Bardessono

Bardessono Review

Although Bardessono bills itself as the "greenest luxury hotel in America," there's nothing spartan about its accommodations. Arranged around four landscaped courtyards, the rooms have luxurious organic bedding, gas fireplaces, and huge bathrooms with walnut floors. The resort has all the high-tech touches you'd expect—speakers for your iPhone, flat-screen TVs, and fancy spa tubs—and a few you wouldn't, like motion sensors that detect when you're gone and adjust the blinds for energy efficiency. Service is smooth, from the valet who takes your car to the folks who staff the 75-foot-long rooftop lap pool, serving food and drinks to those lounging in the cabanas. At the hotel's restaurant, Lucy, chef Victor Scargle uses mostly local ingredients (some of them grown in the hotel's own garden) to concoct a seasonal menu of California fare.