{"id":23834,"date":"2013-01-11T09:33:46","date_gmt":"2013-01-11T16:33:46","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.betterlivingthroughdesign.com\/?p=23834"},"modified":"2013-01-11T10:23:58","modified_gmt":"2013-01-11T17:23:58","slug":"santa-barbara-auto-camp","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.betterlivingthroughdesign.com\/renovate\/santa-barbara-auto-camp\/","title":{"rendered":"Santa Barbara Auto Camp"},"content":{"rendered":"

Remember Matthew Hofmann from the HofArc Airstream Renovation<\/a>? Well, he’s recently opened an all-Airstream hotel in downtown Santa Barbara, California. Four vintage Airstream trailers from the ’50s to ’70s have all undergone interior renovations- three have completely updated modern interiors and one has been restored to its original splendor with new finishes, systems and appliances. Called the Santa Barbara Auto Camp<\/a>, each trailer is available for around $120 – $150 per night. More images, background and info from HofArc<\/a> below. <\/p>\n

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From HofArc<\/a>:<\/p>\n

We\u00e2\u20ac\u2122ve all experienced the typical hotel stay when traveling. Some are better than others- but still, a hotel is a hotel, is a hotel. The intent behind the design of the Santa Barbara Auto Camp<\/a> was to create a hip, retro, stylish and super comfy Airstream that felt more like a hotel suite than a travel trailer. The next priority was to position it within a truly local part of town for an authentic vibe. The Auto Camp is part of a 35-space RV park with full-time neighors who welcome the upgraded features this new housing experience offers.<\/p>\n

Some of the best sushi in town and a classic Mexican bakery are across the street, Trader Joe’s and a Coffee Bean are a short five-minute walk uptown, and the historic Santa Barbara Mission is an easy 10-minute bike ride away. <\/p>\n

29-year old Architect Matthew Hofmann has utilized all of his Architecture skills into “fit-sizing everything you need, and nothing you don’t” into these revitalized Airstream hotels. Each Airstream has been reconfigured to all-electric, clean and sustainable comforts, such as home-style bathroom, water heater, sinks, microwave, flat top glass stoves, electric wall heaters, themostatically-controlled air conditioning, and key punch pad secure entry systems. Each unit also includes a with BluRay DVD, flat screen TV, free WiFi, and your own outdoor BBQ grill.<\/p>\n

These Airstreams are much more than retrofitting contemporary systems. The designs are a marriage of the old and the new. An ultra-high priority has been respecting and honoring Airstream’s iconic history. The sock hop era has been bred into each of these magnificent silver suites — from the polished exteriors to repurposed cabinetry, vintage lighting and decor, a couple of Huffy beach cruiser bicycles, and even a claw foot bathtub. These amenities and more all add up to an authentic ’50s feel. Just say “no” to the same ol’ hum-drum hotel and book yourself into the coolest spot in Santa Barbara. Find out for yourself what the Airstream hype is all about.<\/p>\n

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Remember Matthew Hofmann from the HofArc Airstream Renovation? Well, he’s recently opened an all-Airstream hotel in downtown Santa Barbara, California. Four vintage Airstream trailers from the ’50s to ’70s have all undergone interior renovations- three have completely updated modern interiors and one has been restored to its original splendor with new finishes, systems and appliances. […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":4,"featured_media":23836,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_is_tweetstorm":false,"jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":false,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","enabled":false}}},"categories":[228,190],"tags":[],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"acf":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.betterlivingthroughdesign.com\/images\/hofarc-7891-1.jpg?fit=513%2C377&ssl=1","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.betterlivingthroughdesign.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/23834"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.betterlivingthroughdesign.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.betterlivingthroughdesign.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.betterlivingthroughdesign.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/4"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.betterlivingthroughdesign.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=23834"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/www.betterlivingthroughdesign.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/23834\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":23845,"href":"https:\/\/www.betterlivingthroughdesign.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/23834\/revisions\/23845"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.betterlivingthroughdesign.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/23836"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.betterlivingthroughdesign.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=23834"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.betterlivingthroughdesign.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=23834"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.betterlivingthroughdesign.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=23834"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}