Tag: Ty Warner Hotels and Resorts

August 15, 2024

A Chilly Reception for the Biltmore’s Family Pool Complex

Other recent news: The arrogance of the U.S. Space Force; beach grooming debate; UCSB chancellor Henry Yang will step down; the candidates for Santa Barbara's city council; the men behind the street names near the airport; questions about the Lobero Theatre's proposed expansion; downtown condo owners caught in the new Community Benefit Improvement District; Refugio State Beach reopened; dreaming big about the former U.S. Bank branch on State Street. 5

July 22, 2024

More Big Changes Are Coming to the Biltmore

The plans call for a second restaurant and two new family pools—with sand beaches, rock waterfalls, and an island bar. Plus: Nobu is pretty much confirmed. 20

August 3, 2023

Ty Warner and Four Seasons Appear to Have a Deal

A press release from the hotel company makes it seem like they've reached an agreement with Ty Warner on the Biltmore and the New York flagship—and "recalling furloughed employees will be a priority." 6

April 5, 2021

More on the Spat Between Ty Warner and Four Seasons

Plus: Santa Barbara Urban Flea Market is now open on State Street; actor Bryan Cranston's Mussel Shoals house sold; amusement park art at Thomas Reynolds Gallery; Highway 101 construction to stop using sound to deter cormorants; nine more acres of cannabis in Carpinteria.

July 28, 2020

Has the Biltmore Resort Been Sold?

An intriguing rumor has come in: Citing a "reliable source," a reader says that a major hotel company has bought the Four Seasons Biltmore from Ty Warner, with plans to rebrand it.