Heritage hotels in Santa Barbara

Riviera, Santa Barbara From $650

El Encanto Santa Barbara

Restored 1918 Craftsman and Spanish Colonial bungalows across seven terraced hillside acres.

Montecito, Santa Barbara $$$$

San Ysidro Ranch

An 1893 guest ranch on a 1769 Spanish land grant hosting storied honeymoons.

Oak Park, Santa Barbara From $200

The Upham Hotel

Redwood Victorian structure operating continuously as an inn since 1871.

East Beach, Santa Barbara $$

Cabrillo Inn at the Beach

Historic Spanish Colonial Revival cottages with red clay tiles and brick patios.

Oak Park, Santa Barbara $$

Cheshire Cat Inn & Cottages

Two preserved 1894 Queen Anne Victorians and Craftsman cottages surround English flower gardens and brick pathways.

Lower State, Santa Barbara From $250

De La Vina Inn

A 1905 Queen Anne Victorian designated as a Structure of Merit, with preserved Tuscan columns and dentil moldings.

Lower State, Santa Barbara From $200

Drift Santa Barbara

A restored 1920s brick building that survived Santa Barbara's historic 1925 earthquake.

Lower State, Santa Barbara From $250

Hotel Santa Barbara

Rebuilt in 1926 with Spanish Colonial arches following the historic earthquake.

Lower State, Santa Barbara From $250

Hotel Virginia Santa Barbara

A 1917 designated city landmark rebuilt in Spanish Colonial Revival style after 1925.

Montecito, Santa Barbara From $200

Montecito Inn

Built in 1928 by Charlie Chaplin, featuring Spanish Revival architecture, vintage photographs, and silent film memorabilia.

Upper East, Santa Barbara From $350

Simpson House Inn

An 1874 Italianate Victorian estate and restored 1878 carriage barn in landscaped gardens.