It wasn't until 1983 that the hotel would be restored to its former splendor. Some $55 million was injected into the Mediterranean-Revival hotel, now a National Historic Landmark. The 18-hole golf course was renovated, as was the vast swimming pool, one of the largest in the States. Today it's still the epitome of hotel luxury.

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