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Historic Santa Maria Inn

Historic Santa Maria Inn
Historic Santa Maria Inn – Santa Maria, CA
Historic Santa Maria Inn – Santa Maria, CA
Check in 3:00 PM
Check out 12:00 PM

About Historic Santa Maria Inn

Offering an outdoor pool, this historic Santa Maria hotel is 30 minutes’ drive from Riverbench Vineyard and Winery. Free Wi-Fi is included in all warmly decorated rooms. A restaurant is located on site. A flat-screen TV with cable is featured in each comfortably furnished room at Historic Santa Maria Inn. Tea and coffee-making facilities are provided. A fridge is also included for added convenience. After exploring local attractions, guests of Santa Maria Historic Inn can relax in the hot tub or sauna. For a day of pampering, a variety of salons and spas are available on site. Serving California cuisine, The Century Room offers breakfast, lunch, and dinner with a patio overlooking the hotel's courtyard. Olde English Tap Room and The Wine Cellar and Martini Bar feature an extensive cocktail menu with small bites. Pismo Beach is 25 minutes’ drive from this hotel. Santa Barbara is 64 miles away.

Amenities

  • 24-hour front desk
  • Meeting space
  • Fitness center
  • On-site dining
  • Bar / lounge
  • Café / coffee shop
  • Breakfast available
  • Business center
  • Express check-in / check-out
  • Concierge
  • Dry cleaning
  • Self-service laundry
  • Luggage storage
  • Multilingual staff
  • Full kitchen / kitchenette
  • In-room refrigerator
  • In-room microwave
  • Pool
  • Spa / sauna
  • Pet friendly
  • Family friendly
  • Wheelchair accessible
  • Smoke-free property
  • Air conditioning

Reviews

4.2 / 5
Great 2220 reviews
  • Engine customer Aug 2026

    This is the second time we stay at the Santa Maria Inn. The room was very clean and spacious. The staff at the front desk and bartender at the bar were very friendly and welcoming. When we come back to California for a visit, We will definitely stay there again🙂

  • Engine customer Aug 2026

    Everything was as expected

  • Engine customer Aug 2026

    Great place. Loved it

  • Engine customer Aug 2026

    It is priced right, and for the money it is a great place to stay. It is clean, but there were several things out of order such as the heated spa. If you decide to stay here, choose the tower over the older Historic section. The rooms are big, and the bed was acceptable, but I've had better. The pillows were sub-par in my view. One thing that kind of irked me, is to check in before 2:45 you have to pay a fee of $30. I've stayed at my share of hotels and motels, and my experience is they either tell you they have a room and let you check in, or tell you that your room isn't ready and let you know when it is. This is the first time a hotel has made me wait if I wasn't willing to pay a fee.

  • Engine customer Aug 2026

    nice and historic, a very special place

  • Engine customer Aug 2026

    everything was wonderful

  • Engine customer Aug 2026

    Thank you for everything

  • Engine customer Aug 2026

    I loved everything about the hotel

  • Engine customer Aug 2026

    It was an okay experience. Our room felt like a motel 6 but the hotel itself was decent.

  • Engine customer Aug 2026

    Very old musty hotel. Very neat if wanting to visit as a museum. Santa Maria in general seems to have some sort of sewage smell, but for some reason it was extremely offensive and noticeable in the hotel and in the back area by pool. I’m glad the temps were lower at night because just turning on the a/c or fan in the room blew extremely strong mold smell so we didn’t use it. I was worried about opening the windows to let the other sewage smell into our room. The air vent in the bathroom was broken and bathroom gets wet and steamed up fast. Also the water smelled moldy too and we would not drink the water and bought bottled water for the room. Cool history and apparently it’s haunted but would not stay here again.

  • Engine customer Aug 2026

    Very nice and clean. Staff helpful

  • Engine customer Aug 2026

    Beautiful historic place with suites available on the top floor for visits with the whole family.

  • Engine customer Aug 2026

    The staff was super kind & very informal. Our room was in the Master Suite & it was very clean & lots of space! The only minor issue was the balcony doors don’t lock properly & the toilet is a bit noisy but it wasn’t a big problem. Overall we really enjoyed our stay!

  • Engine customer Aug 2026

    The tower rooms are spacious and clean and pretty nice. I requested a microwave for the room and they brought it up promptly. The only thing that I found puzzling was that they had no towel racks in the bathroom (but plenty of space to install some.). They only had a couple hooks on the back of the door. Otherwise, very pleasant rooms.

  • Engine customer Aug 2026

    The hotel had great character, the staff were nice and helpful and the room was very clean. Thank you!

  • Engine customer Aug 2026

    Great central location in Santa Maria. The room was clean & comfortable. It’s an older hotel with older room amenities, such as the walk in shower in our room was awkwardly designed, so was challenging to take a normal shower. Bathroom very small with limited space. Old school wall AC water cooler worked fine, but very loud. Our windows looked out to a patio where other guest could walk by, so had to keep shades closed for privacy.

  • Engine customer Aug 2026

    The room was clean and the new flooring is a great improvement.

  • Engine customer Aug 2026

    The restaurant food was excellent with a great happy hour.

  • Engine customer Aug 2026

    Esta estilo Victorian, bonito no nuevo pero original, la recamara bien amplia

  • Engine customer Aug 2026

    The only thing was the restaurant was not open for breakfast on weekdays. (believe it was only open weekends for breakfast). Otherwise everything was good, quiet & comfortable.

Frequently asked questions about Historic Santa Maria Inn

Does Historic Santa Maria Inn have free Wi-Fi?
Yes, Historic Santa Maria Inn offers free Wi-Fi for all guests.
Does Historic Santa Maria Inn offer parking?
Yes, Historic Santa Maria Inn offers free parking on-site.
Does Historic Santa Maria Inn have meeting spaces, conference centers, or conference rooms?
Yes. Historic Santa Maria Inn offers meeting spaces, a conference center, and dedicated conference rooms, making it well-suited for corporate events, team offsites, and group meetings. Banquet and reception facilities are also available.
Does Historic Santa Maria Inn have a fitness center?
Yes, Historic Santa Maria Inn features an on-site fitness center for guests. Additional wellness amenities include spa, pool.
Where is Historic Santa Maria Inn located, and how walkable is the area?
Historic Santa Maria Inn is located at 801 S Broadway, Santa Maria, CA 93454. With a Walk Score of 87, the area is rated Very Walkable. Most errands can be completed on foot, with public transit and rideshare easily accessible.

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