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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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