well ANY dorm/appartment on the UCSB campus is going to give you the beautiful location you are asking for. Also, you will meet girls wherever you decide to dorm, there are All-girl floors in FT and San Nic so maybe those dorms have more females. Most of UCSB's parties take place in Isla Vista, particularly the street Del Playa. Manzanita and San Raf are the closest dorms to Isla Vista. But everyone, please stop worrying about the "partying," the party reputation has really been blown out of proportion. I knonw tons of people at UCSB who do not party, in fact some that have never even drank in their entire lives, who feel perfectly comfortable at UCSB and still have great social lives. So please do not worry about the partying, UCSB is a great school. FT and Santa Rosa have their own mini workout centers in the dorms. However, There is a HUGE rec cen..i mean like 4 buildings worth of gyms and workout equipment, raquet ball cts, pools, tennis, track fields..anything you can think of. The Huge rec cen is just a short bike ride or walk away from any of the dorms.
hope that helped
