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Hotel Information: Built in 1912 in Santa Barbara's Riviera residential district, the hotel attracts couples and leisure travelers with its lush gardens and ocean views. A small lobby and fireside sitting room provide upholstered chairs and loveseats; historic polo trophies and original paintings of 1930s and 1940s celebrity guests are displayed around the hearth.
Amenity highlights: Vine-draped walkways wind through gardens to the hotel's lily pond, wishing well, and outdoor splash pool patio. Self-guided nature-walk and wine-country tour maps are complimentary. The hotel's lobby lounge offers regional wines, martinis, and signature spicy pecans. Picture windows provide sweeping city and ocean views.
Insider tip: Three miles from the hotel, Santa Barbara's Sunday Arts and Crafts Show stretches from Stearns Wharf along Cabrillo Boulevard. Established in 1965 by local artists, the sidewalk fair features 250 artists selling paintings, photography, ceramics, crafts, and other artwork every week.
Rooms
El Encanto Hotel has 84 guestrooms in one- and two-story California Craftsman and Spanish Colonial-style bungalows clustered throughout the landscaped grounds. The individually decorated rooms offer minibars, dial-up Internet access (surcharge), down pillows and comforters, terry bathrobes, Penhaligon’s toiletries, evening turndown service, and complimentary daily newspapers. Some rooms also have hardwood floors and fireplaces. Guests can request complimentary VCRs, subject to availability.
Room Amenities
- Internet access - wireless
- Internet access - high speed
- Cable/satellite TV
- Pay movies
- Premium bedding
- Hypo-allergenic bedding available
- Complimentary newspaper
- Access via exterior corridors
- Internet access - surcharge
- Multi-line phone
- Voice mail
- Direct-dial phone
- Minibar
- Coffee/tea maker
- Wake-up calls
- Housekeeping (daily)
- Turndown service
- Designer toiletries
- Private bathroom
- Bathrobes
- Complimentary toiletries
- Hair dryer
- Massage - available in room
- Extra towels/bedding in room
- Shower/tub combination
- Child care (in room, surcharge)
- Iron/ironing board
- Window opens
- Clock radio
- Smoking rooms
Recreation
The concierge provides complimentary maps for self-guided tours through the hotel's 10 acres of gardens. Wide-leafed banana trees separate an outdoor splash pool from the guest bungalows.
Guests receive discounted access to a health club three miles away that offers exercise classes, yoga, Pilates, lap swimming, squash, free weights, and cardio equipment. Nearby 18-hole golf courses include the Santa Barbara Golf Course (2.5 miles away) and the Sandpiper Golf Course (11.5 miles). The 40-mile Santa Ynez Vineyards Trail begins five miles from the city, and the hotel provides complimentary winery-tour maps.
The recreational activities listed below are available either on site or near the hotel; fees may apply.
- Golfing nearby
- Golf - driving range nearby
- Sailing nearby
- Scuba diving nearby
- Windsurfing nearby
- Whale-watching nearby
- Surfing/boogie boarding nearby
- Rowing or canoeing nearby
- Swimming on site
- Boat launch nearby
- Motor boating nearby
- Pilates classes/instruction nearby
- Yoga classes/instruction nearby
- Racquetball/squash nearby
- Running track/path nearby
- Volleyball nearby
- Mountain biking nearby
- Bicycle rentals nearby
- Hiking/biking trails nearby
- Horse riding/rental nearby
- Fishing nearby
- Bird watching nearby
Property Amenities
Located within three miles of Stearns Wharf, El Paseo shopping, and the Santa Barbara Museum of Art, this Mediterranean-inspired hotel offers 10 acres of lush gardens, a lily pond, and a wishing well. Recreation options include an outdoor splash pool. Guests also receive discounted access to a health club three miles away.
Popular with locals, El Encanto Hotel's lobby lounge serves appetizers, martinis, and regional wines with a backdrop of live piano music and sweeping ocean views. El Encanto restaurant specializes in California and Continental cuisine for breakfast, lunch, dinner, and Sunday champagne brunch. The hotel offers four salons and outdoor garden spaces for meetings and events; catering services and audiovisual equipment are available. Valet parking is complimentary.
- Swimming pool - outdoor
- Concierge services
- Complimentary newspapers in lobby
- Use of nearby fitness center (discount)
- Breakfast available (surcharge)
- Bar/lounge
- Restaurant(s) in hotel
- Room service (limited hours)
- Parking (valet)
- Parking (free)
- Self parking
- Banquet facilities
- Meeting rooms (small groups)
- Conference room(s)
- Event catering
- Audio-visual equipment
- Business services
- Safe-deposit box - front desk
- 24-hour front desk
- Porter/bellhop
- Express check-out
- Doorman/doorwoman
- Number of rooms: 52
- Dry cleaning service
- Babysitting or child care
- Fireplace in lobby
- Patio
- Coffee in lobby
- Picnic area
- Wedding services
- Internet access in public areas - high speed
- Poolside bar
Policies
Extra person charges may apply and vary depending on hotel policy.
Rollaway beds and cribs (infant beds) may be available and should be requested at the time of booking; fees may apply.
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. Special requests made via this Web site cannot be guaranteed and may incur additional charges.
- Small pets only
- Pet fee charged at hotel/condo
- Pet deposit required
- Check-in time is 3 PM
- Check-out time is Noon
Dining
El Encanto Restaurant - Fine-dining restaurant warmly lit by small lamps on tables covered with white tablecloths. Picture windows provide sweeping views of city, mountains, and ocean. Seasonal California and Continental menu includes artistically prepared soups and salads, caviar and blinis, poultry, steak, and seafood. Breakfast, lunch, dinner, and Sunday champagne brunch.
Lobby Lounge - Romantically lit, dark-wood bar has low tables and upholstered loveseats and chairs. Outdoor cigar patio has wrought-iron tables, cushioned chairs, and city, mountain, and ocean views. Serving regional wines, single-malt scotches, martinis, and appetizers. Weekday happy-hour specials and live jazz piano on weekend nights. Open from mid-afternoon until late evening.
Address
1900 Lasuen Rd
Santa Barbara, CA 93103
USA
Nearest major airport:
Santa Barbara, CA (SBA-Santa Barbara Municipal)
Area:
Santa Barbara, California, United States of America
