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Come Be Our Guests at The Solvang Dolphin House "Delfin Huset"

Family-friendly holiday home in Solvang

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Exterior
Exterior
Property grounds
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Reviews

10 out of 10
Exceptional
4 bedrooms3+ bathroomsSleeps 8353.0 sq m

Popular amenities

  • Parking available
  • Dryer
  • Washer
  • Barbecue grill
  • Fireplace

Explore the area

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Solvang, CA
  • Place, Solvang Festival Theater
    ‪2 min walk‬
  • Place, Solvang Brewing Company
    ‪3 min walk‬
  • Place, Old Mission Santa Ines
    ‪10 min walk‬
  • Airport, Santa Barbara, CA (SBA-Santa Barbara Municipal)
    ‪42 min drive‬

Rooms & beds

4 bedrooms (sleeps 8)

Corky

1 King Bed

Flipper

1 King Bed

Neptune

1 King Bed

Spinner

1 Queen Bed and 1 Double Futon

3 bathrooms, 1 half bathroom

Hallway

Toilet

Hallway 3

Toilet · Shower only

Hallway 2

Toilet · Shower only

Master Bath

Bathtub · Toilet · Shower only

Spaces

Deck or patio
Kitchen
Outdoor play area
Garden
Dining area

About this property

Come Be Our Guests at The Solvang Dolphin House "Delfin Huset"

The Solvang Delfin Huset (The Dolphin House) once a former Danish Swimming club , Dance hall and Cocktail lounge for the local community back in the early 1960s ...has now been newly renovated and refurbished into a quiet serene 4 bedroom, 3 full baths and 1 1/2 bath vacation home right in the center of the City of Solvang. The house is 1 block from the Solvang Festival Theater and 1 1/2 blocks from the center of the Solvang Village. This is also a vacation home with single level ranch style living accommodations. This beautiful home is the ideal spot for family reunions, small weddings, overnight business workshops and/or retreats. Although, no longer a pool , we now have a beautifully manicured garden,water fountain , 2 large patio areas with a BBQ area and full bocce court which is the perfect place to relax during your stay in Solvang . Additionally, Wine tasting at many local award winning wineries is very popular here in our Santa Ynez Valley. Finally, we have great walking, biking ,hiking and shopping destinations. Or you want, simply relax at 1 of 3 local Solvang parks.
This famous house built back in 1960, spacious (3800 square feet), custom crafted Earl Petersen Architecture home boasts quality! The house sleeps 8, features 4 bedrooms, 3 and ½ bath, full laundry room,large fully furnished kitchen with an over sized island to sit and relax at. The dark walnut plank floors and cream colored walls provide a perfect back drop for the beautiful windows and comfortable furnishings. The large Brick fireplace and gorgeous wall sconces add warmth and elegance. This WIFI and cable ready home has a living room also known as the “Great Room” with hand carved beams and comfortable seating where guests can enjoy a glowing fire or sit at the “Viking Valhalla” Long Table and enjoy all family meals. This exceptional property is delightful. Once you arrive, you may find it hard to leave!

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Amenities

Kitchen
Washing machine
Dryer
Air conditioning
Outdoor space
Parking available

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House Rules

Check in after 4:00 PM
Minimum age to rent: 28
Check out before 11:00 AM
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Children

Children allowed: ages 0–17
No Guests Under 21 Without Parent/Guardian
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Events

No events allowed
Preapproved with Written Agreement & Fee
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Pets

No pets allowed
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Smoking

Smoking allowed: in designated areas
Designated areas only

Important information

You need to know

Extra-person charges may apply and vary depending on property policy
Government-issued photo identification and a credit card, debit card or cash deposit may be required at check-in for incidental charges
Special requests are subject to availability upon check-in and may incur additional charges; special requests cannot be guaranteed
On-site parties or group events are strictly prohibited
Note from host: Preapproved with Written Agreement & Fee
Host has indicated that there is a carbon monoxide detector on the property
Host has indicated that there is a smoke detector on the property
Safety features at this property include a fire extinguisher, a first aid kit and a deadlock

We should mention

A car is recommended for transport to and from this property

About the area

Solvang

Downtown Solvang, a neighbourhood in Solvang, is home to this holiday home. Solvang Windmill and Old Mission Santa Ines are local landmarks, and the area's natural beauty can be seen at Santa Ynez Valley and Gaviota State Park. Travelling with kids? Consider OstrichLand USA and Apple Lane Solvang. Discover the area's water adventures with nearby fishing, or enjoy the great outdoors with mountain biking, hiking/biking trails and horse riding.
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Solvang, CA

What's nearby

  • Solvang Festival Theater - 2 min walk - 0.2 km
  • Solvang Brewing Company - 3 min walk - 0.3 km
  • Solvang Vintage Motorcycle Museum - 7 min walk - 0.6 km
  • Old Mission Santa Ines - 10 min walk - 0.9 km
  • River Course at the Alisal - 13 min walk - 1.1 km

Getting around

  • Santa Ynez, CA (SQA) - 9 min drive

Restaurants

  • ‪Olsen's Danish Village Bakery - ‬5 min walk
  • ‪Mortensens Danish Bake - ‬3 min walk
  • ‪Whiskey ‘N Rye - ‬2 min walk
  • ‪Paula's Pancake House - ‬5 min walk
  • ‪Solvang Restaurant - ‬5 min walk

Frequently asked questions

Is Come Be Our Guests at The Solvang Dolphin House "Delfin Huset" pet-friendly?

No, pets are not allowed at this property.

What time is check-in at Come Be Our Guests at The Solvang Dolphin House "Delfin Huset"?

Check-in begins at 4:00 PM.

What time is check-out at Come Be Our Guests at The Solvang Dolphin House "Delfin Huset"?

Checkout is at 11:00 AM.

Where is Come Be Our Guests at The Solvang Dolphin House "Delfin Huset" located?

Located in Downtown Solvang, this family-friendly Solvang holiday home is steps away from Santa Ynez Valley, Solvang Festival Theater and Elverhoj Museum of History and Art. Wildling Museum and Lucas & Lewellen Vineyards are also within 5 minutes.

Reviews

10

Exceptional

10/10

Cleanliness

10/10

Check-in

10/10

Communication

10/10

Location

10/10

Listing accuracy
Rating 10 - Excellent. 78 out of 80 reviews
Rating 8 - Good. 1 out of 80 reviews
Rating 6 - Okay. 1 out of 80 reviews
Rating 4 - Poor. 0 out of 80 reviews
Rating 2 - Terrible. 0 out of 80 reviews

Reviews

10/10 Excellent

Chris M.

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy

Family Get Away

Wonderful centrally located property with beautiful, private garden courtyard, walking distance to all shops in downtown Solvang, and plenty of room for the whole family to spread out!
Stayed 4 nights in Jul 2025

10/10 Excellent

Amy D.

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy
Excellent!! What a beautiful home and piece of property within short walking distance to everything in Solvang’s adorable town. The kitchen was so well stocked with serving platters, baking and cooking items. A definite must stay if you are looking for a spacious, charming home with your own courtyard retreat. Thank you for sharing your gem of a place.
Stayed 5 nights in Aug 2025

10/10 Excellent

Theresa S.

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy

Danish Delight!

What a lovely place to stay at in Solvang.
Stayed 3 nights in Dec 2024

10/10 Excellent

Tracy Y.

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy

Amazing, beautiful, place!!

Everything was perfect! An amazing property! We will spread the word!
Stayed 3 nights in May 2024

10/10 Excellent

Carol H.

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy

Fabulous, owners are spectacular

Relaxing, beautiful, over the top. Great location for visiting Solvang and Los Olivos. Owners extremely acommodating.
Stayed 2 nights in May 2024

10/10 Excellent

Sara E.

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy

Perfect for a large group

We had a group of 8 women who have been friends for 30 years. There was plenty of room for us to hang out. The kitchen is huge and well stocked. We loved the fact that it was easy walking distance into town.
Stayed 3 nights in Oct 2024

10/10 Excellent

Rhonda S.

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy

Perfect for family gathering

We absolutely loved this property and even more impressive than the photos. Carol was also wonderful to work with and greeted us upon arrival. The location was walking distance to the downtown area. I would highly recommend this property!
Stayed 2 nights in Jun 2023

10/10 Excellent

Midori O.

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy

Great place for a big family

The front entrance doesn’t show how beautiful and big inside at all. But once you open the front door, you definitely say “Wow !” It’s nice place for the family or friends gatherings. 👍 We had a wonderful stay there for our daughter’s wedding at the Hill top ranch. The town Solvang is also very charming.
Stayed 4 nights in Sep 2024

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy

Dolphin house

Beautiful property. More than roomy for the 10 members of our family. Everything we needed was available for our meals. Dansk dinnerware and calphalon cookware! Walking distance into town. Looking forward to another stay!
Stayed 6 nights in Dec 2023

10/10 Excellent

Lisa F., El Segundo, Ca

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy

Beautiful home with gorgeous outside space

We traveled with 6 family members to celebrate my Dad’s 90th birthday and we couldn’t have been happier with our experience. The house was spacious, immaculate and gorgeous. The outdoor area was stunning! We were able to walk restaurants and spent our days wine tasting in Los Olivos. We’ll be back!
Stayed 2 nights in Sep 2023

10/10 Excellent

Sara H.

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy

Great wine tasting weekend

A group of 11 of us stayed at the Dolphin House for a bachelorette weekend of wine tasting. The property and house are beautiful and spacious. It’s right in downtown Solvang so you can walk to anything in town. It’s a quick ride to Los Olivos and the various Santa Ynez wineries. Carol is lovely. She is very communicative and made the entire stay seamless. I highly recommend!!
Stayed 3 nights in Aug 2023

10/10 Excellent

Mary Lou M.

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy

A large beautiful home, with a cozy feeling

Can’t say enough how special this home was for our group. 9 women, celebrating a birthday. Home was immaculate, every amenity suppled. The gardens were so beautiful to enjoy, surrounded by grass..Walking into town a real benefit, for the shoppers, verses anyone staying back to relax. Heating and Air, very modern. Kitchen top appliances. Enough said. Probably can tell we all had a great stay!
Stayed 2 nights in May 2023

10/10 Excellent

ANNE M.

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy

Family stay for wedding

The Dolphin House is in the middle of Solvang, easily accessible with a short walk to Danish bakery, restaurants, shops and a brewery. The Hotels are in short walking distance if meeting a wedding party etc. The House is beautiful, clean with every necessity you could need. Clean linens, complete stocked kitchen with pans and utensils to have additional guests for a party. Open garden with adjoining house for additional bedroom with kitchen and living area, bathroom and full en-suite bathroom. Multitude of comfortable outdoor seating with tables, chairs and firepit. Outdoor game of Boche ball or corn hold. It was a paradise and with all of our guests enough private space for each. Washer and Dryer were a great addition,, Highly recommended,
Stayed 3 nights in Oct 2024

10/10 Excellent

tguesman

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy
The size of the house and property met our needs for hosting a wedding rehearsal dinner. More than enough seating and executive kitchen.
Stayed 4 nights in Oct 2025

10/10 Excellent

Marise S.

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy
Starting with our introduction to the Dolphin House by Carol everything was a dream. The Dolphin House is even nicer in person than in the pictures. The courtyard has a tranquil bubbling fountain, an outside dining area with a spotless grill and a covered area with a cozy gas fire pit. The location was fantastic - close and walkable to everything in Solvang. I would recommend the Dolphin House to anyone- especially family reunions, friends trip etc… it was perfect!
Stayed 4 nights in Sep 2025

10/10 Excellent

Natalie L.

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy
This home is so lovely! Plenty of space to spread out, comfortable beds and bedding, well-equipped kitchen, and a beautiful and peaceful yard with several seating areas. Our group enjoyed the fact that there were multiple king beds - always a plus when you have multiple couples. One little thing that was really nice that you don’t often find in rentals is that they have plenty of throw blankets. We enjoyed the fire pit and bocce ball outside, too. Location was perfect - close to everything (walkable) but on a quieter street. We would definitely stay again.
Stayed 4 nights in Jul 2025

10/10 Excellent

Sheila E.

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy
Outstanding property! Our whole family fell in love with it! The whole estate was fastidiously neat and clean, beautifully decorated and landscaped, superbly comfortable, and supplied with everything we needed for a fabulous weekend stay to celebrate our granddaughter's graduation from UCSB! We are immensely grateful to our host Carol for allowing us to enjoy her beautiful property!
Stayed 2 nights in Jun 2025

10/10 Excellent

Della M.

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy

Amazing

Incredible place.
Stayed 2 nights in May 2025

10/10 Excellent

David B.

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy

Best place ever!

As a group of 6 women who have all traveled a ton over our 55 lives, this is by far one of the most beautiful places we have all ever stayed! The home was immaculate, the space for all of us to spread out was fabulous and the beauty of the home and the yard was stunning! Carol was a great host!! We were so happy to meet her and Kim as well! Everything was so close to the home. Walking distance to the entire town but yet in its' own compound! Loved that the kitchen had everything we needed, bathrooms as well. We enjoyed the outdoor fire pit and grill numerous times during our stay. Even played a game of Bocce! We are definitely recommending this place to friends and family! We hope to be back! Thanks for hosting us!! -Pam
Stayed 7 nights in Apr 2025

10/10 Excellent

Lori W.

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy

Wonderful

The establishment met all our needs. It was a fantastic family stay. The house and outside area was beautiful. One we will be making again in the future. The perfect location to walking downtown and enjoying the amazing community.
Stayed 4 nights in Apr 2025

10/10 Excellent

Joshua G.

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy

WOW - The pics do not do this place justice!

Location, location, location! You won’t want to stay anywhere else. This home is absolutely stunning—private and relaxing, yet right in the heart of all the action in Solvang. It strikes the perfect balance, making it an ideal spot for a group getaway. Truly the perfect home base.
Stayed 2 nights in Apr 2025

10/10 Excellent

Heather R.

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy

Beautiful, conveniently-located home

Our multi-generational family group had a wonderful stay here. The home and gardens are pristine and gorgeous. There was so much space for everyone to spread out. Attention to detail is obvious. The owner was clear and responsive in her communication. We loved the location because it allowed us to walk into Solvang village easily (and quickly return with our pastry stash, haha!). I would definitely recommend this lovely home!
Stayed 5 nights in Apr 2025

10/10 Excellent

Sarah M.

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy

Girlfriends getaway

We loved the property. It was beautiful, peaceful, had all the amenities we wanted, and incredibly well maintained. Thank you!!
Stayed 2 nights in Mar 2025

10/10 Excellent

James M.

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy

Perfect house and location

The accommodations were perfect for our family, and the location is wonderful so we could walk wherever we wanted to go in Solvang. We'll stay here again!
Stayed 4 nights in Jan 2025

10/10 Excellent

LINDA V.

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy

Delfín Huset

We absolutely loved the house, inside and out. We didn’t even know how wonderful it was and how great the location until we got there. Carol, the host was super helpful. We spent a lot of time around the fireplace or the outdoor fire pit. Everything was perfect!!!Now we need another excuse to go to Solvang so we can rent the house again.
Stayed 4 nights in Nov 2024

About the host

Hosted by Carol

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We are owners and operators of Ingeborgs Danish Chocolate Factory and have either grown up here in Solvang or lived here for over 30 years. We've always loved hosting people here in the village to get away from the busy lifestyles our friends and family normally face daily. Please come here to take a breath and be our guests at the "Delfin Huset" The Dolphin House. Velkommen til Solvang.

Why they chose this property

This large piece of property is not only perfectly landscaped, but quietly set near the center of the village and ideally ready for that big family or close friends whom need some "Me" time.

What makes this property unique

The Dolphin House is large enough to either BBQ together outside, partake in Boccie, or huddle in a corner area and have some privacy.

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