Santa Barbara.
Santa Barbara is dominated by the Belmond El Encanto, the Four Seasons Biltmore, and the Rosewood Miramar — all chain-owned and excluded. The independents: San Ysidro Ranch (where JFK and Jackie honeymooned), the Inn of the Spanish Garden, the Simpson House Inn (a Queen Anne B&B), the Hotel Californian (independent boutique on the waterfront).
Belmond El Encanto
A 1918 Riviera neighborhood landmark — 92 bungalows on 7 acres, Lily Pond and ocean views.
San Ysidro Ranch
Where JFK and Jackie honeymooned — 38 cottage suites on 500 Montecito acres, Ty Warner-owned.
Hotel Californian
A Moorish-Spanish design hotel by Martyn Lawrence Bullard — 121 rooms on the Funk Zone.
Inn of the Spanish Garden
Twenty-three Spanish-Mediterranean rooms around a courtyard fountain — downtown Santa Barbara.
Simpson House Inn
An 1874 Eastlake Victorian on an acre of English gardens — 15 rooms, the only AAA Five-Diamond B&B.
Cheshire Cat Inn
Two 1894 Queen Anne Victorians joined by gardens — 21 Alice-in-Wonderland-themed rooms.