check-in time: 3:00 pmcheck-out time: 12:00 pm. complimentary perks include breakfast and local shuttle service, plus parking, and all-day drinks and snacks. this straightforward hotel is 2 miles from the santa maria valley discovery museum, preisker park and the natural history museum. suites add living areas with pull-out sofas. other amenities consist of an outdoor pool, a gym and a hot tub. there's also a restaurant, bbqs, and meeting and event space. featuring dark wood furnishings and carpeted floors, the casual rooms offer free wi-fi, flat-screen tvs and minifridges, as well as microwaves, wet bars and coffeemakers Santa Barbara Airport 1 hr 8
Guadalupe-Nipomo Dunes (55 min) The 2nd-largest stretch of dunes in California, known for hiking, fishing & birdwatching. Grogan Park (4 min) Costa de Oro Winery (8 min) Winery, chardonnay, wine, and wine tasting Preisker Park (6 min) The town's largest park with an open field, horseshoe pits, a disc golf course & 2 playgrounds. Santa Maria Museum of Flight (14 min) Waller Park (14 min) Straightforward county park offering disc golf, picnic areas, playgrounds & sports courts & fields. Guadalupe-Nipomo Dunes Center (17 min) Visitors can fish & observe wildlife in this refuge, habitat to several endangered flora & fauna. Miller Family Wine Company (13 min) Wine, wine tasting, and winery Dunes Center (17 min) Archaeological excavation and history Tantara Winery (12 min) Winery and wine Labyrinth Winery (12 min) Winery, wine tasting, and wine Presqu'ile Winery (17 min) Modern estate surrounded by acres of trim vineyards, offering tastings & picnics on the grounds. Santa Maria Historical Museum (8 min) Historical society museum displaying regional memorabilia & pictures, open since 1974. Santa Maria Valley Discovery Museum (7 min) Museum for kids combining play & education, with a bubble machine, pirate ship & tar-pit exhibits. Simas Park (6 min) |