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The Ritz-Carlton sets the standard in elegance for business and leisure travelers worldwide. We have been perfecting the art of hospitality and have developed an approach to luxury that has never been duplicated.
Overall 8.3 Excellent
Based on 468 reviews
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Excellent
10.0
Excellent
9.1
Good
6.2
Pros: Great location and amazing views, very relaxing place.
Cons: Too overpriced for what you're getting, not worth it, in my opinion.
Excellent
8.0
Pros: Beach adjacent location, beautiful grounds, nice restaurants, bar, lobby and gym.
Cons: Pools disheveled, understaffed and poor seating management. Day to day food options at restaurant(s) a bad value and created dissatisfaction immediately.
Excellent
8.0
Pros: The place is gorgeous.
Cons: The bell service took over an hour to deliver my bags so my kids basically missed out on swimming that afternoon. The "Beach House" was closed so there were no amenities available at the beach: towels, board rentals, refreshments, etc... This was not made clear anywhere before arriving down at the beach. I was told it was past the end of "beach season" but the weather was beautiful and it was the weekend.
Excellent
9.7
Excellent
10.0
Pros: Rainy weekend. Cozy room. Weather forced us to stay onsite and take full advantage of the beautiful grounds and great amenities. Loved it.
Good
7.1
Pros: Absolutely gorgeous facilities with attractive rooms and landscaping.
Cons: Front desk staff was not friendly and the food was exorbitantly overpriced, even for a luxury resort.
Excellent
9.7
Pros: We liked the design and style comfort and the coziness of the place,before our trip I read some of the reviews that people said thier room wasn't clean me as a picky person when it comes to the hotel room,I was so surprised honestly it was very clean ,it's a good relaxing place.
Excellent
9.7
Pros: Gorgeous facilities
Cons: Everything was very expensive.
Excellent
10.0
Pros: Edgar at the poolside cabanas was incredible. He made us feel so welcome and made our day we spent with our niece we were visiting who goes to UCSB. Thank you!
Good
7.1
Pros: Location is great, and the ground are fantastic to explore.
Cons: We traveled not during peak season and received what we thought was a great rate, however our discounted rate translated into a down grade in room and service was compromised.
Excellent
9.4
Pros: Professional, friendly & accomidating
Cons: Wished there were self-park options
Excellent
10.0
Excellent
9.4
Excellent
10.0
Excellent
9.6
Pros: The spa was absolutely amazing. The rooms are large and decor is lovely. The welcome wine was a big hit. Truly a wonderful experience.
Cons: My dog is a service dog, which means that she stays gratis, but the front staff was unaware. I have a major issue with any hotel that wants to charge $150 for a pet to stay.
Excellent
10.0
Pros: Beautiful setting and facilities.
Cons: Breakfast at the Bistro was a disaster. The food was not befitting the rest of the resort facilities.
Excellent
8.0
Pros: The staff was very nice.
Cons: A few things: Customer service follow through Attention to food specifications Continually asking for items We have stayed here many times prior to the change over to the Ritz. This is the first time I’ve ever felt to leave a bad review. Not really worth my money spent. Bummed.
Excellent
9.4
Pros: Such a great luxurious get away that's only few hours away from SanFrancisco. Staff was so friendly and super helpful. Anything you could ask for, they would provide.
Excellent
10.0
Pros: Fabulous resort!! Great staff and amazing grounds!
Cons: Not a single complaint to be found!
Excellent
9.7
Pros: Staff was amazing.
Cons: Pricing was pretty high
Good
6.8
Pros: Resort was beautiful
Cons: Service was poor and not enough eating pptions
Excellent
10.0
Pros: Helpful, friendly staff who were on it to help you at any turn. Beautiful room, gorgeous pools, lovely setting.
Cons: Deck of pool should be scrubbed down at night ( lots of food waste, ketchup, etc left from previous days) and hot tubs could use a drain and scub/beach situation, a bit smelly.
Excellent
10.0
Pros: I proposed to my Fiance at the Bacara and it was the perfect place. I set up all the plans through the concierge in the weeks leading up to the trip and everything was taken care of perfectly...and then some! The staff went above and beyond for us and made it the perfect place for the proposal. If the resort itself wasn't already enough, the staff helped make it the most special time for my fiance and I. I will definitely be coming back and i recommend the hotel 100%.
Excellent
10.0
Good
6.2
Pros: Service was solid. Decor and facilities need to be refreshed. Setting is amazing but about 20 minutes north of SB
Cons: Lacked warmth and the little touches- felt like a group business destination. Sterile and needs a refresh.
Excellent
10.0
Pros: The staff were very friendly and accommodating. Couldn't have been more helpful. The pools are warm and clean, there were good waves at the beach. I have seen complaints about no self parking, there is, it's about 500 ft before the main entrance, it says bacara, could not be more clear!!
Cons: Not one thing. Serious!
Excellent
9.7
Pros: Everything about the hotel and location.
Cons: Having to change rooms twice, the first time because the toilet didn't flush and the second time because we were awakened by the staff moving umbrellas to the pool on noisy dollies right outside our room.
Excellent
10.0
Pros: Friendly staff, spa was amazing, felt safe with masks and social distancing
Excellent
10.0
Pros: The room service was amazing and the rooms were very clean and quiet!
Cons: The pillows weren’t great! It made it hard to sleep
Okay
4.0
Pros: Resort was nice.
Cons: My rooms sink didn’t drain. Front desk tried to move me to another room but that room was worse. Extremely noisy neighbors. Went back to original room and couldn’t use the sink. While the resort looks nice, the rooms are a bit dated.
Located in East Beach, this beach hotel is 0.5 mi (0.9 km) from Santa Barbara Zoo, and within 3 mi (5 km) of Presidio Santa Barbara and Santa Barbara County Courthouse. Santa Barbara Museum of Art and Lotusland are also within 3 mi (5 km). Santa Barbara Station is 24 minutes by foot.
Overall 7.8 Good
Based on 769 reviews
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Excellent
10.0
Pros: Amazing views!
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