Is Hotel Californian actually good?

Hotel Californian sits in the 57.9% percentile against every hotel we rank, meaning it scores above 57.9% of them.

How does Hotel Californian compare to similar hotels?

Within Santa Barbara · Luxury, Hotel Californian lands in the 16.7% percentile. The cohort comparison exists because a global rank flatters or punishes a hotel for its category rather than its quality.

How many reviewers is Hotel Californian's score based on?

1,019 calibrated reviewers stand behind Hotel Californian's score.

Santa Barbara, California

Hotel Californian

Name: Hotel Californian
Address: 36 State Street, Santa Barbara, California, United States
Price range: $607 - $1,670

Hotel$1,500 / night· Luxury($$$$ Luxury)

57.9%

Global percentile

vs. all 39,171 ranked hotels

16.7%

In-cohort percentile

Santa Barbara · Luxury · 13 hotels

66.6%

AI-adjusted percentile

107 calibrated reviewers

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Amenities

Pool
Pet Friendly

Amenities, property type and nightly rate as published on TripAdvisor.

Is Hotel Californian a good place to stay?

Cohort: Santa Barbara · Luxury · 13 hotels
Calibrated reviewers: 107
Method: How percentiles are computed

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