1. Cheshire Cat Inn & Cottages
Top-rated Victorian-style hotel with private spa tubs, gardens, fireplaces, and balconies, 2 miles from Stearns Wharf.
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Cheshire Cat Inn & Cottages
Exceptional913 reviewsJacuzzi in bathroom
Weighed by review count, its guest rating comes out on top in Santa Barbara. The “Suite with1 Bedroom and Jetted Tub (Tweedledum)” room type at Cheshire Cat Inn & Cottages is where the private tub is. How we pick
from $218 /night
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Picks from the 9 verified hotels on this page; ratings and prices last checked September 2026.
| Category | Hotel & room with Jacuzzi | Rating | From | Why this pick |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Top rated | Cheshire Cat Inn & CottagesSuite with1 Bedroom and Jetted Tub (Tweedledum)Check rates & availability → | 9.8 | $218 | The best guest rating in Santa Barbara once the number of reviews is counted. |
| Best budget | Sunset MotelKing Suite with Jetted Tub and Mountain ViewCheck rates & availability → | 8.8 | $103 | The lowest rate in Santa Barbara ($103 a night) among hotels rated 7.5 or higher by at least 20 guests. |
| Best downtown | Cheshire Cat Inn & CottagesSuite with1 Bedroom and Jetted Tub (Tweedledum)Check rates & availability → | 9.8 | $218 | The best rated hotel within 1.5 miles of downtown (0.9 miles from the center). |
| Best on the beach | De La Vina InnPenthouse Suite with Ocean View and Spa TubCheck rates & availability → | 8.2 | $218 | The best rated hotel in Santa Barbara with beach access or an oceanfront setting. |
| Best bedroom tub | Simpson House InnAbbeywood Cottage Room with JacuzziCheck rates & availability → | 9.6 | $366 | The best rated hotel in Santa Barbara with the tub in the bedroom itself. |
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Hotels near SoFi Stadium16 hotels · 85 miles from Santa Barbara9 hotels in Santa Barbara have a private jacuzzi or hot tub in the room, each checked against room photos and a current listing. The best rated are Cheshire Cat Inn & Cottages, Simpson House Inn and The Eagle Inn. At Cheshire Cat Inn & Cottages the tub comes with the “Suite with1 Bedroom and Jetted Tub (Tweedledum)”, in the private bathroom.
4 of the 9 hotels in Santa Barbara have a suite with a private jacuzzi. Sunset Motel books the “King Suite with Jetted Tub and Mountain View” (250 sq ft and sleeps 2). Montecito Inn books the “Superior King Suite with Spa Tub” (517 sq ft and sleeps 4), from $148 a night.
Cheshire Cat Inn & Cottages is the best rated hotel in Santa Barbara with a room for two: the “Suite with1 Bedroom and Jetted Tub (Tweedledum)” has the tub in the private bathroom, from $218 a night. For less, Sunset Motel has the “King Suite with Jetted Tub and Mountain View” from $103 a night.
For a honeymoon or an anniversary, Cheshire Cat Inn & Cottages has the “Suite with1 Bedroom and Jetted Tub (Tweedledum)”, a suite for two with the tub in the private bathroom, from $218 a night. Another suite for two with strong reviews is at Sunset Motel: the “King Suite with Jetted Tub and Mountain View”, from $103 a night.
7 hotels on this list are within 1.5 miles of downtown Santa Barbara. The best rated is Cheshire Cat Inn & Cottages, 0.9 miles from the center. Book the “Suite with1 Bedroom and Jetted Tub (Tweedledum)”. Simpson House Inn is 0.8 miles out, from $366 a night.
1 of the 9 hotels in Santa Barbara lists beach access or an oceanfront setting: De La Vina Inn. At De La Vina Inn the tub room is the “Penthouse Suite with Ocean View and Spa Tub”, from $218 a night.
Sunset Motel has the lowest rate in Santa Barbara among hotels rated 7.5 or higher by at least 20 guests: $103 a night. Book the “King Suite with Jetted Tub and Mountain View” for the tub.
3 of the 9 hotels in Santa Barbara have the tub in the bedroom itself and 4 in the private bathroom; each card says which. Best rated with a bedroom tub: Simpson House Inn (the “Abbeywood Cottage Room with Jacuzzi”). With the tub in the bathroom: Cheshire Cat Inn & Cottages (the “Suite with1 Bedroom and Jetted Tub (Tweedledum)”).
Yes. Every hotel on this list has the tub in the room you book or in its private bathroom, never a shared spa or a hot tub by the pool. Most have it in some rooms only, so book the room type named on each card: at Tide Pool Villas that is the “Apartment with Sea View and Spa Bath”, at Cheshire Cat Inn & Cottages the “Suite with1 Bedroom and Jetted Tub (Tweedledum)”. 7 of the 9 cards name the exact room.
From $103 to $366 a night on this list (September 2026 rates); half the hotels start at $218 or less. At the top end, Simpson House Inn starts at $366 for the “Abbeywood Cottage Room with Jacuzzi”. Rates change by date.