The Santa Barbara Historical Museum is central to Downtown Santa Barbara with lots of surrounding hotels and things to do. Please see below for a few recommendations:
Hotel
Hotel Milo Santa Barbara
202 West Cabrillo Boulevard Santa Barbara, CA 93101 (805) 965-4577
Hotel
Hotel Californian
36 State Street Santa Barbara, CA 93101 (805) 882-0100
Hotel
Kimpton Canary Hotel
31 West Carrillo Street Santa Barbara, CA 93101 (805) 884-0300
Hotel
Harbor View Inn
28 West Cabrillo Boulevard Santa Barbara, CA 93101 (805) 963-0780
House Or Rental
Airbnb
There are many cute airbnb's and vacation rental properties around town.