By: David H.
Submitted: 2009-10-13 23:11:05 | Word Count: 553
Santa Barbara has numerous sites, attractions and hotels. There are hotels that can provide the best accommodations and packages for business travelers.
Santa Barbara not only offers several cultural attractions, it also provides historical sites that tourists of all ages will enjoy. The downtown area has a mixture of outdoor courtyards and historic abodes with rich Mediterranean architecture, reminding us about the colorful past of Santa Barbara. In fact, no less than 50 galleries and museums joined with world class symphony and opera performances, as well as dance and performing arts, to promote the region’s tourism industry.
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Aside from this, Santa Barbara’s magnificent Santa Ynez Valley has more than sixty wineries in its 20,000 acre planted vineyards. In fact, Santa Ynez is recognized for its wine tasting and touring tradition.
Santa Barbara is noted for its topnotch golf courses, breathtaking coastlines, unique local boutiques and shops, as well as palm lined paseos and open air malls. Shops here offer gift items, clothing, antiques, furnishings, as well as handmade crafts, travel supplies, garden and home items.
Hotel Santa Barbara
This hotel features a hoist of amenities and facilities for business travelers. It features an effective working environment with wireless Internet access in their meeting rooms and lobbies. There are 2 versatile meeting rooms that can cater to groups of 2 to 30 guests. It comes with unrestricted, static IP addresses that can be connected to your company’s Extranet/Intranet.
There are also in room work desks, voice mail and laundry services. You can even loan a laptop at no additional charge. Plus, they offer special corporate rates during mid weeks.
Outside nearby are fine restaurants, department stores, cafes, shops and various cultural attractions. Its location within downtown State Street makes it the perfect place for tourists and business travels who also want to be in the heart of Santa Barbara.
Moreover, the hotel can assist you with catering and dining options, provide directions;, arrange transportation, and recommend group activities.
The Upham Hotel and Country House
This hotel situated at 1404 De la Vina St. Santa Barbara, CA 93101 is considered as the oldest continually operational hotel in the region. Located in the heart of Santa Barbara, it is constructed with redwood, having a Victoria setting and sweeping verandas. It has a total of 50 rooms with a building surrounded by landscaped gardens.
The hotel has been trusted since 1871. It caters bed & breakfast accommodation, along with a conference facility and full service hotel. They have 3 Executive Board Rooms as well as an open air Garden Room that can accommodate up to sixty persons each.
Hotel Oceana Santa Barbara
This hotel situated at 202 West Cabrillo Boulevard Santa Barbara, CA 93101 features executive meeting rooms that can cater to 50 persons. Their conference rooms provide stunning views of the Pacific Ocean. Breakfast, lunch and dinner are also catered either inside the conference room or outdoors, in an adjacent patio with ocean views. Their resort rooms, on the other hand, are designed with colorful, classy and “beach chic” style.
Hotel Oceana’s rooms have the best imported type of Egyptian down comforters, cotton linens and pillows. They also provide iPod docking areas or CD players, along with Aveda bathing toiletries, sun drenched outdoor sitting areas, whirlpool, 2 outdoor pools and poolside cabanas for private use. They also offer a full fitness center and outdoor gardens.
