"On Dec. 3, the Historic Landmarks Commission - the group in charge of preserving Santa Barbara's architectural and cultural heritage that made headlines earlier this year denying such status to one of California's original Taco Bells - voted unanimously to support the Hilton's expansion. The decision followed a contentious year after a union representing hotel workers filed an appeal to stop the project."
"Jordan R. Sisson, the union's attorney, challenged the project's legality, alleging the hotel broke a previous agreement that included building a 100-room hostel that was more affordable than the resort. According to the Santa Barbara Independent, Sisson cited a Coastal Conservancy survey from 2015 that determined there were only 70 low-cost rooms in the city, or about 3% of the city's total guest room stock."
"Not only does the Hilton Santa Barbara Beachfront Resort plan to add 73 guest rooms, but the property is also set to expand from 329,780 square feet to 375,708 square feet and boost its bicycle parking spaces from 58 to 100. However, vehicle parking spaces are slated to be reduced from 931 to 880 total spaces. Originally called the Red Lion, the hotel opened in 1986 before it was eventually folded into the Hilton hotel brand."
The 24-acre Hilton Santa Barbara Beachfront Resort will add 73 rooms across from the ocean and expand its footprint from 329,780 to 375,708 square feet. The Historic Landmarks Commission voted unanimously on Dec. 3 to support the expansion after a union appeal attempted to block the project. Unite Here Local 11 argued the hotel violated an original development agreement that had included a 100-room hostel and highlighted a 2015 Coastal Conservancy survey showing only 70 low-cost rooms citywide. The City Council rejected the appeal, and the project will increase bicycle parking while slightly reducing vehicle parking.
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