The 43 suites began life as a John Gardiner Tennis Resort and so, although the Gardiner imprimatur is long gone, the 18 courts make it still one of the primo tennis spots in California. This is, simply, a very sexy place. Each unit boasts a large, walled terrace, many of them very private. The superbly California landscape of magenta bougainvillea, giant orange and yellow hibiscus, Brazilian pepper trees, lush lawns and graceful Eucalyptus seem to grow into the low, tiled adobe-type cottages. Rooms are exceptionally well designed, with high beamed ceilings and lots of outdoor light which still doesn t detract from the privacy.
Fireplaces highlight comfortable living areas.
Large tiled bathrooms sparkle with excellent make-up areas, large tubs and good lighting. Food, in an excellent restaurant overlooking the tennis courts and facing across a small valley to the white, tiled, expensive homes nearby, is excellent. But it s the evenings, those luscious California evenings, which seem to epitomize the place. Most nights, just before sunset, as you relax on the terrace, facing south, glass in hand, there ll appear in the sky flashes of color. But it s not the sunset.