Summer welcomes most of the city's annual events and it's also the peak season for a beach vacation ... to lows in the mid-40s at night, which is freezing by Santa Barbara standards.

Only 12 miles outside busy Santa Barbara, Carpinteria feels like the quintessential tiny California beach town ... because Carpinteria requires a 31-night minimum for all short-term rentals.

Not to be outdone California had central coast beach towns, Santa Barbara and Santa Cruz establishments make it on the list. Reunion Kitchen + Drink's Santa Barbara location placed fourth on the ...