El Encanto in Santa Barbara, United States has a corrected score of 3.8 ± 0.2 (fair evidence, 2 of 4 platforms), ranked 2 of 43 hotels we score in Santa Barbara. Its platform ratings, normalised to 0-5, average 4.1 before correction: Booking.com 4.0, Tripadvisor 4.3. Rooms from about $843 a night (cached, not a live quote).
El Encanto is a luxury hillside hotel in Santa Barbara, California, dating from the early twentieth century and once popular with artists. Its 90 bungalows and suites are decorated in Spanish Colonial style and spread across terraced grounds, with some rooms looking out over the Pacific Ocean or the mountains. Facilities include a restaurant, spa, swimming pool, secure parking and room service, and pets are welcome. The hotel suits couples and travellers after a quiet, romantic stay within reach of wine country, museums and the Botanic Gardens. Rates start at $843 a night, so it is a considerable outlay, and some rooms are reported as dark and dated.
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