
Douglas
United StatesThe 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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