Mar Monte Santa Barbara

Registration for SBWC 2026 will open January 1 of 2026.
(No conference in 2025.)

Reservations

The 2026 discounted group rate will be available on January 1, 2026.

No conference in 2025.

Use this link to reserve a room at the conference group rate when the discounted rate becomes available in January 2026.

Or call reservations at 402-537-6806 and request a room for the SB Writers Conference SBWC.

There are some discounted rooms available before and after the conference if you wish to extend your stay in Santa Barbara.

Hotel Information 

The conference will be held at the beautiful Mar Monte Santa Barbara that looks out onto a stunning oceanfront. This is the same hotel as in previous years, previously known as the Santa Barbara Hyatt. The hotel has been beautifully updated. The hotel offers:

• beautiful ocean and mountain views

• luxurious air conditioned rooms with refrigerators, microwaves, and in-room coffee makers

• wifi and data ports for online access

• heated outdoor swimming pool and Jacuzzi

• restaurant and bar

Across the street is the Pacific Ocean and the Cabrillo Beach walkway for runners, walkers and cyclists. Downtown Santa Barbara is within walking distance, as are Stearns Wharf and the Harbor, for more shops and restaurants.

A number of other hotels and motels along Cabrillo Boulevard are just a short electric shuttle ride away. 

Google “Hotels near Cabrillo Blvd” if you want to explore other options.