Lavender Inn by the Sea

What a place! We had a lovely stay as part of our honeymoon, even extended for an extra night. Free parking and champagne in the room, and then cheese and wine and cookies and milk in the evenings. Really relaxing stay and a pleasant walk into a lovely town. The highlight of our trip and would certainly stay again

An older motel brought back to life, this place has a good breakfast, wine and cheese in the afternoon and tasty cookies in the evening. Met some neat people over wine, including a psych professor from New Hampshire and his artist wife. Had a great conversation about what makes us relevant. Nice stay, nice place.

Excellent location to walk or casually bike to the marina, beaches, and downtown with everything they have to offer in beautiful Santa Barbara, including museums, shops, bars/music, zoo, art festivals, and plenty of great dining. Felt like Key West or Myrtle Beach, relaxing and homey, albeit not brand new. Upgraded to a suite upon arrival without even asking, just because it was not booked that day by someone else (a very nice and unexpected gesture!). Good breakfast was included (organic boiled eggs, hot oatmeal, fruit salad, tea/coffee/water, OJ, muffins/pastries), with tea/coffee/water, fruit, wine-n-cheese complementary throughout the day. A free bottle of champaign was another great surprise. But even more unexpectedly useful was access to their sister property across the street (Brisas Del Mar) with free bike rentals and hot tub! Pools are at both, and nobody was preventing guests from eating or relaxing at either property. I would still stay at Lavender (it seems less expensive) and use the other one as needed... :)

Loved the room and that it was within walking distance of some restaurants that we went to for dinner. And the bottle of sparkling wine waiting for us in the room was a perfect way to start our wine tasting weekend!