The Fess Parker Doubletree in Santa Barbara has been renamed
the Hilton Santa Barbara Beachfront Resort following a $14 million renovation.
Located about two miles east of downtown Santa Barbara, the hotel
upgraded all 360 guestrooms as well as its 40,000-plus square feet of meeting
space. The hotel features the semi-enclosed Plaza Del Sol meetings venue, which
offers 180-degree views of the Pacific Ocean. The Roundhouse is an all-day
restaurant and Rodney's Grill specializes in steaks and seafood.
The hotel continues to be owned by Park Hotels & Resorts
and the family of late actor Fess Parker, who gained fame as the star of Walt
Disney's "Davy Crockett" television miniseries in the 1950s and later
portrayed the lead character in the "Daniel Boone" TV series in the
1960s.
He developed what was originally a Red Lion Inn in 1985
after extensive wrangling with both local officials and environmentalists.
Parker also opened the Fess Parker Winery & Vineyard in 1989. That vineyard
is in nearby Los Olivos.