SECRET GARDEN INN & COTTAGES, Santa Barbara

Secret Garden Inn & Cottages provides individually decorated guest rooms and suites with free Wi-Fi, flat-screen TVs, and DVD players. Rooms include air conditioning. Some rooms have hardwood floors, bright rugs, and a spacious hallway entrance that opens onto a private redwood deck with a hot tub. One two-room suite features hardwood floors with autumnal green, rust, and cranberry decorations. A cozy room includes built-in bookshelves, green faux fini walls, a queen bed, and a bay window overlooking the front garden. Some rooms offer a bathroom with a clawfoot tub and shower, while suites have a balcony with garden views. Some rooms feature a seating area with cable TV, a hot tub, and a private patio, in addition to complimentary toiletries. Select rooms include a private bathroom with a bath, a shower, and a hairdryer. The spacious double rooms provide air conditioning, a tea/coffee maker, a wardrobe, and parquet floors. The air-conditioned en suite rooms have free Wi-Fi, flat-screen cable TVs, DVD players, and claw foot bathtubs. Select single rooms feature a balcony, private entrance, and DVD player. Extra guests above 2 persons will incur an additional fee.

The Secret Garden Inn serves a daily buffet breakfast featuring French cuisine. Dominique, the host, prepares breakfast, which includes quiches, fresh baked scones, muffins, sweet breads, coffee, hot tea, and juices. Guests can enjoy breakfast in bed.

Guests can relax in the Secret Garden, designed with a French atmosphere. The property has a jacuzzi on a private deck. Guests can view the garden from a terrace. One bathroom has a window overlooking the back garden.

Secret Garden Inn & Cottages is in Santa Barbara Downtown, near Paseo Nuevo, a shopping center with tiled courtyards, fountains, and retailers. Santa Barbara County Courthouse is 2 km away. Santa Barbara Museum of Art, Santa Barbara Historical Museum, and Old Mission Santa Barbara are 2 km away. Earl Warren Show Grounds and Susan Quinlan Doll and Teddy Bear Museum are 2 km away. Stearns Wharf is 3 km away.

Featured amenities include express check-out, a library, and a safe deposit box at the front desk. The property provides free WiFi, wedding services, and tour/ticket assistance. Safety features include a carbon monoxide detector, a fire extinguisher, a smoke detector, and a first aid kit. Each room comes with free bottled water. A garden is available. Tea and coffee facilities are available.