Last June, we visited the Santa Ynez Valley near Santa Barbara. We stayed in the town of Solvang, but we toured around the area. We went to the town of Los Alamos because I had read about and old hotel there. The Union Hotel & Saloon was built in 1880. I read about a cool description of the hotel. Here it is..the romance of the old west meets the beauty of the wine country. If you are ever in the area it is really a cool part of history. We walked in the lobby, the saloon and the gardens.