In 1925, Hotel Californian first opened as a gateway to the beach and downtown Santa Barbara, CA. Only eleven days later, the historic earthquake and fire of 1925 rocked this city, and the hotel, to its core. Following the destruction, Santa Barbara was rebuilt in a way only a Hollywood dreamer could imagine—a thoughtfully designed playground meant to capture the allure of an imagined California. Architects of Santa Barbara’s then-new Spanish Revival style aimed to create a feeling of affluence and exoticism entirely unique to the town.
Hotel Californian finds itself at “La Entrada,” or the entrance, to the burgeoning food & wine-centric Funk Zone, and steps away from the iconic beachfront and pier—the perfect location to explore the best of what Santa Barbara has to offer, all accessible by foot.