The 12 best
Santa Barbara hotels with a jacuzzi in the room start at $89 a night, and of the 13 we checked, Harbor House Inn and De La Vina Inn are the two where the tub is visible in the room's own photos.
Verified by HotelHotTubs·4 of 9 Santa Barbara in-room listings photo-checked·updated ·How we verify
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Santa Barbara, California
In-room jacuzzi
Private jacuzzi available in select rooms
“The jacuzzi was perfect.”
In-room jacuzzi: Private jacuzzi available in select rooms
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Santa Barbara, California
In-room jacuzzi
Private jacuzzi available in select rooms
“Location was excellent, near enough to walk to a number of restaurants, bars, and shopping. The neighborhood is lovely. The room had an amazing view and a large private patio on the 3rd floor. The complimentary bottle of wine was delicious and parking at the hotel was easy to access. The soaking tub is delightful”
In-room jacuzzi: Private jacuzzi available in select rooms
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Santa Barbara, California
In-room jacuzzi
Private jacuzzi available in select rooms
In-room jacuzzi: Private jacuzzi available in select rooms
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Santa Barbara, California
In-room jacuzzi
Private jacuzzi available in select rooms
“Clean room, friendly front desk staff, and the jacuzzi was a great bonus. Would definitely stay here again.”
In-room jacuzzi: Private jacuzzi available in select rooms
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Santa Barbara, California
In-room jacuzzi
Private jacuzzi available in select rooms
“Private jacuzzi tub in cottage with cozy ambiance.”
In-room jacuzzi: Private jacuzzi available in select rooms
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Santa Barbara, California
In-room jacuzzi
Private jacuzzi available in select rooms
In-room jacuzzi: Private jacuzzi available in select rooms
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Santa Barbara, California
In-room jacuzzi
Private jacuzzi available in select rooms
In-room jacuzzi: Private jacuzzi available in select rooms
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Santa Barbara, California
In-room jacuzzi
Private jacuzzi available in select rooms
“Location near beach and shops, pier. Beautiful architecture Hot tub”
In-room jacuzzi: Private jacuzzi available in select rooms
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Santa Barbara, California
In-room jacuzzi
Private jacuzzi available in select rooms
“Beautiful property, hot tub next to front door. Very comfortable bed. Breakfast delivered to room each morning. Will stay here again.”
In-room jacuzzi: Private jacuzzi available in select rooms
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Santa Barbara, California
In-room soaking tub
Private soaking tub available in select rooms
“The jacuzzi was beautiful and perfect for relaxation.”
In-room soaking tub: Private soaking tub available in select rooms
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Santa Barbara, California
In-room soaking tub
Private soaking tub available in select rooms
In-room soaking tub: Private soaking tub available in select rooms
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Santa Barbara, California
In-room soaking tub
Private soaking tub available in select rooms
In-room soaking tub: Private soaking tub available in select rooms
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Santa Barbara, California
In-room soaking tub
Private soaking tub available in select rooms
In-room soaking tub: Private soaking tub available in select rooms
9 stays tagged in-room. Outdoor and hotel tubs are listed separately — never sold as suite jacuzzis.
Browse romantic jacuzzi hotels or filter in-room for couples’ favorites in Santa Barbara.
See under-$250 in-room stays when you want a jacuzzi in the room without the suite price.
The Mission's white facade still overlooks town from its hillside perch, with State Street running downhill toward Stearns Wharf and the harbor below. Beaches and the Riviera make for easy weekend walking, and the Santa Ynez wine country is a short drive inland. You can book a tub room in Santa Barbara, CA for $89 or spend $354 — across 13 verified stays the median lands at $282. Cheshire Cat Inn & Cottages reviews best at 9.8/10 across 913 reviews. 11 of the 13 are independents rather than chains.
Of the 9 hotels we list in Santa Barbara with a tub in the room, 4 show the tub in a photo on this site — 44%. The remaining 5 rest on weaker evidence: 3 on the amenity list alone, 2 on a guest who mentioned it. An amenity checkbox is the weakest thing we accept, and it is why those 3 say so plainly.
How we verify a tub is in the room·The same figure for every city and state
Santa Barbara never drops below a 66°F average high, so a private tub here is a year-round comfort rather than a seasonal one — there is no month you would book it *because* of the weather. What does move is rain: January averages 4.4 inches, and an in-room tub beats a hotel pool on a wet evening.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| High °F | 67 | 67 | 68 | 71 | 72 | 73 | 76 | 78 | 78 | 76 | 71 | 66 |
| Low °F | 47 | 47 | 49 | 51 | 54 | 57 | 60 | 60 | 60 | 56 | 50 | 46 |
| Rain in | 4.4 | 4.4 | 3.2 | 1.0 | 0.4 | 0.1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.1 | 0.8 | 1.4 | 3.1 |
Shaded: normal daily high at or below 60°F. NOAA 1991–2020 normals, SANTA BARBARA, CA US, 1km from our Santa Barbara listings. See every city ranked by season length.
The most-reviewed places within 15km of where our Santa Barbara hotels actually are.
Family · 1.1km · 4.5★ (10,335)
Storied wooden wharf offering restaurants, varied shops, a small aquarium & water views.
Family · 2.1km · 4.6★ (6,910)
Small zoo with hundreds of animals in natural habitats, a miniature train ride & picnic spots.
Culture & history · 3.1km · 4.6★ (5,335)
Landmark 1786 Spanish mission with period art & artifacts, gardens with ocean views & a gift shop.
Outdoors · 5.2km · 4.7★ (3,424)
This oceanfront beach with seasonal lifeguards & a grassy area for picnicking allows off-leash dogs.
Culture & history · 1.3km · 4.8★ (2,293)
How the 20 most-visited spots within 15km of our Santa Barbara listings break down by type.
Across the 13 verified stays here, listed rates run $89–$354 a night before tax and cluster near $282. Sunset Motel is the lowest we've confirmed, at $89. The bottom of that range is a standard room with a jetted bath; the top is a suite built around the tub.
Cheshire Cat Inn & Cottages, at 9.8/10 from 913 guest reviews. Harbor House Inn follows at 9.6. The list sorts in-room jacuzzis first, then by guest score.
9 of the 13 stays we list in Santa Barbara, CA are tagged in-room jacuzzi or jetted tub.
Hilton and Hyatt all have verified tub rooms in Santa Barbara. The other 11 are independents.
2 of the 13 verified stays in Santa Barbara, CA have a jetted whirlpool tub in the room, and 7 more have another kind of private in-room tub. "Whirlpool", "jacuzzi" and "jetted tub" all describe the same thing — a tub with jets — so hotels use them interchangeably. What they don't tell you is whether it's a jetted tub or a plain deep soaking tub with no jets at all, which is the distinction we check and label.
Under $150: 1 stay ($89–$89), e.g. Sunset Motel. $150–$249: 1 stay ($230–$230), e.g. De La Vina Inn. $250 and up: 8 stays ($268–$354), e.g. Cheshire Cat Inn & Cottages.
