Dozens of business owners
and associates of the Santa Ynez Valley Visitors Association attended the
organization’s annual Fall Mixer this week at the Hadsten House Inn & Spa.
The event raised more than $2,000 with its silent auction, which will be used
to fund promotional material for the Santa Ynez Valley.
Promoting year-round tourism
in the Santa Ynez Valley communities of Ballard, Buellton, Los Alamos, Los
Olivos, Santa Ynez and Solvang, the bi-annual mixers bring members, their
guests and the public together for networking and refreshments and wine
provided by local businesses.
This week’s event, held at
the recently renovated Inn at 1450 Mission Drive, Solvang, included tours of
the rooms and a preview of luxury limousines provided by Luxury Limousine Service.
Items at the silent auction ranged from wines and dinner certificates to gift
baskets and holiday items.
The Hadsten House Inn,
formerly the Vagabond Inn, is the Valley’s newest luxury, boutique lodging
destination. With 71 rooms finished in romantic European style, the new decor
includes fireplaces, classic French furnishings, flat-screen LCD HD televisions
with DVD players, and a spa area. The large, heated indoor pool has an outdoor
whirlpool and fireplaces. The onsite day-spa features massage and aesthetic
skin care treatments.
Welcoming guests at the
mixer were Inn owners Mark, Kristin and Bob Davis, and their assistant,
Jennifer O’Dougherty. Representing the visitors association at the mixer was
Doug Ziegler, Santa Ynez Inn.