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The Upham Hotel

4.0 star property
your current months are January, 2025 and February, 2025.
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Standard Suite, 1 King Bed, Patio (Sycamore Grand Suite) | Terrace/patio
Standard Room, 2 Queen Beds (Santa Barbara Double Queen Room)
Lobby sitting area
Check-in/check-out kiosk
Superior Suite, 1 King Bed, Patio

Reviews

9.0 out of 10
Wonderful

Popular amenities

  • 24/7 front desk
  • Parking included
  • Housekeeping
  • Laundry
  • Air conditioning
  • Free WiFi

Explore the area

Map
1404 De La Vina Street, Santa Barbara, CA, 93101
  • Arlington Theater
    ‪3 min walk‬
  • Granada Theatre
    ‪7 min walk‬
  • Santa Barbara Museum of Art
    ‪9 min walk‬
  • Santa Barbara, CA (SBA-Santa Barbara Municipal)
    ‪11 min drive‬

Room options

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Standard Single Room

Standard Single Room

  • Sleeps 2
  • 1 King Bed

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Standard Single Room

Standard Single Room

  • Sleeps 2
  • 1 King Bed

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Superior Suite, 1 King Bed, Patio

Superior Suite, 1 King Bed, Patio

  • Sleeps 2
  • 1 King Bed

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Superior Suite, Multiple Beds, Lanai

Superior Suite, Multiple Beds, Lanai

  • Sleeps 4
  • 1 King Bed and 1 Queen Bed

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Signature Single Room, 1 Queen Bed, Fireplace, Garden Area

Signature Single Room, 1 Queen Bed, Fireplace, Garden Area

  • Sleeps 2
  • 1 Queen Bed

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Standard Double Room

Standard Double Room

  • Sleeps 4
  • 2 Queen Beds

View all photos for Superior Cottage, 1 King Bed, Jetted Tub, Garden Area

Superior Cottage, 1 King Bed, Jetted Tub, Garden Area

Superior Cottage, 1 King Bed, Jetted Tub, Garden Area

  • Sleeps 2
  • 1 King Bed

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Comfort Single Room, 1 Queen Bed

Comfort Single Room, 1 Queen Bed

  • Sleeps 2
  • 1 Queen Bed

View all photos for Signature Single Room, 1 King Bed, Fireplace, Garden Area

Signature Single Room, 1 King Bed, Fireplace, Garden Area

Signature Single Room, 1 King Bed, Fireplace, Garden Area

  • Sleeps 2
  • 1 King Bed

View all photos for Superior Suite, 1 King Bed, Patio

Premium bedding, pillow-top beds, individually decorated

Superior Suite, 1 King Bed, Patio

  • Sleeps 2
  • 1 King Bed

View all photos for Signature Single Room, 1 King Bed, Lanai, Garden Area

Signature Single Room, 1 King Bed, Lanai, Garden Area

Signature Single Room, 1 King Bed, Lanai, Garden Area

  • Sleeps 2
  • 1 King Bed

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The price is AU$417
for 1 room
includes taxes & fees
5 Feb - 6 Feb
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About the area

Santa Barbara

The Upham Hotel is centrally located in Santa Barbara, a 3-minute walk from Arlington Theater and 7 minutes by foot from Granada Theatre. .This hotel is 0.4 mi (0.7 km) from Santa Barbara Museum of Art and 0.5 mi (0.9 km) from Santa Barbara County Courthouse.

What's nearby

  • Arlington Theater - 3 min walk
  • Santa Barbara County Courthouse - 11 min walk
  • Mission Santa Barbara - 3 min drive
  • Santa Barbara Bowl - 4 min drive
  • Stearns Wharf - 5 min drive

Getting around

  • Santa Barbara Station - 8 min drive
  • Santa Barbara Municipal Airport (SBA) - 11 min drive

Restaurants

  • ‪Starbucks - ‬6 min walk
  • ‪Cajé Coffee - Arlington St - ‬6 min walk
  • ‪Isla Vista Food Co-op Downtown Market - ‬11 min walk
  • ‪Benchmark eatery - ‬8 min walk
  • ‪Arigato Sushi - ‬6 min walk

About this property

The Upham Hotel

Hotel with free parking, a quick walk to Arlington Theater
The Upham Hotel offers 50 air-conditioned accommodations with coffee/tea makers and hair dryers. Each accommodation is individually furnished and decorated. Pillowtop beds feature premium bedding. Flat-screen televisions come with cable channels.

Bathrooms include bathtubs or showers and complimentary toiletries. Guests can surf the web using the complimentary wireless Internet access. Additionally, rooms include irons/ironing boards and blackout drapes/curtains. Housekeeping is provided daily.

Make yourself at home in one of the 50 air-conditioned rooms featuring flat-screen televisions. Your pillowtop bed comes with premium bedding. Complimentary wireless internet access keeps you connected, and cable programming is available for your entertainment. Bathrooms feature bathtubs or showers, complimentary toiletries, and hair dryers.
Take in the views from a terrace and a garden and make use of amenities such as complimentary wireless internet access.
Enjoy a satisfying meal at Louies Restaurant serving guests of The Upham Hotel. Mingle with other guests at the complimentary reception, held daily.
Featured amenities include dry cleaning/laundry services, a 24-hour front desk, and luggage storage. This hotel has 4 meeting rooms available for events. Free self parking is available onsite.
A complimentary manager's reception is offered each day.
Louies Restaurant - This bistro specializes in American cuisine and serves breakfast, lunch, and dinner. Guests can enjoy drinks at the bar.

Languages

English, Spanish

Property amenities

Internet

  • Available in all rooms: Free WiFi
  • Available in some public areas: Free WiFi

Parking and public transport

  • Free self-parking on site
  • Wheelchair-accessible parking available

Food and drink

  • 1 restaurant
  • Free daily reception

Restaurants on site

  • Louies Restaurant

Conveniences

  • Banquet hall

Guest services

  • 24-hour front desk
  • Daily housekeeping
  • Dry-cleaning service
  • Luggage storage

Business services

  • Meeting rooms - 4

Outdoors

  • Garden
  • Outdoor furniture
  • Terrace

Accessibility

  • If you have any requests for specific accessibility needs, please contact the property using the information on the reservation confirmation received after booking.
  • This property does not have any lifts
  • Wheelchair-accessible parking

More

  • Smoke-free property

Room amenities

Bedroom

  • Air conditioning
  • Bed sheets
  • Blackout drapes/curtains
  • Pillow-top mattress
  • Premium bedding

Bathroom

  • Bath or shower
  • Free toiletries
  • Hairdryer
  • Towels

Entertainment

  • TV channels
  • Flat-screen TV

Food and drink

  • Coffee/tea maker

More

  • Individually decorated
  • Individually furnished
  • Iron/ironing board

Policies

Check-in

Check-in start time: 4:00 PM; Check-in end time: 6:00 AM
Early check-in subject to availability
Minimum check-in age: 18

Check-out

Check-out before noon
Late check-out subject to availability

Special check-in instructions

Front desk staff will greet guests on arrival

Access methods

Staffed front desk

Pets

Pets not allowed (service animals are welcome, and are exempt from fees)

Children and extra beds

Children are welcome
Rollaway/extra beds are not available

Payment types

Important information

You need to know

Extra-person charges may apply and vary depending on property policy
Government-issued photo identification and a credit card, debit card, or cash deposit may be required at check-in for incidental charges
Special requests are subject to availability upon check-in and may incur additional charges; special requests cannot be guaranteed
This property accepts credit cards and debit cards; cash is not accepted

We should mention

This property does not have elevators
Only registered guests are allowed in the guestrooms

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The Upham Hotel Reviews

Reviews

9.0

Wonderful

Rating 10 - Excellent. 624 out of 1000 reviews" "
Rating 8 - Good. 237 out of 1000 reviews" "
Rating 6 - Okay. 85 out of 1000 reviews" "
Rating 4 - Poor. 40 out of 1000 reviews" "
Rating 2 - Terrible. 14 out of 1000 reviews" "

9.2/10

Cleanliness

9.2/10

Staff & service

8.4/10

Amenities

8.6/10

Property conditions & facilities

8.8/10

Eco-friendliness

Reviews

10/10 Excellent

Nicholas, Los Angeles

Stayed 1 night in Sep 2024

6/10 Okay

Carmen

Travelled with partner
Liked: Staff & service, amenities
Disliked: Cleanliness
The room smelled like mildew and the bathroom had hairs on the carpet from the previous guest. The location to the Main Street was excellent.
Stayed 1 night in Oct 2024

10/10 Excellent

john d

Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Focus of property is a courtyard lawn with seating on the lawn. Peaceful, lovely garden, hummingbirds and small bunnies.
Stayed 2 nights in Oct 2024

10/10 Excellent

Catherine A

Stayed 3 nights in Oct 2024

10/10 Excellent

Johan Rudi

Business traveller
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
One night in Santa Barbara
Need to update their shower technology
Stayed 1 night in Oct 2024

6/10 Okay

SCOTT

Liked: Staff & service
Overall the experience at the Upham was satisfactory; the staff, the lobby, the grounds and the happy hour all added to the experience. However, given the price ($500) for one night, the room was extremely small, the air conditioner was poor, the carpeting was stained, there was no television signal, the bedding/bath linens were only mediocre and the hallway carpeting was filthy. Unfortunately, with all the other options in Santa Barbara, we won’t be returning to this property.
Stayed 1 night in Oct 2024

8/10 Good

Aurora

Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
I like the area, quiet, near the center. I like the welcome wine by Expedia. We feel special. Thank you.
Stayed 3 nights in Aug 2024

2/10 Terrible

Valentina

Stayed 1 night in Sep 2024

10/10 Excellent

Laura

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 1 night in Sep 2024

10/10 Excellent

Rebecca

Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Garden setting and communal areas give the feeling of a bye-gone era. Off street parking included. Lovely staff.
Stayed 2 nights in Sep 2024

8/10 Good

Anthony, ROCHESTER

Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
This is very nice and unique property located within a short distance to a part of the downtown area with plenty of restaurants, movie theater, etc. The property is very well kept, inside and outside, and we looked the large garden space to relax in.
Stayed 1 night in Sep 2024

10/10 Excellent

Marlo

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Beautiful Hotel with Great Staff
Loved the beautiful property which was walking distance to everything we needed & staff was friendly and accommodating.
Stayed 1 night in Sep 2024

10/10 Excellent

Kimberly, Grover Beach

Stayed 1 night in Aug 2024

10/10 Excellent

Wayne

Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
We like to stay here because it’s comfortable homey environment
Stayed 1 night in Sep 2024

10/10 Excellent

Tayler

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 1 night in Aug 2024

6/10 Okay

Martha

Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness
Disliked: Staff & service, amenities
The property is a set of Victorian-looking buildings and bungalows, connected by outdoor pathways. While the place seemed like it could offer an interesting boutique-hotel experience. we found it really underwhelmed relative to the price point. The property is minimally modernized -- like the device-charging options are minimal, lighting in the rooms is dim, and the AC did not succeed in cooling the room. "Complimentary parking" is listed as an amenity, but the hotel has 25 parking spots and 50 guest rooms, so 1/2 of guests have to park elsewhere. Between having to park offsite, and the fact that you have to go up and down stairs to get between the buildings and up to your room, trudging luggage around is a slog. Some of the hotel staff were very nice and very helpful, but others acted like guests' requests and questions were burdensome. Altogether staying here was not a good experience! Other places we've stayed in Santa Barbara were happy to have us and much better equipped.
Stayed 1 night in Sep 2024

4/10 Poor

Thomas

Travelled with partner
See comments above
Stayed 1 night in Sep 2024

8/10 Good

Mirella

Travelled with family, Business traveller
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
The property and the staff were lovely! Beautiful setting.
Stayed 1 night in Sep 2024

10/10 Excellent

Alan

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Liked able to walk to Downtown area and outside space at the cottage. Room on the small size
Stayed 1 night in Sep 2024

10/10 Excellent

Kenneth

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
We enjoyed our time at the Upham. The room was great, quiet and tranquil. The gardens were lovely. Enjoyed the daily wine reception. Could have offered a light continental breakfast bar which would add to the experience. Dinner recommendations were excellent and we totally enjoyed our stay. Would strongly recommend.
Stayed 2 nights in Sep 2024

6/10 Okay

Bryce

Business traveller
Liked: Staff & service, room comfort
Disliked: Cleanliness
Stayed 1 night in Sep 2024

6/10 Okay

Tracy

Liked: Cleanliness
Great location to all of downtown Santa Barbara and interesting how long the property was around. Great parking, but limited. Not so great things: no control on AC and VERY cold, loud before 9am, no staff at the front desk at night even though was told they would be there all night, first day staff a bit snippy, but the second day new staff was better.
Stayed 1 night in Sep 2024

10/10 Excellent

John

Stayed 1 night in Aug 2024

4/10 Poor

Afshin, Fairfield

Business traveller, Travelled with group
Disliked: Staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Very old. WiFi did not work well. No phone in room.
Stayed 1 night in Sep 2024

10/10 Excellent

Laurie, Pasadena

Travelled with group
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
The staff was incredible. Very helpful and welcoming. The social hour was great and of course the property is iconic and charming. I would definitely stay again!
Stayed 1 night in Sep 2024