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Based on KAYAK hotel searches, the most popular destination is Santa Barbara (95% of total searches to Santa Barbara and Vicinity). The next most popular destinations are Goleta (2%) and Carpinteria (2%). Searches for hotels in Montecito (2%) are also popular.
KAYAK users have found double rooms in Santa Barbara and Vicinity for as cheap as $81 (Santa Barbara) in the last 3 days. The average price is $688.
In the last 72 hours, users have found Santa Barbara and Vicinity hotels for tonight for as low as $120 (Carpinteria). Users have also found 3-star hotels from $220 (Santa Barbara) and 4-star+ hotels from $321 (Goleta).