Not the best Holiday Inn Express, but not bad either. The rooms need to be up-dated. Beds are not as good as the beds in the new/remodeled Holiday Inn Express (such as the Marina California location). Staff was friendly and accommodating, and very welcoming to dogs. Beautiful area to visit. On the beach, keep your dogs on leash because there... More

Attended a PhD dissertation presentation at Pacifica Graduate Institute (2/18-2/20) and wanted a hotel close by, that wasn't in Santa Barbara. This seemed like a good bet. They were actually sold out for President's day weekend, which is usually a good sign. Check in went smoothly. Rooms are spacious (2 queens), w/a microwave, mini fridge, free wifi, free parking, and... More

$90 a night for weeknights, $100 weekends, close enough to enjoy Sta. Barbara without the Sta. Barbara prices--this place is a clean, decent place to lay your head. Great water pressure in the showers, and they are pet friendly. Excellent breakfasts with something for everyone, free Wifi--this place could show some tonier hotels a thing or two about service. The... More

We have discovered that Holiday Inn Express is a good deal. When we planned a few days in the Santa Barbara area we compared prices and found that the 10 mile drive from Carpinteria saved quite a bit on the room rates, as compared to staying right in Santa Barbara. The HIE in Carpinteria was very nice. We had plenty... More

Spent three nights here this past weekend. Friendly staff. Clean comfortable room. Comfortable beds. Free wi-fi access that worked perfectly. Hot breakfast was so-so, but there was plenty of cereal, muffins, yogurt etc. Location was close to the freeway and though our room was "away from" the freeway it was a little louder than I would have liked. That being... More

This hotel looks nice from the outside but inside... The room it's big but really ugly. The furniture is really outdated. The paint is coming off. The bathroom is even worse. The channels selection is awesome! That kept me from looking to the bedroom. It's really sad HIE let this hotel come to this point of degradation because Carpinteria is... More

While this looks like a new, fresh Holiday Inn Express, it's tired and not too clean inside. So close to Santa Barbara, but so far. More

After driving for 2 days to stay here where we had made reservations we drove by it twice because it was dark and they forgot to turn the lights on..Second night,, same thing happened. Been here for 4 days and still trying to get on the internet. Went to the lobby and it wouldn't let me on because they had... More

We originally tried to stay with HIX Santa Barbara, though it was booked out.... so we had a great stay with HIX Carpintaria which ended up being cheaper than Santa Barbara. The hotel was very clean and spacious. The staff were extremely helpful and accommodating. All amenities are within walking distance or a short drive. The Italian restaurant down the... More