Santa Barbara
September 25, 2008
that's the new city i felt in love with.
we arrived at midnight in Santa Barbara, and while we were looking for a motel, we drove through the city.
it was a thursday night, and on the main street, ALL the bar & clubs were packed. and there were SOOOO MANYYYYY
beautiful girls on the street, ... we were so amazed, that we actually wanted to get out of the car, and party with them. but we went on looking for a motel. after we found one, got installed, took the baggages out of the car it was almost 1 .a.m. GRrrrrr... and honestly we were too tired to go out. what a pitty!
the next morning we went to the beach, and had breakfast til 11 a.m. in santa barbara...
we haven't seen that much...but the few people we've met were so kind.
the shopping street downtown, looked very promising too. i love some clothing brands like obey, volcom, ... and it they had a volcom shop in that street. first one i've seen in my life. plenty of nice bars, coffee shops, restaurants, fastfoods... and all of these looked so classy.
one day i surely wanna spend 4-5 days in santa barbara. the guy in our motel told us, there would be so many young people in the streets at night, especially on weekends, because of the university of SB. so all the students go out on weekends. apparently the area next to the university, would even be more packed. so for all the guys&girls who wanna have fun, or get drunk.... GO TO SANTA BARARA!:)
Orange Tree In - Motel - Santa Barbara
While we were driving from san francisco to las vegas, we wanted to have a stop at santa barbara as well. But somehow we arrived at midnight, so it wasn't worth to sleep at an hotel. We decided to get at room at the Orange Tree Inn.
We paid 112$ for a double-bed room. We were 3, so each of us had to pay like 40$. WELLLL compared to an hotel it's not cheap for a motel, if you can get a nice hotel for 120$ a night. BUT the motel was totally fine.
It was super clean, the guy at the lobby, was friendly and talkative, and the area seamed to pretty totally safe as well.
The room had 2 big beds, 1 lcd tv, a clean bathroom with shower (fresh & clean towels).
The location was very good, because the motel is located on mainstreet, and only half a mile or 1 mile away from the bars and nightclubs. Most of the motel customers were familys or couples, not just truckers.
I don't know what the room rates of other hotel in santa barbara are, but if they'd be quite expensive, i wouldn't mind booking a room for several nights at the orange tree motel.
We paid 112$ for a double-bed room. We were 3, so each of us had to pay like 40$. WELLLL compared to an hotel it's not cheap for a motel, if you can get a nice hotel for 120$ a night. BUT the motel was totally fine.
It was super clean, the guy at the lobby, was friendly and talkative, and the area seamed to pretty totally safe as well.
The room had 2 big beds, 1 lcd tv, a clean bathroom with shower (fresh & clean towels).
The location was very good, because the motel is located on mainstreet, and only half a mile or 1 mile away from the bars and nightclubs. Most of the motel customers were familys or couples, not just truckers.
I don't know what the room rates of other hotel in santa barbara are, but if they'd be quite expensive, i wouldn't mind booking a room for several nights at the orange tree motel.
