Central California Coast Hotels

The central California coastline is a major tourism destination, as well as an agricultural region. The area consist of seven counties, with the largest city being Salinas in Monterey County. There are a variety of accommodation options located throughout the area, including some major hotel chains such as Best Western, Embassy Suites, Days Inn, Holiday Inn, Hilton and many more. Also among the lodging options are the basic family-run motels, inns and bed and breakfasts.

Fast Facts

1. Country: United States
2. State: California
3. Counties: Santa Cruz, Santa Clara, San Benito, Monterey, San Luis Obispo, Santa Barbara, Ventura
4. Currency: U.S. Dollar
5. Time zone: Pacific Standard Time
6. Area: It comprises 300 miles of the state’s coastline and 14,333 square miles landscape ¹

Population

• Santa Cruz County - 255,602 (2000) ²
• Santa Clara County - 1,682,585 (2000) ³
• San Benito County - 53,234 (2000) ⁴
• Moneterey County - 401,762 (2000) ⁵
• San Luis Obispo County - 246,681 (2000) ⁶
• Santa Barbara County - 399,347 (2000) ⁷
• Ventura County - 753,197 (2000) ⁸

Luxury Stay

The Villa Toscana Bed and Breakfast is a Frommer's exceptionally rated inn in Paso Robles. It is situated in the "rolling vineyards" of the Martin & Weyrich winery. The guest rooms are all "spacious" and "individually decorated" with their own themes. All the rooms also have Jacuzzis, fireplaces and kitchenettes. In the mornings, an "excellent" breakfast is served, either in your room, the restaurant or in the courtyard.⁹

Affordable Stay

Also in Paso Robles is the Adelaide Inn, a much more budget-friendly lodging option. It is a family-run inn that offers "spacious rooms" at a "tremendous value."¹⁰ Most rooms have "comfortable, homey features," like recliners and convenient amenities, such as "in-room refrigerators" and microwaves. The inn is also situated near many "amazing" attractions; the Paso Robles Pioneer Museum, the Hearst Castle and Wine Country are just a few.¹¹

Mahalo Suggests

When planning your trip, please see the pages on Central California Coast Restaurants, a Big Sur and Monterey Vacation, a Santa Barbara Vacation, Santa Barbara Hotels, Santa Barbara Restaurants and Santa Barbara Tours.

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