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This Santa Barbara Motel, 15 minutes’ drive from the University of California Santa Barbara, offers a complimentary daily breakfast buffet and free bicycles to its guests during their stay.

This non-smoking motel is 5 minutes walk from the beach, marina and wharf. Highway 101 is 5 minutes’ drive from the property. - Friendly, helpful staff that keeps the property nice and clean - nice outdoor area to enjoy the complimentary coffee

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9.3
Superb
1,177 reviews
Price from
US$190.99
per night

Viking Inn is located in the quaint Danish-style town of Solvang. Offering free WiFi, this pet-friendly motel is surrounded by Denmark-inspired architecture, shops, and festivals.

Rusack Vineyards is 10 minutes' drive from the motel. The Elverhøj Museum and Old Mission Santa Ines are both 10 minutes' walk away. It’s a cute place with a great location.

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9.1
Superb
243 reviews
Price from
US$108.58
per night

This California hotel is located one block from the Cayucos State Beach. The hotel features free Wi-Fi in the guest rooms, barbecue facilities and a picnic area.

The rooms at the Cayucos Beach Inn contain a microwave and a refrigerator. Guests can use the in-room coffee makers or watch the cable TV. The hotel is close to downtown. Checking in very easy, the front desk associate very friendly. The rooms are large and clean. Hotel very quiet.

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9
Superb
715 reviews
Price from
US$125
per night

Set in Cayucos, within 200 metres of Morro Strand State Beach and 41 km of Paso Robles Event Center, The Pacific Motel offers accommodation with a garden and free WiFi as well as free private parking for guests who drive. California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo is 30 km from the motel and Mission San Luis Obispo de Tolosa is 31 km away. Great vibe. The front desk help was EXCEPTIONAL. Would recommend for a solo or group stay. Hope to visit again someday.

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10
Exceptional
18 reviews
Price from
US$202.80
per night

Free Wi-Fi is provided at this 100% non-smoking Santa Barbara motel. Guests can enjoy the outdoor pool and garden. Earl Warren Showgrounds are 1.6 km away.

Rooms feature a TV and a seating area. A microwave, small fridge, and coffee-making facilities are provided at the Oasis Inn and Suites. Suites offer a fully equipped kitchen. The hotel looks great and has a large outdoor pool.

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8.1
Very good
1,695 reviews
Price from
US$119
per night

Just 5 minutes’ walk from waterfront shops and restaurants on the Embarcadero, this Morro Bay hotel is 35 miles from Hearst Castle. All rooms include free Wi-Fi.

Satellite TV with free film channels offers indoor entertainment in each guest room at Hotel La Serena. Boasting romantic décor, all rooms include a refrigerator and microwave and coffee-making facilities. Really nice and big family apartment with full kitchen and more

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8.5
Very good
1,802 reviews
Price from
US$104
per night

Situated a 5 minute walk from Morro Rock, this Spanish-Moorish designed Morro Bay hotel offers a luxurious indoor hot tub. Hearst Castle is 35 miles away.

Free Wi-Fi, a cable TV with extended movie channels, a microwave and a refrigerator are included in all guest rooms at Masterpiece Hotel. All rooms feature coffee-making facilities and the hotel hallways are uniquely decorated with reproductions of great artistic masterpieces. Amazing!! The hotel itself was beautiful on the outside as well as the inside, The spa is such a nice touch! Breakfast was great, And we were so close to the Morro rock and downtown Morro Bay.

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8.3
Very good
1,210 reviews
Price from
US$99
per night

Ocean Palms Motel is 1000 meters from Pismo Beach Pier. The motel offers free WiFi in all rooms.

All rooms feature a flat screen TV with cable and movie channels, a coffee machine, a microwave, and a refrigerator. The en suite bathrooms include a hairdryer. This motel is pet friendly. I had a great 3 night stay at this motel. The bed was comfortable, the room was clean and had everything I needed for a nice holiday in Pismo. It is close enough to walk to restaurants, bars, shops and the beach. Pismo is a safe city to walk around and as a solo traveler I was happy enough walking around at night as well as daytime. I would stay here again, as it was good value for money in comparison to other places near by.

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8.7
Fabulous
1,157 reviews
Price from
US$80
per night

Located less than a minutes’ walk to the beach, this pet-friendly Santa Barbara motel offers an outdoor pool and modern guest rooms with cable TV. State Street is 5 minutes’ drive away.

A seating area is provided in each brightly-decorated room at Motel 6 Santa Barbara. An en suite bathroom is included. Very clean and very good location!

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8
Very good
2,334 reviews
Price from
US$134.99
per night

Situated between Santa Barbara and Malibu, just 800 metres from the beach, the Crystal Lodge Motel in Ventura, California offers comfortable guestrooms and suites with convenient amenities.

Crystal Lodge Motel features accommodations with all the comforts of home. Guests will enjoy large TVs with some HD channels as well as wireless internet access. Rooms and suites also boast individually controlled air-conditioning and coffee makers. This was one of the cleanest Motels we have been to during our Roadtrip. We got upgraded to a bigger room with a new kitchen and new Bathroom. Everything was well equipped, super clean and of high quality. The Kingsize Bed was extremely comfortable. The owners were very friendly. We decided to stay for one more night. Only a smaller room was available which, however, was very clean and comfy as well. Some rooms have older, but still very clean bathrooms and the owner told me that they are working on them to get every room renovated soon. Over all this was propably the best experience that we made so far. Thank you again for the great stay!

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8.1
Very good
1,339 reviews
Price from
US$84
per night

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