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The Upham Hotel

4.0 star property

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Signature Single Room, 1 King Bed, Fireplace, Garden Area
Signature Single Room, 1 King Bed, Fireplace, Garden Area
Lobby sitting area
Exterior

Reviews

9.0 out of 10
Wonderful

Popular amenities

  • Parking included
  • Free Wi-Fi
  • Business services
  • Laundry room
  • Housekeeping

Explore the area

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1404 De La Vina Street, Santa Barbara, CA, 93101
  • Place, Arlington Theater
    ‪3 min walk‬
  • Place, Santa Barbara Museum of Art
    ‪7 min walk‬
  • Place, Santa Barbara County Courthouse
    ‪8 min walk‬
  • Airport, Santa Barbara, CA (SBA-Santa Barbara Municipal)
    ‪12 min drive‬

Room options

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

  • Garden view
  • 25 sq m
  • Sleeps 2
  • 1 King Bed

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Comfort Single Room, 1 Queen Bed

Comfort Single Room, 1 Queen Bed

8.6 out of 10
Excellent
(22 reviews)
  • 20 sq m
  • 1 bedroom
  • Sleeps 2
  • 1 Queen 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

8.4 out of 10
Very good
(6 reviews)
  • Garden view
  • 28 sq m
  • 1 bedroom
  • Sleeps 2
  • 1 King Bed

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Premium bedding, pillow-top beds, individually decorated

Superior Suite, 1 Queen Bed, Patio

10.0 out of 10
Exceptional
(1 review)
  • Garden view
  • 37 sq m
  • 1 bedroom
  • Sleeps 2
  • 1 Queen Bed

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Superior Suite, Multiple Beds, Lanai

Superior Suite, Multiple Beds, Lanai

  • Garden view
  • 33 sq m
  • 2 bedrooms
  • Sleeps 4
  • 1 King Bed and 1 Queen Bed

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Superior Suite, 1 King Bed, Patio

Superior Suite, 1 King Bed, Patio

10.0 out of 10
Exceptional
(1 review)
  • Garden view
  • 33 sq m
  • 1 bedroom
  • Sleeps 2
  • 1 King Bed

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Standard Single Room

Standard Single Room

9.6 out of 10
Exceptional
(8 reviews)
  • 23 sq m
  • Sleeps 2
  • 1 King Bed

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Standard Single Room

Standard Single Room

8.8 out of 10
Excellent
(24 reviews)
  • 20 sq m
  • 1 bedroom
  • Sleeps 2
  • 1 King Bed

Standard Room

  • 1 bedroom
  • Sleeps 2
  • 1 Queen Bed

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Standard Double Room

Standard Double Room

9.6 out of 10
Exceptional
(5 reviews)
  • 33 sq m
  • Sleeps 4
  • 2 Queen Beds

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

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

10.0 out of 10
Exceptional
(3 reviews)
  • Garden view
  • 51 sq m
  • 1 bedroom
  • Sleeps 2
  • 1 King Bed

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

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

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

9.0 out of 10
Wonderful
(2 reviews)
  • Garden view
  • Sleeps 2
  • 1 Queen Bed

Classic Cottage, 1 Bedroom, Non Smoking

  • Garden view
  • 1 bedroom
  • Sleeps 2
  • 1 Queen Bed

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

  • Sleeps 2
  • 1 King Bed

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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 - 0.3 km
  • Santa Barbara Museum of Art - 7 min walk - 0.6 km
  • Granada Theatre - 7 min walk - 0.6 km
  • Santa Barbara County Courthouse - 8 min walk - 0.7 km
  • Mission Santa Barbara - 3 min drive - 1.9 km

Getting around

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

Restaurants

  • ‪Santa Barbara Public Market - ‬4 min walk
  • ‪Corazon Cocina - ‬4 min walk
  • ‪CAJÉ - ‬6 min walk
  • ‪Benchmark Eatery - ‬7 min walk
  • ‪Crushcakes Cupcakery & Crushcafe - ‬7 min walk

About this property

The Upham Hotel

Hotel with free parking, 3-minute walk to Arlington Theater
The Upham Hotel offers 50 accommodations with coffee/tea makers and designer toiletries. Each accommodation is individually furnished and decorated. Pillowtop beds feature premium bedding. This Santa Barbara hotel provides complimentary wireless Internet access. Bathrooms include complimentary toiletries and hair dryers. Additionally, rooms include irons/ironing boards and blackout drapes/curtains. Housekeeping is provided daily.
Make yourself at home in one of the 50 individually decorated guestrooms. Your pillowtop bed comes with premium bedding. Complimentary wireless internet access is available to keep you connected. Bathrooms have designer 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. This hotel also features a fireplace in the lobby and a banquet hall.
Enjoy a satisfying meal at Bistro Amasa serving guests of The Upham Hotel.
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.
Bistro Amasa - This bistro specializes in American cuisine and serves lunch and dinner. Guests can enjoy drinks at the bar.

Property amenities

Internet

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

Parking and transport

  • Free uncovered self parking on site
  • Limited on-site self parking
  • Onsite parking includes off-street options

Food and drink

  • A restaurant

Restaurants on site

  • Bistro Amasa

Conveniences

  • 24-hour front desk
  • Luggage storage
  • Water dispenser

Guest services

  • Dry cleaning/laundry service
  • Housekeeping (daily)

Business services

  • 4 meeting rooms

Outdoors

  • Garden
  • Outdoor furniture
  • Terrace

Accessibility

  • If you have requests for specific accessibility needs, please contact the property using the information on the reservation confirmation received after booking.
  • Upper floors accessible by stairs only
  • Wheelchair accessible (may have limitations)

More

  • 2 floors
  • 5 buildings
  • Banquet hall
  • Fireplace in lobby
  • Smoke-free property

Room amenities

Bedroom

  • Blackout drapes
  • Pillowtop mattress
  • Premium bedding

Bathroom

  • Designer toiletries
  • Hair dryer
  • Shampoo
  • Soap
  • Toilet paper
  • Toothbrush and toothpaste (on request)
  • Towels provided

Food and drink

  • Coffee/tea maker

More

  • Individual decor
  • Individual furnishings
  • Iron/ironing board
  • Recycling

Policies

Check-in

Check-in start time: 4:00 PM; Check-in end time: anytime
Early check-in subject to availability
Early check-in is available for a fee
Minimum check-in age: 21

Check-out

Check-out before 11:00 AM
Late check-out subject to availability
A late check-out fee will be charged

Special check-in instructions

Front desk staff will greet guests on arrival at the property
The credit card used to book the reservation must be presented by the cardholder at check-in along with matching photo identification, and other arrangements must be coordinated with the property prior to arrival
Information provided by the property may be translated using automated translation tools

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
Cribs (infant beds) are not available

Payment types

Important information

Optional extras

  • Early check-in is available for a fee (subject to availability)
  • Late check-out is available for a fee (subject to availability)

The above list may not be comprehensive. Fees and deposits may not include tax and are subject to change.

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
The name on the credit card used at check-in to pay for incidentals must be the primary name on the guestroom reservation
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

Property is also known as

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The Upham Hotel Reviews

Reviews

9.0

Wonderful

Rating 10 - Excellent. 679 out of 1005 reviews
Rating 8 - Good. 192 out of 1005 reviews
Rating 6 - Okay. 79 out of 1005 reviews
Rating 4 - Poor. 32 out of 1005 reviews
Rating 2 - Terrible. 23 out of 1005 reviews

9.2/10

Cleanliness

9.4/10

Staff & service

8.4/10

Amenities

8.8/10

Property conditions & facilities

Reviews

10/10 Excellent

GERI, LONG BRANCH

Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Parking lot provided on property but a tight fit, otherwise the hotel was great..
Stayed 1 night in Oct 2025

8/10 Good

Matt

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
We were supposed to get a king size bed, when we got to the property all that we had was a queen size. We were not able to change this and were unable to contact Expedia to make the change. Otherwise it was excellent
Stayed 1 night in Nov 2025

10/10 Excellent

PETER

Stayed 3 nights in Oct 2025

10/10 Excellent

Arthur

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
The hotel is in a really good location. Easy to walk to State Street where there are a lot of shops. But also to attractions, museums, historical sites, and the wharf area. Our room was cozy and quiet. The grounds are nicely kept. The only negative is a small one. There are not enough electric outlets for charging our electronics at the same time.
Stayed 3 nights in Oct 2025

2/10 Terrible

Joe

Disliked: Amenities
NO HOT WATER THIS MORNING!!! NO ELAVATER OLD!!!
Stayed 2 nights in Oct 2025

6/10 Okay

Karen

Travelled with group
Liked: Staff & service
Room has one small closet to hang clothes but it has no light and is situated in a dark side of the room, there are no drawers except in that same closet. Very poor design
Stayed 2 nights in Oct 2025

10/10 Excellent

Charles

Stayed 1 night in Oct 2025

6/10 Okay

Amanda

Liked: Cleanliness
Stayed 2 nights in Oct 2025

10/10 Excellent

Karen

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, amenities
Extremely friendly and accommodating teams, from front desk to the service crew. Clean and beautiful grounds.
Stayed 2 nights in Sep 2025

10/10 Excellent

Judith

Stayed 1 night in Oct 2025

2/10 Terrible

Ivan

Disliked: Cleanliness, property conditions & facilities
I didn’t like the bathroom and the whole room was just a mess
Stayed 1 night in Oct 2025

10/10 Excellent

Amra

Stayed 1 night in Oct 2025

8/10 Good

Jeff

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
This is a quaint old home converted to a hotel, so yes it's a smidge dated, but it's charming. The parking was full due to a wedding, so walking 3 blocks with luggage wasn't awesome, nor was hauling bags up steps, something we didn't consider. The room is plenty spacious, bed was comfortable, plugs are inconveniently located. It is very close to restaurants and shopping so that's a real plus. Real con, if you are a light sleeper, this isn't likely the place for you. we could hear everything around and above us, and late nighters and early morning bag flingers down the stairs were very disruptive. Then came the cleaning crews. But if you bring ear plugs or sleep like a coma, it would be no issue. Overall it's a great place, but it definitely has a few components that kept it from getting more stars.
Stayed 1 night in Oct 2025

10/10 Excellent

Teresa

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort

Bed and breakfast alternative, historic building.

The hotel was historic and the staff was extremely accommodating and nice. Lots of details, wine tasting, cookies with milk at night, coffee and pastries in the morning. Late check up options
Stayed 1 night in Oct 2025

6/10 Okay

Heidi

Stayed 1 night in Jul 2025

10/10 Excellent

Lilia

Stayed 2 nights in Oct 2025

10/10 Excellent

Frances

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
We didn’t have a car there. Lots of shops near.
Stayed 4 nights in Oct 2025

10/10 Excellent

Nancy

Stayed 1 night in Oct 2025

10/10 Excellent

MARIO

Liked: Cleanliness, amenities
Safe parking
Stayed 1 night in Oct 2025

10/10 Excellent

Judith

Stayed 1 night in Oct 2025

10/10 Excellent

Eric

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Quiet place
Stayed 1 night in Sep 2025

10/10 Excellent

Mary Chris

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Beautiful and historic hotel. Lovely room. Incredible staff!
Stayed 1 night in Oct 2025

10/10 Excellent

ioana christina

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
everything was amazing except for the construction of one of the cottages at 7 o’clock in the morning. Must have woken everybody up in that vicinity. Also parking very limited but not a problem. Apart from that everything else was enjoyable. Staff was incredible. Having coffee in the morning wine at night also was great. And the landscaping super beautiful.
Stayed 2 nights in Oct 2025

10/10 Excellent

Bob

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Pleasant hotel in the midst of downtown Santa Barbara.
Stayed 1 night in Oct 2025

10/10 Excellent

Jacqueline

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Stayed 2 nights in Oct 2025