With 50 hotels and lodging options in the Santa Ynez Valley, finding a place to stay in wine country can be easy to uncork. All six towns in the Valley are about 10-20 minutes away from one another so staying in one town doesn’t limit where you do your wine tastings, restaurants and other activities.
Carpe Travel’s Top Picks
Ballard
The Ballard Inn
Recently renovated, The Ballard Inn is one of the most sought-after small luxury inns in the Santa Ynez Valley. Voted one of America’s Top Ten Most Romantic Inns, it offers comfortably elegant accommodations, attentive staff, and award-winning cuisine at The Gathering Table. See our full review.
Solvang
Kronborg Inn & Spa at Wine Country Manor
New Haven Inn
Wine Valley Inn & Cottages
Meadowlark Inn
Beullton
Sideways Inn
Los Olivos
Fess Parker Wine Country Inn
Los Alamos
1880 Union Hotel
Victorian Mansion Bed and Breakfast
The Cottages at Bob’s Well Bread is an AirBnB rental managed by Bob’s Well Bread – home to the most amazing sandwiches and pastries!!
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Elaine Schoch is an award-winning travel writer, wine judge, American Wine Specialist and certified by the Wine & Spirit Education Trust (WSET II). At Carpe Travel she shares wine travel destination guides for ALL WINE LOVERS – from novices to experienced pros – to help them plan their wine adventures, arming them with insider tips, must-visit spots, and things to see and do beyond the vines.