Avania Inn of Santa Barbara

128 Castillo St, Santa Barbara, CA 93101 US

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2.5 Star Property Near Santa Barbara Harbor

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4.0/5

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Free WiFi
Number of outdoor pools - 1
Free breakfast
Pool hoist on site
Wheelchair-accessible pool
Stair-free path to entrance
Free self-serve breakfast
Smoke-free property
Free self parking

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04/01/2025 - 04/02/2025

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Verified Reviews of Avania Inn of Santa Barbara

Below are the verified reviews from guests that we have booked recently:

"We’ll def be back."

Overall Score5.0/ 5

This hotel is so bright and cheerful. The desk staff welcoming and very helpful! Housekeeping wore a continuous smile and greeted us every time we saw them. The entire hotel was spotless! We will be back thanking you.

Jamie D. (Individual traveler, booked 1 room), from

23-Oct-2024 Verified Review, stayed from Mon Oct 21 to Thu Oct 24 2024 at a $182.33 average nightly rate.

"Good location; mediocre room."

Overall Score3.0/ 5

Hotel room was small, very very very small. No dressers small shower etc. Breakfast was fair. Screen doors in the hotel rooms had no screens; room was a bit musty on arrival. Staf was nice.

Margaret G. (Individual traveler, booked 1 room), from

23-Oct-2024 Verified Review, stayed from Fri Oct 18 to Mon Oct 21 2024 at a $310.66 average nightly rate.

"Love the Customer Service and Avania Inn."

Overall Score5.0/ 5

Whenever we visit Santa Barbara, Avania Inn is the place to stay!

Andrea B. (Individual traveler, booked 1 room), from

11-Jun-2024 Verified Review, stayed from Tue Jun 11 to Wed Jun 12 2024 at a $191.99 average nightly rate.

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Property Description

With a stay at Avania Inn of Santa Barbara in Santa Barbara (Santa Barbara Beach), you'll be a 3-minute walk from Santa Barbara Harbor and within a 5-minute drive of Santa Barbara Zoo. This motel is 10.1 mi (16.2 km) from University of California, Santa Barbara and 0.1 mi (0.2 km) from Santa Barbara Carriage Museum.

A complimentary self-serve breakfast is served daily from 7:30 AM to 10:00 AM.

Make yourself at home in one of the 47 air-conditioned rooms featuring refrigerators and LCD televisions. Complimentary wireless internet access keeps you connected, and cable programming is available for your entertainment. Private bathrooms have designer toiletries and hair dryers. Conveniences include desks and coffee/tea makers, as well as phones with free local calls.

Distances are displayed to the nearest 0.1 mile and kilometer.

Santa Barbara Carriage Museum - 0.2 km / 0.1 mi
Santa Barbara Harbor - 0.3 km / 0.2 mi
Santa Barbara City College - 0.4 km / 0.2 mi
Moreton Bay Fig Tree - 0.7 km / 0.4 mi
Outdoors Santa Barbara Visitor Center - 0.8 km / 0.5 mi
Santa Barbara Maritime Museum - 0.8 km / 0.5 mi
Reagan Ranch Center - 0.9 km / 0.5 mi
MOXI, The Wolf Museum of Exploration + Innovation - 0.9 km / 0.5 mi
Leadbetter Beach - 0.9 km / 0.6 mi
Stearns Wharf - 1.1 km / 0.7 mi
Paseo Nuevo Mall - 1.3 km / 0.8 mi
Santa Barbara Deep Sea - 1.3 km / 0.8 mi
Santa Barbara Museum of Natural History Sea Center - 1.3 km / 0.8 mi
Chase Palm Park - 1.3 km / 0.8 mi
Antioch University - 1.4 km / 0.9 mi

The nearest airports are:
Santa Barbara Municipal Airport (SBA) - 16.4 km / 10.2 mi
Santa Ynez, CA (SQA) - 48 km / 29.8 mi

The preferred airport for Avania Inn of Santa Barbara is Santa Barbara Municipal Airport (SBA).

Featured amenities include express check-out, dry cleaning/laundry services, and multilingual staff. Free self parking is available onsite.

Be sure to enjoy recreational amenities including an outdoor pool and a hot tub. This motel also features complimentary wireless internet access, a television in a common area, and a vending machine.

Amenities / Features

Check In: 3:00 PM
Check Out: 11:00 AM
Minimum age of oldest guest: 18
Dry cleaning/laundry service
Parking (limited spaces)
Front entrance ramp
Free WiFi
Number of hot tubs - 1
Number of outdoor pools - 1
Braille or raised signage
Wheelchair accessible parking
Bicycle rentals nearby
No accessible shuttle
Free breakfast
Visual alarms in hallways
Handrails in stairways
Multilingual staff
Handrails in hallways
Number of accessible parking spaces - 2
Daily
Elevator
Wheelchair accessible (may have limitations)
Wheelchair-accessible concierge desk
Vending machine
Wheelchair-accessible van parking
Wheelchair-accessible path to elevator
Pool hoist on site
Wheelchair-accessible registration desk

Number of buildings/towers - 1
Total number of rooms - 47
Number of floors - 3

Professional property host/manager
No cribs (infant beds) available
No rollaway/extra beds available

Television in common areas
Wheelchair-accessible pool
Wheelchair-accessible public washroom
Well-lit path to entrance
Change of towels (on request)
Stair-free path to entrance
Registration desk height (centimeters) - 86
Elevator door width (inches) - 40
Registration desk height (inches) - 34
Free self-serve breakfast
Hallway handrail height (centimeters) - 93
Stairwell handrail height (inches) - 37
Elevator door width (centimeters) - 101
Hallway handrail height (inches) - 37
Luggage storage
Express check-out
Stairwell handrail height (centimeters) - 93
Front desk (limited hours)
Golfing nearby
Smoke-free property
Hiking/biking trails nearby
Free self parking
Terrace
Wheelchair accessible path of travel

Airport & Shuttle Information

We are aprox. 15 minutes away from Santa Barbara Airport

Airport Shuttle? Sorry, no airport shuttle available.

Pet Friendly?

Service animals complying with ADA Title lll regulations are allowed.

Service animals are allowed

Service animals are exempt from fees/restrictions

Pets not allowed

Sorry - No Pets Allowed

Cleaning Policies

Contactless check-out is available

Cashless transactions are available

Essential workers only - NO

Seasonality of Hotel Rates at Avania Inn of Santa Barbara

The chart above shows seasonality of prices for both group/meeting prices and the best individual traveler rates we could find at the time the group/meeting bid was submitted. The most competitive group/meeting discount shown is 19.5% in July 2024 and the highest average individual rate is $419 in the month of August 2025. This chart will show past seasonality and also project future months. If you are flexible with dates, you may want to consider staying at Avania Inn of Santa Barbara in a month when rates are lower.