Cheshire Cat Inn & Cottages

Breakfast was great. Staff very friendly.

Decor was a little dated but also charming (Alice in Wonderland theme)

The inn and garden are charming and clean, with good soundproofing in the windows. The breakfast options are good, real food cooked onsite, not the standard prepackaged hotel breakfast. Staff is friendly and helpful. The bed was very comfortable. The shower gel, shampoo, lotion, etc. are high quality and smell wonderful. The parking lot is convenient and did not fill up, and included a charger for electric vehicles.

My only issue is a very tiny one: for some reason the towel hooks in the Eberle room are installed very high up the wall.

Great location, wonderful amenities!

Nothing to not like!

The staff here was incredibly friendly and on point with all communication from start to finish. A wonderful, thoughtful touch was the delicious homemade snacks like cookies and brownies that they left around the property for guests to enjoy. The location is also fantastic, sitting within easy walking distance to the start of downtown Santa Barbara.

For the steep price I paid, I felt the value just wasn't there. While it’s a charming historic building, our room was extremely cramped. The bathroom was so small that the sink was actually located out in the main room area. Privacy was also an issue, the rooms are so close together that our neighbors accidentally connected their phone to our TV, and the bed was quite uncomfortable and squeaky. Lastly, the breakfast fell short of the rave reviews. It consisted of the same juice and coffee you can find at a work conference, plain croissants with no spreads (like Nutella), and a tiny frittata with yogurt. For a luxury price tag on a very important anniversary weekend, we expected a more private, unique, and high-end experience rather than feeling like I overpaid.

This is a charming B&B right in the downtown of Santa Barbara, but not too close to the excitement of State Street life. The breakfast, made to order every morning, was amazing. My room was very cozy, with cute decorations. Everything about this place exceptional!

Fabulous location for walking into town. Convenient carpark at no extra cost. Very friendly and helpful staff. Breakfast, unusual but delicious options. Cookies, coffee and water available in the day. Outside garden/patio was a lovely area to sit and enjoy. Bramhall was spacious and comfortable. Somewhat dated but maybe that’s the charm.

In Bramhall Cottage and there was a very strong smell every time on entering the property. Also present in the wardrobes. We had to open the windows each time to help the smell dissipate.