I'm going to give you all some advice as I am here now! DO NOT STAY HERE! The construction is so bad that you won't enjoy yourself.

When I checked in last night, I was told the construction was limited to the main building and I should not have a problem. I was awaken at 7 a.m. with loud tools right outside my door. There was a note saying today is day one of refurbishing the elevator in my building. The elevator is right next to my room.

The room is beautiful and huge. I did receive an ocean view upgrade and have no complaints there. My complaint is I feel like the person who checked me in deceived me. I like my sleep, and I would have taken a view of the dumpster over ocean view had I known this was going to happen. I told her to get me the quietest room she had but I think for today at least I got the noisiest.

Through April I think this will be par for the course for this property. So if you are coming to Santa Barbara through the week and don't want construction hassle, you might want to look elsewhere.