And they have a 8 stall supercharger on site at the hotel. So very convenient.
I just completed my first road trip between L.A. and the Bay Area last week..and stopped at the Buellton Supercharger on my way home on Friday night. I was surprised to see signs over half of the spots stating that they are exclusive to Teslas except after 8pm (I arrived after 8pm and didn't see non-Teslas parked there, but would have been miffed if that had been the case and none of the Supercharger spaces were available).
I have been meaning to compile my own thoughts about the Supercharger experience since I didn't plan well for contingencies (like heavy holiday traffic and unexpected routing suggestions that added range anxiety). Keep in mind that this was my first time ever using a Supercharger or driving anywhere near the range limits of my Model X.
On my way north on the day after Christmas (exceptionally bad travel day on I5), I stopped at Buttonwillow Supercharger (planned meal stop), Harris Ranch (unplanned, but my estimated battery to Gilroy Supercharger had dropped to 0% while I was in traffic...probably should have waited 20 minutes longer to charge fully in Buttonwillow because I had to wait 10+ minutes for a space to become available), and Gustine (originally thought about stopping at Pea Soup Anderson's ahead of the trip, but decided against since it seemed a little out of the way, but we reached it late enough that we needed a dinner break...and left just as the X was pretty much fully charged).
I was less prepared on the way south, making an unplanned stop at Tesla HQ (very briefly...really just wanted to get a photo of my Model X there and I ended up asking a security guard if I could use their restroom, so of course I plugged in). Since we stopped to visit friends in Scotts Valley for brunch, we continued down the coast toward Monterey and stopped in Seaside (had to wait 15+ minutes for a space to become available...and then had to wait quite a bit to build up enough of a charge to get us all the way to Buellton). I debated between taking Highway 1 or cutting east back to the 101...ended up on 101 and stopping in Atascadero (because reaching Buellton started to look iffy...stopped long enough for coffee) AND Buellton (for dinner).
Full charges register as 260 miles on my X 90D...but I seem to be getting far less than that (got a lot of warnings about driving under 65 mph if I want to reach my destination which seems like a challenge when the posted speed limit is 65 or 70mph). I get that estimates are just that and don't necessarily factor a heavy foot, inclines and declines, traffic...but I definitely get anxious when route suggestions include unfamiliar roads that may have been of the twisty mountain variety when the nav suggests less than 10% of my charge will be remaining by the time I reach the next Supercharger. And, while it is nice that the nav map now shows Supercharger amenities in the form of icons, wouldn't it be nice if they were a link to the Tesla webpage? We were constantly looking things up on our phone to figure out what restaurants were around the Superchargers (and if they would be open by our ETA).
Based on my experience, I would plan ahead for two meal stops near Superchargers to fully charge and at least one Supercharger for a coffee break when going between L.A. and the Bay Area. If Tesla adds a couple more along I5, 101, or Highway 1 (would be nice if there was one on Highway 1 somewhere between Monterey and Buellton), I would consider stopping more frequently and for not as long.
As I encountered fully occupied Superchargers in both directions and anticipate this situation growing worse as more Teslas hit the road, I would LOVE to see a formal queuing feature added either to the mobile app or to the car itself. Right now there's no obvious way to indicate to others that you're waiting for a stall...or when another might become available.