Luxury holidays in Santa Ynez Valley

Classic and cool, California’s Santa Ynez Valley is an emerging hub of world-class wining and up-and-coming dining. This winding patch of wine country is a connect the dots of six charming communities: Los Olivos, Buellton, Santa Ynez, Los Alamos, Solvang and Ballard are equally characterful and entirely distinct. Just like its laidback townsfolk, days in the Santa Ynez Valley take on a languorous quality: mosey from meal to meal, and wobble between wineries. And there’s a deep appreciation for the landscape that goes beyond the valley’s vineyards: formerly cowboy country, the spectacular terrain can be explored by hoof or foot.
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When to go

Though temperatures are balmy in Santa Ynez Valley year-round, autumn marks the start of harvest season (grape-stomping, anyone?), and we like spring for its verdant views.

Getting there

  • Planes

    Fly into LAX, then hop on a one-hour connecting flight to Santa Barbara Airport, which is 50 minutes away from Santa Ynez by car.

  • Trains

    Amtrak runs a two-and-a-half hour rail service from Los Angeles’ Union Station to Santa Barbara Amtrak (45 minutes away by car).

  • Automobiles

    Santa Ynez Valley is a two-and-a-half hour drive from Los Angeles. To fully enjoy the wineries and vineyards on offer, we recommend hiring a chauffeur to ferry you around safely. Alternatively, keen cyclists can swap four wheels for two and bike between towns.