Santa Barbara
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OPENING DATE:
December 1927
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GENERAL MANAGER:
Total Number of Rooms: 206
- Guest Rooms: 166
- Suites: 40
Number of Stories: 2
Design Aesthetic:
- Spanish Colonial adobe building with red roof tiles and graceful archways
- Brick walkways are lit by romantic gas lanterns set amidst lush tropical gardens
- Historic and custom handcrafted furnishings, art objects and treasures throughout
Architect:
- Reginald Johnson
- Gardner Dailey
- Peter Marino
Interior Designer(s): Peter Marino (Spa, Coral Casino Beach and Cabana Club)
History:
- A favoured retreat of old Hollywood and America's elite since it opened in 1927, managed by Four Seasons since 1987
Location:
- Situated on Butterfly Beach in Montecito near Santa Barbara
- Cradled between the Pacific Ocean and Santa Ynez Mountains
Interior Designer: Peter Marino and Associates
Design Aesthetic:
- Spanish Colonial style with fireplaces, deep soaking tubs and French doors overlooking English rose garden and the Pacific
- Forged wrought iron railings, cut metal chandeliers and handcrafted ceramic tiles
- Tile-topped coffee tables, lamps and vases by renowned French ceramist Roger Capron
Number of Treatment Rooms: 11
Signature Treatment:
- Grape De Vine (80 minutes)
Teens/Children: Temptations for Teens menu includes a Little Princess Mini Facial and a Junior VIP Relaxing Massage
Special Features:
- Relaxation lounge with views of the Pacific
- Chromatherapy couples' tub and private steam showers
- Two large whirlpools, one containing mineral water drawn from the Resort's own well
- Quiet English rose garden with fountain for peaceful meditation
Examples of Locally Sourced Ingredients:
- Santa Barbara spot prawns
- Halibut
- Petrale sole
- Carpinteria lettuces
- Heirloom tomatoes
- English peas, fava and romano beans
- Summer squashes
- Broccoli di Ciccio
- Lemon cucumbers
- California extra virgin olive oil
Restaurant: Bella Vista
- Cuisine: Farm fresh California-Italian
- Signature Dish: Spaghetti Neri with frutti di mare, fresh herbs, chili flakes
- Indoor Seating: 124
- Outdoor Seating: 92
- Designer:
- Thomas Bollay
- Lenny Yates VanHoy Inc.
Restaurant: Tydes
- Cuisine: Modern seafood-centric
- Signature Dish: 10 oz. prime rib eye, broccoli di ciccio, creme fraiche, mustard seed, smoked dates, cashew butter
- Indoor Seating: 96
- Outdoor Seating: 62
- Designer: Peter Marino
Lounge: Ty Lounge
- Cuisine: Spanish-style tapas
- Indoor Seating: 110
- Outdoor Seating: 30
Tennis:
- Number of Tennis Courts: 3
- Tennis Lessons: For a fee
Golf:
- Name of Course: Sandpiper Golf Course
- Distance from Hotel: 20 minutes
- Date Open: October 1972
- Designer: William F. Bell
- Par: 72
- Yardage: 7,068
- Number of Holes: 18
- Green Fees: $80 – $120 (USD)
- Additional Services:
- Pro shop
- Golf instruction available
- Driving range
- Putting green
- Clubs rental
- Name of Course: Rancho San Marcos Golf Course
- Distance from Hotel: 20 minutes
- Designer: Robert Trent Jones, Jr.
- Par: 71
- Yardage: 6,939
- Number of Holes: 18
- Additional Services:
- Pro shop
- Golf instruction available
- Driving range
- Putting green
Off-site Activities:
- Horseback riding
- Sailing
Pools:
- Number of Pools: 2
- Resort Jungle Pool: A hand-tiled heated pool located in a jungle setting, surrounded by Kentia palms and Australian tree ferns, featuring underwater music
- Coral Casino Beach and Cabana Club Pool: Over 50-metres (160-feet) long, year-round heated pool with lap swimming, free-swimming and diving board
Fitness Facilities:
- Size: 540 sq ft / 50 sq m
- Special Features:
- Two fitness centres with floor-to-ceiling ocean views
- Olympic-size lap pool with diving board
- Croquet lawn
- Putting green
- Sample Fitness Activities:
- Yoga: Fee applicable
- Pilates: Fee applicable
- Aqua aerobics: Fee applicable
- Masters swim: Fee applicable
- Bicycling: Fee applicable
- Tennis: Complimentary
- Beach walks: Complimentary
- Aqua aerobics
- Complimentary bicycles
- Boogie boarding
- Self-guided botanical walking tour of gardens
Kids for All Seasons: Supervised children's programme in a dedicated facility
Recreation Courtyard at the Coral Casino Beach and Cabana Club
Total Size: 28,950 sq ft / 2,690 sq m
Largest Ballroom: 4,200 sq ft / 390 sq m
Meet and Feed Capacity: 350
Banquet Capacity: 350
Outdoor Banquet Capacity: 400
Breakout Spaces: 10
Private Dining Room Capacity: 20
Unique Meeting and Event Facilities: Grand ballroom and terrace sit directly on the beach and offer panoramic views
Achieved rigorous ISO 14001 certification reflecting consistent improvement on eco-friendly standards and has been recognised by the EPA for its accomplishments
Coral Casino Beach and Cabana Club, dating from 1937, is an exclusive haven for fun and relaxation
Resort photographer/historian Hal Boucher has been documenting life at The Biltmore for over 50 years