ForFriends Inn      
1121 Edison Street, Santa Ynez, CA 93460, USA    
 
 
Innkeeper/s:

Dave Pollock, Katie Pollock

Description

Make new friends where wine meets west in Santa Barbara Wine Country. ForFriends Inn is where you enjoy wine and good food with happy, fun people every day. This inn has been described as being simi...


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Just amazing!

Here it is, in a nutshell: Clean, very comfortable, quiet, great location, super value, great breakfast and treats, friendly and accommodating owners, and just all around super duper. And I am incredibly picky! Hated to leave, and can't wait to return! One of the best inns I can ever remember staying in. Seriously. I can't say enough positive things about this place! Between 36-45 years old, Stays at B&Bs once a year
B&B.com Guest B
8/15/2018

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BOTTOM LINE: I would stay here again.
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Wonderful Bed & Breakfast, Gorgeous

My husband and I have celebrated our anniversary for many years by spending a few days relaxing in this area. I wish we had discovered this wonderful bed and breakfast years ago. Everything about this B and B is perfect. Our room was gorgeous! The owners, Debbie and Jim are so warm and welcoming and Debbie's breakfast is incredible. We look forward to our next stay, and highly recommend this charming Bed and Breakfast. oom Service Value Cleanliness Onsite Dining
B&B.com Guest B
8/15/2018

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Veteran's Day Donation

Being a Vietnam veteran on a fixed income it is so special when someone such as Jim & Debbie the owners of ForFriends Inn donates their rooms to veterans for Veterans Day. When we arrived we thought we were stepping back in time because the house and "out buildings" looked to be 50-100 years old. We were pleasantly surprised to find it was only about 7 or 8 years old so the windows didn't leak air, the floors were level, everything worked like a charm. Debbie was the gracious hostess showing us everything we needed to know to get comfortable. Jim entertained us during the afternoon wine/cheese time and made arrangements for local restaurants to be generous to veterans too. Not your typical B&B and certainly not your typical hosts. We WILL return again some day. Thank you for your generous use of your place.
B&B.com Guest B
8/15/2018

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Loved Loved It!

We were there celebrating a family member's retirement., along with 5 other couples. Everything about this B & B is perfect, from the delicious food to the beautiful accomodations. Debbie's appetizers at happy hour, as well her breakfasts reflect her talents in baking and cooking, and make me hungry to think about even now. Our room was so inviting and romantic and meticulous...we felt as though we were the first ones ever to stay there, from the fabulously comfortable bed, to the sparkling black and white tiles in our gorgeous bathroom. They gave us a tour of all the rooms when we first arrived, and they were all special in their own way. We would have loved staying in any one of them! But the icing on the cake for this place are the owners themselves. Their warmth and positive energy and spirit fill this lovely inn with fun and laughter and even great music. Jim and FEEDBACK Dave both sing and play guitar during happy hour, and while the wine is flowing freely, so are the nostalgic tunes sending out good vibrations throughout the room. My husband enjoyed singing along, and they even had a brief encore performance at breakfast. It was a wonderful, fun memory for sure! Not to be forgotten is Smitty, an adorable golden labradoodle who is the resident mascot. Even if you are not a dog person, you will fall in love with this dog for sure! The location is ideal, walking one block to the darling little downtown, as well as a short drive to wine tasting vineyards. Santa Inez is breathtakingly beautiful. The ForFriends Inn has a gorgeous outdoor garden area for seating and happy hours, as well as special events, when the weather is warmer. This B & B is perfectly named because you truly do feel as though you arrive as guests, yet leave as friends. We look forward to going back, and highly recommend it! 55+ years old, Frequently stays at B&Bs Overall 5 Guest room 5 Service 5 Value 5 Cleanliness 5 Onsite Dining 5
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8/15/2018

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Warmth

The first day of Spring...an unexpected gift to find the Edison Street Inn. Warmth and friendly welcome greeted us...comfort and repose surrounded us in Paladin's Suite. Memories of other times when cowboys were the heroes. Now, we play the role of escapees from LA, going back in time and beginning to find the peace and rest so often lacking.
Lynn & Jim R
6/1/2011

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Voted 'Favorite Place to Stay' in 'Wine Flights; A Wine Enthusiast's Guide to Wineries, inns, and Restaurants by Small Airports' book by Jerry & Nina Jackson, published 2018, Exteriors and interior of main house used as stand-in for Napa restaurant in first two seasons of Mom on CBS.


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