Santa Barbara Hotels and Accommodation: Budget

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• Motel 6 Santa Barbara - Beach, 443 Corona Del Mar, +1-805 564-1392, www.motel6.com/reservations/motel_detail.asp?MotelId=0001. Basic simple hotel room with bed, private bath, and TV. $91.99. This was the world's first Motel 6.

• Motel 6 Santa Barbara - Goleta, 5897 Calle Real, Goleta, +1-805 964-3596, www.motel6.com/reservations/motel_detail.asp?MotelId=0028. Located on US 101 at Fairview Ave in Goleta, which is to the west of Santa Barbara proper and closer to UCSB and the airport. $75.99-78.99.

• Presidio Motel, 1620 State Street, "+1-805" 963-1355, www.thepresidiomotel.com. This sweet motel is run by a charming young couple, with a foible for mid-century design. Free wireless internet and some books on design or art are likely to be part of the rooms set up, as much as TV and a coffee and muffin in the morning. $109+ for king-size bed.

• Santa Barbara Tourist Hostel, 134 Chapala Street, +1-805 963-0154, www.sbhostel.com. Amazingly, an inexpensive backpacker two blocks from the beach and one block from the State Street buzz. Basic breakfast and wifi internet in the lobby included. Bed in a shared room $23-30, private double room with shared bath $59-95, private double room with private bath $69-95, rates in all cases a function of day (weekends, summer, festivals are more expensive).

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