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Hotel Information: Wine enthusiasts and couples on romantic escapes lounge by the fireplace in the Victorian hotel’s sitting room/lobby. The lamp-lit room is decorated in shades of aqua and mauve, and furnished with antiques, a piano, and brass accents. Actor Fess Parker (who played Davy Crockett in the original TV series) and his family oversee inn operations; a granite sculpture of the family poodle, Tuxedo, keeps watch.
Amenity highlights: Guests of Fess Parker's Wine Country Inn have access to a year-round spa tub and splash pool. Much of the art in the main building is original work by Walt Disney animator Peter Ellenshaw, who painted landscapes for Mary Poppins, Fantasia, Davy Crockett, and other popular movies. Room rates include leisurely breakfasts. Facials and massages can be arranged at the inn’s Spa Vigne, one block away.
Insider tip: By law, Santa Barbara County wineries don’t have on-site restaurants, but many have areas for picnics. The Los Olivos Grocery, 1.5 miles from the inn on Highway 154, stocks everything needed for gourmet meals on the go: breads, cheeses, olives, pistachios, organic produce, specialty foods, and sweets. Or guests can order a picnic basket from the inn’s Vintage Room restaurant.
Rooms
The inn’s 21 rooms are located in two Victorian-style buildings on either side of Los Olivos’ sleepy main street. The 10 rooms in the two-story main building are accessible by interior stairways or an elevator, and offer complimentary wireless Internet access; the second building has 11 rooms on two stories, exterior stairways, and dial-up Internet access (surcharge). Guestrooms are individually furnished with original artwork, soft colors, and floral or grapevine accents. Amenities include bathrobes, slippers, CD players, and oatmeal-raisin cookies at turndown.
Room Amenities
- Internet access - wireless
- Premium TV channel(s)
- Cable/satellite TV
- Pay movies
- CD player
- Fireplace
- Premium bedding
- Hypo-allergenic bedding available
- Complimentary newspaper
- Ceiling fan
- Air conditioning
- Climate control
- Voice mail
- Multi-line phone
- Internet access - dial-up
- Internet access - surcharge
- Refrigerator
- Microwave (on request)
- Bottled water in room (complimentary)
- Wake-up calls
- Housekeeping (daily)
- Turndown service
- Designer toiletries
- Bathrobes
- Hair dryer
- Sewing kit
- Slippers
- Shower/tub combination
- Television - Cable service
- Iron/ironing board
- Television
- Non-smoking rooms
- Desk
- Clock radio
- Window opens
- Rollaway beds
- Cribs (infant beds) available
Recreation
Adjacent to the second hotel building are a year-round splash pool and spa tub.
Visitors fish and rent motor and pontoon boats at Cachuma Lake (20.5 miles). Yoga, Pilates, and horseback riding are offered within 5 miles of the hotel; in nearby Solvang (6 miles), several gyms offer day rates. Hang-gliding trips depart from the private Santa Ynez Airport (7 miles). The nearest public golf courses are Rancho San Marcus (4 miles), River Course at the Alisal (5 miles), and La Purisima (12 miles).
The recreational activities listed below are available either on site at Fess Parker's Wine Country Inn or near the hotel; fees may apply.
- Golf - driving range nearby
- Golfing nearby
- Swimming on site
- Boat launch nearby
- Motor boating nearby
- Pilates classes/instruction nearby
- Yoga classes/instruction nearby
- Tennis nearby
- Running track/path nearby
- Basketball nearby
- Hiking/biking trails nearby
- Mountain biking nearby
- Horse riding/rental nearby
- Fishing nearby
- Bird watching on site
Property Amenities
Daily breakfasts are included in room rates and served in the inn’s Vintage Room restaurant in the main hotel building. On Thursdays, the Parkers and pianist Bill Powell join guests in the adjacent lamp-lit lobby after dinner for wine and sing-along show tunes from the 1930s and 1940s.
Across the quiet main street is a second hotel building with a courtyard, year-round spa tub, splash pool, and patio.
Hotel guests enjoy complimentary wine tastings at Fess Parker’s Winery & Vineyard, seven miles from the inn on the Foxen Canyon Wine Trail; transportation is available (surcharge). Complimentary tastings are also offered at Epiphany Cellars, operated by Fess’s son Eli; the Epiphany tasting room is two blocks from the hotel. Guests can purchase wine and accessories in the tasting rooms or at the inn.
In a quiet cottage one block away, the inn’s Spa Vigne offers relaxing body treatments with a vineyard theme. Treatment such as the Vintner’s Harvest facial and Harvest Crush body scrub change seasonally; a variety of massages, wraps, aromatherapy treatments, nail care, and waxes are offered year-round.
Meeting and event facilities at the inn include three private rooms, the largest of which holds 100 for a reception. A verandah, and the garden patio can be reserved for meetings, banquets, or wedding receptions; catering is available. In addition, the lower-level wine cellar has a fireplace, rustic wood table, chairs with mauve- and green-patterned upholstery, and walls covered with rows of wine bottles and classic movie posters.
Front-desk staff make copies and send faxes for guests on request (surcharge). Note: cell phone reception in the area is sometimes unreliable. Nightly turndown service includes homemade oatmeal-raisin cookies.
- Swimming pool - outdoor
- Spa tub
- Full-service health spa
- Complimentary breakfast
- Complimentary newspapers in lobby
- Bar/lounge
- Restaurant(s) in hotel
- Room service (limited hours)
- Parking (free)
- Self parking
- Meeting rooms (small groups)
- Event catering
- Business services
- Internet access in public areas - complimentary
- Internet access - wireless
- 24-hour front desk
- Porter/bellhop
- Safe-deposit box - front desk
- Beauty services
- Dry cleaning service
- Library
- Fireplace in lobby
- Patio
- Coffee in lobby
- Air-conditioned public areas
- Elevator/lift
- Umbrella
- Wedding services
- Smoke-free property
Policies
Extra-person charges may apply and vary depending on hotel policy.
Photo identification and credit card or cash deposit are required at check-in for incidental charges.
Special requests are subject to availability upon check-in and may incur additional charges. Special requests cannot be guaranteed.
- Pets not allowed
- Check-in time is 3 PM
- Check-out time is Noon
Dining
Room rates include daily cooked-to-order breakfasts.
The Vintage Room - Limited California comfort-food menu changes daily; meals are served fireside in main dining area, in the back “saloon,” or on the garden patio. Breakfasts include pastries, oatmeal, and eggs. Dinners consist of soup or salad; beef, chicken, or fish entrées with vegetables; and homemade desserts. Regional wines served by the bottle and glass. Light lunches and cocktails (surcharge) also available daily.
Address
2860 Grand Ave.
Los Olivos, CA 93441
USA
Nearest major airport:
Santa Barbara, CA (SBA-Santa Barbara Municipal)
Area:
Santa Ynez Valley, California, United States of America
