I was pleased with our stay at the Old Yacht Club. It was walking distance from the Zoo and the Pier at Santa Barbara. We love to get up and explore. It was at a location that made that possible. If you want to do a lot of walking you can walk to State Street where you can find movies,shopping and fine dinning. I felt the stay in our cozy room and the friendly staff helped to make our Romantic Break a time to remember. Alex

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We've traveled extensively, both here and abroad. We have enjoyed B&Bs in Germany, The Netherlands, France, The Czech Republic as well as other European countries and The Hawaiian Islands. I can say without hesitation that our 7 days at the Old Yacht Club Inn was the best Christmas gift we could have given one another. Excellent accommodations and outstanding staff!

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It's a very nice B&B locates in Santa Barbara Beach. It's decoration is very delicated and romantic, and the owner is very hospitable.

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I went to santa babara with my aunti in october-september time, we went there on the off chance that we were going to get a place, and then we came across this beautiful BnB which was in the perfect location for shops, markets, beach and restuarants. Not only was it in the perfect location the people who work there were friendly, welcoming and gave good advice. thank you for such a memoral stay

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Our experience at this B&B was marred by very poor customer service from the owner following a series of unfortunate events. We were initially booked and paid for, then they were overbooked, then they offered us an upgrade to a studio that isn't normally rented out, then when we got there that studio was rented to someone else! We were offered one night in the cottage (Converted shed in the car park) and one night next door in the motel 2. There is Motel 6 - this was motel 2! At almost $250 per night, this was not acceptable. We were not offered any refund, full or partial, by the owner. On the other hand, the one breakfast we had was great, the service from the food staff was excellent and the kindness shown to our young daughter was heartwarming. When all is said and done, our weekend away was ruined and our experience was not enjoyable. Had these problems not arisen, our stay could have been very pleasant.

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Prices are high in this area for what one gets however everything did meet expectation. The staff were just terrific. Friendly and informative. Had a really good time meeting people from other parts of the country and indeed the world, England and Sweden. Very nice place to stay.

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We rented the Beach House for the weekend of our daughter's wedding, and absolutely fell in love with it! Our Bride :) her new sister-in-law, the photograper (Auntie) and my husband and I stayed there and had a fabulous time! We had wedding things EVERYWHERE and yet still had plenty of room! It was perfect - cozy, private and very comfortable. We had family and friends in and out constantly and Eilene and her staff are incredible! They made our families feel like we were at home. In fact, the two families met for the first time in the dining room, and we'll never forget that moment and how wonderful Old Yacht Club Inn's staff made that time for us. Old Yacht Club Inn will be the only place we ever stay when visiting Santa Barbara. Thank you so much, Eilene. With Much Love xoxo The Peternels

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My husband and I stayed at the OYCI in celebration of his birthday and we were beyond thrilled with our experience. Right away we felt as though we had stepped in our second home. Eilene, the Innkeeper, was wonderfully helpful and was quick make sure we felt at home. Our room, the Santa Cruz suite, was beautiful and spacious and we felt quite comfortable in our large king-sized bed. We absolutely enjoyed our stay and are looking forward to a return visit!

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My bf and I were vacationing down the west coast and stopped here for 4 days. The room was upstairs in the main house and very spacious with a balcony. The pictures online made it look smaller than it was. The inn keepers were so friendly and helpful, they even took a 1 night free gift certificate when they usually only in the off-season. There is a lot to do in the area, the beach is a 5 minute walk, and there are bikes that you can ride all around town. The breakfast was awesome! We are a younger couple and it was perfect for what we were looking to do. I highly recommend this Inn to everyone and I will definitely be back!

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This is our second time that we have spent our anniversary at the Inn. Each time we have stayed three days. The rooms are charming and the main house is full of character. The breakfast is also terrific. The staff are very helpful with any of your needs including recommendations to dining, beaches and activities. The location is within easy walking distance to all beach activites. We will be returning again next year for our anniversary.

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The Old Yacht Club Inn in Santa Barbara, Ca. is a fabulous place to stay! I have experienced many places in Santa Barbara, and I have to say I was extremely impressed with the professionalism; customer service and not to mention the gourmet breakfast served every morning. I am a photographer and I had a large dress rehearsal and wedding to photograph at East Beach. I needed to check into my room a little early so that I could start my job right away. Eilene and her staff were wonderful! They were so accommodating making sure my room was ready and beautiful for me to run in and out. If I happened to miss the Innkeeper, they made it very easy for me to find my room and go. When I finally finished for the night, I felt like I was coming home. My room was very welcoming and quiet, and my bed was extremely comfortable. The next morning, I was greeted by Eilene and her friendly staff with a cup of hot coffee and an incredible gourmet breakfast. I highly recommend the Old Yacht Club Inn if you are looking for a quiet quaint place to stay to enjoy the Santa Barbara beaches and sites. Thank you Eilene and your staff for creating a wonderful stay that I will always treasure. Sincerely, Diana Chase Photos By Diana

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Rooms: Stayeded in the Portofino Room. It was clean and the bed was very comfortable (as mentioned in other reviews). Location: Great location! It is in a neighborhood next to houses and motels. It is near train tracks but I did not hear the train at all. It was only a short walk or bike ride to East Beach and the Santa Barbara pier. Wine social: Delivered as promised. The wine and food were ok. The snacks were just store bought cheese and crackers. We did enjoy eating them on the front porch. Breakfast: Delicious! We had french toast and homemade granola. We were even offered seconds (I accepted!). Overall: I would stay there again and thought it was nice.

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Very short walk to the beach; but was cloudy and windy during our stay. One crankout window didn't work; had to push it closed from the outside. The old fashioned vinyl curtain on the door didn't work; had to unroll it by hand. Breakfast was great & wine and cheese for happy hour was nice; Met some nice guests.

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Very charming and peaceful setting. A wonderful place to just relax on the porch or by the fireplace and enjoy the comforts of home! Will definitely make this a getaway again next year.

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On a business trip and no decent rates to be found in Santa Barbara right before a major festival. We found the name of this B&B in a travel guide and booked earlier in the day at a reasonable price. This turned out to be such a lovely, comfortable place. There were evening cocktails and wine, and Eilene,the owner, made dinner reservations for us weary travelers at a wonderful restaurant in town, Opal. Our rooms were spotless and charming, obviously decorated with loving care! It was the most comfortable bed I can remember ever sleeping on, and I travel every week! The breakfast was wonderful: french toast with fresh berries and bananas, home made granola and yogurt. Eilene was a gracious hostess. I highly recommend this B&B, on vacation or on business!

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We loved the old California atmosphere with comfortable beds and warm hospitality.

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We really enjoyed the new Bella room. It was very private. Breakfast was delicious. This was our first anniversary and my husband was very surprised. The location was perfect to the beach and pier. The Opal restaurant was a special place to have our celebration dinner. Thank you for the recommendation. We look forward to our next stay. Deb H.

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Thanks for a wonderful weekend, the B&B was spendid. Food was good, room was wonderful. We will definately be back.

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The Old Yacht Club Inn was a nice last minute getaway spot for my husband and I to celebrate our wedding anniversary. It is remote to many of the locations we enjoyed visiting (e.g. zoo, beach, good restaurants). We rode bikes practically everywhere we went. It is great to have the bikes available for guests at no extra charge; however, they could definitely use some attention. We stayed in the Belle Caruso room, which was spacious and nicely decorated. The beds was very comfortable which allowed for a restful sleep! The only downfall of our room was that it did not have a tub, which we did not realize until we had arrived. The innkeeper was kind enough to offer a bottle of wine and snacks to compensate for this (as other rooms with tubs were not available). I should also mention that since the Belle Caruso it is a downstairs room and you can hear much of noise (e.g. steps, voices) coming from the room directly above. The breakfast was delicious and the service and attention were remarkable. It was also nice to have the wine tasting hour in the early evening. The fees were reasonable; however, we were a bit disappointed we were asked to pay slightly higher fees than the special prices offered that weekend, because we made use of our B&B gift certificates. Overall, I feel that this is a pleasurable and conveniently located B&B. I have shared our positive experience with friends and colleagues who look forward to staying here. My husband and I will definitely plan to return to the Old Yacht Club Inn during our next trip to Santa Barbara!

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We stayed in a spaccious newly remodeled room with King bed. Delightful sitting room opening to deck. Walk to beach, quiet location yet a short drive to main part of town. Front porch is delightful for evening wine.

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My wife and I had a greeat time, the inn keepers were the best, Specisl thanks to Chantelle for the advice.

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We have returned every year for 8 years. The experience is always special. The rooms are quaint, and the food and hospitality is wonderful. We wouldn't go anywhere else in the beautiful city of Santa Barbara. I promise you won't be disappointed. It's our home away from home!

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Bikes could be kept in better condition.

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Staying at the Old Yacht Club Inn was beautiful and restful, Eilene is a great innkeeper, and the staff is wonderful. I'll need to schedule visits on a yearly basis in order to rest and rejuvenate at this wonderful place!

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Eilene is a wonderful host! She and her staff make you feel as if you own the place. The breakfast is wonderful and the wine and cheese in the afternoon allows guests time to visit and relax. This was our third stay and we will definitely be back!

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This is the third time we have stayed at the Old Yacht Club Inn. The rooms are always neat and clean; the service is outstanding; everyone is friendly and very willing to accommodate all your needs. The breakfasts are wonderful!!! The wine and cheese in the late afternoon is very good. You get to meet your fellow travelers and share events of the day. I cannot imagine staying any place else in Santa Barbara.

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If you're looking for a quiet and quaint get-away, Old Yacht Club is your best bet.

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So often you see pictures of accommodations that don't quite live up to expectations. Not so at the Old Yacht Club Inn. The rooms were even better than pictured. Very clean, quiet, comfy beds, lots of nice little touches. These folks want you to be comfortable. The breakfasts were delicious and different each morning. We would highly recommend this charming and historic B&B and look forward to our next visit. The Watson Family.....San Diego

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Owners pleasant and friendly....helpful in finding restaurants.......room clean......very comfortable

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We arrived and were warmly greeted by Eilene the innkeeper. At once we felt at home, not like guests. Our room was lovely and comfortable. The breakfasts each morning were delicious, sitting in the dining room with a fire in the fireplace. We will surely be returning to our Santa Barbara home away from home in the future.

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The staff was genuinely friendly, very attentive, and very helpful. The breakfast was delicious. My husband and I really enjoyed the room and the way it was all set up. From the dining area to the bedroom, it was all very comfy and cozy. Everything that was offered online was fulfilled. It really was an absolutely lovely experience. I would recommend the Inn to anyone in a heartbeat. Truly delightful.

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My fiance and I spent the weekend at the Old Yacht Club Inn and left feeling like part of the family. The owners were extremely friendly and went out of their way to make sure we were comfortable. They cooked us a fresh hot breakfast and had beach cruiser bikes for us to take downtown. The innkeepers were very knowledgeable about the area and suggesting some great sights and restaurants for our stay. The location is superb....just a hop, skip and a jump to the water's edge. My fiance and I enjoyed a romantic sunset stroll each evening after indulging in the evening wine socials. Looking forward to returning soon.

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quiet, charming old house with a great inn-keeper. Close to all the good stuff, easy parking.

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Recently my wife had an event at Fess Parkers Hotel nearby and we opted to stay here at the Old Yacht Club Inn since we're more of the down home type. Although there are many B&B's to chose from in S.B. we decided check it out and we were not disappointed. The staff was very friendly and the breakfast was perfect. Not too much but just right so we could get a good start to the day. Having the use of the bicycles and the beach a block away was just great. Kudos to the Innkeeper for staying on top of the landscaping and overall ambience of the Inn. We will no doubt be repeat guests.

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My 2 daughters brought me here for my 60th birthday and a "girlfriend weekend" and we had an absolute wonderful time! We loved our room, we loved hearing the train at night, and the breakfast put on by Innkeeper Eilene was outstanding!! I would highly recommend the Old Yacht Club Inn if Santa Barbara is your destination!

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Corey, the hostess, gave it her best, all in all I expected something more, I suppose, and this just didn't live up to it.

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We want here to review wedding sites. The B and B was good except for the rooms don't have double pane windows so the train wakes you up early and often. The windows didn't have shades dark enough to keep out the light, so this woke us up as well. In the separate house where we stayed it was a bit of a hassle to get ice and there was no internet service there..

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This was a really nice bed and breakfast. The staff was helpful and I felt as if I was staying at a friends house. A big plus was that the breakfast was awesome... Thanks!!!

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The emphasis on Bed and Breakfast here would be on the Breakfast! A great way to start a morning: Great food. The Inn itself was perfectly fine, in Santa Barbara there is so much to do, great place to go for a get away.

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The Old Yacht Club Inn is a delightful and convenien place to stay. My only disaapointment was the "private patio" outside of our room -- it was truly about 4' X 4' and was shared with another room and on the side of the driveway!

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My wife and I spent one night in one of the smaller rooms. It was comfortable and clean. The service was wonderful including breakfast and the afternoon wine/cheese. One block off the beach allowed for wonderful AM/PM walks. We will be back should the opportunity be presented.

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The Old Yacht Club Inn is the only B & B with a beach location in Santa Barbara and usually full. a "home away from Home." We stayed in the Hitchcock House next door -- quiet with period appointments, Oriental rugs, colorful fabrics and wallpapers, telephone, private bathroom and wonderful sun room with sleeping quarters. Big Queen Size beds and in our case, a separate and inviting sitting room with French windows where at night we could see sky all around and smell the ocean air. In the evening we were invited to a wine and sherry tasting in the front room and on the front porch which turned into an informal party with other guests. Next morning we only had to walk a few yards to the Main House dining room for complimentary breakfast. We ate at the big common table. Inviting fresh fruit juices and fruits covered one sideboard while attentive but unobtrusive servers filled coffee cups and brought out steaming plate of Mexican omelettes. Stuffed with cheese and salsa, they were tasty and filling. Even without the overcast early morning air giving a cozy feeling to being inside, the atmosphere encourages people to talk to each other. Plenty of space behind the buildings for parking cars, and free bikes there. Owner Eileen Bruce could not be friendlier and positive and at the same time somehow low key.

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Great breakfast, great location (close to the beach), great service and great rooms. It just doesn't get any better than this at a bed and breakfast!

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A perfect vacation get-away by the beach. Friendly staff and delicious food. I especially loved the Santa Barbara omelet with toasted crumpet and poached pear. They have beach cruiser bikes for riding along the bike path that you can access just a block from the inn. They have a lovely front deck where I often found myself socializing with the other guests during the wine hour or drinking my afternoon tea while enjoying the homemade cookies. Cozy, clean and quiet room with lots of sunlight. A perfect place for rest and relaxation.

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My husband and I stayed at the Old Yacht Club Inn in “The Cottage” for our 5 year anniversary. The Inn was beautiful and our room looked like something out of a romance novel (and I mean that in a good way)! We loved the fireplace and the jacuzzi tub… Breakfast was scrumptious and the Inn had an amazing selection of wines. My husbands family own a vineyard so he’s hard to please, but even he was impressed. Finally the staff at the Inn was great; they were really knowledgeable about the area, day and nighttime activities, and made a GREAT restaurant recommendation with Pascucci. We thoroughly enjoyed ourselves at the Old Yacht Club Inn and we’ll definitely be back! THANKS AGAIN! --Tina Lee

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Excellent location. We heard no trains! Great staff, wonderful win, social hour on the porch. We'll be back soon!

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The stay was outstanding and exceeded my expectaions.

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We had a very pleasant stay in the Captain's Corner room. Took a couple of rides on the complimentary bikes and enjoyed the delicious breakfasts. The location was perfect and we fully utilized the beachfront shuttle. We'll be back!

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We enjoyed our stay very much. We like the antique atmosphere of another time. The house and room reminded me of the my parents home in the 1940's. We were surprised that it was so close to the beach. Since we stayed at the Inn on a Wednesday and Thursday, the innkeeper gave us what I thought was an excellent rate for the quality and location. We could not have found a better rate and accommodation at a three or a four star hotel.

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Outstanding service, value and cleanliness! Rooms and dining were great.

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For a weekend getaway in a beautiful relaxing city...Santa Barbara, The Old Yacht Club is the spot. It is a couple blocks from the beach and you can ride bikes to the downtown area! The price is great for the service and atmosphere!! And they have great coffee!!

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The B&B is in a great location, one block away from the beach. And the street it's on is very quiet. However beware there is a train that passes by at least two times during the night but you're going to hear it no matter which b&b you stay at as they're all located near the R&R. The breafaksts were scrumptious and I loved the cookies, wine, cheese, crackers, and grapes that put out every day at 5:00pm. Just that perfect little afternoon snack. I stayed 5 nighs in the Julia Metelmann room and it's a spacious room that's in the house next door to the main house. It' s nice to be able to have your own entrance from the outside and not share a hallway with anyone. The only negative of the location of the B&B is that it is a far walk to the pier and harbor. However not even a 5 min drive. The highway and downtown state street (lots of shopping and dining)are extremely close by car.

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Oh! That whirlpool tub and sipping sherry. Just what I needed to relax. I enjoyed my stay tremendously!

Breakfasts were scrumptious we'll see you again soon

Great food, warm innkeepers, location - 1 block from ocean Love this place. We'll be back

WHAT a deal - lovely beach neighborhood - Loved the bikes. Relaxing & warm caring atmosphere

My husband and I wanted to get a way for a long weekend and stayed at the lovely old yacht club. The room was beautiful the food prepared was awesome. You could tell time and thought went into the preparation. The staff was just wonderful and friendly and very knowledgeable about the area. All in all, we had a wonderful time away ... thanks you for the great weekend. We’ll be back!!!!

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My wife and I made reservations for a 3 day 2 nite stay. We then read any review we could find on the net. We read quite a few of which the majority were negative. We started to panic. If it could be put down, then it was put down,...from the service, the rooms, the breakfast and the surroundings...most of what we read, since most WAS negative, was completely innacurate. Our stay was exactly what we wanted. The service was friendly, attentive, personable and just plain good. The room was what you would expect from a quality bed and breakfast, quaint, warm, and cozy. The breakfasts (we had two) were perfect - delicious, nicely prepared, well thought out, appropriate portions (not too big not too small), - to start out the day with and served with warm and attentitive service - couldn't ask for more. Finally the location - again,...just perfect. We walked to the beach (less then a minutes walking time) after dinner, before breakfast or whenever we wanted some coastal scenery and air, too easy. Since it is actually located in Santa Barbara we were a 5 minute drive from the main downtown street and the freeway. Something to take advantage of, and we did. Oh yes, there is a railroad track close by, of which we only heard the train horn once. We were antipicating and looking forward to hearing it more - it was actually romantic and added to the ambience. We WILL be going back,...very soon!

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We stayed in the Portofino room and absolutely loved it. The bed was incredible comfortable, we have a lovely balcony overlooking the quiet beach community. We used the bicycles to ride along the water and found a great local produce store a block away. Excellent location. The service was superb. Great recommendations for dinner and local activities. Delicious food, homemade chocolate chip cookies and chile cheese soufle was our favorite. They even gave us the recipe for the famous soufle! Nice wine social too. Will be back.

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This was our first B&B and after staying here it will not be our last. The rooms are warm, large and full of charm. I was pleased with the service and the Breakfast was a great way to start the day. The inn is walking distance from the beach so after Breakfast we were able to take a nice long walk along the water that did add to a wonderful experience.

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We stayed in the Captain's corner, but the sink in the "bathroom" was just not user friendly at all. It was frustrating trying to get ready to go out. The breakfast was very nice and I thought the wine social was a nice thought Being able to walk to the beach saved the day and the use of beach chairs & bikes was a nice touch. For the money, I think you could do better.

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We loved this place. Included in your stay are complimentary beach cruisers, chairs & towels along with the delicious breakfast. Service was great as well. The perfect place to stay in idyllic Santa Barbara.

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