![]() ![]() ![]() Off the resort grounds, there’s much more to take in. One intense pasta dish has gnocchetti, confit tomatoes, caviar, bits of edible gold and, laid on top, a decadent slab of Stephanie’s sea urchin, named for the fisherwoman who famously gathers the uni from local waters. The food celebrates coastal Cali fare with nods to Exec Chef Massimo Falsini’s Italian heritage. The indoor-outdoor dining room has spectacular ocean views the interior, with its lamplit lacquered walls of midnight blue, and accents of polished mahogany, are meant to recall a mega-yacht. A splendid dinner can be had at AMA Sushi, touting such memorable morsels as Japanese salmon with a garnish of salt-cured cherry blossoms sake pairings available.Ĭaruso’s, however, is the star - the Michelin star, actually. ![]() Perhaps a cocktail hour at seaside Mirarmar Beach Bar, where clever libations include the Rough Sea with Bulleit bourbon, pinot noir, maple syrup and orange bitters. Breakfast in the brightly elegant Revere Room may include an impossibly high stack of fluffy pancakes. And, of course, luxuriating on the sand here, on one of California’s most exclusive beaches, is, literally, an experience fit for movie stars and royalty. Strolling the kid- and pet-friendly grounds here is an amenity unto itself, as rosemary bushes appear here and there, and red honeysuckle bushes crest over the fences lining the perimeter. And you must also cross train tracks, as Amtrak’s silver Surfliner charges through several times a day. To reach the hotel’s other accommodations - the Beach House suites and studios, with their terraces ogling the sea and the sleek surfers who frequently appear there, and in the far distance, the Channel Islands - you must traverse a great lawn ringed in white roses and, at night, lanterns aglow. Some of the guestrooms are in the main building, while others are bungalows set near one or the other of the palm-bedecked swimming pools. Imagine a gleaming white mansion, complete with a grand foyer with a spiral staircase, a crystal chandelier, a black-and-white checkerboard floor, and original works of art by the likes of Norman Rockwell - and, a room or two over, upscale shopping in crisp little boutiques a la The Webster, Gwyneth’s Goop, and Brunello Cucinelli, whose chic neutrals seem tailormade for the situation. It’s the kind of place to spot celebrities and then pretend to be way too cool to care.Ĭaruso’s five-star Rosewood Miramar Beach, situated between the verdant Santa Ynez Mountains and a fabled stretch of the Pacific coast, is a bit of a throwback to old California stateliness, paired with flourishes of breezy, sustainable luxury at every turn. last year - partnered with Rosewood to create a posh resort here. Perhaps that’s one of the reasons billionaire developer-politician Rick Caruso - he nearly became the mayor of L.A. It’s known as the American Riviera, after all. You know, like Oprah, Ellen, Gwyneth, the occasional Baldwin and various and assorted pop stars.Ĭome to think of it, Montecito, which is only an hour and a half from Hollywood, has long been associated with the rich and famous. It’s enough to make you yearn for simpler days, when the dispatches from the lush and mountainous coastal community just south of Santa Barbara highlighted the comings and goings of more down-to-earth folks. LATELY, WHEN YOU see Montecito, Calif., in the news, it’s often breathless dispatches about something its most famous residents - Prince Harry and Meghan Markle - have gotten themselves into. ![]()
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