The Genevieve (Formerly Santa Ynez Inn)

"The amenities are excellent - wine and snacks, great hot buttered rum, freshly made breakfast, sauna. The rooms are classy and unique with music, great bathtub. Will definitely return"

"Beautiful Bed and Breakfast! Was wowed by the photos on line and the actual place did not disappoint in terms of the property and room. Room is one of the most spacious rooms in this neighborhood. They offer social hour with wine and chutercurie board, dessert hours, breakfast, library, spa and wine passport with complementary drinks. What was disappointing was the service. Coming from another bed and breakfast in Santa Barbara, we were able to notice how the service was lacking. No heartfelt welcomes, tour of the place or little touches like the turn down service. Social hour drinks and chutecurie board was lacking. Cookies weren’t very tasty. Breakfast wasn’t memorable eaither. I would rather go dine at breakfast restaurants in Solvang. If you spend a lot of time in your rooms, this may be a great option. Lux room was beautiful and spacious! However without personal touch and quality food, I don’t think I’ll return. Also food delivery (door dash, Uber eats etc) doesn’t work well here. There aren’t a lot of options available. Neighborhood around the inn wasn’t nice either."

"Breakfast didn't meet my expectations at this room rate. Waitress was efficient and sweet. Public rooms are nice. Small yard is nice for kids to run around. Parking is good. Hotel has a fine restaurant on the neighboring lot and is a block away from another lovely restaurant, coffee shops and bakery. Streets are very quiet and calm. Los Olivos and Solvang are a few minutes drive away."

"The second time we stayed here for a few nights (first time was previous ownership) and it was again fantastic. We book the same king couture honeymoon suite and it's beautiful, spacious and luxurious. For us it's all about the in room jet tub, incredible showers/bathroom, heated floors, and even the quirky French covers you can pipe directly in the rooms speakers are a delight. The bedding is also big, soft, and lovely and the rooms and site are immaculate. The only detraction I could say is the wifi, but most probably come out here to unplug and don't need to take an urgent business call or two. It worked good, but during a long call it got choppy (streaming may be hard too, but we never did). Three minutes from the casino, 6 from solvang is a great home base for a little escape. The gardens and ambiance are gorgeous and the vibe in the place is a little sexy and victorian. The service (what little we have asked of them) is always superb and friendly. Worth the money at any level room I imagine."

"The Genevieve is an absolutely charming place to stay. It's looks like a 100 year old Victorian mansion yet was built only a few years ago. This means that it has a modern elevator, modern amenities, modern heating (and presumably modern AC) in a building that will charm your socks off. Upon arrival we were met by a young lady who was genuinely concerned if we had a good trip and made sure we knew about all the stuff the hotel has to offer. (By the way, in addition to all the hotel amenities, we were given a wine tasting passport to many local wineries. Don't forget, the Genevieve is in the middle of one of California's great wine regions.) We were also warmly greeted by Christopher the hotel manager. He doubled down on making sure we had a pleasant stay. Our room was wonderful. We had a balcony that overlooks the garden area and a fireplace which we used that night because of the chilly weather. The bathroom was enormous (we said the place had modern amenities), complete with a shower and separate whirlpool tub. The décor was super posh and very romantic. There were a few books on the mantel above the fireplace, one of which was a guest book for signature. It was full of romantic notes from former guests talking about their honeymoon or travels across the United States. The earlier guests were pretty happy with their experience too. We had dinner that night at the adjacent restaurant, The Victor. We had a fine steak dinner and had fun with the folks at the table next to us who had been wine tasting that day and were pretty cheery. That night we slept like the dead in a room that was perfectly silent. The next morning we had breakfast in the big sitting area. In addition to a cold Continental breakfast available on the sideboard, we were able to get a gourmet hot breakfast in kind of a B&B style - a choice of waffles or Eggs Florentine. Yummy. If you want to get away from it all, the Genevieve is the perfect place to do it. Highly recommended."