I will be travelling to the SantaBarbara area in October. Does anyone have a good hotel, not too pricey?

Hi--not sure what range of price you have in mind, but we stayed here in May one year--2002, I think--and it was a very nice place, low-key but lovely and a *great* breakfast....

http://www.oldyachtclubinn.com/info.html

During the week or on a weekend? Most places require two nights on the weekends.

It will be during the week. I'll only have one night.

W/o knowing your budget it is really hard to give you any sort of advice. "not too pricey" will mean many things to many people . . . . . .

I'm looking for under $200. Does anyone else know anything about the Old Yacht Club Inn?

Take the Motel6 only 5O yards from the beach. Paul

We stayed at the Sandman Inn on State Street, up the road from the 101. It is a funky motel type but very clean, nice people, nice grounds and landscaping and a big continental breakfast in the morning. I think they are around $135 mid week.

We didn't stay at the BW Pepper Tree on State Street, but it looked very nice from the road.

Motel6 #002 is half-mile from Sandman Inn and half the price.

Hi maylin,
The Holiday Inn Express is under $200 a night. I think about $158 or so. And yes, you can get a room for just one night. It is on Haley Street, about a half a block off State Street. Lots of shops, restaurants, bars in the immediate vicinity. Beach, about a 5-10 minute walk away.
minnie.