• Rental location agents

These agencies will search for lodging for your dates with your specified requirements. (They get a commission from the renter, so there is no charge to you.) Vacation rentals are typically priced weekly and are rather expensive, but they sometimes discount 10% or so if rented by the month.

Coastal Escapes Reservation Services (805) 684-7679, (800) 292-2222

Hot Spots Accommodation Service (805) 564-1637, (800) 793-7666

• Rental Listings on the Web

  USA-lodging.com is an on-line reservation service for Goleta and Santa Barbara. 

  Vacation Rentals

• House listing services

  For both short-term & long-term visits, do-it-yourselfers might try some of the house listing services available on the web, such as:

Vacation Rentals by Owner	VacationHomes.com	CyberRental
Sabbatical Homes This site hosts a database of available homes and academics looking for accommodations.	Santa Barbara Cottages This site has been used by some previous visitors who had a good experience.
Coastal Hideaways This company has several beach rentals plus other vacation rentals south of Santa Barbara, in Carpinteria and Ventura. Melissa Pearson at: 805-969-1995 or coastalhideaways@aol.com	Coastal Properties Check their webpage first – if you don’t see anything suitable, call them at (805) 969-1258 and ask for either Janice or Laurie.

 

• Community Housing Office

  The University has a Community Housing Office (CHO) that deals with housing opportunities in the community. Although primarily organized for students, they do maintain a list of housing available for visiting faculty (separate from their lists of student housing). The CHO does not look at the listings; they do not frequently update their list, and they do not make arrangements for visitors. Use the name of the department staffperson who is assisting you as your 'campus contact' to get a password for the faculty/staff listings. The CHO email address is: cho at housing dot ucsb dot edu
  

• Craig's List is an online classified ad site that many visiting faculty now use to look for housing:

• Ben Brode offers a nice studio apartment in Mission Canyon (behind downtown Santa Barbara) at a reasonable rate:

Some of the home exchange services also list a few rentals, such as Global Home Exchange.

Hotels with Kitchens/Kitchenettes

Hotels that Allow Pets

Some useful websites for visitors who must travel with a pet are:

Pet Friendly Hotels, Pets on the Go, Pets Welcome, Bring Your Pet.

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