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by Kelly Mahan Herrick Kelly has been editor at large for the Journal since 2007, reporting on news in Montecito and beyond. She is also a licensed realtor with Berkshire Hathaway HomeServices, and is a member of Montecito and Santa Barbara’s top real estate team, Calcagno & Hamilton.
Montecito Club to Reopen Next Week
A new Sports Complex at Montecito Club will be a popular location for member date nights and summer family competitions
Michael Orosco recently joined Montecito Club as general manager The Montecito Club, which reopens next week, is putting a focus on expanding its outdoor programs
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y Warner’s Montecito Club is set to reopen Tuesday, April 13, after being closed for more than a year during the COVID pandemic. The Club, which features a Jack Nicklaus Signature golf course and social club, has expanded its offerings to include new outdoor amenities, including tennis lessons and clinics for all ages,
movies on the lawn, an outdoor sports complex featuring pickleball, basketball, beach volleyball, soccer field, badminton, a 15-foot-high sledding hill and batting cage equipped with state-of-the-art slow and fast pitching machines, and the addition of Platinum TE Paspalum grass on the Jack Nicklaus Signature Golf Course.
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“My vision is to create a private club like no other. We are pleased to reopen with new and innovative club features and a focus on outdoor programming to provide an elevated club experience,” Warner said in a statement. The Club, which opened in 2019 after more than three years of renovations, blends ultra-luxe amenities with family-friendly features. The 101-year-old Spanish style building boasts sweeping views of the Pacific Ocean and the Channel Islands, framed by lush fairways and impeccable landscape. The main level of the clubhouse features a 6,500-square-foot Fitness Center comprised of two large rooms, both with panoramic ocean views. With an added medical and fitness hybrid approach, led by Dr. Maury Hayashida, Montecito Club offers onsite biometric testing, training instruction, and physical therapy treatment. The lower level offers multiple locker rooms and lounges, spa treatment rooms, wine rooms, bars, restaurant areas, and more. For next-level entertainment, special screenings, and movie nights, the Club’s Dolby Atmos Theater is a true state-of-theart screening room and movie theater. The walls are draped in midnight blue and gold silk, with 21 plum velvet reclining chairs and a 16-foot CinemaScope movie screen. Adjacent to the theater is a special concession area, showcasing cobalt Venetian plaster and hand-painted floors, offering popcorn machines, soda machines, frozen treats, and candy. The Club also offers a Kids Club for
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those with young children, complete with both indoor and outdoor activities, including a wall-to-wall Lego room. All recreational elements at the club – including golf, tennis, sports complex, and swimming – offer kids’ programming throughout the year. Kid Coordinators are CPR trained and certified. A favorite area for kids of every age is the AMF Bowling Alley, which features laser light technology, disco, runway and black lights and lanes that glow in the dark. The alley takes on psychedelic hues for cosmic bowling. A graffiti artist was commissioned to paint the walls in vibrant, Day-Glo imagery, according to Montecito Club reps. Outside, the brick bordered bocce ball court, complete with traditional oyster shell surface, is located near the ocean patio, the perfect spot to enjoy a specialty cocktail and some friendly competition. The court is inlaid with LED lights to brighten a favorite pastime during nighttime play, including glow in the dark bocce balls. The most popular place to be in the summer: The Club’s 25,000-square-foot pool facility, which features ocean views, two rimflow lap pools, and a beach-entry oval leisure pool (all with underwater speakers), whirlpool, kid’s splash pad, poolside bar, and al fresco dining venue complete with a wood burning pizza oven. Part of the Club’s reopening strategy is to offer an exclusive window of opportunity to new and existing area residents who are interested in joining the club’s thriving social presence. “Our goal is to build on the social presence the club has been known for over the past century,” Warner added. “Montecito Club has a long history of inclusivity in our community, a place where members come together to foster family traditions and lifelong friendships.” The relaunch of the membership program comes on the heels of a new addition, Michael Orosco, as general manager. Orosco joined the Montecito Club in March, with an extensive his-
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