The famous Country Home magazine went Antiquing. They picked up their bags and traveled to the Central Coast of California in search of the best junk – read antiques - in the west. “Here’s where they went, what they saw, and what they found...why there? The junk is plentiful and very cool—a great start! But the people win your heart. They’re part cowboy, part hippie, part surfer, and all laid-back. There’s no big-city attitude here. And then there’s the amazing scenery. How many places can you go and enjoy the mountains, swim in the ocean, visit garden and artist communities, take in the tumbleweed town, and tour wine country — all in one weekend? Oh, and the weather’s great too!

“...We make it a fairly early day so that we can scope out a new motel in Cayucos that puts us in easier reach of wine country, where we want to end our three-day adventure. When we pull into the kitschy-cool Seaside Motel and meet proprietors Rebecca and Rick Roquet, we are sure that good ol’ Minnesota hospitality has migrated west. This couple became our instant friends. Just when we think we’ve found our favorite junking, eating, and shopping town ever — along comes Cayucos. This is a throwback to the 1960s California surfer town, with lots of characters and even more great junk.”

CountyHome Magazine

“...75% of the Seaside Motel’s business is repeat business ...guests whose grandparents or parents first brought them, are now arriving with their own families. They even have entire groups that book all the rooms to spend holidays or special family days at the Seaside.

It’s relationships like these, and living in this small beach town that gives the two innkeepers the passion to do their job each day at the Seaside Motel.”

The Cayucos Breeze