Hotel Californian

Santa Barbara, California

9.5 Superior Luxury

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About the Hotel

Set in beautiful Santa Barbara, with the sprawling Pacific on one side and downtown Santa Barbara’s bars, galleries, and boutiques on the other, Hotel Californian is the new center of Santa Barbara’s waterfront. The iconic hotel made its debut in 1925 before being destroyed by an earthquake. It has now been rebuilt, incorporating the façade of the original hotel and featuring Spanish Colonial Revival architecture and modern Moorish interior décor from celebrity designer Martyn Lawrence Bullard, whose aim is to ensure that no two rooms are alike. A part of the LVX collection of Preferred Hotels & Resorts, this stunning hotel is made up of three buildings; The Californian, The Mason, and The State building. Spacious guest rooms and suites enjoy luxurious finishes like tufted headboards, leather benches and custom cocktail bars.

Location

Hotel Californian
36 State Street,
Santa Barbara, California 93101

Nearest Airport: LAX

Features and Amenities

On-Site Amenities
Concierge
Complimentary WiFi

Interests
Beach
City
Signature Perks

Reviews for Hotel Californian

Overwhelmed Staff - couldn’t meet expectations

Reviewed 3 days ago

Very underwhelming experience, given the price tag. The hotel restaurant, Goat Tree, was incredibly unorganized and chaotic. Location was prime and most staff were friendly (restaurant staff was rude) but overall experience left a lot to be desired.

CobesLA - Los Angeles, California, United States

Just perfect

Reviewed 3 weeks ago

Beautiful room and great location. Within very easy reach to some of the best areas of Santa Barbara including the beach and the Wharf. Their restaurant Blackbird is one of the best in town with great food and a great bar. Definitely recommend this hotel for your weekend getaway or business travel.

Pedro D - New York City, New York

Loved our stay

Reviewed 1 month ago

We loved our stay at the hotel. Its in a perfect location in Santa Barbara Funk Zone. Staff was amazing at checkin helping get us reservations for dinner. We were staying for our Anniversary and they sent us a bottle of champagne and a lovely card. Would love to stay again!

Shannon R

Romantic getaway with all the amenities, that goes above and beyond!

Reviewed 1 month ago

Hotel Californian was a dream!!! I worked with their Guest Services / Concierge team (Amber and Danielle), as I planned out the perfect weekend to ask my gf to marry me. The team was so, so amenable to my questions and concerns and then so helpful as I put the pieces together. And then we arrived and my, my - it's an incredible hotel. Our room was super cute, clean, stylish, and everything we could have hoped for. The room was so nice it almost gave the surprise away. Would 10/10 recommend! Thanks for being apart of our life story.

Marcus B

Pretty hotel in Great Location. Significant downside

Reviewed 2 months ago

The hotel is in a great location. The staff is very friendly and helpful. The property is beautiful. But the rooms are not well sound insulated. If you happen to get a room next to the stairs, you will hear everyone go up and down all night and morning.

sdeconjon - San Diego, California