We can live beside the ocean: Santa Barbara Inn

Our wedding headquarters/bridal suite/main guest hotel was the Santa Barbara Inn. Located on Cabrillo Boulevard, it boasts ocean views, great proximity to the East Beach (across the street), and was about half a block from our reception venue which is perfect walking distance.


Here is the front of the SB Inn. We actually booked the room block before we saw the place, but after a visit months before the wedding, we knew it was perfect.


It has a quiet exterior, very unassuming.


But the interior was quite nice and fancy. A mix of Asian art and SB cool. Photos of the city lined the halls.


We stayed in the Anacapa Suite on Friday and Saturday night. This is the biggest suite at SB Inn, boasting a living room, bedroom, 2 bathrooms, jacuzzi tub, a wrap around balcony, and an amazing view.


The decor was nice and comfy.


It was also very roomy enough for everyone who would be going in and out of the place.




This is the view from our suite. Loved it.


The bedroom had such a huge and comfy bed, soft pillows, and warm sheets. It provided such a good rest.

The suite was the perfect size for the bridal party to get ready in. We kinda made a mess of the place. But we were comfy and enjoyed it very much :)

A nice bonus was the nightly wine and cheese hour, which we enjoyed before our rehearsal.

Overall, it was a beautiful and a bit pricey place to stay. The staff was friendly, easy to work with, and on top of our requests, there was even someone who recognized us from our initial visit! Our family stayed in the regular guest rooms, which were smaller and didn't have air conditioning, but had the same decor and cool/casual feeling. The reason we chose this hotel was location and we got it.

I would recommend it for location and staff, but pricing was steep (even with group rates) and it wasn't as fancy as other hotels in the area.

Did you have a main hotel for all of your family and friends to stay at?



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