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Hotel Californian

4.3
(575 reviews)

Business Details

36 State Street, Santa Barbara, CA
93101, United States
(805) 882-0100
https://www.hotelcalifornian.com/

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A luxury hotel in Santa Barbara's Funk Zone, Hotel Californian continues to redefine luxury in the celebrated American Riviera.

Location

Hotel Californian
36 State Street, Santa Barbara, CA
93101, United States

Hours

MondayOpen 24 Hours
TuesdayOpen 24 Hours
WednesdayOpen 24 Hours
ThursdayOpen 24 Hours
FridayOpen 24 Hours
SaturdayOpen 24 Hours
SundayOpen 24 Hours

Menu

6 menus · 118 items

Explore offerings from Hotel Californian on 36 State Street in Santa Barbara, with popular tasting menus, bites, pastry | prepared fresh daily, and favorites available at this location.

The Society: State & Mason

10 items

Goat Tree: Brunch

35 items

Goat Tree: Grab + Go

14 items

Tan-Tan: Brunch

29 items

Tan-Tan: Dinner

23 items

Goat Tree: Dessert

7 items

Products & Services

2 lists · 32 items

Explore offerings from Hotel Californian on 36 State Street in Santa Barbara, with popular room & suite amenities and resort fee amenities & inclusions available at this location.

Amenities & Resort Inclusions

16 items

ROOM & SUITE AMENITIES

Hotel Californian Robes + Slippers
Your own Zone

Hotel Californian brings the Funk Zone bar scene into your guestroom. Generously-sized bottles of local spirits and small-batch mixers will energize your evening, or help you recover from the night before. Local partners ensure only the finest spirits + tonics are mixed, so you won’t miss a beat of vacation time.

Turndown service

As you return to the hotel each night, you may notice a special offering left behind--short poems or experiences from legendary ex-pats, mysterious and inspiring quotations, or recommendations from local iconoclasts will keep each evening unpredictable.

Wedding & Event Venues

16 items

Mirador

Located in the Californian building.

Shamsah

Located in the Californian building.

Flynn

Located in the Mason building.

Chaplin

Located in the Mason building.

Serena

Located in the State building, on the rooftop deck.

Reviews

4.3
575 reviews
5 stars
407
4 stars
51
3 stars
37
2 stars
32
1 star
48
  • AB
    angelina bushnell
    2 days ago
    5.0
    The loby bartender Joe is amazing! Fantastic service and drinks!
  • IC
    Ian Chu
    Aug 11, 2026
    1.0
    Bargain-motel experience with luxury pricing From the moment we entered, our room was hot and stuffy. It took two separate service calls to get anyone to take the issue seriously. Both times, maintenance insisted the HVAC was blowing cool air. It wasn't until I asked the technician to actually inspect the vent that we discovered an air filter so caked in dust it was completely choked off. Rather than fixing the system or moving us to a functioning room, the technician simply ripped the filthy filter out entirely and handed us a weak tower fan that barely made a dent in the heat. The rest of the stay only highlighted a complete lack of basic upkeep and administrative competence: Plumbing Failures: The shower was dangerously hot. The moment you turned on the cold water to adjust the temperature, the water pressure dropped to a useless trickle. Damaged Fixtures: The towel fixtures were noticeably rusting, leaving unsightly bronze stains on the clean white towels. Billing Incompetence: On check-in, I explicitly instructed the front desk to bill the entire stay to a specific card different from my booking and to remove the original card. On checkout, they charged two separate cards anyway, forcing me to unwind their error in person. Unauthorized Fees: To make matters worse, they tacked on a random $25 "laundry bag" charge after we checked out - a fee that never appeared on our final receipt. Resolving this bogus charge required endless back-and-forth with management. When you pay premium rates for a complete breakdown in basic hospitality, you expect management to step up with a discount or partial refund to make things right. Instead, when we brought all of this to the front desk, we were met with a dismissive, "We'll make sure to hit the mark next time." Expecting a paying guest to swallow a ruined stay so the hotel can simply "try harder next time" is insultingly tone-deaf. There will not be a next time. Save your money and book anywhere else.
  • AA
    Abhishek Agrawal
    Aug 10, 2026
    2.0
    We had 3 rooms which overall were great. Though one of the room 353 had hvac issue. The room was too cold and temperate control wasn’t working. When we mentioned this in the afternoon someone to fix came at 11:30 Pm and told our rooms hvac was causing issue in other room. No fix in next two days and when they fixed it made the room too hot. There also was construction across all the rooms which were weren’t informed about. Hotel says it’s beyond their control but in every other case I have seen hotel informing before hand. Pool facility and breakfast etc were great.
  • AM
    Angelique Arnason (MLO-133883)
    Jul 26, 2026
    5.0
    Really lovely place to stay. The staff are the sweetest people. I’ve never felt more taken care of. Thank you for making my stay easier. Steven was especially fabulous and took really good care of us.
  • AT
    Amy Tavel
    Jul 18, 2026
    1.0
    I’ve been coming to the Hotel Californian for years, and it’s incredibly disappointing to see how much the atmosphere has changed under the new management. What was once a place that felt welcoming, connected to the Santa Barbara community, and genuinely enjoyable is now run by a management team that feels cold, corporate, dishonest and ill intentioned. More than that, they have made the hotel feel disconnected from the local community who helped make it special in the first place. It’s difficult to recognize it as the same hotel I used to recommend so enthusiastically. Because of these changes, I won’t be returning, and I can no longer recommend this hotel to friends, family, or anyone looking for an authentic Santa Barbara experience. I recommend taking your money and going elsewhere.

Frequently Asked Questions About Hotel Californian

WHAT TIME IS CHECK IN?

4PM

WHAT TIME IS CHECK OUT?

12PM

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