Avania Inn of Santa Barbara 128 Castillo Street, Santa Barbara, CA 93101

"The hotel itself is nice and the location is great - only issue I had was when I was called by the man working at the front desk at 11:17am on my day of checkout, while getting ready for a lunch meeting. He told me check out was at 11:00am and when I advised I would be out of there in 20 minutes - I was told that if I did not leave by 11:30 - I would be charged an additional $25. Considering I had spent a week in that hotel while in town for work and spent more than $1,400 to be there - it didn’t seem reasonable not to give me a few extra minutes while I was getting ready. Instead, I had to rush out so that I was not charged. Pretty inconvenient and I could have used the extra time rather than rush - felt that was definitely an annoyance. I do want to recognize the gentleman that was working late night at the desk - he let me in after hours to use the microwave to heat up some food and was very nice."

"My husband and I had a very pleasant stay at Avania Inn. The hotel has been renovated and looks very modern and clean. They offer continental breakfast which is more than just pastries. What stood out is they offer eggs, hashbrowns, and rotate out different breakfast meat. Plus they had berries for your waffles. They also had a latte machine where I could make myself a cappuccino. The location was excellent. There is a quaint park across the street and it was nearby State Street. One one of the days we walked to one of the bike rentals on the street from the hotel to cruise around. My only qualm with the hotel was that the cable occasionally would freeze and need restarting. But that only really happened when flipping through the guide screen. All of the hotel staff were very friendly and welcoming. I would stay here again. Definitely a great value for the area."

"The rooms are big and clean, great location just minutes from the harbor, the breakfast is probably one of the best we ever had in a hotel,but the best is the staff, everyone is so positive and helpful from the girl at the counter to the guy serving the breakfast. We saw how meticulous they are cleaning everything after breakfast is served, all the staff was hands on making sure everything looked perfect. Thanks!!!"

"We had a lovely time staying in the Avania Inn. Clean, big rooms that seemed to be recently refurbished. The bed is comfortable and big. The staff is very friendly and helpful. The Avania Inn is well located, possible to walk to many spots and leave the car at the safe hotel. Single use plates and cutlery for the breakfast seems weird to europeans but is normal in the US."

"Avania Inn is a smaller hotel in Santa Barbara that is in a nice location and focused on fantastic customer service. Avania is a 5 minute walk from the SB Harbor and beach. Easy to carry your beach chair and items, and enjoy the sunshine. The rooms are clean and spacious, and very clean. We had a King Room, and had plenty of room to move around, plus with an added balcony with 2 chairs. The bed was nice as were the pillows. The bathroom was fine, with the only drawback having a smaller shower and the glass shower shielding only covering half of the area. Water spray would come out of the shower, which required a short cleanup. However, the water pressure was very nice. The breakfast buffet had a variety of food for everyone. Waffles, eggs, drinks, cereal, fruit, yogurt, breads, ect... Thank you Avania!"