Santa Barbara · Where to stay
PICK YOUR BASE
Where to sleep in Santa Barbara — the neighborhoods and the picks, siesta side to fiesta side.
San Ysidro Ranch
Montecito cottages in the hills where Kennedy honeymooned. Absurdly expensive, absurdly good.
Belmond El Encanto
On the Riviera hillside above town with a terrace looking down over the tiles to the sea.
Hotel Californian
At the beach end of State Street, Moorish tiling, a rooftop pool and the best location in town.
Kimpton Canary Hotel
Downtown with a rooftop pool over the tiled roofs and the restaurants at the door.