El Encanto

El Encanto is a hotel in , . It was established during the early 1900s as the El Encanto Hotel, when it was popular with artists of the plein air school, celebrities and the "carriage trade" from the East Coast.
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  • Email: reservations@elencanto.com
  • Type: Hotel
  • Description: hotel in Santa Barbara, California established during the early 1900s
  • Also known as: Belmond El Encanto” and “El Encanto, A Belmond Hotel, Santa Barbara
  • Address: 800 Alvarado Place,, Santa Barbara, CA 93103

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Mission Santa Barbara and Santa Barbara Museum of Natural History.

Church
is a Spanish mission in , United States. Often referred to as the 'Queen of the Missions', it was founded by Padre Fermín Lasuén for the Franciscan order on December 4, 1786, the feast day of Saint Barbara, as the tenth mission of what would later become 21 missions in Alta California. is situated 2,800 feet west of El Encanto.

Museum
The is a natural history museum in . organization is a 501 non-profit which operates both a flagship campus located along Mission Creek in the , and the ocean-focused located on . is situated 3,100 feet west of El Encanto.

Park
is a 15.78-acre public park located at the intersection of Mission Ridge Road and Franceschi Road within the Riviera neighborhood of , United States.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Mission Canyon and Santa Barbara.

Village
is a census-designated place and an unincorporated suburb of , in , . The population was 2,540 at the 2020 census, up from 2,381 at the 2010 census.

is a city and metropolitan area less than 100 miles from but vastly different in pace from its huge neighbor to the south. With a temperate climate and lush natural environs, the "Riviera of the West" is a pleasant day or weekend trip from L.A.

Hamlet
Photo: Antandrus, Public domain.
is an unincorporated coastal suburb of , located in Santa Barbara County. It is bounded on the east by , on the north and west by the unincorporated area of the eastern Goleta Valley, and on the south by the Pacific Ocean. is situated 4 miles west of El Encanto.

El Encanto

Latitude
34.43891° or 34° 26′ 20″ north
Longitude
-119.70436° or 119° 42′ 16″ west
Elevation
528 feet (161 metres)
Open location code
8562C7QW+H7
Open­Street­Map ID
way 623262287
Open­Street­Map feature
building=­hotel
Open­Street­Map feature
tourism=­hotel
Geo­Names ID
9828926
Wiki­data ID
Q18357382
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