25.11.11Located a few blocks from the beach, ab out 15 minutes walk to State Street and Stearns Pier, the location was a pleasant suprise. This is an older motel type building which has been completely updated. It was clean, comfortable and the staff was really nice. I'll admit I stayed because of the price, and the ratings, but I would recommend to anyone traveling to Santa Barbara for an escape.
25.10.31We stayed 3 nights this October in a standard double queen room.
The pros: clean, relatively quiet, good beds, good shower, adequate breakfast (scrambled eggs, waffles, sausage, hashbrowns, cereal, yogurt, bread - no cut fruit, pastry or cold cuts.
The Cons: no bedside reading light, no full-length mirror, no drawers for storage, some room areas were dark, poorly lit.
The staff was courteous; maid service is only every 3rd day, but we didn't miss it. All in all, Aviana provided most everything we needed and we would stay here again.