EL ENCANTO SANTA BARBARA, Santa Barbara

El Encanto Santa Barbara provides rooms, bungalows, and suites. Accommodations range from 320-730ft2 (29-67m2) with king/queen-size beds or two double beds. Each includes a marble bathroom with heated stone floors. Select rooms provide ocean-facing patios. Rooms offer amenities such as ironing facilities, climate control, tea/coffee makers, sitting areas, terraces, trouser presses, complimentary Wi-Fi, garden furniture, toiletries, cookware, AM/FM alarm clocks, and flat-screen TVs. Some units feature fireplaces and kitchenettes. Bungalows have heated stone floors, dual sinks, marble counters, and rainforest showerheads. The hotel offers accessible guest rooms with mobility features, including doors with 32 inches of clear width, lowered door viewers, transfer benches, grab bars, roll-in showers, and adjustable shower wands.

The hotel has one restaurant with an outdoor terrace and an indoor dining room, featuring sustainable seafood, herbs, and cheeses produced with milk from its own cow. Dining options include: The Dining Room and Terrace, serving coastal cuisine and local ingredients; Botanica Afternoon Tea, with custom-blended teas; The Lounge, which offers cocktails and sharing platters; and The Bar, for wines and gourmet snacks. Gourmet picnic baskets are available with options like Maine lobster rolls or Bento-style meals. On Sundays, live music accompanies dining.

El Encanto Santa Barbara provides a zero-edge swimming pool open daily from 11am to 5pm and a fitness studio with Technogym equipment and classes. The Spa at El Encanto includes seven treatment rooms providing massages, facials, and body wraps, including a signature massage with citrus, basil, and mint essential oils. Guests can explore seven acres of gardens with a lily pond inhabited by turtles. Winter visitors can observe Monarch butterflies in the gardens.

Located in Santa Barbara, El Encanto is 4 km from the Santa Barbara Amtrak and 20 km from Santa Barbara Municipal Airport. The hotel is a 5-minute drive from State Street and a 30-minute drive from Santa Barbara wine country in Santa Ynez Valley. The hotel provides a courtesy car for transport within a five-mile radius, including to Santa Barbara attractions like Main Street and the Santa Barbara Mission. Complimentary bicycles are available. The Pacific Surfliner train offers service along the coastline.

El Encanto provides a range of services, including a house car for local transport within a five-mile radius. It offers event spaces for meetings, weddings, and conferences. Guests can request personal training at the fitness studio. There are specialized experiences such as virtual healing Mandala sessions and guided tours with local experts.