Buellton for the road. A fourteen-key hotel in Santa Ynez for the night.
Leave the 101 at Buellton and follow Highway 246 east. Fifteen minutes later, the road ends quietly on Edison Street.
Buellton is the valley’s front door. Follow the road east and the highway falls away: one main street, old oaks, and evenings that stay quiet.
Six places we send our guests along Highway 246, from the old Mission to the Pinot country past the 101.
8 min drive
Founded in 1804 and still a parish church, at the start of the road west.
10 min drive
The Danish bakeries sit halfway to Buellton. Stop at Olsen’s or Birkholm’s on the way through.
12 min drive
Ostriches and emus on open pasture beside Highway 246. Half an hour, and more charming than it sounds.
16 min drive
Estate wines on a quiet back road between Buellton and Los Olivos, poured by reservation.
20 min drive
A short, shaded walk through the oaks to an 80-foot falls, just south of Buellton. Best after winter rain.
25 min drive
West of Buellton the valley opens toward the sea. Alma Rosa pours on a ranch along Santa Rosa Road.
In Buellton itself: Firestone Walker’s Taproom and Barrelworks, and dinner at the Hitching Post II.
Upstairs in the main house on Edison Street, each with its own character.
Freestanding cottages, each with a private entrance and a porch of its own.
Exit at Buellton, fifteen minutes east on 246, and check in from four in time for the evening pour in the wine garden.
Santa Ynez
Breakfast in the dining room, then out past Buellton to the Sta. Rita Hills for Pinot at the source.
Sta. Rita Hills
An hour in the cedar barrel sauna, then a tasting flight at Firestone Walker and dinner off the oak fire. Home in fifteen minutes.
BuelltonA slow breakfast, then the short walk to Nojoqui Falls, just off the 101 on the way home.
Nojoqui FallsAbout 15 minutes by car, or 7.2 miles from the Highway 101 exit in Buellton, east on Highway 246. We are at 1121 Edison Street and 3523 Sagunto Street in Santa Ynez.
Santa Ynez Valley Transit runs an Express bus between Buellton and Santa Ynez every 30 minutes, Monday to Saturday, for $1.50. Check syvt.com for current times. Rideshare works as well, though cars are scarce after dark, so our concierge can book a local driver for the evening.
Yes. We are fifteen minutes from the Buellton exit and about two hours from Los Angeles, so a night or two here breaks up the drive between Los Angeles and San Francisco. Check-in is from 4:00 pm.
Yes. Children ages two to eleven are $25 a night, and children under two stay free. Dogs can stay in select bungalows for $75 per stay.
Buellton’s taprooms and restaurants are open year-round. Harvest, from late August into October, is the busiest season in the valley. For easy tables and quiet roads, come midweek. See our midweek stays, or for a group, Occasions.
