rockjaunt
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Life provided a stretch of time in Santa Barbara, and this trip we booked the Moxy due to proximity to the funk zone and all it has to offer. Flight delay got us in a little later than expected, and the check in was smooth and easy with some light hearted poking fun between Dodgers and Padres fans (couple checking in before us and Moxy team member Dodgers, we're Padres!!!) which was all good. ||Upstairs to our room and wow, literally a shoebox with the bed against the wall on two sides and bathroom small enough a single person fits. The room was, well, surprisingly small. The pillows were flat and bed had the flex in the mattress from people always sleeping on one side and wearing a sinkhole for lack of a better term. Combined with the view of the Gentlemen's Club across the street the vibe was just... off.||Next morning really enjoyed the coffee bar downstairs. Had to take a couple work calls and in general, though it was a Friday the morning was relatively quiet and coffee good! Moxy has a hostel type feel and could really work for some people, it just did not for us. We checked out after one night as we explored the Santa Barbara lodging options.||Pro's are close proximity to everything funk zone, and a REALLY GREAT team! Check in, check out, young lady in AM handling the front and latte machine - all good!!!||Cons are room size, and the view of the Spearmint Rhino adult entertainment across the street provided a little sketch feel to the neighborhood, like, make sure nothing is in your car kinda vibe!!!