Santa Barbara

This part of California is nicknamed the American Riviera for good reason. The combination of a Mediterranean climate, mountain-framed coastline, world-class dining, and a deeply residential sense of privacy gives this stretch of the Central Coast a character that is genuinely hard to replicate. Montecito, the storied enclave just east of Santa Barbara, is where tree-lined streets give way to grand estates, where Coast Village Road draws a discerning crowd to its boutiques and celebrated restaurants, and where Butterfly Beach offers one of the most graceful stretches of California coastline. Gather's luxury vacation rentals in Santa Barbara and Montecito are for travelers who want the beauty, the privacy, and the unhurried elegance that has drawn people to this corner of California for over a century.