Four Seasons Resort The Biltmore Santa Barbara

Reginald Johnson and Gardner Dailey's 1927 Spanish-Colonial Biltmore on Butterfly Beach in Montecito — Four Seasons-managed since 1987 with Peter Marino on the spa and the 1937 Coral Casino Beach and Cabana Club. 206 keys behind red-tile roofs and arcaded courtyards. Three kitchens (Bella Vista California-Italian, Tydes seafood, Ty Lounge tapas); the resort historian has been documenting the property for 50+ years.

The Biltmore Santa Barbara, a 1927 Spanish Colonial Revival landmark on Butterfly Beach, operated as a Four Seasons resort. One of California's most storied hotel addresses, with red-tile roofs, bougainvillea-draped courtyards, and the Pacific directly across the road.