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In Santa Barbara, California, you can expect a range of family-friendly accommodations, from cozy beachside hotels to charming boutique inns. Many hotels offer amenities such as pools, complimentary breakfast, and easy access to local attractions like the Santa Barbara Zoo and beautiful beaches.

Santa Barbara

Featuring free WiFi in all rooms, this Santa Barbara, California motel is 5 minutes’ drive from Santa Barbara Museum Of Natural History. UC Santa Barbara is 15 minutes’ drive away.

Each room at Town and Country Inn offers a flat-screen cable TV with HBO film channels, a refrigerator and a microwave.

Free parking is offered at Inn Town and Country. Vending machines are also available.

Arroyo Burro Beach County Park is 3 miles away from Town and Country Inn. Sandpiper Golf Club is 15 minutes’ drive away.

Town and Country Inn

Located directly across from the beach, this Santa Barbara hotel offers a heated outdoor pool and free WiFi. The Zoological Gardens are a short walk away.

Featuring cable TV, each en suite room at the Cabrillo Inn at the Beach is equipped with a fridge. Comfortably furnished in a tropical-style decor, most rooms include a seating area.

Offering a variety of shops and restaurants, the historic Stearns Wharf is a 3-minute drive from this hotel. Old Mission Santa Barbara, the Botanical Gardens and the History Museum are 5.6 km away.

Cabrillo Inn at the Beach

Featuring a one acre tropical courtyard and an outdoor pool, this Santa Barbara hotel offers rooms with flat-screen cable TV. It is 1.6 km from the Museum of Natural History.

Free Wi-Fi is available in all guest rooms at the Lemon Tree Inn. The air-conditioned rooms also provide a laptop size safe and a desk. Many rooms offer a private balcony or lanai with views of the property's courtyard.

The Lemon Tree Inn features the Crocodile restaurant. It serves Italian and Californian cuisine. Drinks are available in the bar and the hotel offers room service.

The Santa Barbara Municipal Golf Course is 1.93 km from the hotel. Arroyo Burro Beach is 5.8 km away.

Lemon Tree Inn

Featuring 2-star accommodation, Castillo Inn at the Beach is situated in Santa Barbara, less than 1 km from East Beach and a 10-minute walk from Leadbetter Beach. The property is set 18 km from University of California, Santa Barbara, 8.3 km from Westmont College and 1.7 km from Brooks Institute of Photography. The property is non-smoking and is located 400 metres from West Beach.

Complete with a private bathroom equipped with a shower and free toiletries, all units at the hotel have a flat-screen TV and air conditioning, and selected rooms include a terrace.

Castillo Inn at the Beach offers a business centre, free WiFi access and free private parking.

Popular points of interest near the accommodation include Amtrack Station Santa Barbara, Santa Barbara City College and Antioch College. The nearest airport is Santa Barbara Airport, 16 km from Castillo Inn at the Beach.

Castillo Inn at the Beach

Offering an outdoor pool and hot tub, this Santa Barbara hotel is less than 5 minutes’ walk from Stearn’s Wharf. Guests can enjoy a full service spa experience at Spa Beaumontia, located on-site. Guest rooms feature free WiFi.

The modern rooms at Harbor View Inn include an HDTV with film channels and a minibar. Guest robes, a safety deposit box and a work desk are also provided.

A fitness center with elliptical machines and stationary bikes is available for guests of Harbor View Inn. A 24-hour business center and concierge services are featured for maximum convenience. A gift shop is also located at the hotel.

East Beach is 5 minutes’ drive from the hotel. Santa Barbara Mission and Arroyo Burro Beach County Park are both 10 minutes’ drive away.

Harbor View Inn

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