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Santa Maria in general
Newest Review: ... Guadalupe. If shopping is your thing then the only real option is Santa Maria Town Centre which is an indoor shopping centre. The building is quite new and when we visited quite a few of the shops had yet to be opened, but there were still quite a few to visit. If you are expecting to spend lots of money here though, you my want to travel further such as Santa Barbara or even LA. There are quite a few hotels and restaurants to choose from ranging in comfort and price. We stayed at the Historic Santa Maria Inn which offers 164 guest rooms and suites. The hotel is split into two main areas, the historic side an the tower side. The tower ... more |
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Santa Maria in general: Nice town, lovely hotel. (665 words)
by janeh - written on 22.07.02 (Very useful, 41 readings)
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Santa Maria is located about half way between San Francisco and San Diego. We chose to stay here as a mid way point between the two. You can get to it from the two main roads which run down the coast, Highways 1 and 101. I will give a quick overview of the town and the immediate area and the hotel we stayed in. Santa Maria itself is about 250 miles south of San Francisco and about 150 miles north of LA. It is located in the heart of wine county and there are many vineyards you can visit within the area, 37 in total covering 20,000 acres. It has several museums to visit such as a motorcycle, flight, historical and history museums. It also has many art galleries ...
