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 - 0.2 miles
Santa Barbara Museum of Art - 7 min walk - 0.4 miles
Granada Theatre - 7 min walk - 0.4 miles
Santa Barbara County Courthouse - 8 min walk - 0.5 miles
Santa Barbara Bowl - 5 min drive - 1.4 miles
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
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 transportation
Free uncovered self parking on site
Limited onsite 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
Smoking not allowed
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
Property 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
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The Upham Hotel Reviews
Reviews
9.0
Wonderful
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Had a wonderful stay- property was charming, room was comfortable, staff was very friendly and helpful. Highly recommend.
Laura
Stayed 2 nights in Nov 2025
10/10 Excellent
James
Nov 16, 2025
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities
Lovely room, and we were upgraded to an awesome suite just because it was my birthday weekend! Who does that anymore?? These guys!! The staff were lovely, we thoroughly enjoyed the happy hours and evening cookies and milk. The king sized bed was heavenly!
The room was fine except that the carpets should be changed out for hard wood or wood like flooring due to the dirt/musty smell. Be aware when using the fireplace, our Carbon Monoxide detector went off at 1 am when we were burning the hotel provided fire log. duraflame. We had to evacuate our room and be relocated to another room. I asked to talk to the manager and left my name and number but she did not respond to my email or request for call. The front desk gave us a refund for the one night. As a result I reported the issue to the fire department in Santa Barbara to do an inspection on the rooms to make sure the fire places and COz monitors are in proper working order because we could have died from Carbon Monoxide poisoning. Maybe the fireplace was blocked? I do not know. The fire department said they were going to do an inspection. I would recommend that you bring a portable carbon monoxide detector if you are staying here.
The room was clean , grounds are beautiful and the staff is very accommodating. The only minus was a 40.00 $ charge for early check in that was not disclosed before
justo
Stayed 1 night in Nov 2025
10/10 Excellent
Shirley
Nov 11, 2025
Shirley
Stayed 1 night in Oct 2025
8/10 Good
Tom
Traveled with partner
Nov 9, 2025
Liked: Property conditions & facilities
153 year old hotel (oldest in So Cal) in a great downtown SB location. Sufficiently good condition and comfortable king bed so what more do you need for a crash pad after a concert and a night of partying?
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
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.
Arthur
Stayed 3 nights in Oct 2025
2/10 Terrible
Joe
Oct 29, 2025
Disliked: Amenities
NO HOT WATER THIS MORNING!!!
NO ELAVATER
OLD!!!
Joe
Stayed 2 nights in Oct 2025
6/10 Okay
Karen
Traveled with group
Oct 28, 2025
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
Karen
Stayed 2 nights in Oct 2025
10/10 Excellent
Charles
Oct 28, 2025
Charles
Stayed 1 night in Oct 2025
6/10 Okay
Amanda
Oct 27, 2025
Liked: Cleanliness
Amanda
Stayed 2 nights in Oct 2025
10/10 Excellent
Karen
Traveled with family
Oct 27, 2025
Liked: Cleanliness, amenities
Extremely friendly and accommodating teams, from front desk to the service crew. Clean and beautiful grounds.