Doubletree Walk

Santa Barbara, CA Print   Leave a comment

Description

Instead of walking along the Cabrillo Bike Path, sometimes I like to walk on the other side of the road beside Fess Parker's Doubletree Resort. Here you can walk a hard-packed dirt path that winds over thick green lawns, under tall palms, and past sweet tropical flowers. The ocean is within view the whole way, as are the mountains. Cars whiz by but it's still a peaceful walk. When you get to Calle Cesar Chavez, there's a plaza with a blue Spanish fountain where you can sit and take in the atmosphere. Afterwards, you can walk inside the hotel grounds, past flowerbeds that remind of Hawaii. Inside the hotel's lobby along the hallway wall is a great cascading fountain that kids love.
There are restrooms inside the hotel lobby, near the cascading fountain.
If you're hungry, you can eat at the cafe inside the hotel lobby. Ask to be served on the patio outside where you'll have gorgeous views looking out through the arches of the rotunda at the sea. On a beautiful morning, nothing is better than a fresh-squeezed orange juice out on the patio!
Other places to visit near here are: Santa Barbara Zoo, with its lawn overlooking the sea; East Beach, which is great for long walks, watching beach volleyball, and playing on the "playground in the sand"; and Chase Palm Park, a ship-themed playground with a toddler-sized Spanish adobe village, carousel, and stream surrounded by long wispy grass.

Photo Gallery

The pathway with the resort's rotunda at the end.	Palms galore!	Fabulous flowers and palms.
The fountain and plaza at Cabrillo Blvd and Calle Cesar Chavez.	Cabrillo Blvd and its fantastic palms!	Flowerbeds and mountain views, where Cabrillo Blvd meets Calle Cesar Chavez.
View of mountains.

Directions

Doubletree walk and the Fess Parker's Doubletree Resort are located at 633 East Cabrillo Boulevard, Santa Barbara, CA 93101.
Exit Highway 101 at Garden Street and turn toward the ocean. Turn left on Cabrillo Blvd and park along the road. The pathway is across the street from the ocean, along Cabrillo Blvd between Calle Cesar Chavez and Calle Puerto Vallarta.

This is an interactive map, you can zoom and move it.

Overall Visitor Rating:

Steve 10/06/2010 08:42	sublime...went here on my honeymoon
June 11/05/2009 21:25	Love your blog. Keep posting, especially pictures!
Erica 10/15/2009 13:54	The best secret in CA. If you are looking for a beach/mountain/town vacation, this is where you need to go. Don't go to LA, you have to go to Santa Barbara! It has hikes, walks, gardens, hiostry, Spanish architecture, shopping, restaurants, beautiful beaches for the family. Highly recommended.
Cathy 10/01/2009 14:24	I wish I was in Santa Barbara now!