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Canary Hotel Santa Barbara
Santa Barbara is a nice getaway from Los Angeles. It's about 95 miles but the drive up the 101 freeway is always pleasant. For this trip we stayed at the Canary Hotel which is part of the Kimpton group of boutique hotels. It's conveniently located off the freeway and just a block south of the main street called State Street. There's a bunch of restaurants nearby and a supermarket across the street. You enter from Carillo Street via the valet parking entrance.
Some pics of the Spanish Colonial hotel exterior architecture:
The Canary is valet only so if you are like me I usually like to do self park. We drove the SUV so instead of parking at the mall structure next door, I did the valet. They were extremely friendly, courteous, and very professional. Front desk/check in personnel was just as great. Check in time is at 4pm but we notified them of our early morning arrival and the room was ready for us.
The Canary is valet only so if you are like me I usually like to do self park. We drove the SUV so instead of parking at the mall structure next door, I did the valet. They were extremely friendly, courteous, and very professional. Front desk/check in personnel was just as great. Check in time is at 4pm but we notified them of our early morning arrival and the room was ready for us.
Up to the 5th floor!
The closet had a yoga mat! Turn on the tv and look for the yoga channel and you can do your poses in your room.
Some of the artwork on the wall:
interesting ice bucket:
TV in the bathroom...
found a surprise guest near the tub:
A souvenir froggy to take home!
Chairs were very comfortable. The bed was too but it was a bit high. Linens were a nice high thread count and they provided a variety of pillows. If you are a Kimpton member you can log into your account and keep a profile of your preferences. Bonus is that as a member, you get free wifi and $10 credit with the mini bar! Hard wood floors was a nice touch..
All rooms are non smoking and what is unique to the Canary hotel is that it is pet friendly.
Our room had a balcony that overlooked the corner of Carillo and Chapala.
Let's take a look at the balcony:
A nice breeze out here!
Check out the Do Not Disturb signs:
It's the Canary hotel so I guess that it explains the bird theme!
One of the things that the Canary hotel is known for is the rooftop area. They have 2 levels, the lower and upper deck. The lower is a patio area that they use for events and when not in use, it is a nice place to hang out for drinks. The upper deck is the pool and hot tub area with a bunch of lounge chairs. From the roof deck, it's a 360 degree view of Santa Barbara:
We left the hotel to grab a delicious dinner at State and Fig, when we got back, they sent up some complimentary fresh fruit and drinks:
A Moscow Mule! YUM!
-MW
interesting ice bucket:
TV in the bathroom...
found a surprise guest near the tub:
A souvenir froggy to take home!
Chairs were very comfortable. The bed was too but it was a bit high. Linens were a nice high thread count and they provided a variety of pillows. If you are a Kimpton member you can log into your account and keep a profile of your preferences. Bonus is that as a member, you get free wifi and $10 credit with the mini bar! Hard wood floors was a nice touch..
All rooms are non smoking and what is unique to the Canary hotel is that it is pet friendly.
Our room had a balcony that overlooked the corner of Carillo and Chapala.
Let's take a look at the balcony:
A nice breeze out here!
Check out the Do Not Disturb signs:
It's the Canary hotel so I guess that it explains the bird theme!
One of the things that the Canary hotel is known for is the rooftop area. They have 2 levels, the lower and upper deck. The lower is a patio area that they use for events and when not in use, it is a nice place to hang out for drinks. The upper deck is the pool and hot tub area with a bunch of lounge chairs. From the roof deck, it's a 360 degree view of Santa Barbara:
We left the hotel to grab a delicious dinner at State and Fig, when we got back, they sent up some complimentary fresh fruit and drinks:
A Moscow Mule! YUM!
-MW
Canary Hotel Santa Barbara
Santa Barbara is a nice getaway from Los Angeles. It's about 95 miles but the drive up the 101 freeway is always pleasant. For this trip we stayed at the Canary Hotel which is part of the Kimpton group of boutique hotels. It's conveniently located off the...
Jeannine's Bakery and Restaurant
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State & Fig
A fellow PuristS foodie who frequented Santa Barbara highly recommended a restaurant nearby the Canary called State & Fig. We started with a Fig Toast: Grilled crostoni, ricotta, fig jam, arugula, lemon EVOO Some champagne to start! Delicious! Clam Ch...
Persona Pizza
For a quick lunch, we went to the Persona Pizza place which is about a block away on State Street from the Canary Hotel. T Woodfired goodness! The concept is similar to a place we went to in L.A. ( ) where you build your fresh and hot pizza. Pepperoni, s...
Chase Bar and Grill
We really enjoyed our dining experience at State & Fig and was about to go there again but we decided on trying something else. They have a Hungry Cat and Bouchon out here in Santa Barbara so we passed on them. We walked by a restaurant called Chase B...
McConnell's Fine Ice Creams
It isn't a trip to Santa Barbara unless you have ice cream at McConnel's! They have a location on State Street but IMO the one on Mission is much better. Both places usually have long lines: There's a reason they have long lines, their ice cream is absolu...
Great travel report MW
We spent one day in SB. had a termendous seafood meal at the wharf in a very ordinary shack at the end of the wharf. Small cramped but amazing sea food Can't for the life of me remember the name Julian
re: great
There's a few places around the pier that is really good. Did you go to the Santa Barbara Shellfish Company? My favorite near the pier is Brophy's. -MW ...
Wow! Nice!
I remember those Santa Barbara days back in my undergrad years. I went to school in Los Angeles (Orange County to be exact) and visited an old grade-school friend who went to school at Santa Barbara. Spend the afternoon on State Street, sampling food and ...
Check out the Hitching Post...
If you go to Solvang check out the Hitching Post off the Highway 246 in Buellton (they are only open for dinner). -MW
I really enjoyed this trip...
Light traffic getting up here, weather was perfect, food was great especially at State& Fig. Couldn't ask for a better time! More pics of the surrounding area shortly... -MW
Trip to SB
SB is a nice place for a weekend visit. One of the fun things I like to do is the Segway tours around town. It's about 2 hours and you ride along the State St, Cabrillo Blvd, UCSB, and various parks. Regards, ED-209 ps - the Bouchon in SB is not related t...
thanks ED...
I wanted to try the pastrami place that is a block away that is supposed to be really good. Is Bouchon in SB better than the one here? -MW
Looks like you had a great getaway, MW! :)
Thank you for the report - makes me long for vacation! :) Best Blomman
