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Comments for Ramada Inn, Goleta
Ramada Inn, Goleta: 07/19/07
Check in time on Saturday was 3PM. We wanted to get there as close to the check-in as possible to be sure we could get a crib for Harriet. They are first come first serve and previous hotel stays have taught us the importance of getting there early. We arrived at four and while we were out at dinner, housekeeping brought in Harriet's crib.
We stayed at the same place we've stayed (or that our parents have stayed) for twelve years whenever we've visited UCSB or Santa Barbara. The hotel is currently a Ramada. It's had a number of names and owners over the years but the features have stayed the same: comfy rooms, a beautiful koi pond, and a lovely Continental breakfast in the morning. The place also sometimes has a flock of ducks but we didn't see them during this trip.
We expected to have one of the rooms in the back (with no good view of the koi ponds) and possibly facing the parking lot. Instead, we were given a room next to the koi ponds and by the lobby. It was a heavenly room; so perfect for shepherding the children in and out!
The last time Ian and I stayed at the hotel was the Wednesday before Thanksgiving in 2001. A driving rain storm had forced us to take the 101 on our trip down to Ian's family for Thanksgiving. By midnight, I was sick to my stomach (I never get car sick) and Ian was too tired drive any farther. We pulled into the Ramada for a room. I was roughly five weeks pregnant with Sean but I didn't know it yet.
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