Drift Santa Barbara

Santa Barbara, CA · Hotel

Rating
4.3/5
★★★★☆ 4.3
Reviews
20
Rank in Santa Barbara
#20
of 126 hotels
City Percentile
52%
rating percentile
Address
Drift Santa Barbara, 524 State St, Santa Barbara, CA 93101
Phone
(805) 334-8661
Website
drifthotels.co/santabarbara

Drift Santa Barbara is a hotel located in Santa Barbara, CA. It is one of 126 hotels listed in Santa Barbara. Its 4.3-star rating matches the Santa Barbara city average of 4.2 stars. It ranks #20 of 126 hotels in Santa Barbara. There are 10 photos associated with this location.

Customer Reviews

Y2415CXjessicas · Dec 2025

We got the premium state street view with balcony so it was bigger than the regular “cozy” rooms. Size was perfect for my husband and I (no kids). The room was so cute with a boho chic design. It was very clean and minimalistic. Night life was not too loud for us as the room was on the side of the building. Everything was a few steps away and super accesible, you can even rent ebikes or use the complimentary bikes that the hotel provided and explore all of state st! The woman at check in was super nice but I loved the convenience of checking in/ checking out via text. It was a bit pricey for one night ($600) however the location was very convenient. They offer you complimentary coffee (drip only) at the dawn coffee shop and the dusk bar was very popular and lively at night. Overall, I woul

★★★☆☆ 3.0 Ula Camastro · Jan 2026

I enjoyed my stay at Drfit, the room was beautiful and everything we needed for a two person stay. The room was smaller then I thought it would be just given the photos and price per night. that being said it was a perfect compact size for the two of us and beautifully designer. It's way too expensive per night tho, its basically self service check in etc and not worth the price in my opinion. Its also very loud...the walls are thin and you can hear EVERYTHING in the hallway. I would not stay here again, but enjoyed my stay for what it was.

waynepmcd · Oct 2025

Our daughter got married this past weekend in Santa Barbara and we wanted to stay downtown to be close to the courthouse, shopping, restaurants, Funk Zone, etc. We chose The Drift hotel as it was part of the Marriott network. We were very pleased with our stay. The location is great, the rooms were clean and newer, Dawn was great for coffee and pastry, and Dusk was great for drinks. What really made our stay was the staff. They made us feel very special, were very focused on all of our needs before and after the wedding, and made our stay very enjoyable.

alphonsusc363 · Oct 2025

Very conveniently located in busy part of State St. I got a Cozy Queen room and it was very smalls. I was in town for the Santa Barbara 100 cycling event on Saturday at 7:30am and needed to be close by Chase Palm Park. I also had my road bike, and it was very tight for me and my bike in that particular room. ||||One thing to know is that this hotel has no front desk and you get you 5-digit check in code which works on all hotel doors, including your room. Super convenient as you don’t have to worry about forgetting your hotel room card key. The front desk is entirely virtual and reachable by text message only. Super convenient 24h a day from wherever you are. At the same times for things better that need that F2F personal interaction, just know what it’s now available. I would have been

Trip.com Member · Jun 2025

Great location but the rooms are very small.

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✓ Lgbtq Friendly

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