Stay Riviera, Santa Barbara
El Encanto
A place to stay in Riviera, Santa Barbara, a splurge ($$$$).
Why go
Hillside hotel on the Riviera above the mission, with garden bungalows and a terrace looking to the sea.
It is one of 15 curated places we feature in Santa Barbara, alongside 5 sights, 3 bars & cafés and 3 places to eat. The closest of our other picks is Old Mission Santa Barbara, 0.6 mi away as the crow flies.
- Type
- Stay · Cities
- Neighborhood
- Riviera
- Price
- $$$$
Nearby
The 6 closest curated picks in Santa Barbara, measured as straight-line distance.
- 1Old Mission Santa Barbara
1786 mission called the Queen of the Missions, with a museum and rose garden.
Sight · 0.6 mi straight-line - 2Santa Barbara County Courthouse
Spanish-Moorish courthouse with a free clock tower lookout over red roofs.
Sight · 1.1 mi straight-line - 3Santa Barbara Museum of Art
Compact downtown museum with strong Asian, American and photography collections.
Sight · 1.1 mi straight-line - 4El Presidio de Santa Barbara
Reconstructed Spanish fort from 1782, with adobe quarters and a chapel, two blocks from State Street.
Sight · 1.2 mi straight-line - 5La Super-Rica Taqueria
Tiny taqueria praised by Julia Child for its handmade tortillas.
Food · 1.3 mi straight-line - 6Potek Winery
Single-vineyard Santa Barbara County wines in a lounge at The Mill, with a patio shared with Third Window Brewery.
Drinks · 1.5 mi straight-line
On these curated routes
El Encanto is a stop on our Solvang & Santa Barbara route. Open it to see the full day-by-day plan.
More to do in Santa Barbara
El Encanto is our only stay pick in Santa Barbara; here is what else we recommend there. See the full Santa Barbara guide.
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Stearns Wharf
California's oldest working wharf with views back to the mountains.
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Santa Barbara Shellfish Company
Counter seafood shack at the end of Stearns Wharf; lobster and crab.
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Figueroa Mountain Brewing Co.
Funk Zone taproom of a Santa Ynez Valley brewery with a patio.
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East Beach
Wide sandy beach with volleyball courts and a palm-lined bike path.
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Ganna Walska Lotusland
Eccentric Montecito garden of cycads, cacti and themed garden rooms.
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Santa Barbara Harbor Parade of Lights
Boats strung with Christmas lights circle the harbor after dark, followed by fireworks over the water.
When to go
Average daily highs in Santa Barbara run from 63°F in February to 82°F in August; January is usually the wettest month.
Modelled monthly averages for Santa Barbara from NASA POWER, not a forecast. Full Santa Barbara weather by month.
Getting there
Map links open a live search for El Encanto, so hours and directions come straight from the map app.
- Coordinates
- 34.43944, -119.70444
- Destination
- Santa Barbara, California
El Encanto: quick answers
Which TripsCircle routes include El Encanto?
El Encanto appears on Solvang & Santa Barbara, a curated route you can open on TripsCircle and plan with your group.
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Plan Santa Barbara
- Santa Barbara travel guide 15 places
- Best time to visit Santa Barbara weather by month
- Solvang to Santa Barbara 28 mi straight-line
- Santa Barbara to Los Angeles 87 mi straight-line
- San Simeon to Santa Barbara 121 mi straight-line
Lists & regions
Also in Santa Barbara
- Figueroa Mountain Brewing Co. Drinks
- Brophy Bros Food
- East Beach Outdoors
- Santa Barbara Harbor Parade of Lights Activity
- Stearns Wharf Sight
Curated recommendation, not live listing data. Confirm hours, prices, bookings and access before you go.