California · United States
Where to stay in Santa Barbara
Santa Barbara is a city in California, United States, home to about 89,000 people.
- Best months
- March to December
- Nearest airport
- SBA12 km · Santa Barbara Municipal Airport
- Currency
- USDUnited States dollar
- Time zone
- America/Los Angeles
- Language
- Carolinian, Chamorro, Hawaiian
Where to stay
Hotels in Santa Barbara
17 hotels within 25 km of the centre, as recorded in Wikidata. Each name links to its encyclopedia article where there is one.
| Hotel | Opened | From centre |
|---|---|---|
| Montecito Inn | 1928 | 6.8 km |
| Santa Barbara Biltmore | 1927 | 6.7 km |
| Hotel Savoy | 1889 | 2.1 km |
| Virginia Hotel | 2.0 km | |
| Belmond El Encanto Belmond | 1.7 km | |
| Bath Street Inn | 0.1 km | |
| Blue Sands Inn, A Kirkwood Collection Property | 3.9 km | |
| Harbor House Inn | 2.6 km | |
| Harbor View Inn | 2.7 km | |
| Hideaway Santa Barbara, A Kirkwood Collection Property | 2.3 km | |
| Hilton Santa Barbara Beachfront Resort | 3.7 km | |
| Inn On SummerHill | 11.1 km | |
| Kimpton Canary Hotel | 1.2 km | |
| Rosewood Miramar Beach | 8.0 km | |
| Santa Barbara Inn | 4.0 km | |
| Simpson House Inn | 0.7 km | |
| The Ritz-Carlton Bacara, Santa Barbara | 18.9 km |
All 17 hotels in Santa Barbara, with their history and operators
When to go
The best time to visit Santa Barbara
The most comfortable months for a city stay in Santa Barbara are March to December. August is the warmest month, with average highs of 25 °C; January is the wettest, with about 109 mm of rain.
Comfortable means average daytime high between 18 °C and 29 °C and under 80 mm of rain in the month. Averages for 1991–2020 over the surrounding area, a grid square about 50 km across, so a coast or a nearby mountain can make the town itself warmer or cooler. Data: CRU TS v4.10, Climatic Research Unit, University of East Anglia (Open Database License).
Getting there
Getting to Santa Barbara: airports and arrival
The nearest airport with scheduled flights is Santa Barbara Municipal Airport (SBA), about 12 km from the city centre in a straight line; Santa Maria Public Airport Captain G Allan Hancock Field (SMX, 86 km) and San Luis County Regional Airport (SBP, 124 km) are also within reach.
SBA · Santa Barbara Municipal Airport
SMX · Santa Maria Public Airport Captain G Allan Hancock Field
SBP · San Luis County Regional Airport
Questions
Santa Barbara: questions travellers ask
When is the best time to visit Santa Barbara?
The most comfortable months for a city stay in Santa Barbara are March to December. August is the warmest month, with average highs of 25 °C; January is the wettest, with about 109 mm of rain.
Which airport is closest to Santa Barbara?
The nearest airport with scheduled flights is Santa Barbara Municipal Airport (SBA), about 12 km from the city centre in a straight line; Santa Maria Public Airport Captain G Allan Hancock Field (SMX, 86 km) and San Luis County Regional Airport (SBP, 124 km) are also within reach.
What currency is used in Santa Barbara?
United States dollar (USD).
Nearby
Destinations near Santa Barbara
Sources: city facts from Wikidata and Wikipedia; airports from OurAirports; climate from CRU TS v4.10 (University of East Anglia Climatic Research Unit), 1991–2020 monthly means, 0.5° grid; places to stay, guest scores and amenities from each operator's own public pages. How this guide is made.