Fess Parker
Resort
633 East Cabrillo Blvd.
Santa Barbara, CA
Standing on the beach, you can look across Cabrillo Street
to see Fess Parker Doubletree Resort, framed by the stunning Santa Barbara
hills. There's an electric bus driving by that guests can catch
for a ride downtown or to the nearby Santa Barbara Zoo. And right
next door to the hotel in beautiful Cabrillo Park is this incredibly, colorful
archway of vibrant hues. Seen in both photos above, "Chromatic
Gate" by Herbert Bayer who lived from
1900 to 1985, pays tribute to art and artists who make the city unique.
Santa Barbara is home to the fine arts, offering one of the best museums
for a city its size, the must see Santa Barbara Art Museum.
While Laguna Beach, La Jolla, Los Angeles and Carmel-by-the-Sea
are a few art colonies, Santa Barbara is the only city we know of in California
where you can consistently view and purchase great works every weekend,
right at the beach. These juried art exhibits along the oceanfront provide
an opportunity to purchase works directly from known artists rather than
buy through their dealers.
You have a ring side seat to view the weekend art at one
of the finest hotels near the beach, Fess Parker Resort. It is near a bird
sanctuary, sand volleyball courts (located across the street at the beach),
the Santa Barbara Zoo, pier, shops, a carousel and playground in Chase
Palm Park where weekly Summer concerts are free. We've stayed in
budget hotels near the beach and they are a mixed bag. But we've
tried some nice places and this is one of them we enjoy when we feel like
being kind to ourselves.
Property Type: Resort - Beach
Guest rooms: 360
Directions: 20 minutes from airport, 1/2 mile from downtown.
From the metro city center, this property is located:
Distance: 0 - 15 minutes
Area Airport: Santa Barbara Municipal
Reservations
at Fess Parker Resort not available currently
