Kimpton Canary Hotel

Many pluses and no discernible negatives. Well-located (and pricey) hotel is right next to the main drag (State Street), and about a mile walk to the beach/wharf. Excellent food at breakfast (and great service by Jamie). No gym but free to use Gold’s Gym, which is literally next door. Rooms are well-decorated and the bed is comfortable. Water pressure in the shower is not great, but ok. Maid service was every day. Roof top pool is nice. Free bike rental is convenient. Like all Kimptons, there is a happy hour in the lobby every day from 5-6pm. I saw a sign for rooftop yoga on Saturday mornings — would be nice to also have one during the week. Great service generally, with shout out to Edwin at the front desk. Many dogs were staying when we visited, which added to the friendly atmosphere. Read less

It's a beautiful hotel which has more pros than cons. The location of this hotel is super awesome. It's a 5 min walk to State street, where all the action like shopping and restaurants are at. It's also walking distance to the major attractions. We walked everywhere and even to Stearns Wharf (25mins walk). We took the breakfast package with the hotel. Breakfast was always amazing. 5 stars for food quality and service! We always look forward to our time there. Room was pretty and comfortable. We got the room with the balcony, it was the corner room with a good view. It gets quite dark in the room as well, so ladies please bring a lighted make-up mirror. The hotel reception team are awesome. They try their best to make you feel comfortable and that your room requests are met. There was this one time where we requested for firmer pillows as the ones provided in the room were soft. Additional pillows provided by the housekeeping team but they didn't meet the brief, all were still soft. I had to call the reception team to help, as it was already in the evening, no housekeeping team was available, so that kind lady at the reception, delivered the firmer pillow herself and sent it straight to my room. She's so amazing and made my day! Also, this is another hotel with a housekeeping team that doesn't bother to wash cups and wouldn't help to tidy the room i.e. hangers placed on the bed, will still be left there when you come back. I'm not sure if the housekeeping team is outsourced or part of hotel staff, but the entire customer experience also includes housekeeping service (this is a note to the hotel management to look into). Also, just so that you know, there is no coffee making facilities in the room, but hotel provides coffee with cups in the hotel lobby for guests in the morning. Shower pressure isn't great but i can overlook it because there are more pros than cons in this hotel. I loved my experience regardless. Read less

The staff at Kimpton Canary shared incredibly welcoming and generous hospitality during a recent stay for our wedding anniversary. We received early check-in and late check-out, an upgraded room, a complimentary bottle of Cava, chocolate covered strawberries and complimentary Prosecco and dessert at Finch & Fork. While a Sunday Monday stay in February is not exactly peak, hotel was serene despite Super Bowl Sunday and Santa Barbara Film Festival. Great location for State Street stroll and bike ride to the beach. So grateful for a gorgeous wonderful visit. Read less

Can’t say enough wonderful words about this hotel. Friendly greeting at desk. The bell boys always kind and helpful. Gave us waters and bikes and anything we asked for. Room was spacious, clean and comfortable! Loved the Finch and Fork and the evening happy hours and hot chocolate. Easy access to grocery, Starbucks, shopping and dining. Walked and biked everywhere. Great location. We will return!! Read less