This is definitely a two star hotel, and the room smells exactly like you would expect a two star hotel to smell. The room I was in was 204. I was right next to the custodial room, and overlooked a parking lot. Like another reviewer said there’s no actual carpet in the room. The shower was tiny. I was taking a walk along the beach right by the hotel early in the morning about 9 AM and the sheriffs department was putting a homeless man in a body bag. Needless to say I don’t love Santa Barbara.