Santa Barbara Food Connection

This charming spot serves up sustainable ice creams with a tantalizing mix of classic and inventive flavors, perfect for cooling off after a beach day.

In a historic building, this stylish hotel offers contemporary rooms with flat-screen TVs & Wi-Fi. A 3-minute drive from Highway 101, this chic hotel set in a circa 1916 Spanish colonial building in the Old Town is a 9-minute walk from Santa Barbara Amtrak train station and 5 blocks from Stearns Wharf pier. Modern rooms offer flat-screen TVs and Wi-Fi, as well as minifridges and coffeemakers. Amenities include a lobby bar and café, plus beach cruiser bike rentals and valet parking.

Relaxed hotel with bright, beach-themed rooms, plus free Wi-Fi & an outdoor pool. This laid-back, Spanish-style hotel is a 3-minute walk from the beach and Santa Barbara harbor, and an 8-minute walk from Stearns Wharf. Bright, beach-inspired rooms come with iPod docks, coffeemakers, flat-screen TVs with DVD players, and free Wi-Fi. The suites add living areas with pull-out sofas, dining tables and kitchenettes. Complimentary perks include parking, continental breakfast and afternoon cookies. There's also a heated outdoor pool, a hot tub and a DVD library. Laundry facilities are available for a fee.

This cozy bicycle-themed coffee shop serves expertly crafted brews in a laid-back space perfect for cyclists and creatives alike.

This laid-back haven serves up vibrant traditional Mexican fare for all meals, with a friendly vibe and unique salsas that transport you right to Mexico.

Elegant quarters, some with private patios, in a B&B offering free Wi-Fi, evening wine & snacks. Housed in an 1874 Victorian mansion surrounded by lush gardens, this refined B&B is a 12-minute walk from Downtown, 2 miles from Stearns Wharf and 3 miles from Leadbetter beach. Accommodations range from genteel rooms to country-style suites in a restored carriage house, and bright, airy cottages. All feature antique furnishings, smart TVs, iPod docks and free Wi-Fi, plus coffeemakers. Some offer claw-foot or whirlpool tubs, sundecks, private patios, minifridges and/or fireplaces. Gourmet breakfast is served in-room, in the elegant dining room or on the wraparound porch. Complimentary amenities include parking, drinks, evening wine and snacks.

La Paloma Cafe is a charming spot blending local flavors with a Mexican twist, perfect for relaxed outdoor dining and sipping unique cocktails.

Cozy rooms in a polished lodging offering an outdoor pool, plus free breakfast & wine tastings. This polished, Spanish-style inn is 2.7 miles from the Old Mission Santa Barbara and 0.8 miles from Santa Barbara Harbor and Stearns Wharf. The cozy, traditional rooms feature minifridges and coffeemakers, plus flat-screen TVs and free Wi-Fi. Some rooms add sitting areas and full kitchens. Complimentary perks include continental breakfast, afternoon wine and cheese receptions, evening cookies and milk, and loaner bikes. There's a heated outdoor pool and a hot tub.