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Set aside a morning for the Santa Ynez foothill trails near San Ysidro Ranch, where waterfall routes give your Montecito stay an outdoor rhythm.

What makes it special

Reserve afternoon tea on the Veranda for house-made scones and tea sandwiches, an easy way to linger at the ranch between outings.

Room to consider

Choose Creek Cottage for its gated patio and sunken hot tub, a private place to unwind beside San Ysidro Creek.

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Settle by the fireplace at The Speakeasy for a cocktail in San Ysidro Ranch's Prohibition-inspired bar after dinner at the Stonehouse.

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San Ysidro Ranch

San Ysidro Ranch sits in the Montecito foothills above Santa Barbara, with the Santa Ynez Mountains behind it and the Pacific beyond. Thirty-eight vine-covered cottages occupy a 550-acre estate of gardens, citrus groves and old trees. The cottages are reached separately rather than through a single hotel building, giving the ranch the loose arrangement of a small village.

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Lantana Cottage
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Lantana Cottage

1,500 sqft
From 3’715 USD

Lantana Cottage offers 1,500 square feet near the front of the property, among landscaped gardens. It has a private gated terrace with outdoor seating. The...

Rosemary Cottage
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Rosemary Cottage

1,150 sqft
From 3’715 USD

Rosemary Cottage offers 1,150 square feet toward the front of the Ranch. A private gated terrace has outdoor seating facing landscaped gardens. The terrace opens...

Daisy Cottage
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Daisy Cottage

775 sqft
From 3’715 USD

Daisy Cottage has a gated entrance, a private deck and plants that bloom through the year. Its 775 square feet combine a king sleeping area...

Lotus Cottage
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Lotus Cottage

1,150 sqft
From 3’715 USD

Lotus Cottage offers 1,150 square feet in a garden setting toward the front of the Ranch. A private gated terrace with outdoor seating marks the...

Fig Cottage
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Fig Cottage

1,250 sqft
From 3’948 USD

Fig Cottage faces a landscaped courtyard arranged around a gnarled oak tree. A private entrance leads into the 1,250-square-foot cottage. A furnished private patio provides...

Magnolia Cottage
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Magnolia Cottage

1,150 sqft
From 4’064 USD

Magnolia Cottage is near the front of the property, surrounded by landscaped gardens. It offers 1,150 square feet. A private gated terrace has outdoor seating...

Tulip Cottage
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Tulip Cottage

1,150 sqft
From 4’064 USD

Tulip Cottage sits toward the front of the property, among landscaped gardens. A gated terrace with outdoor seating leads into a 1,150-square-foot cottage. Its private...

Jasmine Cottage
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Jasmine Cottage

800 sqft
From 4’064 USD

Along San Ysidro Creek, Jasmine Cottage is surrounded by landscaped gardens. The cottage offers 800 square feet, with a private outdoor sitting area that leads...

Hydrangea Cottage
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Hydrangea Cottage

1,150 sqft
From 4’064 USD

Hydrangea Cottage opens from a gated terrace with outdoor seating, surrounded by landscaped gardens. The cottage is toward the front of the property and measures...

Honeysuckle Cottage
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Honeysuckle Cottage

1,350 sqft
From 4’180 USD

Honeysuckle Cottage has a private gated entrance beside San Ysidro Creek. Landscaped gardens surround the 1,350-square-foot cottage. The main room combines a king sleeping area...

Iris Cottage
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Iris Cottage

1,350 sqft
From 4’180 USD

Iris Cottage sits beside San Ysidro Creek, with landscaped gardens around its private gated entry. It offers 1,350 square feet and opens into a room...

Pepper Cottage
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Pepper Cottage

1,350 sqft
From 4’180 USD

The gardens beside San Ysidro Creek form the setting for Pepper Cottage. A private gated entry opens into its 1,350 square feet, where antiques and...

Lavender Cottage
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Lavender Cottage

1,350 sqft
From 4’180 USD

Lavender Cottage sits on the creek side of the property, surrounded by landscaped gardens. A private gated entry leads into the 1,350-square-foot cottage. The main...

Acacia Cottage
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Acacia Cottage

1,450 sqft
From 4’180 USD

Acacia Cottage is a 1,450-square-foot retreat among landscaped gardens. A private gated terrace has outdoor seating and opens into a spacious living room. Hand-selected antiques...

Geranium Cottage
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Geranium Cottage

1,450 sqft
From 4’297 USD

Geranium Cottage is arranged with a separate bedroom and living room within its 1,450 square feet. Landscaped gardens surround the cottage. A private gated terrace...

Sycamore Cottage
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Sycamore Cottage

1,850 sqft
From 4’297 USD

Sycamore Cottage offers 1,850 square feet beside San Ysidro Creek. It is ADA accessible, with a private entrance and landscaped gardens around it. The bathroom...

Rose Cottage
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Rose Cottage

1,450 sqft
From 4’297 USD

A gated terrace with outdoor seating forms the entrance to Rose Cottage, surrounded by landscaped gardens. The cottage offers 1,450 square feet. An entryway leads...

Citrus Cottage
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Citrus Cottage

1,350 sqft
From 4’646 USD

Citrus Cottage overlooks gardens and a citrus grove, with views of the Pacific Ocean and Channel Islands. It offers 1,350 square feet. A private gated...

Lily Cottage
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Lily Cottage

1,350 sqft
From 4’646 USD

Lily Cottage sits among oak trees and landscaped gardens. This 1,350-square-foot cottage has a private entrance leading into a spacious living room. Hand-selected antiques and...

Cypress Cottage
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Cypress Cottage

1,450 sqft
From 4’646 USD

Cypress Cottage offers 1,450 square feet in a landscaped courtyard setting, with views toward the Pacific Ocean. A private gated terrace has outdoor seating. The...

Ivy Cottage
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Ivy Cottage

1,450 sqft
From 4’762 USD

Ivy Cottage offers 1,450 square feet around a landscaped courtyard. There is a living room and a separate bedroom. A private gated terrace provides outdoor...

Creek Cottage
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Creek Cottage

1,550 sqft
From 4’878 USD

Creek Cottage takes its setting from San Ysidro Creek, with landscaped gardens around the 1,550-square-foot retreat. A private gated patio opens into a living room....

Tangerine Cottage
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Tangerine Cottage

1,350 sqft
From 4’878 USD

Tangerine Cottage has views of the Pacific Ocean and Channel Islands beyond the gardens and citrus grove. The cottage offers 1,350 square feet. A gated...

Olive Cottage
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Olive Cottage

1,450 sqft
From 5’227 USD

Olive Cottage looks toward the Pacific Ocean and Channel Islands from landscaped gardens. A private gated entrance opens into the 1,450-square-foot cottage. It has a...

Laurel Cottage
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Laurel Cottage

1,550 sqft
From 5’227 USD

Laurel Cottage is beside San Ysidro Creek, surrounded by landscaped gardens. A gated entrance leads into the 1,550-square-foot retreat. Its living room and separate bedroom...

Willow Cottage
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Willow Cottage

1,900 sqft
From 5’402 USD

Willow Cottage overlooks San Ysidro Creek from a setting of oak trees and landscaped gardens. The retreat offers 1,900 square feet. A private gated entrance...

Wisteria Cottage
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Wisteria Cottage

1,900 sqft
From 5’692 USD

Wisteria Cottage overlooks San Ysidro Creek from a setting of oak trees and landscaped gardens. It offers 1,900 square feet. A private gated patio leads...

Oak Cottage
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Oak Cottage

2,200 sqft
From 5’692 USD

Oak Cottage offers 2,200 square feet among landscaped gardens. It has views of the Pacific Ocean and Channel Islands. A private gated entrance leads into...

Oak Grove Cottage
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Oak Grove Cottage

1,750 sqft
From 6’041 USD

Oak Grove Cottage offers 1,750 square feet beside San Ysidro Creek, surrounded by landscaped gardens. A gated entrance opens into a spacious living room. The...

Gardenia Cottage
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Gardenia Cottage

1,750 sqft
From 6’041 USD

Gardenia Cottage is in the heart of the Ranch, with garden surroundings and views of the Pacific Ocean. The retreat measures 1,750 square feet. A...

Lilac Cottage
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Lilac Cottage

1,750 sqft
From 7’321 USD

A private gated entrance leads into Lilac Cottage beside San Ysidro Creek. Landscaped gardens surround this 1,750-square-foot retreat. A living room and separate bedroom divide...

Eucalyptus Cottage
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Eucalyptus Cottage

1,750 sqft
From 7’321 USD

Eucalyptus Cottage sits beside San Ysidro Creek, among landscaped gardens. It offers 1,750 square feet and a private gated entrance. The living room and bedroom...

2 Bedroom Hibiscus Cottage
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2 Bedroom Hibiscus Cottage

2,150 sqft
From 7’321 USD

The two-bedroom Hibiscus Cottage offers 2,150 square feet. A landscaped courtyard surrounds a gnarled oak tree, and a private gated entrance opens into the living...

2 Bedroom Terrace Ocean View Cottage
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2 Bedroom Terrace Ocean View Cottage

2,150 sqft
From 7’553 USD

Terrace Cottage is a two-bedroom ADA-compliant retreat overlooking the Pacific Ocean and Channel Islands. Gardens contribute to the view around its 2,150 square feet. A...

Churchill Cottage
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Churchill Cottage

1,450 sqft
From 7’553 USD

Churchill Cottage is a 1,450-square-foot garden retreat once used by Winston Churchill while writing. A private gated patio with outdoor seating leads into the cottage....

2 Bedroom Orange Ocean View Cottage
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2 Bedroom Orange Ocean View Cottage

2,150 sqft
From 8’193 USD

Orange Cottage faces the Pacific Ocean and Channel Islands. Gardens are part of the view around this two-bedroom retreat. The cottage offers 2,150 square feet....

2 Bedroom Kennedy Cottage
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2 Bedroom Kennedy Cottage

2,700 sqft
From 11’042 USD

John and Jackie Kennedy spent their honeymoon in this cottage in 1953. The retreat offers 2,700 square feet and two bedrooms. It has a hand-carved...

2 Bedroom Warner Cottage
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2 Bedroom Warner Cottage

6,000 sqft
From 15’119 USD

Warner Cottage offers 6,000 square feet and views of the Pacific Ocean and Channel Islands. Its entrance leads into the living room. Selected antiques, a...

Hibiscus Hideaway
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Hibiscus Hideaway

900 ft2
On Request

Hibiscus Hideaway is a spacious retreat of 900 sq. ft. It is elegantly furnished with carefully chosen antiques and Persian rugs. The polished oak floors...

Sycamores and oaks shade parts of the grounds; olive and citrus trees, jasmine, magnolias and flowering lantana fill others. The gardens have a working past as well as an ornamental one. In the nineteenth century, oranges and lemons grown here were packed for shipment in a sandstone building that later became the Stonehouse restaurant.

San Ysidro Creek runs beside the bungalow-style accommodations. Across the wider ranch, the landscape rises toward the foothills, where guests have access to 17 miles of hiking trails. The routes offer mountain terrain and views toward the coast.

The ranch began receiving hotel guests in 1893, after decades of farming on the property. Its present setting still brings those layers together: stone buildings from the citrus era, a former ranch house known as the Hacienda, and individual cottages among the trees. The sea is part of the outlook, although the ranch itself is inland.

Each cottage has a private entrance and parking beside it. Inside, antiques and original artwork give the rooms an individual character, with Persian rugs, stone fireplaces and four-poster beds among the recurring details. Furnished terraces or patios extend the living space outdoors. The gardens and the creek provide different outlooks across the cottage collection.

Accommodation ranges from studios to one- and two-bedroom cottages. Oversized sunken spas, outdoor rainfall showers and bathrooms with deep soaking tubs and heated floors are part of the ranch's cottage offering. The outdoor space varies by cottage, as do the views.

Cottage-side parking keeps arrival close to each private entrance, with vehicle charging at the parking space. Inside, a Nespresso machine, water kettle and small refrigerator provide practical comforts. Heating and air conditioning are fitted across the cottage collection. Sycamore and Terrace are the ranch's two accessible cottages, a useful distinction among buildings with individual layouts and outlooks.

The 2,700-square-foot Kennedy Cottage is a two-bedroom stone retreat with a gated courtyard, antique seating and the ranch's largest terrace. French doors open from its living room toward views of the Pacific and Channel Islands. Each bedroom has a four-poster king bed and fireplace, while clawfoot tubs and heated floors shape the bathrooms. John and Jacqueline Kennedy stayed in the cottage during their 1953 honeymoon.

Warner Cottage is the more expansive, 6,000-square-foot two-bedroom residence. Its terrace holds a private heated 33-foot pool, barbecue area, outdoor rain shower and sunken spa. A formal dining area, full kitchen and separate driveway make it distinct from the smaller cottages. The two bedrooms have fireplaces and four-poster beds; outside, the terrace looks toward the ocean and islands.

The Stonehouse occupies the ranch's former citrus packing house, built in 1889. Its dining room has fireplaces and views toward the creek; an outdoor terrace looks toward the ocean. The kitchen draws on produce from the ranch's organic garden for its Coastal Californian cooking. The building's original purpose remains a tangible part of dinner here.

A wine cellar holding around 16,000 bottles gives the restaurant a substantial collection alongside its food. The ranch also has smaller private dining settings. In-cottage dining brings meals to the separate residences, while the Stonehouse terrace offers a different sense of place, open to the foothill air and distant coast.

Below the Stonehouse, The Speakeasy takes its cues from Prohibition-era bars, with a fireplace, cocktails, rare spirits and live music. The Veranda serves afternoon tea with house-made pastries, seasonal scones and tea sandwiches, and also offers fireside dining.

A heated outdoor pool and a pool bar are among the ranch amenities. The property also has botanical gardens, lawn games, bocce and mini golf. Bicycle rentals offer another way to explore, while yoga can take place outdoors. The foothill trails extend beyond the planted heart of the estate.

The coast is close but not on the property. Boat charters offer time on the water, and the ranch also has access to a private golf course at the Montecito Club. Santa Barbara's beaches are a short drive from the foothill estate.

At the Salon & Spa, softly lit fireplaces and painted songbirds give the treatment rooms a residential feel. Massage oils use lavender, rosemary and lemons grown in the ranch gardens. The menu includes massages, facials, body scrubs, manicures and hair services, bringing the property's agricultural scents into a more enclosed setting.

One body treatment pairs a bamboo-powder and apricot-kernel scrub with a full-body massage; another uses jasmine and mandarin sugar. Yon-Ka facials and Shu Uemura hair services sit alongside those treatments. The spa also has a private patio, and in-cottage services are available for guests who prefer to remain in their own space.

A separate Love Birds treatment room has a chromotherapy soaking tub and steam shower. Couples' treatments there can begin with an aromatic exfoliation, continue with a bath and finish with massage. A scalp massage completes the sequence described for this room.

The name San Ysidro recalls Saint Isidore, patron saint of agriculture. Mission padres farmed the land in the early nineteenth century; the Old Adobe was built in 1825. By 1892 a ranch house had been built that would become the Hacienda, and the hotel opened the following year.

During the Great Depression, the Johnston family sold the hotel to actor Ronald Colman and hotelier Alvin Carl Weingand. The ranch then became closely associated with film and literary guests, a chapter distinct from its earlier citrus-farming years.

Among the ranch's former guests were Winston Churchill, Vivien Leigh and Laurence Olivier, who married on the grounds. John Huston worked on the screenplay for The African Queen while staying here. The Kennedy Cottage carries another part of that history in its name, but its courtyard, terrace and separate entrance remain practical features of the present stay.

Why we love this hotel

Why we love this hotel

Stonehouse serves coastal California cooking in a former citrus packing house, letting you spend dinner in a piece of Montecito’s agricultural past.

The Salon & Spa uses some ingredients grown on the ranch in its signature treatments, bringing the gardens into a quiet afternoon indoors.

The ranch’s landscaped garden paths give you somewhere to walk at your own pace before setting off to explore Santa Barbara.

Location of San Ysidro Ranch

900 San Ysidro Lane, Santa Barbara, CA 93108, United States

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Weather at San Ysidro Ranch

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What to Know About San Ysidro Ranch

Is San Ysidro Ranch worth it?

Yes. San Ysidro Ranch is worth it for travelers who want privacy, cottage-style luxury, strong dining, and a classic Montecito setting. It feels more like a private garden retreat than a traditional hotel, with individual cottages spread along quiet lanes and lush grounds.

Where is San Ysidro Ranch located?

San Ysidro Ranch is located at 900 San Ysidro Lane in Montecito, near Santa Barbara, California. The setting places guests in the foothills, close to beaches, Coast Village Road, Santa Barbara dining, and the Santa Ynez Mountains.

How many cottages does San Ysidro Ranch have?

San Ysidro Ranch has 38 bungalow-style cottages set along San Ysidro Creek and hillside garden paths. Each cottage is individually decorated, so the stay feels personal rather than uniform or resort-like.

What room should I book at San Ysidro Ranch?

Couples often prefer a romantic cottage with a fireplace, private patio, outdoor rainfall shower, and oversized sunken spa. Families or longer stays should look at larger one-bedroom or two-bedroom suite categories with more living space.

What is special about San Ysidro Ranch?

San Ysidro Ranch is known for privacy, history, gardens, cottage living, and a deeply residential Montecito feel. Its guest history, quiet lanes, fireplaces, private terraces, and garden setting create a rare hideaway close to Santa Barbara.

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