Leucadia Beach Inn on North Coast Highway 101 in Encinitas's Leucadia district is the longest continuously operating lodging property in Encinitas, built in the late 1920s in a classic California horseshoe courtyard design originally constructed to serve travelers on the Coast Highway 101 corridor between Los Angeles and Mexico. The 21-room hacienda-style property underwent an extensive remodel in 2005 under the direction of current ownership, preserving Spanish-tile floors, plantation shutters, and stucco exterior walls while adding kitchenettes with cooktops, refrigerators, and microwaves to every room—a self-catering convenience that pairs with morning coffee runs to Better Buzz Coffee Encinitas on the same 101 corridor. Rooms 17, 20, and 21 upgrade to full-size bathtubs and stove-with-oven configurations for guests who plan to cook during extended stays. A flower-filled central courtyard with fountain and sun loungers anchors the common area, and barbecue grills serve the property's community of repeat visitors, many arriving with pets under the inn's animal-welcoming policy. Beacon's Beach and Grandview Beach sit one block west, and the Leucadia Farmers Market runs Sunday mornings within walking distance—the same surf-and-wellness corridor where Anantra Thai Wellness provides post-surf therapeutic bodywork. Cable TV delivers 256 channels including 96 in HD, and Coaster and Amtrak rail access at the nearby Encinitas station connects guests to downtown San Diego in under an hour.