ITH Santa Barbara Surf Hostel
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About this property
Comfortable Accommodation: ITH Santa Barbara Surf Hostel in Santa Barbara offers adults-only accommodation with a sun terrace. Guests enjoy a lounge, outdoor fireplace, shared kitchen, minimarket, evening entertainment, outdoor seating area, picnic area, full-day security, bicycle parking, barbecue facilities, and car hire. Breakfast and Amenities: A continental buffet breakfast with pancakes is served daily. Shared bathrooms include showers. Additional facilities include a shared bathroom, shower, and paid on-site private parking. Local Attractions: West Beach is a 4-minute walk away, Amtrak Station Santa Barbara is 300 metres nearby, and Santa Barbara City College is a 14-minute walk. Other attractions include the Santa Barbara Museum of Art (1.9 km) and Granada Theatre (2 km). Guest Services: Highly rated for its convenient location, public transport options, and attentive staff, the hostel offers pub crawls and film nights. Boating is available in the surroundings. Santa Barbara Airport is 16 km away.
Couples particularly like the location — they rated it 9.6 for a two-person trip.
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Guests who stayed here loved
- Shero
Australia
“Comfortable beds privacy curtains clean. helpful staff and a good area” - Marju
Estonia
“Wonderful place that I can always recommend for a stay in Santa Barbara. Although the hostel is located across the street to Tran station, this actually did not disturb (the signals of the trains entering the station). Definitely a plus are...” - Buchner
South Africa
“Listen, I did a 3 week Roadtrip in California and stayed in all the major cities and surf towns in between. This is hands down the best one. The best vibe and atmosphere. Great location and loads of good events daily. Facilities were top notch....” - Jordan
United Kingdom
“Really nice and friendly hostel. Location is perfect too. You will meet good people here” - Agnes
United Kingdom
“The location was fantastic, right near the beach and also the Amtrak station. The staff were so friendly and helpful - I’d accidentally booked the wrong dates and they sorted it out and rearranged for me no problem. The hostel was clean with great...” - Paul
United Kingdom
“The socialising events that the hostel hosted. The podcast style beds are great for privacy. Please type of locker space.” - Katherine
Costa Rica
“It was one of the most welcoming hostels I have ever been, they were all so gentle and warm and specially Gerald and Reuben they both made us feel like home, we arrived on Thanksgiving so they invited us to join dinner and table games afterwards,...” - Weronika
Denmark
“Santa Barbara hostel was the first hostel on my way up from Los Angeles to San Francisco and I gotta say it was my favourite one! I only spent my night, but I could tell that it's very travelers-friendly as there were daily activities and a...” - Alexia
United Kingdom
“the location is amazing literally next to the Amtrak and a 1 min walk from the beach. even though it's next to the Amtrak there is somehow no noise nice and hostel is spacious (showers) dorm is a good size beds all of charging ports abd storage...” - Alexis
United States
“Great location for everything we wanted to do. It felt safe, and the beds were SO comfy! The bathrooms were clean and the showers were absolutely lovely, loved that they had a private toilet for added privacy. They have lots of lockers and good...”
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Child policies
Children of any age are welcome.
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Cot and extra bed policies
Cots and extra beds are not available at this property.



The fine print
Guests are required to show a photo identification and credit card upon check-in. Please note that all Special Requests are subject to availability and additional charges may apply.