Hotel
We have negotiated discounted rates at hotels in the area for the nights of May 15-17. The Lavender Inn by the Sea and Brisas del Mar are just a couple of blocks from the beach and right across the street from each other, and about a mile from the wedding venue. They offer free parking, free breakfast, free bike rental and complimentary wine happy hour. To make your reservation for either hotel, call the hotel directly and give them the wedding block name, Frandsen & LaHonta Wedding Group. A limited number of rooms are available and the reduced rates must be booked before April 15. Rooms and rates: Lavender Inn (805) 963-4317: Single Queen: $250/night Single King: $260/night Brisas del Mar (805) 966-2219: Single King: $330/night Double Queen: $355/night Hotel Santa Barbara A lovely hotel, a stone’s throw from the Friday night event and 10-minute walk to wedding venue. Note: the hotel is being renovated; all rooms are finished, they expect the lobby to be finished in April. To get a 17% discount, call the hotel directly and specify wedding25, or: - Go to www.hotelsantabarbara.com - Click RESERVATIONS - upper right corner - Under ADD CODE, access drop down menu for Discount Code - Select Rate Access/Corporate Code - Enter the code: wedding25 Best Western Plus Santa Barbara The Best Western Plus is downtown, a little farther from the wedding venue and the beach.Call the hotel directly (805) 682-7277 and refer to Frandsen & LaHonta Wedding Block; book before April 1. Rooms and rates: Standard King $310/night Standard Double Double $310/night Moxy Santa Barbara – The Waterman The Moxy is located in Santa Barbara’s “Funk Zone”, close to the beach, about a mile from the wedding venue. Parking at the hotel is $35/night. For 10% discount: 1. Go to www.marriott.com/SBAOX 2. Enter dates of stay 3. How many rooms and guests 4. Under Special Rates, select the drop down and select “Corp/Promo Code” 5. Enter code W14 6. Select “View Rates” 7. Select room type and book
Flight
You can get a direct flight to Santa Barbara from several major US cities, including San Francisco, Seattle, and Phoenix. It's about a 15 minute drive to get from the airport to downtown Santa Barbara. Note: You can also fly into LA's airport (LAX), which has many more direct flight options. It's about a 2 hour drive from LAX to Santa Barbara. There is a shuttle that runs between Santa Barbara and LAX -- you can find details on it here: https://www.sbairbus.com/lax-shuttle-schedule-fares/
Hotel
$$$$ Kimpton Canary Hotel - An elegant, Spanish-style hotel located downtown just a few blocks away from our wedding venue. Complimentary perks include loaner bikes, morning coffee and tea, and an evening wine hour. There's a rooftop pool and lounge, plus a restaurant with modern American cuisine. $ Lemon Tree Inn - Upper State Street has several hotel options with lower nightly rates that are still only a few miles from downtown and Stearns Wharf. Lemon Tree is a retro-chic inn set on an acre of landscaped tropical garden, located about 2 miles away from our wedding venue. There are also a lot of Airbnbs available in Santa Barbara! We recommend booking sooner than later as prices may increase once the date gets closer and availability drops.