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To come home and go to work. Bleck.

Hungary Jack, I also posed this question in your other thread: I'm considering an SB weekend getaway for my honey & myself....before I start looking, do you have any recommendations in overnight stay-overs?

I posed this answer in the other thread, drive an hour or two north and try Pismo Beach or Morro Bay.

My son who lives in Santa Barbara says either the Four Seasons in Montecito or Fess Parker's Doubletree Resort in Goleta.

It's hard to recommend a place to stay in SB because we stay with friends in Carpinteria. There are many, many lodging options, but you might consider seeing if you can rent a home for a weekend. Otherwise, to minimize driving around looking for stuff, I would suggest a hotel along SB's waterfront on Cabrillo Avenue or perhaps off State Street.

If you want to camp, there is a city park in Carpinteria that allows camping. I cannot vouch for availability. CA state park campgrounds tend to fill up months in advance (you need a reservation in CA). Another option is the Los Padres state forest campground complex in the Santa Ynez valley behind the SB mountain front range. You get there by heading up Paradise Road from hiway 154 over San Marcos Pass.

Stayed here with my wife a couple year ago. It is an amazing hotel right off of State Street. A little pricey but very cool

http://www.canarysantabarbara.com/

My parents normally stay in Montecito Inn (built by Charlie Chaplin). Older hotel but in a cool part of town. http://www.montecitoinn.com/#

Thank you all.