This is by far the nicest Hilton Garden Inn I've ever stayed at. The property feels modern,…read moreupscale, and much more impressive than a typical Hilton Garden Inn. As soon as you walk in, you're greeted by a huge, beautiful lobby that gives the hotel a grand first impression. We were able to check in early, which was a great bonus and made the start of our trip even better. The hotel is conveniently located just a 10-minute drive from UCSB. Our room was spacious and featured high ceiling (around 10feet), making it feel even more open and comfortable. It also included a mini fridge and microwave which was convenient for our stay. The property offers a swimming pool, fitness center, and an on-site restaurant. It's also close to plenty of restaurants and shopping, including Costco, making it easy to grab anything you might need. There is ample on-site parking, though it does come with a daily fee. Overall, this was an excellent stay, and I would definitely choose this hotel again the next time I'm in the area.

We stayed here for 2 nights while we had pre-wedding responsibilities in the area because we wanted…read morea less expensive hotel option for guests, and wanted to check it out ourselves before partnering with the hotel and recommending it. It's very clean, and an easy location. They were also great to work with as a hotel option for our guests.

What a beautiful beautiful beautiful school what a beautiful blue beautiful beautiful place…read morethe people are really cool here too. there's a lot of diversity actually it's a huge school so there's a lot of people I had so many years of free counseling amazing course counseling I really like all the extracurriculars offered here having been out of college for a long time I've never been anywhere like this I lived some of my best years here

My first time to the University of California, Santa Barbara was for the 3rd Summit on Diversity in…read morethe Minerals, Metals, and Materials Professions in July 2018. I arrived the night before the start of the diversity summit. The campus was well marked on the streets, though I did get lost trying to find my lodging accommodations. Slowing down as I drove my car, I eventually spotted a building matching the description I had. The workers were friendly and clearly directed me to where parking was for those of us attending the summit. I had signed up for the conference of my own initiative following attending a conference for the corresponding professions in March 2018 in Phoenix, Arizona. Finding parking that first night was my first sigh of relief I had made it. Then, walking my small suitcase towards the lodging building, I noticed a tunnel with lights running parallel to the tunnel entrances/exits up the sides and across the top of the tunnel. Pausing to take a look, someone on a bicycle rode through the tunnel and the lights blinked as they passed each strand. So cool. My lodging was comfortable, I was happy I had chosen to pay for everything myself in addition to choosing the summit myself. It helped build my confidence that I could call the shots in my own career. Summit sessions were held across the following two days in multiple on-campus buildings. Talent brought in spanned academia, national laboratory researchers, and people in industry. A few talk highlights included a presentation by a man from a company that had decided to pull his slides at the last minute for proprietary (intellectual property) reasons - he had to improv his entire talk. Another man, from my university (University of California, Berkeley) and a different department (Materials Science and Engineering) commented on how he hoped some day a Nobel Prize (corresponding disciplines: Physiology or Medicine, Physics, Chemistry) would be awarded to someone who cared enough about diversity to attend this diversity summit in advance of being awarded the prize. I enjoyed the on-campus meals (catered) we shared together as well. The weather was beautiful and we could watch an on-campus lagoon for wildlife. A birdwatching guide and binoculars had been provided in my room. All around, I had a lovely time.

Let me say this. I have been to hundreds of different airports over the years and as far as…read morecommercial airports go, this has to be the nicest One I have ever been to. First no lines anywhere, second it is super clean and very cool looking with all the architecture. You walk in the front door, to the right is the different air carriers with no lines, to the left rental cars with no line. Escalators up to security with no lines. Hello this place is the perfect airport.

I don't like flying out of Santa Barbara, because the airport is small, and one simple delay can…read moreruin your whole trip. One thing that makes 0 sense to me is that there is no shuttle to the long-term parking. I'm disabled and can't walk long distances. I had to walk for several minutes from this parking lot, which itself has handicap parking spaces (again, makes no sense to me), to the actual airport. On my way back, I couldn't walk to this parking lot. I was in a lot of pain (nerve pain in ankles), and an American Airlines's employee was nice enough to take me to the parking lot in a wheelchair. Her name is Louisa or Luisa. She rembles Frances Farmer. Please, treat her right. She's a great person. Still, fuck Santa Barbara airport for not being handicap accessible.

Worst f*cking charging station ever. At least two chargers are always down for maintenance and…read moreother chargers give errors for no reason. Charger heads are always dirty, cracked, different colors, and randomly broken. Seems like EA doesn't give two sh*ts about this station.

6 chargers in total and 3 down right now. 2 with errors and 1 completely off. Integration with car…read morenavigation also doesn't work so hard to tell this until you arrive. EA needs to do better.

Simplemente delicioso!!! Pedí unas enchiladas con huevos y…read moreagregué carnitas, y fue una muy buena combinación!! Mi esposo pidió unos huevos rancheros y también estaba deliciosos!! El arroz con leche, el chocolate abuelita también estaba deliciosos, Todo es una explosión de sabor!! Claro que volveremos a este lugar!!

Cute little place in Isla Vista. Wasn't sure what to expect. I ordered the breakfast tamales and a…read morestrawberry mint drink. The drink was so good, but my breakfast tamales were excellent! Great home cooking- reminded me of my grandmother's food! I loved this place and would love to go back!

Lovely space, excellent food Fair prices , great service…read moreWould definitely visit again

Jane's is my favorite restaurant in Santa Barbara my friends and I have been coming here over a…read moredecade. I always order their burgers or sandwiches with fries and their coconut cake. The best thing about this restaurant is their fries! I never had fries quite like there fries. Their fries are so crispy and is one of the main reasons why we come here. I would usually rate this restaurant 5 stars but after this recent visit I am giving 4 stars. They raised their prices and were extremely disappointed they cut the fries portion in half. Especially since this was one of the best things about this restaurant. I have attached a photo of eating here at Jane's and Aug 2025 and coming back 4 months later to be severed fries that is half the size. They now put the fries in a fry container to make it seem like it's more fries but once you put it on the plate it's such a small amount of fries. The second reason why we come here is for the coconut cake. The cake is always moist never dry when we order the cake however sometimes it can be a hit or miss with how much cake you will actually get. Because sometimes if you order the cake you will get a slice that has more cream and frosting and not as much of a cake layer. Not to mention they raised the price to $14 for a single slice of cake?! Which is so expensive. $14 is almost like ordering half a cake. I really hope that Jane's Restaurant can consider making these changes because their fries and coconut cake is what makes this restaurant amazing Service -Staff is always friendly Note: -They have plenty of indoor and outdoor seating -They are in the same plaza that has a few stores and other restaurants close by

What's surprising little gem of a spot. Lots of great seating, super clean, with decent coffee…read more It's nice to find another spot to try out - my usual haunts are Handlebar, and Dune. But I may come here more often as well. Way to go Santa Barbara for another cool Spot

I really enjoyed this place…read more The brown sugar latte was delicious and the staff were nice. The sandwiches are yummy. I'm a little picky about my coffee spots, and I can definitely recommend this one.