While Santa Barbara is known for its higher prices, The Canary was an extremely great value and we would highly reccomend it to all, especially if your traveling with your dogs.

The staff and service stood out. What stood out was that the entire staff truly eeemd to non only enjoy their work but were proud of thoer hotel.

The location is ideal to walk to resturants, shopping and nightlife. And there are several nice areas close by to excercise your dogs. As well as an off leash beach a short drive away. The staff readily & eagerly gave us tips and directions.

While rooms might be on the smaller side, they were well maintained, clean and very comfortable. The decor was very tasteful.

The late afternoon Wine tasting was a real treat. Nice touch that dogs were notd on aq welcome Bone Board.

All in all one of the better values for a hotel we have stayed in. We definitely will go back. Oh, and beleive it or NO ANNOYING extra charges for parking and internet. Maybe just the package we where on.

And the roof top terrace has one of the best views.

We stayed at the Canary over new year (including the NYE party on the roof top). I was really pleased with our room which had a wonderfully comfortable four poster bed and was decorated in a tasteful but colourful way. The wine reception every day was great and we found the staff to be very helpful throughout. A couple of little niggles - we kept having to re-set the tv to get the digital channels and while we had booked bed and breakfast, it wasn't made clear to us that the included breakfast was just a coffee and a pastry. Not sure how we would even have got this.

A special mention for the party - it was really fun on the rooftop but 85usd cover charge per person with just one drink was a bit steep.

I had a hard time deciding on a Santa Barbara hotel because I wanted a good location. It turns out I couldn't have made a better choice. This was perfect. We were close to shopping and restaurants, and just had to hop on the electric shuttle to visit the wharf and zoo. Plus, I love the decor. It reminded me of my trip to Spain.

The rooftop terrace was wonderful. Our room was spotless and large with a comfortable bed. The staff was friendly and professional. The night of our arrival we missed the complimentary wine so they gave us vouchers to get a free glass from the bar. If I return to Santa Barbara I will definitely stay at this hotel.

Just spent a few nights including NYE (including the rooftop NYE party) at the Canary. It has what you expect from Kimpton properties, but with a Santa Barbara flavor. The staff were incredibly welcoming and accommodating, the lobby was warm and inviting (especially with mulled cider and wine in the evenings), the beds were very comfortable (wish they sold them like Westins do), and very centrally located, in the heart of State Street shopping and dining. We booked a Junior Suite, since we were spending several nights on vacation and wanted some extra space. The decor was very Santa Barbara, with brightly colored tile and folksy furniture, but I could have done without the bathroom doors that were more like shutters with open slats that gave little (sound) privacy. Parking is $25 a night (valet only). Overall, a wonderful stay, but with a few minor issues (listed in Cons, below).
PROS: Kimpton hospitality, location for shopping and dining, room comfort
CONS: most junior suites apparently face the inner driveway with the valet parking, so if you're a light and early sleeper you may be kept awake with the sound of intermittent slamming car doors; our room kept having issues with the TVs only getting about 1/3 of the channels and needed to be repeatedly reset by maintenance; luxury hotel in Santa Barbara, so it's priced accordingly