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Rosewood Miramar Beach Honored Among the World’s Best New Hotels and Resorts Opened in the Past Year
May 11, 2020
Rosewood Miramar Beach, Southern California’s premier ultra-luxury resort destination, is pleased to announce that it has been recognized on Condé Nast Traveler’s 2020 Hot List, one of the hospitality industry’s most esteemed annual awards lists that honors the best newly opened and renovated properties around the world. Based on the firsthand experiences and reviews of Condé Nast Traveler’s distinguished editorial team, the prestigious list names Rosewood Miramar Beach as one of the top new hotels and resorts in the world to open in the past year. Among the award winners, the property is the only West Coast resort to be honored, demonstrating its prized positioning in the region. The full list of properties on the 2020 Hot List can be found here.
Situated on 16 acres of prime beachfront real estate in the picturesque Montecito community and drawing inspiration from the grand homes in the surrounding area, Rosewood Miramar Beach beautifully embodies the Rosewood brand’s signature residential style. Since opening its doors last year as the first ultra-luxury resort in Southern California to offer guestrooms set directly over the sand, Rosewood Miramar Beach has set a new standard for luxury hospitality within the region, quickly establishing itself as the gathering place of choice for discerning travelers and locals alike. Following the brand’s guiding A Sense of Place® philosophy, wherein the location, history, culture and sensibilities of a destination are woven into the holistic identity of the property, the resort elegantly showcases its position in the American Riviera at every turn, creating an elevated guest experience in an unmatched setting. Property highlights include 161 elegant guestrooms and suites, six restaurants and bars, high-end onsite retail experiences, two cabana-lined pools and a Forbes Five-Star Sense, A Rosewood Spa®
This accolade from Condé Nast Traveler is the latest in a series of honors Rosewood Miramar Beach has received since its opening in March 2019. Recent achievements of note include being named the #2 Resort in Southern California in Condé Nast Traveler’s 2019 Reader’s Choice Awards, a Five-Star distinction from Forbes Travel Guide for Sense, A Rosewood Spa, and inclusion on Celebrated Living’s 2019 Platinum List in the category of Best Hotels Opened in Past Year.
About Rosewood Miramar Beach
Named the #2 Resort in Southern California in the Condé Nast Traveler Reader’s Choice Awards 2019, Rosewood Miramar Beach is situated on one of the most pristine beaches in the region and is located in Santa Barbara’s picturesque Montecito community known as The American Riviera. Offering 161 ultra-luxury guestrooms and suites, including beachfront accommodations, a collection of signature suites and multi-bedroom bungalows, the resort has been designed with style, grace and glamour and perfectly balances the residential and the refined. Amenities include a state-of-the-art fitness studio, two cabana-lined pools, bespoke beach service on the sandy shores of Miramar Beach and Sense, A Rosewood Spa – the only Forbes Five-Star spa in Santa Barbara. Home to six distinct dining venues including Caruso’s, the signature oceanfront restaurant, and Malibu Farm at Miramar, an all-day eatery, Rosewood Miramar Beach is a culinary destination in its own right for locals and visitors alike. An elevated retail experience further bolsters Rosewood Miramar Beach as the ultimate retreat for the best in luxury lifestyle, with a first-of-its-kind goop Sundries Shop as well as a new California-inspired concept store curated by designer James Perse. Expansive indoor and outdoor event space, totaling approximately 28,000 square-feet, includes the Chandelier Ballroom with over 6,500-square-feet, and the Great Lawn, which offers infinite ocean views. Personalized service makes Rosewood Miramar Beach the perfect destination for celebrating life’s moments both big and small. Rosewood Miramar Beach is owned by Caruso and managed by Rosewood Hotels and Resorts.
About Caruso
Caruso is one of the most successful, productive and profitable real estate development and hospitality companies in the world. Headquartered in Los Angeles, California, the privately held company owns and operates a diverse portfolio of retail, residential and mixed-use properties known for their award-winning architecture, unparalleled quest experiences, and dedication to their local communities. Caruso’s expertise in creating beloved town centers has made its properties desired locations for retail flagships, new to brick-and-mortar tenants, and innovative dining and entertainment concepts. Consistently ranked among the top shopping centers in the world, Caruso’s properties continue to outperform the industry standards for occupancy rates and average sales per square foot. Included in Caruso’s world-class portfolio and marquee shopping and dining destinations are The Grove and The Americana at Brand; luxury residential building 8500; and The Masonic Temple, a restored 1929 Art Deco landmark converted into innovative Class-A office space. The company continues to focus on expansion and currently has invested more than a billion dollars in new lines of business, including the newly opened, first-of-its-kind retail, dining and entertainment destination Palisades Village, as well as the ultra-luxury five-star beachfront resort Rosewood Miramar Beach in Montecito, California.
About Rosewood Hotels & Resorts
Rosewood Hotels & Resorts® manages 28 one-of-a-kind luxury hotels, resorts and residences in 16 countries, with 18 new properties under development. Each Rosewood property embraces the brand’s A Sense of Place® philosophy to reflect the individual location’s history, culture and sensibilities. The Rosewood collection includes some of the world’s most legendary hotels and resorts, including The Carlyle, A Rosewood Hotel in New York, Rosewood Mansion on Turtle Creek in Dallas and Hôtel de Crillon, A Rosewood Hotel in Paris, as well as new classics such as Rosewood Hong Kong. For those who wish to stay a little longer, Rosewood Residences offer a distinct opportunity for ownership or rent in extraordinary destinations within the brand’s wide-ranging portfolio.
