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Visit Santa Barbara

500 E. Montecito Street, 93103
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Why Choose Our Destination?

Santa Barbara, The American Riviera®, is a unique destination for meetings, conferences and special events. Attendees from around the world gather here for collaboration and inspiration in an environment full of natural beauty, history, culture and hospitality. Located 90 miles north of Los Angeles and 330 miles south of San Francisco, Santa Barbara is easily accessible from across California. The rest of the country can conveniently reach the destination on nonstop flights from 12 cities. Meeting attendees appreciate the year-round Mediterranean climate and the blend of big-city amenities in a small-town environment, making Santa Barbara an unforgettable meeting destination. Meetings with a Sense of Place Your agenda is limited only by your imagination when meeting in Santa Barbara. The destination is replete with meeting locations to suit any theme or event. Wineries, beaches, polo fields, historic and cultural sites like the Presidio or Casa Covarrubias, and museums celebrating art, history, sea life and science are just some of the experiences uniquely available in Santa Barbara. At Visit Santa Barbara, meetings are personal, and the team of tenured experts provide a competitive advantage with their destination knowledge, quality of site inspections and ability to connect planners to their ideal hotels and experiences. For more information, visit www.meetinsb.com

Venue Details

Hotels145
Convention center-
Guest Rooms5,500
Guest rooms at 1 hotel360
Special event venues75
Average room rate$200.00
Occupancy rate76%
Restaurants450
Daily food cost-
Tax rate12%
Venue typeCVB
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Getting Here

Santa Barbara is easily accessible from fourteen non-stop cities to Santa Barbara Airport (SBA). The airport is located just 10 miles from downtown offering a flyer-friendly experience with ease of access from terminal to gate. Direct flight service provided by; Alaska, American, Delta, United, and Southwest. Los Angeles International Airport is located 90 miles southeast of Santa Barbara. Offering 645 daily departures to 162 destinations, the airport offers flights on virtually every major carrier. Hollywood Burbank Airport is located about 85 miles southeast of Santa Barbara and serves 34 domestic destinations on ten major carriers. The Santa Barbara Amtrak station is serviced by the Pacific Surfliner route, which provides daily service from San Luis Obispo to San Diego, as well as the Coast Starlight route, which runs from Seattle to Los Angeles, passing through the San Francisco Bay Area, Santa Barbara and Sacramento.
Distance from Santa Barbara Airport airport 10 mi
Distance from Los Angeles International Airport airport 90 mi
Distance from Hollywood Burbank Airport airport 85 mi

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Group Friendly Dining
Group Friendly Dining
From taco trucks to Michelin-starred restaurants, you'll find a huge variety of dining options for your group events. The Santa Barbara dining scene is hyper local, no chain restaurants here. Add our award winning wines from over 300 local vineyards and enjoy an authentic Central Coast dining experience.
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The Waterfront
The Waterfront
Santa Barbara's beaches are wide, unspoiled, and safe. Many group hotels are within walking distance. Offering miles of groomed bike paths and greenbelt, and anchored by Stearns Wharf, the waterfront is home to boat and kayak rentals as well as a number of group friendly restaurants. Every Sunday visitors enjoy an all-day arts & crafts fair featuring local artists.
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The Funk Zone
The Funk Zone
This quirky neighborhood adjacent to the beach and downtown features boutique tasting rooms, cafes, galleries, and shops that cater to Santa Barbara’s contemporary side. Popular with groups for tasting tours, free time for shopping, and group-friendly dine around restaurants.
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Downtown Santa Barbara
Downtown Santa Barbara
The focal point of any trip to Santa Barbara is the downtown area, characterized by unique shopping, sidewalk dining, and distinctive architecture and easily explored on foot with 10 blocks of pedestrian promenade closed to vehicular traffic.
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Presidio District
Presidio District
Discover Santa Barbara’s unique and rich history in the Presidio Neighborhood. Located in the heart of downtown Santa Barbara, this vibrant, bustling district is home to historic sites, shopping, dining, and wine tasting rooms.
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Outdoor Recreation
Outdoor Recreation
Santa Barbara’s climate, which boasts over 300 days of sunshine every year, is a huge draw for those looking for some outdoor adventure year-round. Popular group activities include biking, watersports, beach yoga, horseback riding, jeep tours, and hiking.
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Wellness
Wellness
Santa Barbara is a wellness destination simply because of the stunning natural environment where one can take a walk in nature right from your hotel door. For more organized events, choose from sound baths, beach yoga, spa days at hotel wellness centers, organized bike or hiking tours, or a visit to our Himalayan Salt Cave.
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Arts & Culture
Arts & Culture
Museums, symphonies, opera, live performances of all kinds bring visitors from all over to Santa Barbara. Many performing arts venues are also available for private events.
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Montecito
Montecito
No other town does luxury or exudes an effortlessly chic vibe like Montecito. Shop the exclusive boutiques of Coast Village Road or dine in one of many buzzy restaurants in this celebrity enclave.
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Goleta
Goleta
Goleta is home to Santa Barbara Airport, terrific group golf courses like Sandpiper and Glen Annie, the University of California, and a number of welcoming group hotels. If you’re looking for an authentic, locals-only experience in Santa Barbara County a trip to Goleta, known as “The Good Land”, is in order.
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Summerland
Summerland
Home to art galleries, distinctive home decor shops, wineries, bookstores, and a beautiful stretch of beach, Summerland is an ideal destination for group tours or free time excursions only minutes south of Santa Barbara.
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Big City Amenities in a Small-Town Environment Santa Barbara sits between the Santa Ynez Mountain Range and the Pacific Ocean, with a walkable downtown and beaches only moments from most hotels. The compact footprint of the city enables convenient access to restaurants, shops, cultural attractions and transportation hubs with minimal travel time. Planners will find branded properties from Marriott, Hilton, Hyatt, Kimpton, Rosewood and Belmond along with unique independent properties. There is something to suit every event's needs and aesthetic, from luxury to glamping. Most hotels and resorts offer outdoor spaces that embrace the natural beauty of Santa Barbara and the year-round temperate climate. Locally based DMCs are also available to help with executing the perfect event. As a meeting destination, Santa Barbara distinguishes itself by being a welcome, walkable town that still offers the services, facilities and conveniences of a big city. Food, Wine, and the Great Outdoors As the home of Earth Day, Santa Barbara embraces the great outdoors through fresh local food, a robust wine culture and endless opportunities for adventure. Local chefs often source ingredients from near-daily farmers markets, a commitment to quality reflected in the city's 15 Michelin-recognized restaurants. This dedication to exceptional flavors extends from the plate to the glass, with an urban wine trail, bucolic vineyard estates, six distinct appellations and more than 50 wine varieties to explore. For those looking to experience Santa Barbara’s natural beauty, meeting attendees can choose from sailing regattas, horseback rides, kayaking, e-bike tours and whale watching, or choose to unwind with sound baths and beach yoga to foster connection and enhance meeting experiences.

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Visit Santa Barbara Frequently Asked Questions

Explore frequently asked questions from the Visit Santa Barbara regarding Health and Safety, Sustainability, and Diversity and Inclusion

Sustainable Practices

Please provide comments or a link to any publicly communicated Visit Santa Barbara's sustainability or social impact goals/strategy.
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Does Visit Santa Barbara have a strategy that focuses on the elimination and diversion of waste (i.e. plastics, papers, cardboard, etc.)? If yes, please elaborate on your strategy of elimination and diversion of waste.
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Diversity and Inclusion

For US hotels only, is Visit Santa Barbara and/or parent company certified as a 51% diverse owned business enterprise (BE)? If yes, please indicate which one of the following you are certified as:
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If applicable, could you please provide a link to Visit Santa Barbara's public report on their commitments and initiatives related to diversity, equity, and inclusion?
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Health and Safety

Were practices at Visit Santa Barbara developed based on health service recommendations from public governmental entities or private organizations? If Yes, please list which organizations were used to develop these practices.
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Does Visit Santa Barbara clean and sanitize public areas and publicly accessible facilities (i.e. meeting rooms, restaurants, elevator banks, etc.)? If yes, describe any new measures that are taken.
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