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The
Embassy Suites San Luis Obispo Hotel is conveniently located
in the heart of California's Central Coast, just off Highway
101, and near the Hearst Castle.
William Randolph Hearst told architect Julia Morgan in
1927 that he wanted to build "a little something"
on the California coast. Eighteen years later, Casa Grande
(commonly called Hearst Castle) crowned La Cuesta Encantada,
Hearst's "Enchanted Hill" above tiny San Simeon.
It's a 165-room Moorish castle with 127 acres of gardens,
terraces, pools and walkways, furnished with Spanish and Italian
antiques and art, flanked by three large guest houses. In
its heyday, Hearst Castle had a zoo, tennis courts and two
magnificent swimming pools.
After Hearst died, family fortunes declined, and they
gave Hearst Castle to the state. Today the state Park Service
preserves Hearst Castle as a State Historical Monument, and
we can all enjoy a glimpse into the Hearst's opulent lifestyle.
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