Vagabond Inn Santa Barbara

Very basic. Dogs are welcome so that is a great draw.

Clean room comfy bed great price!

Jose and Jason were excellent checking checking us in. We have been turned around from the wrong hotel the address it is send you the Mac send you to the orange tree once you look up the address I send you to Motel 6. It was very confusing and they let us know we weren’t the only ones that got lost, but the roads were clean. The staff was very nice and checking in was so sweet from Jason and Jesus we really appreciated their kindness.

The room was very clean and the staff are very nice! The air condition worked excellent and parking easy to find and get. 10/10 definitely would come again.

Didn't have high expectations but I did expect to have internet. Room 107 does not connect to the internet and I had to stand outside to get connected. One employee advised that he couldn't do anything about it and then the "manager" advised he would "see" what he could do about it. Well, nothing was ever done and I was there for 3 nights. Other than that not too bad, so sorry to have to leave this review but it is 2026 and the internet is advertised as an amenity.

We went inside the room and it was smelling so bad. The towels had stains on them and was not washed. We checked out immediately and very thankful to the Expedia customer service to help us with the refund and booking a different hotel for us.

Clean room

Room

For the price and location, this is a pretty good deal. Feels safe and did not see anything shady like some other places.

Staff was amazing, you get what you pay for.

Staff was nice but we did find a dried bug in the sheets…

It was nice just wish that the pool was heated

Nothing I was charged twice. Once tgrough Booking.com, then at the hotel. The receptionist stated it was just for deposit, but it was for the room for the second time. My credit card company could not resolve this. Never using Booking.com or staying at this hotel again.

The air conditioning was adequate for the very small room. I appreciated that the floors were laminate and not carpet, so the room smelled clean. A little too much like bleach but it was fine once we aired it out. I prefer to know that the room was thoroughly cleaned and disinfected. Soap and towels were provided but no shampoo or hair dryer.

Lobby needs remodeling but it's probably in the works. Nice pool. Restaurants nearby.

It was very central to everything in SB. Do not disturb signs would be nice. I didn't enjoy being woken up by the maid everyday. Iron and ironing board would have been cool also.

Traveling with my cat, the hotel was a calm safe environment. Overall, the accommodations are basic but solid. The one oddball missing item was washcloths in the bathroom. Besides that, very satisfied and appreciative of the good value.

Great location. Good beds. Basic bathroom. Missing basic amenities like fridge, microwave, kettle or coffee maker, hair dryer. Although some of these were listed in the description before they rebranded to Vagabond Inn, and even shown in pictures.

Overall, the property met our needs well for an overnight stay. The only issue we experienced was at check-in. We had already paid for our reservation through Motel 6, but upon arrival we learned that the property was no longer owned by Motel 6. Fortunately, the staff was able to find our reservation in the previous system and accommodate us. However, I had to submit a refund request for the original payment and pay for the room again in order to check in. Aside from this inconvenience, our stay was pleasant and the staff was helpful.

It was basically a motel 6 but it worked out fine. No issues with the room, pool looked good and clean.