Starting Oct. 27, Visit Santa Barbara is bringing back its Locals Lodging Promotion, offering 30% discounts for residents from Goleta to Carpinteria who book overnight trips within the Santa Barbara ...

Two national chains that topped 1,000 locations got their start in Santa Barbara, but only one story had a happy ending. Motel 6 is celebrating its 50th anniversary as the king of the rock-bottom ...

UPDATE (7:09 p.m.) - Santa Barbara police say a search warrant served at the Sunset Motel uncovered two guns, ammunition, and approximately eleven ounces of suspected crystal methamphetamine. Police ...

I recently consummated a May to September relationship in a Motel 6, and I don’t care who knows it. No, it wasn’t what you think. My wife and I (separated in age by 364 days, if you must know) thought ...

A sustainability premium is a tough sell -- but what about when Gen Z cruises?When I explored the question of whether cruisers would be willing to pay a sustainability-related premium, the answer I ...

No need to bookmark—get it straight to your inbox. Santa Barbara’s grand Hotel Californian has endured for nearly a century—the Spanish Colonial Revival hotel was built in 1925—but a makeover in 2017 ...

Two national chains that topped 1,000 locations got their start in Santa Barbara, but only one story had a happy ending. Motel 6 is celebrating its 50th anniversary this year as the king of the ...

Two national chains that topped 1,000 locations got their start in Santa Barbara, but only one story had a happy ending. Motel 6 is celebrating its 50th anniversary as the king of the rock-bottom ...