Hotel Oceana

This charming beachfront boutique hotel with endless ocean and mountain views.  It is the perfect location for your getaway.  Each of their six Spanish-style buildings offer relaxing outdoor sitting areas or lush vibrant garden courtyards. All guest rooms include high definition flat-screen LCD TV's and either CD players or iPod docking stations, down comforters and pillows, and Aveda bath toiletries.

Hotel Oceana offers the following amenities for all of their guests:

• Complimentary deluxe continental breakfast in our Ocean Front Breakfast Bistro.
• Complimentary wireless internet access in rooms and on hotel grounds.
• Complimentary 2 hour beach cruiser bicycle rentals
• Room Service provided for lunch and dinner by Order Inn Hospitality Services
• Mini Bar service
• Two outdoor heated pools and Jacuzzi with private poolside cabanas
• Fitness center offering brand new cardio and weight training equipment
• In-room spa services from Indulgence, The Home Spa
• Multi-functional boardroom with gorgeous Pacific Ocean views
• Throughout the grounds there are plenty of outdoor seating areas with comfy couches and tables for work and relaxation.
• Complimentary laptop available in our guest lobby for guest usage and printing of boarding passes and e-mails.
• Business Center and Concierge Services are provided by the front desk.

Contact Wish Upon A Star Travel for pricing on this hotel or for more information.  You can reach them at (805) 964-3601 or e-mail. 

Bacara Resort & Spa

8301 Hollister Avenue
Goleta , California 93117
Tel: (805) 968 0100

Just a few miles up the coast from Santa Barbara, on 78 beachfront acres, the whitewashed collection of buildings known as the Bacara Resort & Spa—think ritzy Spanish Colonial—is the kind of status-y getaway that attracts new money, old money, wannabe money, and everyone in between.

Room rates aren't cheap ($550 is the starting rate in high season), but the doting service makes it worth every penny. All the rooms are designed with a clean and comfortable beach-chic vibe, but the ocean-view suites hold the key to Bacara's secret weapon: dramatic sea cliff vistas that open onto a wild stretch of beach.

With three swimming pools, a 220-seat screening room, the nearby Sandpiper golf course, and hiking trails galore in the nearby Santa Ynez Mountains, it's tempting to stay put rather than head into town.

Good thing, then, that the on-site dining options run the gamut from top-notch Basque-Catalonian cuisine at Miró to calorie-conscious fare at the Spa Café. However, even dinner at the resort's more casual option, The Bistro, will run you around $70 a head.

At 42,000 square feet, the spa and exercise center is impressive in size but can feel somewhat factory-like, and the massages (the treatment of choice for most guests) are nothing to write home about.

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Contact Wish Upon A Star Travel for pricing on this hotel or for more information.  You can reach them at (805) 964-3601 or e-mail.  

Inn by The Harbor

Escape to a Santa Barbara Hotel and Resort Destination! Nestled among tropical gardens beneath the swaying palms, the Inn by the Harbor is an enchanting Santa Barbara hotel and resort escape. Built in the Spanish Colonial tradition, the white adobe inn features red tile roofs, inlaid tile staircases, wrought iron embellishments, and a heated pool. The Inn is just a short walk from Santa Barbara’s golden beaches, yacht harbor, and oceanfront restaurants.

The guest rooms at this Santa Barbara hotel and retreat are decorated with charming French Country furnishings. Many also feature full kitchens, which make them ideal for vacations and extended stay lodging. The Inn serves a deluxe continental breakfast, afternoon wine and cheese, and evening milk and cookies.

The Inn by the Harbor hotel is within walking distance of many Santa Barbara attractions including West Beach and the beachfront bike path, the yacht harbor, Stearns Wharf, and the vibrant shops and cafes lining State Street. Golf courses, wineries, and the Santa Barbara Mission are all just minutes away.

Amenities

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  42 individually-appointed accommodations, all non-smoking
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  Heated swimming pool and whirlpool
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  Enclosed sundeck courtyard
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  Deluxe continental breakfast
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  Afternoon wine and cheese reception
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  Evening milk and cookies
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  Guest laundry
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  Free high-speed wireless Internet service

Guest Rooms

Charming Santa Barbara Accommodations - The Inn by the Harbor in the city of Santa Barbara, California offers individually appointed accommodations with charming French country furnishings. Amenities include air conditioning, refrigerator, coffee maker, hair dryer, iron and ironing board, wall safe, armoire with television, complimentary HBO, voice mail, data port, and free high-speed wireless Internet service.

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  Queen/King Bed - Room with queen or king bed
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  Queen/King Deluxe - Room with queen or king bed and sitting area, Separate full-size kitchen with dining area

The following one and two bedroom suites must be booked directly with the hotel.

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  Two Queen Deluxe - Room with two queen beds, Full-size kitchen with dining area
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  Harbor Pool Suite - Spacious bedroom with king bed, Second bedroom with king bed, Living room with queen sofa/sleeper, Fully equipped kitchen, Large sliding doors with pool view

Specials & Packages Car Free Experience Package - Take a car-free vacation and be rewarded with discounts. Seashore Cruise and Soother Package - Set sail on a sunset cruise for two with a bottle of wine Romance on the Riviera Package - Savor a romantic dinner for two, chocolates and wine. Four Days/Three Nights in Paradise Package - Sunset sail, winery tour, romantic dinners and more. Tee and Sea Golf Package - Savor a round of golf by the sea at Glen Annie. Wine Package - Taste your way through Santa Barbara’s wine country. Whales and Tales Package - Catch sight of whales off the coast of Santa Barbara.

Directions

• From the south: Exit 101 at Bath Street. Turn left onto Haley Street. Turn left onto Castillo Street. Turn right Montecito Street. The Inn by the Harbor is ¼ block on the left side.
• From the north: Exit 101 at Castillo Street. Turn right onto Castillo Street. Turn right Montecito Street. The Inn by the Harbor is ¼ block on the left side.

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The Four Seasons Biltmore

1260 Channel Drive
Montecito, California 93108
Tel: (888) 424 5866
Tel: (805) 969 2261

In privileged Montecito, this exclusive Spanish colonial–style 207-room resort is more than a beachfront Four Seasons—it's been a glamorous Santa Barbara institution since opening as the Biltmore in 1927.

A place where Greta Garbo, Errol Flynn, Lana Turner, Bing Crosby, and other Golden Age movie stars once played croquet on the front lawn, the hotel is now a gathering spot for locals (the Sunday brunch, oceanfront dining, and bar with live entertainment are big draws) and the resort of choice for visitors who want Santa Barbara's toniest beach getaway.

Sweeping archways, heavy carved entry doors, colorful imported Spanish tile, and carved woodwork are renovated features of the original hacienda, but modern amenities abound, too, including a 10,000-square-foot spa.

Only a sprawling green lawn and a road separate the hotel from Butterfly Beach. Revamped rooms feature Mission-style antiques, local art, more Spanish tile, decorative ironwork, rain showers and deep soaking tubs, 42-inch plasma-screen TVs with surround sound, DVD players, and broadband Internet.

A botanical guide to the 44 exotic and rare plants in the resort's 22 acres of tropical and subtropical gardens is available at the concierge desk. Guests are also allowed access to the private Coral Casino Beach & Cabana Club next door.

Standard Room rates run between $575.00 and $645.00 per night with the Ty Warner Cottage going for as much as $4,600.00 per night.


This resort is currently owned by Ty Warner, the CEO of Ty Industries, famous for making Beanie Babies. He also owns other oceanfront property throughout Montecito and Santa Barbara.


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Inn of The Spanish Garden

915 Garden Street
Santa Barbara , California 93101
Tel: (866) 564 4700 (toll-free)
Tel: (805) 564 4700

Hidden in a quiet residential neighborhood three blocks from State Street, this white adobe boutique hotel with a red-tile roof has a plain exterior that doesn't quite prepare you for what's inside—a charming fountain courtyard surrounded by 23 luxurious rooms and one- and two-bedroom suites with private balconies or garden patios.

Rooms have gas fireplaces, vaulted ceilings, Frette linens, deep soaking tubs, and Wi-Fi. Within the courtyard, there's a heated pool and sundeck for lounging during the day and a fire pit to warm up beside at night while having an evening cocktail.

Leave your car in the hotel's free underground parking and get around by foot, trolley, electric shuttle, or bicycle.

Room rates average $350.00 nightly.

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San Ysidro Ranch Named America's Best Hotel

The annual Forbes 400 list which ranks the best luxury hotels and resorts in the world has just named San Ysidro Ranch in Montecito, California, as "America's Best Hotel." The selection was made by a board of elite luxury travelers including Peter Greenberg, Todd English and Arianna Huffington, as well as top travel professionals like Matthew Upchurch of Virtuoso, Ltd. and Benson Cowan from Butterfield & Robinson.

Forbes Traveler emphasizes the elegance of the Ranch's 41 cottages which feature stone fireplaces, four-poster king-size beds draped in the finest European linens, and large bathrooms filled with votive candles and Acqua Di Parma products. The rooms are filled with carefully chosen antiques, original artwork and each opens onto a private patio complete with hot tub and rain shower. The 500 acre property includes lily ponds, "breathtaking" gardens, along with 17 miles of stunning hiking trails in the adjacent Santa Ynez Mountains.

Today a sandstone packing house built in 1889 accommodates the Stonehouse restaurant, where Chef John Trotta cooks with fruits, vegetables and herbs grown on the Ranch's grounds in his contemporary American cuisine. The more casual Plow and Angel, located downstairs, is a local favorite for its cozy ambience - and mac 'n' cheese.

The Ranch was purchased in 2000 by Ty Warner, who subsequently invested $150 million in an ambitious 3-year renovation. On receiving his "America's Best Hotel" award, Mr. Warner commented, "I recognized this property's unique design when I was a guest here more than 30 years ago and am so grateful to be a part of its magnificent history."

Warner is no stranger to Forbes List, having landed on their ranking of The World's Billionaires and The 400 Richest Americans for more than a decade.

In addition to the San Ysidro Ranch, Warner owns other one-of-a-kind luxury hotel properties including the Four Seasons Hotel New York, Las Ventanas al Paraiso, and Four Seasons Biltmore and Coral Casino Beach & Cabana Club, both in Santa Barbara. Warner is also the Chairman, CEO and founder of Ty Inc., the largest manufacturer of plush toys in the world which includes Beanie Babies(TM) and TyGirlz(TM).

San Ysidro Ranch - A Brief History: The story of San Ysidro Ranch, named after San Ysidro the patron saint of Madrid, is intertwined with the history of Old California. Originally part of land titled in 1769 by the King of Spain, the Ranch served as a way station for Franciscan monks in the late 1700s, a working citrus ranch in the 1800s, and hosted its first guests in 1893. In the 1930s, Hollywood discovered the Ranch, transforming it into a hospitality haven for celebrities. Famous guests over the years range from Audrey Hepburn, Lucille Ball, Bing Crosby and Groucho Marx to Winston Churchill, Somerset Maugham and Sinclair Lewis. Vivien Leigh and Laurence Olivier were married at the Ranch, John and Jacqueline Kennedy honeymooned there and John Huston completed the script for African Queen during a three-month stay.

Canary Hotel

LOCATION:
31 West Carrillo
Santa Barbara, CA 93101

The Canary is nestled in the heart of downtown Santa Barbara located at the corner of Carrillo and Chapala Streets. It's 97 guestrooms are expensive at more than $300/night, but the hotel is beautiful, convenient to shopping, and the service top-notch. They offer an onsite restaurant and spa. The nicest feature of the hotel is its rooftop perch and pool where one can enjoy a glass of wine with a 360 degree view of the city.


Directions: Take Highway 101, Exit Carrillo. Turn towards downtown, hotel is on the right.

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Fess Parker's Doubletree Resort

LOCATION:
633 East Cabrillo Boulevard
Santa Barbara, CA

Fess Parker's Doubletree Resort in Santa Barbara is an exceptional, luxury beachfront resort facing the Pacific Ocean. Walk to downtown Santa Barbara's eclectic State Street corridor. Their full-service, 24-acre Spanish Colonial style resort has something special for everyone - from tennis courts and basketball to shuffleboard and a putting green.

Light and bright Mission-influenced rooms, suites and executive accommodations feature serene mountain, garden or ocean views from terrace or balcony. High-speed wireless internet access is available throughout the hotel. We're pet-friendly and family-friendly, with a wide variety of seasonal childrens' programs, a playground and babysitting service.

Enjoy California Continental cuisine in a casual setting at the Cafe Los Arcos for breakfast, lunch and dinner. For fine dining, we invite you to savor exquisitely prepared beef and fresh seafood at Rodney's Steakhouse and sip our area's delicious wines. Let our knowledgeable Concierge or Recreation Desk assist with outings like wine country tours, sailing or fishing charters, whale watching, and horseback riding. Be pampered at our salon or spa. Need a tee time? Play excellent courses with one-of-a-kind views, like Glenn Annie overlooking the coast and historic Rancho San Marcos. Bask on the sundeck by our heated outdoor pool. Hike, bike, visit Stearns Wharf, the Mission and popular Santa Barbara attractions like the Zoo, Botanical Gardens, Courthouse and museums.

Surrounded by history, culture and recreational paradise, you'll love staying with us. For group and special events, we offer newly renovated ballrooms, elegant meeting spaces, and full banquet and catering facilities. Our impressive outdoor Plaza del Sol overlooking the Pacific can accommodate up to 1,000 guests. We also offer a full complement of business amenities, including video conferencing. We are pleased to provide complimentary transportation to and from the Santa Barbara Airport. Let our caring, professional staff make your California dreams come true. As always - our very special signature warm chocolate chip cookie at check-in.

Directions: Exit 101 at Garden Street, drive towards the ocean, turn left on Cabrillo, the hotel is on your left.