The Best Hotels in Santa Barbara, California

"This 20-acre Mediterranean-Spanish style property between Butterfly Beach and the Santa Ynez Mountains has red roof tiles, ivory-colored adobe buildings, and jungle-like grounds. Past guests call it the “American Riviera at its best.” Rooms come with ornamental ironwork, walnut furniture, and baths with rain showers and deep soaking tubs. Bella Vista showcases organic, Italian-inspired California cuisine and has “the best Sunday brunch, with a mesmerizing view of the ocean.” Staff are “gracious, warm, and friendly.” “It’s where Zorro would vacation with his lover—Spanish romance on the Pacific.” Spa treatments are based on botanicals from the gardens of Santa Barbara."