It occupies seven-acres of landscaped gardens and fish ponds with sweeping views of the Pacific, a new full service spa, new signature restaurant showcasing the many vineyards of Santa Barbara, new infinity pool, and 92 restored California-style bungalows.

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Priced more affordably than other full-service hotels, which include a restaurant and meeting spaces, the fusion of IKEA and Pottery Barn designs will appeal to business guests, artsy types and trendy baby boomers alike.

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Its guests will not only enjoy typical amenities--like a gourmet restaurant, plasma televisions and a full-service spa--they'll also get to sleep in the first resort in the country to feature only villas with private pools.

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Restaurant owners have responded resoundingly: 92% of full-service restaurants now take cards, according to Euromonitor data.

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OpenTable remains the undisputed leader in online-restaurant reservation industry, with nearly 50% of all full-service, reservation-taking restaurants in North America enrolled as its customers.

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