Montecito Inn
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| General information | |
| Location | Montecito, Santa Barbara County, California, USA |
| Coordinates | 34°25′17″N 119°38′24″W / 34.42139°N 119.64000°WCoordinates: 34°25′17″N 119°38′24″W / 34.42139°N 119.64000°W |
| Opening | 1928 |
| Design and construction | |
| Developer | Charlie Chaplin |
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| Number of rooms | Around 60 |
Montecito Inn is a boutique hotel in the southwestern part of Montecito, California. It is considered a Santa Barbara landmark. Located on Coast Village Road in Montecito, adjacent to U.S. Route 101, the inn is 2.5 blocks from Butterfly Beach. gravel deposits are evident nearby.
The hotel was built by Roscoe "Fatty" Arbuckle,Charlie Chaplin and friends in 1928 as an escape from show business. The inn has a complete library of Chaplin's films; his image is seen in etched glass doors and in the hallways which are lined with movie posters. The 1936 Rodgers and Hart song, There's a Small Hotel, drew inspiration from the Montecito Inn.
Construction began in 1927, and was completed the following year at a cost of US$300,000. Similar to a Hollywood premiere, the February opening gala included Wallace Beery, Marion Davies, Janet Gaynor, Carole Lombard, Gilbert Roland, and Norma Shearer. The inn was the inspiration for the 1936 Rodgers and Hart song, There's a Small Hotel. But the original wishing well that was inspiration for this song was destroyed in a 1950s renovation. The US$225,000 remodeling occurred subsequent to the property's purchase in 1956 by Avery Brundage. The renovation included adding a parking facility and gardens. Though he sold the inn in 1960, he repossessed it the following year before selling it again in 1970 for over US$400,000. In 2003, the hotel underwent another interior renovation characterized by a Mediterranean style.
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