Our Stay At Simpson House Inn, Santa Barbara Ca

This is a sponsored post for Simpson House Inn, Santa Barbara. However, all opinions are my own.

Two weeks ago, Neil and I spent our 10 year wedding anniversary away for 4 glorious days! We hadn’t been away from the kids for that long since my surgeries and I’d been looking forward to this little vacation for months. Needless to say, it was an amazing time and I am so excited to share all about it with you. After two days in Ojai, we made our way down to Santa Barbara; where we spent 2 wonderful nights at the Simpson House  Santa Barbara celebrating our anniversary and exploring the wonderful surrounding areas.

Situated on an acre of English gardens, Simpson House Inn Santa Barbara is truly a gem in the City of Santa Barbara. This Bed and Breakfast features 15 guest rooms that are spread across the property in the Victorian Manor, the Carriage Barn and English Cottages. Pulling into the Inn, we immediately felt a sense of serenity in this secluded paradise and were eager to check in to our cottage. Nicole, the Simpson House Inn assistant manager, greeted us with a warm welcome as well as some freshly made cookies.

Neil and I have actually never experienced a bed and breakfast before and were pleasantly surprised at how quiet and tucked away this Inn was amongst the hustle and bustle of the fun city of Santa Barbara. The staff instantly made us feel at home and we were ready to spend the next couple days in this pretty setting for our anniversary.

Outfit-details for Our Stay at Simpson House Inn Santa Barbara

Dress | Co Company (similar)

Sandals |  Carrie Forbes  

After a quick walk around the Simpson House Inn property, we made our way to our cottage. The cottage was called the Pendle Cottage and what a cute cottage is was! Not only did it have a patio outside the front door, but we also had our very own private patio as well. I loved the rustic cottage feel of the interior and it was super convenient to have a kitchen within our room as well. The first floor consisted of a cozy living area equipped with a TV and full kitchen. Our equally adorable bedroom upstairs had a king bed, plenty of closet space and a bathroom stocked with Kiehls skincare products. While Neil started unpacking, I ordered Latin food from Grubhub to have it delivered straight to our door.

After scarfing down our delicious burritos and chips and guacamole, we got ready for our anniversary photo shoot up at Knapp’s Castle. Honestly, if you are staying in Santa Barbara, I urge you to try and make a trip up there during sunset. Not only is it super romantic but also breathtakingly beautiful. It definitely was worth the 20 minute drive and 10 minute walk up. Don’t worry, I will have a whole blog post with those pictures soon! How could I not?!

We came back to Simpson House Inn, changed into some jeans and drove about a mile away to downtown Santa Barbara for a casual late dinner. I am ALL about seafood. I would be happy eating lobster rolls for every meal and so of course we found a fun seafood restaurant called, Enterprise Fish Company. We ordered the mini lobster rolls, crab grilled cheese and salmon. Everything was super tasty and we washed it down with passionfruit mojitos. Once we finished dinner, we drove back to the Inn where they had fresh desserts and tea. The brownies were sensational!  What a great start to our time in Santa Barbara.

The next morning, we woke up bright and early to walk the grounds of the Inn, read a little and then sit down for breakfast in the main house. My favorite spot of the Inn was the back patio. It was comfortable, quiet and peaceful. I read a book while Neil went and took pictures and grabbed some coffee. Did I mention, today was our actual 10 year anniversary? I sure love him.

Breakfast was amazing. The first morning, they served tomatillo enchiladas with fresh fruit, oatmeal and pastries along with fresh squeezed orange juice and coffee. The blueberry cream cheese pastries were fantastic as well as everything else. The staff is so friendly and did a great job making sure we had everything we needed. Once we finished breakfast, we got our swimsuits on and headed to the beach in Montecito.

We had a fabulous time relaxing at the beach. I have always felt a pull to the ocean. It’s definitely one of my happy places. If you notice, many of the trips we take always have some beach element to them. What can I say, I just gravitate towards the water! We found a spot to eat for lunch, did some window shopping and then headed back to the Inn just in time for their Happy Hour serving yummy hors d’oeuvres and wine. They serve the appetizers in their main dining room in the Victorian Manor. Along with their dining area, they have a large inviting living room complete with a large library of books and cozy fireplace. We also enjoyed the firepits outside later in the evening.

For our anniversary dinner, we drove out to the Ritz Carlton. Whenever Neil and I travel, we always like to pop into a Ritz to eat or get drinks. It was a wonderful evening eating dinner out on the deck overlooking the ocean as the sun set. I don’t think I have ever been as full as I was that night! We ate sooooo much food and then they surprised us with two desserts. I almost needed Neil to roll me out, ha ha.

The next morning, Simpson House Inn had apple French toast for breakfast and I was in Heaven. It was definitely delicious and filling. We walked back to our cottage to pack up and head home, with a short stop in Solvang! It truly was an amazing four days together with many highlights to our trip. Simpson House Inn is such a special place in such a beautiful area. I would wholeheartedly recommend staying here if you are in the area or planning a trip this way.

LUCKY for all of you, Simpson House Inn has graciously offered all my followers and subscribers a HUGE discount on rooms until the end of the year! Isn’t that awesome?! You can click here for more information regarding rooms and my special rate. You can also type in CCG into the promotional code tab as well. Make sure to check them out on Instagram, here.

I hope you enjoyed this lengthy post on our stay at Simpson House Inn! We took so many amazing pictures, it was hard to decide which ones to post! We loved our time there and I hope it’s evident in this post!

April

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