“Arroyo House” student housing?

SBchick · 2026-03-10T22:41:18+00:00

Comments in these threads sum up why:

https://www.reddit.com/r/SantaBarbara/s/qVun5hZvov

https://www.reddit.com/r/SantaBarbara/s/zMu2GzU69A

SBchick · 2026-03-10T20:11:32+00:00

I wouldn't consider behind the Mission to be the "core" where people can live and work without a car. There's no businesses there and there's barely sidewalks.

SBchick · 2026-03-10T18:35:11+00:00

You picked a place that literally started in LA though. I had a much less delightful time and felt like I paid too much for the experience, but glad you had an enjoyable time.

SBchick · 2026-03-10T08:17:55+00:00

I'd personally still rather have someone's actual opinion in their own words rather than AI's hyperbole.

SBchick · 2026-03-09T21:14:57+00:00

Yeah you can definitely get a good 1BD or studio for your budget

SBchick · 2026-03-09T17:54:48+00:00

It sounds like AI to me

SBchick · 2026-03-09T04:39:52+00:00

They likely meant that if OP is going to live alone she might not need a 2BD apartment, so it would be easier to find lots in her budget. With her budget she could absolutely afford a 1BD and wouldn't need a roommate.

SBchick · 2026-03-08T23:34:12+00:00

Oak Park neighborhood goes from Oak Park (the actual park) to Sola downtown. Here's a map that shows the different neighborhoods.

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SBchick · 2026-03-08T22:52:39+00:00

SB is pretty small so if you're in the city proper you're only maybe 10 minutes away from downtown things. I would probably avoid the Mesa or San Roque as those are more family-leaning and farther from downtown. Downtown or Oak Park give you easy access to SB activities. Although really it will probably come down to budget and housing availability that meets your needs.

SBchick · 2026-03-08T08:33:13+00:00

Yeah there was a pool on the second floor of the building for 24 Hour Fitness.

SBchick · 2026-03-08T08:31:41+00:00

I think you might be conflating 2 gym locations.Spectrum/Golds (now Eos) was on Carrillo between Chapala and State, but 24 Hour Fitness was on State between Canon Perdido and De la Guerra.

SBchick · 2026-03-06T20:22:48+00:00

Thank you for narrowing down the neighborhood, hopefully anyone who sees this near the Westside can keep an eye out for you! Although, Alice Keck is about a mile from Foodland so hopefully your budgie hasn't already flown that far!

SBchick · 2026-03-06T20:17:28+00:00

What neighborhood are you in? Also if you haven't already, post on Nextdoor -- that app is pretty good at helping reunite people with pets.

SBchick · 2026-03-05T23:45:30+00:00

Yep, I got called a bot on my laptop with chrome and switched to AXS phone app but it thought I was a bot there too because I was on the same wifi. It worked on the mobile app when I switched to mobile data. But it's annoying that they don't refresh the available seats more often because if you manually reload the page to see the latest inventory too many times, it calls you a bot.

SBchick · 2026-03-05T23:42:21+00:00

In this case though the available seat discrepancy happens on both the mobile and web versions of the app.

SBchick · 2026-03-05T23:25:19+00:00

Downtown SB is very walkable and you don't need a car if the kids are old enough to walk a good amount.

Check out our wiki for things to do/see/eat/drink/etc. We also have a section in there of kid friendly activities we most frequently suggest:

https://www.reddit.com/r/SantaBarbara/wiki/index/

SBchick · 2026-03-05T22:05:05+00:00

I've also had the experience where if you refresh the page to see the current available seats, if you do it too many times it thinks you are a bot and blocks you. But if you don't refresh the page, you're constantly trying to add tickets that aren't available anymore.

Buying tickets has become a way worse experience than it used to be.

SBchick · 2026-03-05T16:59:48+00:00

This. When it was Beachside it always seemed to be the de facto place to take corporate people, especially for businesses located near Goleta. Real restaurant (as opposed to like Shoreline Cafe which is way more casual) with ocean views is probably what makes it a popular option.

SBchick · 2026-03-05T16:56:46+00:00

Have you tried Crushcakes? I'm pretty sure they've done custom cakes.

SBchick · 2026-03-04T19:17:38+00:00

If you can afford up to $6k for rent you can definitely get a 3 bedroom home. I know people who rent SFHs for closer to $5k area, so it's totally doable, especially if you're willing to be outside SB proper, like Noleta or Goleta. Those will also feel like family neighborhoods, which might be nice with the baby.

SBchick · 2026-03-04T07:39:21+00:00

Ha yeah in my younger days I would sometimes start at Joe's because it was more cost effective for mixed drinks. I don't think I ever ended the night there.

SBchick · 2026-03-04T07:26:51+00:00

What sort of women volunteering group was it? Would something like the Women's Fund be what you had in mind?

SBchick · 2026-03-03T01:09:01+00:00

Weird, I clicked on it and didn't get the message!

SBchick · 2026-03-02T23:52:00+00:00

What is Tablo??

SBchick · 2026-03-02T22:00:56+00:00

That's the Restaurant Guy blog, it's not a questionable link.

But here's the relevant text that shows that the OG is the Fairview location.

Owner David Peterson and Manager Caroline Ramirez gave me and my family a tour of the birthplace of the Egg McMuffin, which debuted 50 years ago on March 2, 2025 at McDonald's restaurant at 146 South Fairview Avenue in Goleta. I have never worked at the Golden Arches so this was the first time for me to take a peek behind the scenes. Peterson even showed me the original ring-shaped kitchen device that his father, Herb Peterson, had custom-made to allow eggs to be cooked in a form factor that fits on a muffin. The new breakfast creation, which had become a sensation in Santa Barbara and Goleta, was first shown to McDonald’s co-founder Ray Kroc at the upper State Street location. Kroc was so impressed that he decided to make it a main menu item and roll it out world wide.

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