Santa Barbara is about halfway between Carpinteria to the South and the SB airport to the north.
PLACES TO STAY
Closest to our house
Montecito Inn https://www.montecitoinn.com/
Older but very nice.
Coast Village Inn https://www.coastvillageinn.com/
Older Mom and Pop “boutique” motel in a nice location. Nothing fancy, but clean and a bit old fashioned. It’s a smaller place so it fills up fast!
East Beach
Most of the places in this area have resort price tags.
Hilton https://www.hilton.com/en/hotels/sbafphh-hilton-santa-barbara-beachfront-resort/
Mar Monte (Hyatt) https://www.hyatt.com/en-US/hotel/california/mar-monte-hotel/sbars
Santa Barbara Inn https://www.santabarbarainn.com/
These are in the area but not in the resort category
Motel 6 https://www.motel6.com/en/home/motels.ca.santa-barbara.9614.html
“The most expensive Motel 6 on the planet!” according to some friends. However, it is MUCH better that the usual Motel 6
The Inn at East Beach https://innateastbeach.com/
Retro style motel
West Beach – near the harbor (walking distance)
(This area has motels that date back 100 years. I remember visiting in the 1950’s and the same motels are still here, several remodels later)
West Beach Inn https://www.hotelsone.com/
Casa del Mar Inn https://casadelmar.com/
Franciscan Inn and Suites https://www.franciscaninn.com/
The Eagle Inn https://www.theeagleinn.com/
Hotel Milo https://www.hotelmilosantabarbara.com/
If you are flying in to Santa Barbara there are many more connections now that Southwest flies in and out of our airport (some don't show up except on the Southwest site). You might consider staying in Goleta nearer the airport.
> Goleta/Santa Barbara Airport is about 15 min north of Santa Barbara
Ramada by Wyndham Santa Barbara https://www.sbramada.com/
Pacifica Suites https://www.pacificasuites.com/
Hampton Inn https://www.hilton.com/en/hotels/sbagohx-hampton-santa-barbara-goleta/
Hilton Garden Inn- Santa Barbara/Goleta https://www.hilton.com/en/hotels/sbahagi-hilton-garden-inn-santa-barbara-goleta
Courtyard https://www.marriott.com/en-us/hotels/sbacy-courtyard-santa-barbara-goleta/overview/
Best Western https://www.bestwestern.com/en_US/book/hotels-in-goleta/best-western-plus-south-coast-inn/propertyCode.05521.html
> Also, Carpinteria is 10-15 minutes south of Santa Barbara
Best Western Carpinteria https://www.bestwestern.com/en_US/book/hotel-rooms.05425.html?iata=00171880&ssob=BLBWI0004G&cid=BLBWI0004G:google:gmb:05425
Holiday Inn Express https://www.ihg.com/holidayinnexpress/hotels/us/en/carpinteria/cpyca/hoteldetail