The Ritz-Carlton Bacara, Santa Barbara Reviews
Reviews
4.6 out of 5 rating
4.6 out of 5 rating
16 Reviews
92% recommend it
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Annalise Sent on 09/08/2020Phenomenal!!
Our whole experience with the staff here at the Ritz-Carlton, Bacara has been nothing but amazing! They helped us plan our wedding in less than two weeks for 13 of our closest family members. They helped us get rooms for everyone, a ceremony location, meals before and after the wedding, an amazing reception dinner, and pool time for everyone. It was difficult as this was our 4th attempt at planning a wedding during COVID, but they made it effortless, beautiful, and memorable! Thank you so much Angela, Dylan, and Steven! You made our wedding weekend perfect and we will definitely be back! -
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User2590041 Sent on 04/27/2016Fabulous venue for our engagement dinner and wedding day. Five star accommodation in Santa Barbara cannot be beat, this place is luxurious and offers everything that it boasts about. Great restaurants on site and their spa is excellent. -
User1319499 Sent on 09/08/2013Bacara is perfect for weddings!! We worked with Ali who was very responsive and professional. I am so happy we had our wedding at Bacara!! -
User1395756 Sent on 10/23/2013Bacara Resort and Spa is located in Goleta, CA close to Santa Barbara. This venue is breathtaking. We had both our ceremony and reception at Bacara. They were very helpful with showing us how things work at their resort. We had a great time at the food tasting session. They are very thoughtful -- they greeted us with welcome signs made just for us. On the day of the wedding the ceremony was held at Miro Lawn, which is on top of a cliff overlooking the Pacific Ocean. The weather is usually gorgeous in SB so our wedding day was absolutely beautiful. The cocktail hour was at the Ocean terrace which again overlooks the ocean. The view is beautiful. They one huge ballroom (can be divided into 3 rooms) and a round shaped room called the Rotunda. We chose the Rotunda (used for dancing) because it was smaller, more intimate and had a gorgeous view, and the dinner was served al fresco on the terrace outside the Rotunda. The way the staff at Bacara set up the decoration and the equipment for the ceremony, cocktail hour, and reception was great. Chair and tables, the table cloths were all clean and in great condition. Bacara provides their own lighting. The contractor that they use did a fabulous job with lighting the Rotunda and the dining area. Tiffany Hampton was the event coordinator that worked with our wedding planner. She was very sweet and very helpful on the days leading up to our wedding. She stayed around on those days to make sure everything went according to the plan. The napkins, plates and silverware were in great shape. The food was GREAT! Also, their team had left us a very nice gift as well as flowers and champagne and fruit when we arrived at our room 2 days before the wedding. The suite that we stayed in was beautiful, great view and great amenities. The service was good. Overall we were very happy with our experience at Bacara. Our wedding was beautiful, our pictures look great and everybody loved the venue and had a great time.
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User2342628 Sent on 09/30/2015The Bacara is one of the most beautiful places for a wedding weekend. We are SO happy we chose to have our weekend festivities on the property. Although the responsiveness could have been better during the planning and preparation process, the final execution of the weekend events was outstanding. The staff and service on the property was great - everyone that it was our wedding and were diligent about making us feel welcome - and the venue itself couldn't have been more perfect for our California wedding. -
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Amy Sent on 07/21/2011Arriving at Bacara, is like stepping into my heaven. The hotel staff makes you feel welcome, comfortable, and important, no matter who or how old you are. And the grounds, well those are just gorgeous.
The lower marks on my review were made not because of the resort's quality, but rather because of the contract process. There is very little flexibility when deciding on contract terms and not many "extras" can be negotiated in. Watch out for added fees, taxes, and gratuities.
That being said, our wedding was PHENOMENAL. Bacara made sure our EVERY need was attended to the entire weekend. The food was OUTSTANDING; the setting was GORGEOUS; the staff members were INCREDIBLE; and the personal touches put into our room for the wedding night, were absolutely magical.
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Amy Sent on 10/04/2010When I saw photos of Bacara, I knew I wanted to get married there. It's a beautiful place and if I could do it all over again, I'd still pick Bacara. I'd say the overall downside to Bacara is that it's incredibly expensive - and that actually would be OK, if the service amounted to the cost, but Bacara's service/responsiveness was splotchy. I've read a lot of reviews on Bacara - both as a wedding site and just as a resort - and it seems there are a lot of negative reviews on this topic, so I think it's something they need to improve on. Aside from the service though, as a wedding venue, here's what I think:
As a ceremony site, you cannot ask for a more gorgeous view!! Breathtaking. As a reception site, they have both a ballroom for traditionalist and another room (terrace attached to a high-ceiling cirular room with a balcony) for something unique and warm-feeling. As a caterer, you're getting the best food put out there. Their food is delicious - the sushi station at our cocktail hour was out of this world and the dinner was even better than what we had during our tasting - and their cake is absolutely phenomenal (I think we had 5 different layers because we couldn't decide on what we liked best!).
The only downside as a wedding site is that there are a lot of additional cost thrown at you that you would initially think is included since it's a full service resort, but as an upside, we were able to negotiate some of the costs (plus side on flexibility), so they will work with you if you feel like it's getting a bit out of control.
To sum it up, my parents said it was worth every penny. ;)
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