The president is coming to town for vacation. Get ready.

Santa Barbara, California – Even presidents need to take a vacation. But what is a vacation for the commander-in-chief is a lot of work for the people in places where the president chooses to relax. 

Hotels book up fast with the entourage that follows a president — Secret Service, aides and the press. Restaurant reservations become impossible. Traffic created by a presidential motorcade leads to local streets shut down. 

Almost every president has been tied to their favorite getaway in the popular imagination: President Biden and Rehoboth Beach; former President Donald Trump and Mar-a-Lago; former President Barack Obama and Martha's Vineyard; former President George W. Bush and Crawford, Texas; and former President Bill Clinton and the Hamptons.