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Enjoy convenient access to the historic downtown area, local beaches and attractions while staying at this full-service Santa Barbara, California hotel. Guests staying at the Best Western Encina Lodge & Suites will find relaxation and convenience rolled into one for an unbeatable price. Located in a quiet residential area, minutes from southern California beaches, this Santa Barbara hotel features 122 well-appointed guest rooms and suites, including kitchenettes. Each room is complete with cable satellite television with HBO, DVD players with complimentary movie rentals, and free wireless high-speed Internet access. Enjoy an array of full-service amenities including a large indoor heated swimming pool and whirlpool hot tub, guest laundry, full business services and an airport courtesy shuttle. Guests will also enjoy dining at the onsite restaurant and cocktail lounge. Located adjacent to the Sansum Medical Clinic and Cottage Hospital, the Best Western Encina Lodge & Suites is also within walking distance of the Museum of Natural History and the Queen of the Missions. Spend an afternoon browsing through local shops and restaurants in historic downtown Santa Barbara or take the Red Tile Walking Tour. Guests will enjoy being just five minutes away from local beaches and the Santa Barbara Harbor. Families visiting the area will especially enjoy a day at the Santa Barbara Zoo, Stearns Wharf or the Santa Barbara Botanic Gardens. The hotel also offers convenient access to a variety of local golf courses. Visitors and locals alike will love the array of events hosted by Santa Barbara throughout the year including Old Spanish Days, golf tournaments, film and cultural festivals and art exhibits. The friendly, helpful staff at the Best Western Encina Lodge & Suites is ready to ensure a fun-filled memorable stay in Santa Barbara. Make a reservation today and save!
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Location. The family-owned Best Western Encina Lodge & Suites in mid-town Santa Barbara, Calif. adjoins the prestigious Sansum-Santa Barbara Medical Foundation Clinic and Cottage Hospital. The Museum of Natural History is one-half mile away and downtown Santa Barbara is within one mile. Complimentary transportation to and from Santa Barbara Municipal Airport and to an Amtrak station is provided. Hotel Features. American fare is featured at A Capella Restaurant and Bar, which is open for breakfast, lunch and dinner. Patio dining is available and assorted coffees and fruit are offered in the lobby. Business services and complimentary wireless Internet access are provided, as are massage services and an on premises beauty salon. A verdant garden on the property's grounds houses a landmark aviary. For recreation, a heated outdoor pool and spa tub are available. Guestrooms. Boasting private patios or balconies, the 121 guestrooms and suites offer separate sitting areas, exposed-beam ceilings, rattan, dark- and blond-wood furnishings, upholstered chairs and décor in sea green or light blue. Beds feature triple sheeting and 300-thread-count bed linens. Rooms include cable television with premium channels, complimentary wireless Internet access, coffeemakers, refrigerators and in-room safes. Kitchenettes contain dining areas, microwave ovens, stovetops, cookware and table settings for four. Expert Tip. The property provides fresh fruit, cookies and candy in all guest accommodations.
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Our family spent the weekend in Santa
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Posted Jun 11, 2008
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Our family spent the weekend in Santa Barbara and this hotel. It is excellent value for money and comfortable. Perfect for an inexpensive family weekend...
Location.Woke up at 9:am a Sunday by
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Posted Apr 09, 2008
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Location.Woke up at 9:am a Sunday by the cleaning person knocking at our door. When I pay for a room, I'm expecting not to be disturb, they didn't even have the "do not disturb" sign on the doors, they woke us up around 9:30 am to clean the room,...
1 night minimum Saturday stay okay /other 2 nights.Sheets not white/bleached & no parking spaces were open. Good. Able to accommodate 3 days prior to stay. Most of area hotels are a minimum of 2 night stay on a weekend; they booked my stay 1 night...
Nice balcony in room.Printed sheets
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Posted Jul 13, 2007
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Nice balcony in room.Printed sheets that looked horrible, not enough parking, and patio screen doors off track on several rooms looked very bad. They could use new sheets, provide more parking, and fix patio screen doors to all rooms.
We were there at 3:30 PM to check in.
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Posted Jun 11, 2007
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We were there at 3:30 PM to check in. The front dest told us that if we wait they will give us better room as our room was not clean yet. When we came back 1 hr later, we found that they gave our room to someone else and we were stuck with a small...
Very clean, most furnishing looked new
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Posted Mar 14, 2007
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Very clean, most furnishing looked new or almost new, nice grounds.Lights didn't work, iron had some go on it that stained my wife's pants, decaf only in the for the in room coffee pot. For the price this was very clean, pleasant place to stay,...
Breakfast at the neigboring restaurant
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Posted Sep 19, 2006
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Breakfast at the neigboring restaurant was excellent; must get pancakes! Room needs soundproofing--I could hear everything from adjoining rooms even folks using the toilet. Very serene otherwise. Great pool.
I was really disappointed that this
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Posted Jun 02, 2006
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I was really disappointed that this place did not have a continental break for the price..And it was NOT withing walking distance to the beach..alittle over 2 miles!! I will never pay that much for just an average...
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