Storage
Moving & Storage in Santa Barbara
Secure, climate-controlled storage for Santa Barbara and Montecito moves, estate sales, and homes between closings. One in-house crew packs, moves, stores, and re-delivers, with no third-party handoffs.
Elite Movers provides moving and storage in Santa Barbara, CA for estate moves, staged property sales, and households between closings. We serve Hope Ranch, the Riviera, Montecito, and surrounding areas with climate-controlled units, pad-wrapped and palletized protection, and a single in-house crew handling everything from pack-out to re-delivery under one contract. Family operated since 2010 and fully CAL-PUC licensed and insured.
Storage Built Around Your Santa Barbara Move
Short-term bridge storage
Storage from 3 days when escrow closes late, move-in dates shift, or a renovation is still in progress.
Estate and high-value item care
Climate-controlled space for fine art, antiques, wine, leather, solid wood, and irreplaceable heirlooms.
Pad-wrapped and palletized
Every piece is blanket-wrapped and racked off the floor. Nothing is loose-stacked or left unprotected.
Staged-sale storage
Clear your Montecito or Hope Ranch property for listing while we hold your furniture in our secure facility.
One crew, no handoffs
The same in-house team packs, moves, stores, and re-delivers. Your belongings are never transferred to a third party.
Scheduled re-delivery
Name the date and our crew returns with everything, fully insured and placed in the right rooms.
From Quote to Re-Delivery
Walkthrough and quote
We size your inventory and confirm the hold duration, then send a written quote with no surprise charges.
Pack and pad-wrap
Our crew blanket-wraps and labels every item with the same care we bring to any move.
Transport and store
We move your belongings to our secure Ventura facility and rack them off the floor in your assigned space.
Re-deliver on your date
When you are ready, the same crew loads, transports, and places everything exactly where you want it.
One Company, Accountable Start to Finish
Family operated since 2010
Background-checked, drug-tested, in-house crews. We never subcontract your move or your stored belongings.
CAL-PUC licensed and insured
Comprehensive liability coverage and workers comp on every job, in transit and in storage.
Move and store in one contract
No second company, no second quote, no second set of hands touching your things.
5.0 stars, 169 reviews
Santa Barbara and Montecito families trust us with high-value, fragile, and irreplaceable items.
Short-Term vs Long-Term Storage
| Short-Term Storage | Long-Term Storage | |
|---|---|---|
| Best for | Gaps between move-out and move-in, staged sales, renovation holds | Downsizing, extended relocation, seasonal estate use |
| Typical hold | 3 days to 2 months | 2 months and beyond |
| Climate-controlled | Available for art, antiques, and fine furniture | Strongly recommended given coastal humidity |
| Re-delivery | Same crew, on your date | Same crew, scheduled in advance |
| Billing | Folded into your moving quote | Simple monthly rate |
Serving Santa Barbara and Surrounding Areas
Santa Barbara Storage FAQs
We handle everything under one contract. Our crew arrives, packs and pad-wraps your belongings, loads the truck, and drives to our Ventura warehouse where items are racked off the floor in a secured space. When your home or new property is ready, we schedule re-delivery and the same crew brings everything back. You deal with one company and one written price from start to finish.
Cost depends on how much you are storing and how long you need it held. Short-term holds between move-out and move-in are priced by the space your inventory fills, and we fold the storage charge into your overall moving quote so you get one clear written number. Call (805) 697-6220 and we will give you a same-day estimate.
Yes. We have climate-controlled space that manages temperature and humidity, which is important for fine art, antiques, wine collections, solid wood furniture, leather pieces, and irreplaceable heirlooms. Items are individually pad-wrapped and palletized, not loose-stacked, and we maintain a documented inventory of everything in your space.
Frequently. When a Montecito or Hope Ranch property is going to market, staging often means clearing most of the furniture so the home photographs and shows well. We collect your items, hold them in our secure facility, and re-deliver on closing day or whenever you are ready to move into the new property. The whole process is handled by one crew with no third-party involvement.
We can hold items for as few as 3 days. There is no requirement to commit to a month if your gap is shorter. If your situation changes and you need more time, we simply extend the hold. We work around your schedule, not a fixed rental term.
Yes. Long-term storage is available for clients downsizing, relocating temporarily, renovating a property, or between extended closings. Rates are straightforward monthly charges and we can hold items for months at a time. Climate-controlled space is strongly recommended for anything with wood, leather, or art, especially given Santa Barbara coastal humidity.
Need Storage With Your Santa Barbara Move?
Tell us your dates and inventory and we will fold storage into one written quote.