Luscious gardens surrounding two outdoor pools and spacious rooms with private balconies and ample amenities make the Best Western Plus Pepper Tree a relaxing tropical escape. The two-story completely non-smoking Best Western Plus Pepper Tree Inn offers 150 rooms nestled on five acres of tropical gardens. The spacious guest rooms feature hacienda-style furnishings and private decks or balconies overlooking the gardens and pool courtyards. Amenities include mini-fridges coffeemakers complimentary bottled water fresh fruit cookies cable TVs with HBO DVD players with free movie rentals and complimentary Wi-Fi. Some rooms also include microwaves. The two heated outdoor pools are surrounded by palm trees and colorful bougainvillea. Guest can relax in two hot tubs get some exercise in the fitness room or work up a sweat in the sauna. The on-site restaurant offers casual dining for breakfast lunch and dinner and provides room patio and poolside service. The Best Western Plus Pepper Tree Inn is situated with easy access to Highway 101 four miles from downtown Santa Barbara and the Pacific Ocean. There are lots of fantastic coffee houses and restaurants within walking distance. Golfers are only one mile from Santa Barbara Golf Club. The hotel is seven miles from Santa Barbara Airport and four miles from the Santa Barbara Amtrak Station. Priceline guests say the Best Western Plus Pepper Tree's "layout with the courtyards makes it private and romantic" and they like that the hotel provides "the small comforts of home."