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Name: Hotel Californian
Address: 36 state street,, santa barbara, CA, 93101, United States
Telephone: (805) 882-0100

Impeccable architecture and design, personalized service, ocean views, and inspired cuisine set the stage for your big day. Hotel Californian offers multiple Santa Barbara wedding venues including outdoor venues, rooftop spaces featuring panoramic ocean and mountain views, and light-filled indoor venues perfect for your ceremony, reception, and late-night revelry.

(805) 882-0100
weddings@hotelcalifornian.com

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JOIN TOGETHER IN THEAMERICAN RIVIERA

Set against the beautiful California Coast and the backdrop of the Santa Ynez mountains, you'd be hard-pressed to find a more picturesque wedding venue than Santa Barbara's Hotel Californian.

With local attractions like world-class wineries, the emerging food & beverage-centric Funk Zone, Lotusland, the beach, and plenty of hiking & outdoor activities, Hotel Californian welcomes you and your loved ones to an exciting and statement-making wedding destination.

Bride and groom standing on a covered balcony looking off into the distance while holding hands at our Santa Barbara wedding venue.

A VENUE LIKE NO OTHER

This immaculate hotel, designed by celebrity designer Martyn Lawrence Bullard, is the premiere wedding destination in Santa Barbara. With 121 breathtaking guestrooms and plenty of outdoor and rooftop event space, we challenge you to find a more perfect place for your memorable day.

Bride and groom embracing and smiling at each other with lush palm trees on the rooftop of Santa Barbaras Hotel Californian.

Set banquet table designed with white lily floral arrangements and high end glassware on a rooftop of a premiere wedding destination in Santa Barbara.

"Hotel Californian, with its original 1920s Spanish Colonial Revival façade, has introduced elegance and energy to the city's historic waterfront."

- Kristen Whatley, Afar Magazine

Rooftop event space with multiple tall tables, umbrellas, and warm-glow string lights overlooking the coastline at sunset.

Birds-eye view of a rooftop deck with a pool, patterned tiles, pool day beds, and multiple lavish lounger chairs.

Santa Barbara wedding venue containing many white flower arrangements with the Santa Ynez Mountains in the background.

ROOFTOP VENUES

Hotel Californian features 3 Rooftop event areas, all with breathtaking views. From Ceremony to day-after brunch, these spaces are ready for any wedding occasion.

The largest, our Mirador Rooftop Deck, features panoramic views of the Pacific Ocean and towering Santa Ynez mountains, just one of our favorite places in this elegantly designed kingdom.

Full champagne flutes on a server tray with greenery and the Californian Plaza sign in the background.

Multiple trays of assorted donuts in front of a geometric patterned wall at our Santa Barbara wedding venue.

Close up of multiple rows of Herman Story wine bottles with corks sitting next to them on a dark metal tabletop.

Artfully garnished oysters resting on a pile of crisp ice in a circular gold pan on top of a wooden serving board.

FARM TO TABLECATERING & CRAFT COCKTAILS

We have developed close relationships with local wineries and farmers to ensure sustainable, hyper-local, and utterly delicious food & beverage catering options. You probably already know about our buzzworthy dining options, but you may not have heard about our passion for unique craft cocktails.

Whether you need catering for a large reception, rehearsal dinner, farewell brunch—or ALL of them—we are passionate about accommodating any and all needs to prepare menus that are perfect for you.

Catering Menus

Sitting area inside Majorelle spa with charming Moroccan blue details in the chairs, tiles, and chandelier.

Sitting area at our spa in Santa Barbara, featuring two small sofas with a number of pillows

ON-SITE SPA

Majorelle—our world-class spa, decadently patterned in beautiful tile and Moroccan blue—will be an essential complement to your wedding weekend. From couples massages to rejuvenating facials and aromatherapy, Majorelle will take your wedding to the royal level.

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A mission revival-style hotel on the street corner featuring second-story balconies and a dining patio lined by palm trees.

Side view of Hotel Californian with mission revival-style architecture and multiple palm trees on a sunny day.

Living area in a Santa Barbara hotel suite, featuring a sofa, two chairs, coffee table, and multiple lamps

BUILDING BUYOUTS

Hotel Californian's three separate buildings, Californian, State, and Mason of the perfect remedy for privacy for you and your guests. We are ready to accommodate full-building buyouts so your group can have an entire building to yourselves.

The Alcazar, Hotel Californian's presidential suite, is the only room or suite in the State Building. This ensures plenty of space for celebration and complete privacy for you and your wedding party.

Birds-eye view of a Spanish Colonial style building with a rooftop pool overlooking the palm tree-covered coastline during sunset.

GET FUNKY IN THE FUNK ZONE

Hotel Californian is located in the Funk Zone, Santa Barbara's hottest food & beverage neighborhood. Find fabulous restaurants like Loquita and The Lark, as well as Santa Barbara's famed Urban Wine Trail.