Friendly staff, clean and kind of funky-cool rooms, and you can't beat the location. Very awesome hotel for the value - and they give you complimentary bikes! Would totally stay here again. Loved.

Cute motel, simple and hip, friendly staff, great location, clean, excellent value. The free bikes were great for exploring.

We stayed here for one night to visit our daughter, who recommended this place, and rightly so. For Santa Barbara, it's a very good value ($99 on a Saturday night). That's on a par with some well-known budget motels, but with far more character. Our room had a cute "headboard" design on the wall, done entirely with stickers. What we first thought was wallpaper also turned out to be stickers - must have been a lot of work. I think we had an accessible room, as it had a large walk-in shower. The room had very little furniture, just comfy bed and desk/chairs by the window, which made it feel a little stark, but would work great for accessibility. Just a couple of minor negatives - the louvered windows did not close entirely, so let in some noise and cold air. Maybe a way to weatherstrip? And when we first arrived, the smell of cleaners or bleach was extremely strong, so much so that we had to leave the windows open for awhile. Good coffee in the morning and friendly staff made up for any minor shortcomings. We appreciate the owners' efforts to create this unique place and to hold prices down.

Cool motel with an "arty" feeling. Ok location quite high up on the main street through Santa Barbara. Pros: comfortable cool bikes for lending (no extra fee), spacious rooms, relaxed and helpful staff who gave us good insider tips on where to go for wine and dining. Cons: VERY expensive for a motel, rooms are not soundproof which means you hear everything that goes on outside.