The Edit - Kimpton Canary Santa Barbara
I booked a 2 night stay (Thursday-Saturday) at the Kimpton Canary Santa Barbara, California, through Chase Travel. This is currently a The Edit property. I booked with my CSR. This was my experience.
This property is eligible for both The Edit $250 and IHG $250 annual CSR travel credits and both were applied to my statement for $500 total.
On confirmation email from Chase Travel the following cardmember benefits were listed:
-Daily Breakfast for 2 (This came in the form of a $60 daily breakfast credit that may be used at the hotel restaurant or for room service. I charged breakfast to my room and the credits were applied accordingly).
-Room upgrade at check-in, if available (I booked a standard king room and was not upgraded. I will say I did not ask for an upgrade, but it was on the list of benefits the desk provided. They also thanked me for being an IHG platinum elite member which includes room upgrades, but still no mention of that perk. There were room upgrades available, because I checked the app before checking in).
-$100 property credit (this was applied automatically. It helped cover the $55 valet parking charge and some restaurant charges not covered by the daily $60 breakfast credit).
-Early check in (didn’t arrive early enough to try)
-4pm guaranteed late checkout (this benefit was not honored. I inquired at check in how late I may checkout. Front desk said to check back on day of checkout, because it depends how busy they are. I asked again on day of checkout and was told 12pm was latest checkout available. 12pm is the standard checkout time for this property. They did say we could stay parked there and use the amenities such as the pool until 4pm. They also held our bags until we were ready to depart the city).
-Welcome Amenity (waiting in my room upon checkin was a note thanking me for booking with Chase Travel along with three delicious cookies and 2 small bottles of San Pelligrino).
Although I was bummed to miss out on the room upgrade and late checkout, it was a great stay. The location is 10/10. Walking distance to anything you want. Beautiful area. Comfortable clean room and bed. All staff were friendly and helpful. It’s a high price tag, but brings a lot of value with it.