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When is the best time to visit UC Santa Barbara ?

Visiting UC Santa Barbara depends on a number of factors, including the season, your schedule, and a lot of uncontrollable variables. We recommend you visit UC Santa Barbara twice if you’re serious about enrolling – at least one visit should be when students are on campus and school is in session. Be sure to take note of the town of Santa Barbara as well. Remember that Santa Barbara is also catering to 20606 students, so think critically about whether the community would feel too big or too small for your personal liking.

Where do families stay when they visit UC Santa Barbara ?

The UC Santa Barbara admissions office likely has a list of accommodations they recommend. In addition to that list, consult the CampusReel VR feature to explore hotels nearby in Santa Barbara. For your convenience, below is a list of hotels to consider and that you can also preview in CampusReel VR.

  • Hilton Garden Inn Santa Barbara/Goleta at UC Santa Barbara
  • Residence Inn by Marriott Santa Barbara Goleta at UC Santa Barbara
  • Best Western Plus South Coast Inn at UC Santa Barbara
  • Pacifica Suites at UC Santa Barbara
  • Courtyard by Marriott Santa Barbara Goleta at UC Santa Barbara
  • Hampton Inn Santa Barbara/Goleta at UC Santa Barbara
  • UCSB Summer Inn at UC Santa Barbara
  • Lemon Tree Inn at UC Santa Barbara
  • The Ritz-Carlton Bacara at UC Santa Barbara
  • Lemon Tree Hotel at UC Santa Barbara
  • Extended Stay America Santa Barbara - Calle Real at UC Santa Barbara
  • Orange Tree Inn at UC Santa Barbara
  • The Upham Hotel's Country House at UC Santa Barbara
  • Sandpiper Lodge at UC Santa Barbara
  • Motel 6 Santa Barbara - State Street at UC Santa Barbara
  • De La Vina Inn at UC Santa Barbara
  • Rancho Oso RV & Camping Resort at UC Santa Barbara
  • Best Western Plus Encina Inn & Suites at UC Santa Barbara
  • Agave Inn at UC Santa Barbara
  • Alma Del Pueblo at UC Santa Barbara
  • Super 8 by Wyndham Santa Barbara/Goleta at UC Santa Barbara
  • Bath Street Inn at UC Santa Barbara
  • Montecito Inn at UC Santa Barbara
  • Oasis Inn & Suites at UC Santa Barbara
  • AutoCamp Santa Barbara at UC Santa Barbara
  • A White Jasmine Inn at UC Santa Barbara
  • Best Western Plus Pepper Tree Inn at UC Santa Barbara
  • Hotel Riviera at UC Santa Barbara
  • Belmond El Encanto at UC Santa Barbara
  • Ramada Inn at UC Santa Barbara
  • Simpson House Inn at UC Santa Barbara
  • Kimpton Canary Hotel at UC Santa Barbara
  • Motel 6 Santa Barbara - Goleta at UC Santa Barbara
  • La Quinta Inn & Suites Santa Barbara Downtown at UC Santa Barbara
  • Hideaway Santa Barbara (Opening January 2019) at UC Santa Barbara
  • Holiday Lodge at UC Santa Barbara
  • The Presidio at UC Santa Barbara
  • Lavender Inn at UC Santa Barbara
  • Kimpton Goodland at UC Santa Barbara
  • Mira Vista Retreat 4 Bedroom Vacation Rental at UC Santa Barbara
  • Town & Country Inn at UC Santa Barbara
  • Rose Garden Inn at UC Santa Barbara
  • Quality Inn at UC Santa Barbara
  • Inn By the Harbor at UC Santa Barbara
  • Spanish Garden Inn at UC Santa Barbara
  • Secret Garden Inn & Cottages at UC Santa Barbara
  • Brisas Del Mar, Inn at the Beach at UC Santa Barbara
  • Cheshire Cat Inn at UC Santa Barbara
  • The Upham Hotel at UC Santa Barbara
  • Ramada Santa Barbara at UC Santa Barbara
  • Hotel Santa Barbara at UC Santa Barbara
  • Sunset Motel at UC Santa Barbara

What do families do in Santa Barbara when they visit UC Santa Barbara ?

It depends but there are a variety of activities and things to do in and around Santa Barbara. We recommend using the virtual immersion tab on CampusReel to take a tour at UC Santa Barbara and see for yourself how the student make use of Santa Barbara.

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01:46
Welcome to isla vista!
Food
This little town is UCSB’s soul. And as an embodiment of the campus IV only wakes up at 9… pm. It’s a great place to go out to grab a bite to eat on lazy weekend mornings, after a night out on the town, as everything opens early and closes late. Bikes are crazy in IV so if you’re visiting make sure you don’t get ran over, as stop signs seem to be a recommendation here. While its only 1 square mile IV has a million different things, and no matter what you’re looking for you can probably find it here, with the exception of people who go to bed early.
02:27
Dagan and the gang tell you about the ucsb adventure program
Campus
I promise that Cecilia didn’t break her arm in Adventure Programs! AP and LTC is an amazing experience, even if you’re not the most outdoorsy person its great to just take a leap an go into such an amazing program with such a cool group of people. LTC gives you a place to belong and experience some new, crazy things. And while we don’t get vacations in the middle or the quarter, we do go on awesome trips throughout the quarter that, while teaching us skills we need to staff AP, are extremely fun and let you meet some of the coolest people and help you find your element.
01:17
Dagan gives you a tour of a typical triple dorm room
Dorms
And now onto a Triple Dorm Room!
01:57
Dagan gives you a tour of campus point!
Campus
This is my favorite spot to hang out, right next to campus!
01:17
Dagan shows you around the top of the library
Academics
The top of Davidson has some awesome views and a lot of the upper floors are quite floors so they’re great to study on. If you’re visiting campus or are a new student on your way to UCSB I recommend checking out these floors, as you can see some extremely old photos of the campus and some miniature models of the school. And what school gives you the option to pull all-nighters during finals week with an Oceanview? Pretty sure only this one.
00:44
Dagan shows you around the music library at ucsb
The Music Library is separate from Davidson and for good reason. It would be insanely distracting if someone were jamming out next to me when I was studying for certain finals. It’s a super awesome place to come and chill out whether that is alone or with friends. I highly recommend coming to check it out as not a lot of people know about it, and it is pretty unique.
01:16
Welcome to the tenth floor penthouse!
Dorms
The tenth floor is the party floor! For some reason the tenth floor was partying on a Wednesday night and they’ve got an awesome group of people. Their RA is also pretty dang cool and the view is great too, but for some reason I decided to come at night so y’all can’t see that view right now. All the floors in Santa Catalina are pretty awesome, but just pray that the elevator doesn’t break down if you live up here.
02:28
Dagan shows you some of the dining options in town
Food
While IV is tiny it has some amazing food choices. Ask anyone and you’ll get a whole list of places to grab some grub, most of that grub probably being pizza or coffee (it is college after all). Funnily enough there isn’t a ramen place in IV. Almost every spot in IV is good, and there are a ton of options, and if you don’t think there is something for you in Isla Vista you can always bike over to Goleta, or take the bus into Santa Barbara to grab a bite to eat. But with options for coffee, pizza, Hawaiian fusion, sushi, pho, and more pizza I think you’ll be fine. Oh and there is also this place called Buddha Bowls, which is pretty amazing all the time.
01:37
Dagan shows you around his double dorm room
Dorms
Welcome to my room! My old room now! We’ve got a bathroom in the suite which is awesome and a stunning view of the mountains, rooms on the other side overlook the ocean and Channel Islands. It’s not cramped at all, its cozy, but there is room to have your stuff not all tossed in a corner.
02:54
Meet mike! and hear about his ucsb experience
This video would probably be cooler if I was flipping on the slackline, but I like not having a broken spine. Here’s a little look into UCSB from a 4th year who takes part in a ton of campus activities! Mike is awesome and is super big into climbing and just as he says just go for it, don’t stress, and you’ll find your fit.
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