travel42 Hotel Review: The Ritz-Carlton Bacara, Santa Barbara

The Ritz-Carlton Bacara, Santa Barbara travel42 Professional Hotel Review

Location and History

Located just off U.S. Highway 101, 13 miles north of Santa Barbara in an isolated area north of the airport and university, this ambitious, self-contained, deluxe destination resort is the only true oceanfront resort in Santa Barbara, though the Four Seasons is only a frontage road shy of that claim. It is located between the two popular Driftwood and Haskell's beaches.

Property Overview

Sprawling across 78 beachfront acres dotted with Spanish f...