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El Encanto Hotel & Garden Villas (Sc)
1900 Lasuen Road
Santa Barbara, CA 93103
Nightly Rates (219.00 - 599.00)   4 Star

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Property Description
EL ENCANTO HOTEL AND GARDEN SUITES IS LOCATED HILLSIDE ABOVE MISSION SANTA BARBARA, JUST TWO MILES FROM DOWNTOWN SANTA BARBARA, AND 10 MILES FROM SANTA BARBARA MUNICIPAL AIRPORT. LOCATED ON 7 ACRES OF BOTANICAL GARDENS, THE HOTEL OFFERS A PEACEFUL REFUGE, AS WELL AS OUTSTANDING VIEWS OF THE PACIFIC OCEAN AND NEARBY CHANNEL ISLANDS. BUILT IN 1911, EL ENCANTO HAS BEEN A RETREAT FOR CELEBRITIES AND THE CARRIAGE TRADE SEEKING PEACEFUL SECLUSION AND ENERGIZING SERENITY. THE HOTEL IS A CHARTER MEMBER OF THE HISTORIC HOTELS OF AMERICA, A NATIONAL TRUST HISTORIC PRESERVATION SITE. FACILITIES AND SERVICES AVAILABLE AT THE HOTEL INCLUDE A RENOWNED FINE DINING RESTAURANT WITH OUTSTANDING CUISINE AND VIEWS OF THE PACIFIC OCEAN, BOTANICAL GARDENS, OUTDOOR SWIMMING POOL, NATURAL LIGHT MEETING SPACE FOR UP TO 75 PEOPLE, ACCESS TO NEARBY CHAMPIONSHIP GOLF COURSES, AND THE AMBIANCE OF THE HOTEL*S EARLY 20TH CENTURY SPANISH COLONNIAL REVIVAL AND CALIFORNIA CRAFTSMAN-STYLE ARCHITECTURE. FRAMED IN LUSH FOLIAGE, EACH OF EL ENCANTO'S 84 UNIQUE SUITES AND VILLAS ARE INDIVIDUALLY DECORATED TO PROVIDE A PRIVATE, PEACEFUL OASIS FOR ROMANTIC RELAXATION AND PRODUCTIVE BUSINESS RETREATS. ACCOMMODATIONS ARE CALIFORNIA CRAFTSMAN- OR SANTA BARBARA SPANISH COLONIAL REVIVAL-STYLE COTTAGES, MANY WITH ONE OR TWO BEDROOMS, A LIVING ROOM, DINING ROOM, FIREPLACE, HARDWOOD FLOORS, PANTRY, PATIOS AND BALCONIES. THE HILLSIDE SUITES OFFER A SPACIOUS, CONTEMPORARY MEDITERRANEAN AMBIANCE. NESTLED TOGETHER, THE HILLSIDE SUITES ARE IDEAL FOR GROUPS. AMENITIES IN ALL ROOMS AND SUITES INCLUDE MINI-BARS, COFFEE MAKERS AND NATURAL ALOE-BASED BATH PRODUCTS. ALL BEDS FEATURE DOWN COMFORTERS AND PILLOWS AND FINE DUVETS. SEVERAL VIEWS ARE AVAILABLE, INCLUDING MOUNTAIN, GARDEN, CITY AND OCEAN VIEWS. YEAR HOTEL OPENED - 1918 NUMBER OF GUESTROOMS - 64 NUMBER OF SUITES - 20 NUMBER OF FLOORS - 2 WINGS/BUILDINGS IN PROPERTY - 20 OTHER ACCOMMODATIONS - GARDEN VILLAS UNIQUE FEATURES - SECLUDED AND PRIVATE, HISTORICAL ARCHITECTURE/AMBIANCE, CALIF. CRAFTSMAN/SPANISH COLONNIAL STYLE RENOVATION GUESTROOMS - 2004




Amenities
  • 120 AC

  • AM/FM Alarm Clock

  • Audio Visual Equipment

  • Babysitting/Child Services

  • Balcony

  • Bar/Lounge

  • Bath Tub

  • Porters

  • Blackboard

  • Breakfast

  • Car Rental Desk

  • Computer Rental

  • Conference Facilities

  • Continental Breakfast

  • Coffee Maker in Room

  • Computer in Room

  • Concierge Desk

  • Connecting Rooms

  • Meal Plan - Continental

  • Copy Service

  • Cribs Available

  • Courtyard

  • 24 Hour Front Desk

  • Handicapped Rooms/Facilities

  • Doctor on Call

  • Doorman

  • Family Plan

  • FAX

  • Fire Place

  • Florist

  • Free Parking

  • Garden View

  • Golf

  • Grab Bars in Bathroom

  • Hairdryers Available

  • Heated Guest Rooms

  • Honeymoon Suite

  • Horseback Riding

  • Ice Machine

  • International Direct Dial

  • Iron

  • Ironing Board

  • King Bed

  • Laundry Service

  • Lounge

  • Maid Service

  • Mini Bar

  • Modem Lines in Room

  • In Room Movies

  • Meeting/Banquet Facilities

  • Meeting/Banquet Facilities

  • Multilingual

  • No Smoking Rooms/Facilities

  • Free Newspaper

  • News Stand

  • Over Sized Rooms

  • Pets Allowed

  • Phone Service

  • Pool

  • Heated Pool

  • Outdoor Pool

  • Poolside Snackbar

  • Projector

  • Parking

  • Outdoor Parking

  • Valet Parking

  • Queen Bed

  • Radio

  • Restaurant

  • Rollaway Beds

  • Room Service

  • Western Room Style

  • Safe Deposit Box

  • Safe

  • Secretarial Service

  • 24 Hour Security

  • Shower

  • Sitting Area

  • Smoke Detectors

  • Sofa Bed

  • Sports Available

  • Suite

  • Telephone

  • Tennis

  • Outdoor Tennis

  • Tennis Pro

  • Theater Desk

  • Temperature Control

  • Toilet

  • Tour Desk

  • Turndown Service

  • TV

  • Television with Cable

  • TV Remote Control

  • Laundry/Valet Services

  • VCR

  • Villa

  • Wake-up Service

  • Wheel Chair Access

  • White Board


  • Room Information

  • Hillside Room

  • LOCATED IN THE UPPER SECTION OF THE HOTEL'S ESTATE, THESE ROOMS ARE SPACIOUS WITH A LIVING ROOM AND FIREPLACE. VIEWS ARE LIMITED. EACH ROOM FEATURES 2-LINE TELEPHONE, VOICE MAIL, DATAPORT, MINI-BAR, BOTTLED WATER, COFFEE MAKER, HYPO-ALLERGENIC PILLOWS, DOWN COMFORTER, CABLE TV WITH PREMIUM CHANNELS, HAIR DRYER, IRON AND IRONING BOARD, BATHROBES AND DAILY NEWSPAPER. WINDOWS OPEN FOR FRESH AIR.

  • Premier Room

  • LOCATED IN THE HISTORIC SECTION OF THE HOTEL, THESE ROOMS HAVE OFFER A FIREPLACE, A LARGE SITTING ARE IN A GARDEN SETTING. VIEWS VARY DEPENDING UPON ROOM LOCATION. EACH ROOM FEATURES 2-LINE TELEPHONE, VOICE MAIL, DATAPORT, MINI-BAR, BOTTLED WATER, COFFEE MAKER, HYPO-ALLERGENIC PILLOWS, DOWN COMFORTER, CABLE TV WITH PREMIUM CHANNELS, HAIR DRYER, IRON AND IRONING BOARD, BATHROBES AND DAILY NEWSPAPER. WINDOWS OPEN FOR FRESH AIR.

  • Garden View Room

  • LOCATED IN THE HISTORIC BUILDINGS, GARDEN VIEW ROOMS OFFER PEACEFUL AND TRANQUIL VIEWS OF THE SURROUNDING BOTANICAL GARDENS AND LAWNS. EACH ROOM FEATURES 2-LINE TELEPHONE, VOICE MAIL, DATAPORT, MINI-BAR, BOTTLED WATER, COFFEE MAKER, HYPO-ALLERGENIC PILLOWS, DOWN COMFORTER, CABLE TV WITH PREMIUM CHANNELS, HAIR DRYER, IRON AND IRONING BOARD, BATHROBES AND DAILY NEWSPAPER. WINDOWS OPEN FOR FRESH AIR.
  • One Bedroom Suite

  • LOCATED THROUGHOUT THE HOTEL, ONE BEDROOM SUITES OFFER A GENEROUS AMOUNT OF SPACE WITH A SEPARATE BEDROOM. VIEWS ARE OF THE PEACEFUL AND TRANQUIL SURROUNDING BOTANICAL GARDENS AND LAWNS. EACH ROOM FEATURES 2-LINE TELEPHONE, VOICE MAIL, DATAPORT, MINI-BAR, BOTTLED WATER, COFFEE MAKER, HYPO-ALLERGENIC PILLOWS, DOWN COMFORTER, CABLE TV WITH PREMIUM CHANNELS, HAIR DRYER, IRON AND IRONING BOARD, BATHROBES AND DAILY NEWSPAPER. WINDOWS OPEN FOR FRESH AIR.
  • One Bedroom Villa

  • Spacious and well-appointed one bedroom suite featuring a king bedded guestroom and a separate living room with wood-burning fireplace. Beautifully situated within the historic gardens- these suites offer the best of El Encanto. Fully stocked mini-bar, hair dryer, color cable TV, phone with dataport, iron and board, coffeemaker with premium coffee, and complimentary firewood.

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    Miscellaneous Information
  • American Dollars is the native currency. 

  • Check in time is 1500 

  • Check out time is 1200 

  • Time Zone is  -8 

  • 84  rooms. 

  • 0  suites. 

  • 2  floors. 


  • Directions
    PROCEED SOUTHEAST ON FOWLER ROAD (RIGHT TURN WHEN LEAVING AIRPORT). TURN RIGHT ON WILLIAM L MOFFETT PLACE. WILLIAM L MOFFETT PLACE BECOMES SANDSPRIT ROAD. TAKE CALIFORNIA HIGHWAY 217 NORTH RAMP. MERGE ONTO WARD MEMORIAL BOULEVARD. TAKE THE EXIT ON THE LEFT TOWARDS SANTA BARBARA. MERGE ONTO US HIGHWAY 101 SOUTH. EXIT AT MISSION STREET. TURN LEFT ONTO WEST MISSION STREET AND PROCEED 1 MILE. TURN LEFT ONTO LAGUNA STREET. TURN RIGHT AT EAST LOS OLIVOS STREET. MAKE A SLIGHT RIGHT TURN ONTO ALAMEDA PADRE SERRA. TURN LEFT ONTO LASUEN ROAD. TURN LEFT ONTO ALVARADO, HOTEL ENTRANCE IS ON THE RIGHT. EXIT AIRPORT USING CENTURY BOULEVARD EASTBOUND. PROCEED ABOUT 1 MILE TO INTERSTATE 405. TAKE THE I-405 NORTH ONRAMP. PROCEED ON I-405 NORTH AND TAKE THE HIGHWAY US 101 EXIT NORTH TOWARD VENTURA. STAY ON US 101 FOR ABOUT 80 MILES. EXIT US 101 AT MISSION STREET. TURN RIGHT ON WEST MISSION STREET AND PROCEED 1 MILE. TURN LEFT ONTO LAGUNA STREET. TURN RIGHT AT EAST LOS OLIVOS STREET. MAKE A SLIGHT RIGHT TURN ONTO ALAMEDA PADRE SERRA. TURN LEFT ONTO LASUEN ROAD. TURN LEFT ONTO ALVARADO, HOTEL ENTRANCE IS ON THE RIGHT. LOCATED IN SBA-SANTA BARBARA DISTANCE FROM SANTA BARBARA AIRPORT - 10 MILES DISTANCE FROM LOS ANGELES INTL AIRPORT - 90 MILES DISTANCE FROM DOWNTOWN SANTA BARBARA - 2 MILES

    Guarantee Policy
    Guarantee to valid form of payment is required at booking.

    Cancellation Policy
    FOR ALL RESERVATIONS- CANCEL 3 DAYS PRIOR TO ARRIVAL DATE TO AVOID PENALTY OF 1 NIGHTS ROOM CHARGE.

    Restaurant Information
    EL ENCANTO RESTAURANT  UNPARALLELED OCEAN VIEWS, OLD WORLD ELEGANCE AND CLASSIC CUISINE AND SERVICE HAVE MAKE EL ENCANTO*S DINING ROOM A FAVORITE WITH SANTA BARBARA RESIDENTS SINCE THE HOTEL'S INCEPTION 80 YEARS AGO. GOURMET MAGAZINE CALLS IT *THE MOST BEAUTIFUL DINING ROOM IN SANTA BARBARA*. VIEWS OF THE PACIFIC OCEAN AND THE NEARBY CHANNEL ISLANDS ADD A MEMORABLE TOUCH TO THE MAGNIFICENT CALIFORNIA-FRENCH CUISINE. BREAKFAST DAILY 0730-1030 LUNCH MON-SAT 1130-1430 DINNER MON-SAT 1800-2100 BRUNCH SUNDAYS 1100-1400 DRESS CODE - SMART CASUAL CHILD POLICY - CHILDREN WELCOME ENTERTAINMENT - NONE PRICE RANGE - BREAKFAST - USD 15 LUNCH - USD 25 DINNER - USD 50 BRUNCH - USD 31

    Meeting Facility
  • On-Site Meeting Facilities
  •   ELEGANCE, SERENITY AND PROFESSIONAL SERVICE MAKE EL ENCANTO HOTEL AND GARDEN VILLAS A NATURAL FOR WEDDINGS AND SOCIAL FUNCTIONS. FACILITIES FOR UP TO 80 PEOPLE AND SMALL-TO-MEDIUM-SIZED MEETINGS AND RETREATS OFFER SWEEPING OCEAN AND GARDEN VIEWS. CHOOSE FROM FOUR FUNCTION ROOMS AND STUNNING GARDEN SETTINGS INCLUDING THE LILY POND AND WISTERIA-DRAPED PERGOLA, EMERALD LAWNS AND PICTURESQUE TERRACES TURN SOCIAL OCCASIONS AND MEETINGS INTO MILESTONE EVENTS. EL ENCANTO HOTEL AND GARDEN VILLAS IS IDEALLY SUITED FOR WEDDINGS AND SOCIAL FUNCTIONS FOR UP TO 80 PEOPLE, AS WELL AS SMALL-TO-MEDIUM-SIZED MEETINGS AND RETREATS. MEETING SPACE FEATURES SWEEPING OCEAN AND GARDEN VIEWS, STUNNING GARDEN SETTINGS AND PICTURESQUE TERRACES. TYPICAL EVENTS INCLUDE RETREATS FOR A FEW CORPORATE LEADERS OR A GATHERING OF 35 EXECUTIVES. THE PEACE AND TRANQUILITY OF OUR SECLUDED SURROUNDINGS INSPIRES BREAKTHROUGH PRODUCTIVITY. WITH ONLY 84 ACCOMMODATIONS CLUSTERED THROUGHOUT 7 ACRES OF BOTANICAL GARDENS, THE HOTEL*S INTIMATE SIZE ENSURES EACH GROUP WILL HAVE THE FULL ATTENTION OF THE HOTEL*S EXPERIENCED MEETING COORDINATOR AND EXPERT STAFF. TOTAL CONFERENCE SPACE - 2061 SQUARE FEET / 192 SQUARE METERS ROOM.....THEATER CLASSROOM RECEPTION BANQUET FIRESIDE...70.......40........80.......60 BRITTANY...35.......20........40.......32 NORMANDY...25.......16........20.......18 POLO.......25.......16........20.......18 FOR ADDITIONAL INFORMATION AND AVAILABILITY, CONTACT THE HOTEL*S SALES OFFICE.


    Recreation Information

  • Available Recreation

  • EL ENCANTO FEATURES AN OUTDOOR SWIMMING POOL, LOCATED ON THE GRAND LAWN ADJACENT TO THE MAIN BUILDING. FOOD AND BEVERAGE SERVICE IS AVAILABLE, ALONG WITH COMPLIMENTARY TOWEL SERVICE, UMBRELLAS, CHAIRS AND LOUNGES. OPEN FROM SUNRISE TO SUNSET DAILY. MINIMUM DEPTH - 3 FEET / 0.9 METERS MAXIMUM DEPTH - 9 FEET / 2.7 METERS NO LIFEGUARD ON DUTY WATER - FRESHWATER HEATED - NO

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