Surrounded by lush, perfectly manicured gardens in a peaceful location, Santa Barbara’s grande dame has been a favourite haunt of Hollywood's elite since the 1920s.

Nestled right on the California coastline (renowned as the ‘American Riviera’), and set between the Pacific Ocean and the Santa Ynez Mountains, the reborn Four Seasons Resort on Butterfly Beach is full of character! You can almost imagine Lauren Bacall slinking down the corridor, or Clark Gable playing croquet on the lawns; with its distinctive Spanish-Colonial style, it feels like a throwback to a Golden Age.