Santa Monica HI hostel was like a jail... the security people were not nice and the place was huge.. 4 stories... more like a hotel than a hostel.... not a real good time...
Santa Barbara Banana Bungalow was nice... Very hostelish indeed and only a block from the beach... The front desk staff were temps from ireland and they were way cool.. mostly Santa Barbara is a rock the house town anyway but the hostel made it sweeter.. You need to make sure to call them before you want to go though... or email them... they turned me away cause I wasnt international but then I told em i emailed em earlier in the week (which i did) and that got me a bed...
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