This moderately priced, tidy Tudor-style hotel is near PCH and close to the main drag and its restaurants and shops. Rooms are cookie-cutter, but some have private whirlpools. Forgo an ocean view and you can save a lot of money. Breakfast is included in the room rate. Pros : great value; large rooms (some with Jacuzzi tubs); free Internet in lobby; complimentary Continental breakfast. Cons : ten-minute drive to beach; unglamorous neighborhood; a bit dated.
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