The Santa Ynez Valley is the ideal place to refresh and renew. From strolling a European-styled village to old-west turn-of-the-century towns along majestic oak-lined undulating roads, the beauty and bounty of the area awaits discovery and enjoyment. This picturesque destination in central California’s scenic Santa Barbara County offers plenty to see and do – from dining and shopping to wine tasting.
Hotels:
Host Hotel, 0.0 miles: Santa Ynez Valley Marriott (Buellton)
(805) 688-1000
santaynezhotels.com
(Full)
3.0 miles: Holiday Inn Express (Solvang)
(805) 688-2018
hiexpress.com
$146-196/night
3.4 miles: Hadsten House (Solvang)
(805) 688-3210
hadstenhouse.com/
$164-$336/night
4.0 miles: Santa Ynez Inn (Santa Ynez)
(800) 643-5774
santaynezinn.com
$328-$555/night
4.0 miles: The Alisal Guest Ranch & Resort (Solvang)
(805) 688-6411
alisal.com
$495-$650/night
6.0 miles: Ballard Inn (Ballard)
(800) 638-2466
ballardinn.com
$245-295/night
8.0 miles: Fess Parker Inn & Spa (Los Olivos)
(800) 446-2455
fessparker.com
$245-345/night
Rental Cars at Santa Barbara Airport (SBA, flysba.com)
35 minute drive from Santa Barbara Airport to Buellton
Budget (budget.com)
Reservation Number: 1-(800) 527-0700
Airline Terminal Number: (805) 964-6792
Enterprise (enterprise.com)
Reservation Number: 1-(800) 261-7331
Airline Terminal Number: (805) 683-3012
Hertz (hertz.com)
Reservation Number: 1-(800) 654-3131
Airline Terminal Number: (805) 967-0411
National (national.com)
Reservation Number: 1-(800) 227-7368
Airline Terminal Number: (805) 967-1202
Wine Tasting
Santa Ynez Wine Trail (sbcountywines.com)
Wine Tours
Grapeline (gogrape.com)
Stagecoach Wine Tours (winetourssantaynez.com)
Santa Barbara Wine Country Cycling Tours (winecountrycycling.com)
Places to Dine
Buellton
Hitching Post (Steakhouse, hitchingpost2.com)
AJ Spurs (Steakhouse)
Solvang
Cabernet Bistro (French, cabernetbistro.com)
The Touch (Chinese, thechefstouch.com)
Cafe Angelica (CA/Mediterranean)
Paula’s Pancake House (Breakfast)
Santa Ynez
Grappolo (Italian, trattoriagrappolo.com)
The Vineyard House (Steakhouse, thevineyardhouse.com)
Dos Carlitos (Mexican, doscarlitosrestaurant.com)
Ballard
Ballard Restaurant (Fine dining, ballardinn.com)
Los Olivos
The Los Olivos Café (CA fusion, losolivoscafe.com)
Brothers’ Restaurant at Mattei’s Tavern (Steakhouse, matteistavern.com)
Petros (Greek, petroslosolivos.com)
Towns to Enjoy
Los Olivos (losolivosca.com)
Solvang (solvangusa.com)
Santa Ynez (syvva.com)
Santa Barbara (santabarbara.com)