Make a trip of it!
Santa Ynez is not only the charming, beautiful place where we will be sharing our vows, but it also lies half way in between where we both grew up - San Diego and Modesto. We hope this makes it easy for many of you to take a nice road trip and explore an area for the first time!
For those traveling by plane: We highly recommend flying into an airport a few hours away and taking a road trip up or down the California Coast, if you have the time. However, there is an airport just 40 minutes from our venue in Santa Barbara if you prefer to fly right in!
Here are a few options:
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Santa Barbara | SBA
Just 40 minutes from our venue, the Santa Barbara airport is not huge, but is a great place to fly in for a quick and easy transport to Santa Ynez!
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San Francisco | SFO
San Francisco is a huge International airport in the Bay Area. This airport is about 4 hours North of our venue, but would be an amazing place to start a road trip down the Coast. We would recommend stopping in Santa Cruz, Monterey, Big Sur (along the 1), and Santa Barbara before cutting East to Santa Ynez!
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Los Angeles | LAX
LAX is also a great airport to consider with many flight options. The airport is only about 2 hours away from our venue (without traffic), but there are some really cool areas to check out along the route, including Santa Monica, Malibu, and Santa Barbara.
Here’s where you should stay!
We highly recommend staying at a hotel or in a vacation rental (through Airbnb or VRBO) in Santa Ynez or Los Olivos, both of which are areas within a 5-10 minute drive of our wedding venue. However, there are several other beautiful towns nearby:
Solvang: 10 minutes from venue
Buellton: 15 minutes from venue
Santa Barbara: 40 minutes from venue
We are linking some options below to help inspire you, but we did not block any rooms for guests, so feel free to stay wherever you’d like!
A few of our favorite spots:
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Chumash Casino & Resort
Santa Ynez | $$
Beautiful (and lively) resort at the Chumash Casino in Santa Ynez! Only 7 minutes from our venue, and where the shuttle service will be picking up and dropping off both nights.
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Marriott Buellton
Buellton | $
A lovely Marriott only 12 minutes from the venue and 10 minutes from the shuttle pickup and drop-off location (Chumash Casino).
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The Landsby
Solvang | $$
Cute boutique hotel in the heart of Solvang. Walking distance from shops, restaurants, bars, and cute Christmas Markets (yes, year round!). Only about a 10 minute drive to the venue or Casino shuttle pickup.
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The Genevieve
Santa Ynez | $$$
A very charming hotel in down town Santa Ynez. Attached to a delicious restaurant called The Victor, and walking distance to coffee shops and restaurants. About a 6 minute drive to the venue, 2 minutes from the Casino shuttle pickup, and a 2 minute walk home from the after party bar, Maverick Saloon.
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ForFriends Inn
Santa Ynez | $$
Cute little cottage rooms in down town Santa Ynez. Walking distance from coffee shops and restaurants! About a 6 minute drive to the venue, 2 minutes from the Casino shuttle pickup, and a 5 minute walk home from the after party bar!
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Fess Parker Wine Country Inn
Los Olivos | $$$
Beautiful hotel in the heart of Los Olivos. Walking distance from a ton of coffee shops, restaurants, shops, and wineries. Just a 5 minute drive from the venue and Casino shuttle pickup.
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Santa Ynez Vacation Rental
Many cute Airbnb’s like this one in the Santa Ynez area!
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Santa Ynez Vacation Rental
Another option in Santa Ynez for more guests through Airbnb.
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Los Olivos Vacation Rental
Adorable vacation rental in the heart of Los Olivos. Great area to explore for options on VRBO!
Things to Do!
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Santa Ynez
Coffee: Pony Espresso, The Baker’s Table
Food: Panino, SY Kitchen, Brother’s Restaurant
Wine: Sunstone, Roblar, Brave & Maiden
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Los Olivos
Coffee: Lefty’s Coffee Co., Corner House Cafe
Food: Mattei’s Tavern, Bar Le Côte, Figueroa Mountain Brewing
Wine: Carhartt Family Winery, Refugio Ranch
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Solvang
Cute shops and restaurants all along Mission Drive.
Christmas markets year-round!
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Santa Barbara
The Zoo, Botanic Garden, Museum of Art, Shopping on State Street, Mission Historic Park, Maritime Museum, Beach Day, Golf at Sandpiper
Reminder:
This is a Holiday weekend (Memorial Day), so you may have Monday off of work, and get to enjoy an extra day in Santa Ynez!
Notes:
If the dates appear to be blocked when attempting to make a booking online, the dates may not be released on their site yet, so we recommend calling the hotel directly to book over the phone!
If you have any other questions about the area, please let Maddie or Ty know!