The Canary Hotel in Santa Barbara, California, is where I’m staying for two nights while visiting with a client here to talk about social media strategy. I’m in a huge canopy bed that stands about four feet off the ground. The bathroom has custom tile. Everything about the place is little personalized touches. But what I like is this:
Plugs, plugs, plugs. There are outlets everywhere for my gear. And there’s a monstrous TV (I don’t have one at home, so this is nice, too), and there’s a radio beside the bed with a docking station that fits my iPhone. There’s a really classy Keurig coffee maker which screams for me to try it. There’s a stack of books and a pair of binoculars.
When I got to the room, there’s a beautiful stainless steel bowl with a lid and it’s full of perfectly cold ice. As if it was just put there. (Maybe it was). Everything smells new.
My view is perfect.
The hotel is not my client (though I wish it were). I just wanted to write it up and say that this place is beautiful, is worthy of your time, and given the level of quality here, it’s well worth the $215 of a night.
Praise the good things you experience in life, friends. It’s every bit as important as calling out the less-than-stellar moments.
One thing I wish were here: a simple social network that let me know who else had opted in for serendipitous meetings.
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