{{Short description|Luxury resort near Santa Barbara, California, United States}} {{Use mdy dates|date=April 2025}} {{Infobox company | name = Bacara Resort and Spa | logo = bacara.jpg | type = Hotel | industry = Luxury | founded = 2000 | hq_location = Santa Barbara, California, USA | website = {{Official website|http://www.bacararesort.com/welcome-to-bacara/}} | num_employees = }} '''The Ritz-Carlton Bacara Resort and Spa''' is a Spanish-style luxury resort located in Goleta, California, west of Santa Barbara, California. Built in 2000, the Bacara Resort & Spa cost $222 million to develop,<ref name="sold2011">{{cite news |url=http://www.utsandiego.com/news/2011/jul/22/santa-barbaras-bacara-resort-sold-to-hawaii-firm/ |title=Santa Barbara's Bacara Resort sold to Hawaii firm |last=The Associated Press |date=2011-07-22 |accessdate=2013-02-09 |publisher=San Diego Union Tribune}}</ref> and offers 311 guest rooms and 49 premium suites.<ref>[http://www.bacararesort.com/the-resort/rooms/ "The Resort", BacaraResort.com, Retrieved 2011-08-17]</ref>
The hotel includes three restaurants, four bars and a {{convert|42,000|sqft|adj=on}} spa on the resort's {{convert|78|acre}} beachfront.<ref name="FAQs">[http://www.bacararesort.com/the-resort/faq/ "The Resort FAQ", BacaraResort.com, Retrieved 2011-08-17]</ref> Additional resort features include a tennis center with four clay tennis courts,<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.forbes.com/2001/08/16/0816dow.html |title=The Bacara Resort And Spa |first= |last= |date=2001-08-16 |accessdate=2011-08-16 |work=Forbes.com}}</ref> proximity to two 18-hole golf courses, three pools, a screening room, meeting space and access to a two-mile (3 km) stretch of sandy beach.<ref name="FAQs"/>
In July 2005, the Bacara Resort was sold to P3 Development, NA Inc. for an undisclosed amount.<ref name="sold2011"/>
==Restaurants and dining== Rated the top restaurant in the Santa Barbara area in 2011,<ref>[http://www.santabarbaraca.com/listings/index.cfm?action=display&listingID=21139&menuID=47&hit=1 "Angel Oak at Bacara Resort & Spa", SantaBarbaraCA.com, Retrieved 2011-08-15]</ref> Angel Oak's restaurant at Bacara initially featured Basque-Catalan cuisine made with vegetables grown on the resort's {{convert|1000|acre|adj=on}} ranch.<ref name="Garwacki">[http://www.bacararesort.com/pressrelease/Bacara-MiroChefBio.pdf "Vincent Lesage, Chef de Cuisine at Bacara’s Angel Oak Restaurant", Press Release, Retrieved 2011-08-15]</ref>
More recently, Angel Oak has shifted to being a high-end steakhouse.
==Celebrity weddings== Hollywood couples including Nick Carter and Lauren Kitt, Fergie and Josh Duhamel, Travis Barker and Shanna Moakler, Jennie Garth and Peter Facinelli and Charlie Sheen’s daughter, Casandra Estevez, all celebrated their weddings at the Bacara.<ref>[http://www.edhat.com/site/tidbit.cfm?nid=65817 "Celebrity Wedding Venues", edhat.com, Updated 2011-08-13]</ref> Travis Barker and Shanna Moakler’s 2004 wedding had a red and black "Nightmare Before Christmas" theme.<ref>[http://www.celebritybrideguide.com/search/Bacara "Bacara", CelebrityBrideGuide.com, Retrieved 2011-08-16]</ref> Sarah Michelle Gellar, best known for her role as Buffy the Vampire Slayer, was a bridesmaid in her manager's wedding, which was held at Bacara.<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.1weddingsource.com/content/celebrity-bridesmaids-348/ |title="Celebrity Bridesmaids", 1WeddingSource.com, Published on 2011-07-30 |access-date=2011-08-18 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120330230529/http://www.1weddingsource.com/content/celebrity-bridesmaids-348/ |archive-date=2012-03-30 |url-status=dead }}</ref>
==Awards== In 2011, the resort received the Wine Spectator Best of Award of Excellence for the wine cellar at Miro restaurant:<ref name="Garwacki"/>
==References== {{Reflist|33em}}
==External links== *[http://www.bacararesort.com/ Official website]
{{Coord|34.4333|N|119.9164|W|region:US-CA_type:landmark|display=title}}
Category:Hotels in California Category:Resorts in California Category:Buildings and structures in Santa Barbara County, California Category:Goleta, California Category:Hotel buildings completed in 2000 Category:Hotels established in 2000 Category:2000 establishments in California Category:Tourist attractions in Santa Barbara County, California