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Santa Barbara:
Where to Stay:
- Presidio Motel, 1620 State Street, Santa Barbara CA 93101 "+1 - 805" 963-1355, . This sweet motel is run by a charming young couple, with a faible for mid-century design. Room no.1 is already fully furnished in this manner, making it a very cool and pleasant stay on the far end of State Street. With prices ranging from $109+ per room with a kingsize bed, it is an affordable place for two, offering free wireless internet and some books on design or art are likely to be part of the rooms set up, as much as TV and a coffee and muffin in the morning.
- Santa Barbara Tourist Hostel, 134 Chapala Street, Santa Barbara CA 93101, +1-805 963-0154, Amazingly, an inexpensive backpacker two blocks from the beach and one block from the State Street buzz. Close to train and bus station. Basic breakfast and wifi internet in the lobby included. Bed in a shared room $23-30, private double room with shared bath $59-95, private double room with private bath $69-95, rates in all cases a function of day (weekends, summer, festivals are more expensive).
- Motel 6 Santa Barbara - Beach, 443 Corona Del Mar, +1-805 564-1392, Basic simple hotel room with bed, private bath, and TV.
- Ramada Santa Barbara, 4770 Calle Real, Santa Barbara, CA 93110, +1-800 654-1965, In addition to guest rooms and spacious suites, the hotel also offers spa and golf packages. Free wired and wireless internet, free continental breakfast. $99-119.
- Coast Village Inn, 1188 Coast Village Road, Santa Barbara, CA 93108, +1-800 257-5131, Located in the tony Montecito area on the city's east side. Breakfast included. Basic room $169, Suite with kitchen $259, deluxe suite with two bedrooms and kitchen $469. Midweek rates as low as $99, also check for internet discounts of about 20% off.
- Hotel Santa Barbara, 533 State Street, +1-800 549-9869, European-style hotel smack in the middle of Santa Barbara's busy downtown shopping area. $129-$219, ask about midweek specials.
- Holiday Inn Santa Barbara Goleta Hotel, 5650 Calle Real, +1-805 964-6241, The usual corporate range rooms with twin beds, queen beds, and king beds. $117 per night with advance purchase, $129 regular, $141 with breakfast.
- Country Inn by the Sea, 128 Castillo Street, +1-805-963-4471 Located 1 block to the waterfront, beach and a short walk to Stearn's Wharf and Downtown Santa Barbara. King beds, Jacuzzi Rooms, Queen Beds and 2 Double Beds. Free Daily Deluxe Breakfast and Cookies and Milk Every Evening. Heated Pool & Spa, his and hers Sauna
- Pacifica Suites, 5490 Hollister Avenue, Santa Barbara, CA 93111, +1-800 338-6722, An all-suite hotel adjacent to the beautifully restored Sexton House, an 1880's architectural landmark, and minutes from the Santa Barbara Airport and UCSB. Features elegant meeting space and conference facilities. $169-$209, as low as $144 with three-week advance purchase or for four or more nights.
- The Eagle Inn, 232 Natoma Avenue, +1-805 965-3586, The Eagle Inn provides very comfortable lodging near West Beach, Stearns Wharf Pier and Marina, and the main shopping street. In-room double size Sanijet whirlpool tubs, fireplaces, and scenic balconies. $145-$210.
- Fess Parker's Doubletree Resort, 633 East Cabrillo Boulevard, +1-800 879-2929, +1-805 564-4333, A plush 24-acre oceanside resort with high-end rooms and all the conveniences. $255 for a basic two queen beds crammed into 435 square feet, up to $735 for a Presidential Suite with whirlpool bath. Add $25 for breakfast for two adults. Enter off Calle Puerto Vallarta.
- San Ysidro Ranch, 900 San Ysidro Lane, Tel (805) 565-1700,This Montecito hotel ranch in California’s Wine Country provides romantic getaways with room, suite and villa accommodations, dining, day trips to local beaches and wineries, guided hiking and nearby golf.
- Simpson House Inn, 121 East Arrellaga St., Santa Barbara, CA 93101, +1-800 676-1280, An historic Italianate Victorian manor considered one of the best preserved and restored homes of its era in California. Includes luxurious guestrooms in the estate house, private English style cottages and four guestrooms in the Carriage House. Landscaped gardens, wood-burning fireplaces and exceptional personalized service. All rates nclude daily gourmet breakfast, evening wine tasting and hors d'oeuvres and complimentary parking. Rates from $235 to $615.
