We planned a very spontaneous trip to Santa Barbara on a Thursday morning. We researched lodging in the car on our drive from Los Angeles. We were pleased to arrive at Casa del Mar and find out there was still vacancies. We received a great rate for a double bed room. CDM includes nice amenities like free WiFi, wine and cheese happy hour and a decent continental breakfast. All the of the staff was very accommodating and helpful with questions of Santa Barbara or restaurant recommendations. We were able to walk just about everywhere which was very convenient. We would definitely stay here again for the great location and reasonable rates!