Hotel Californian – A Favorite for Families in Santa Barbara

Hotel Californian offers 121 rooms blending Spanish Colonial Revival architecture with Moroccan influences. Accommodations include Almeria guestrooms, Sevilla guestrooms with Juliet balconies, Granada guestrooms with seating areas, and Tangerinn guestrooms featuring fireplaces with views of the Santa Ynez Mountains, State Street, or the Pacific Ocean. The Alcazar Suite provides a presidential retreat with ocean views, while the Magellan Suite includes a fireplace and sitting room. All rooms contain 65-inch smart TVs, Nespresso machines, and custom bath products.

The hotel features four dining venues. Blackbird Restaurant serves Central Coast cuisine with land and sea dishes alongside craft cocktails by mixologist Devon Espinosa. Goat Tree offers Mediterranean-inspired breakfast, pastries, and picnic baskets with al fresco seating. Djinn library bar serves Moroccan-inspired cocktails in a library setting. Tan-Tan provides poolside dining with ocean views. The Society: State & Mason tasting room offers over 70 wines from Foley Family Wines portfolio with food pairings from Executive Chef Travis Watson.

Guests access a rooftop pool with Pacific Ocean views, a 24-hour fitness center, and Majorelle Spa with four treatment rooms, steam rooms, and aromatherapy blending bar. The spa offers custom massages, facials, and couples treatments. Complimentary bicycles are available for exploring the Funk Zone. The property includes event spaces: a 2,850-square-foot ballroom, 4,500-square-foot plaza, and 3,670-square-foot rooftop event deck with ocean and mountain views.

Located in Santa Barbara's Funk Zone at 36 State Street, the hotel is 0.5 km from Santa Barbara Amtrak station and West Beach. Steps from the Urban Wine Trail tasting rooms, it's 0.5 km from Stearns Wharf and MOXI Museum. Complimentary local transfers operate within a 2-mile radius. Tesla and EV charging stations are available. Valet parking is offered in an underground structure, with self-parking in an onsite public garage.

Services include 24-hour concierge, in-room dining, turndown service with nightly messages, and complimentary high-speed Wi-Fi. The hotel provides beach chairs, umbrellas, a tech and game library, and custom bicycles. Event services include five meeting rooms with private patios. Wedding and corporate retreat planning is available. Complimentary local calls and access to on-property activities are included in the resort fee.