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Volume 31 Number21
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April 26, 2012
New owners share plans for The Inn at board meeting
At the RSF Association’s Annual Meeting, to be held Thursday, May 10, at 5 p.m. at the Rancho Santa Fe Garden Club, the Association will present the Lily Award to two Association property owners. This prestigious prize honors Association members and their design teams who produce and/or maintain architecture and land improvements, which exemplify the “high artistic result” decreed by the Covenant. The awards will be presented to: •Marion Dodson for Historic Preservation of the Country Squire Courtyard, and •Patrick Rose for Historic Preservation of his residence on Linea del Cielo. The recipients were selected by the Lily Awards Committee which is made up of Association members. The award is named for Lilian Rice, Rancho Santa Fe’s first architect and building commissioner. In the years since the award’s inception in 1993, the Lily Award has served to present models of the community’s standards as well as recognize excellent design. The Country Squire Courtyard was built in 1923 and was designed by Rancho Santa Fe’s own Lilian Rice. It is a historic landmark in the heart of the Village area which features a distinctive treatment of arches. The owner has done a beautiful See LILY, page 28
BY KAREN BILLING The new owners of The Inn at Rancho Santa Fe presented their plans to the RSF Association board at its meeting on April 19. Escrow closed on the $28 million sale April 11 to new owners JMI Realty, owned by John Moores and John Kratzer, both Rancho Santa Fe residents. “We’re incredibly excited to be the new owners of The Inn at Rancho Santa Fe,” Kratzer said. “It’s a rare opportunity that your passion and profession bring you home and you’re able to work in your own backyard.” Krazter added that he even hopes his daughters get married on the The Inn’s front lawn. Kratzer said the Royce family, who owned The Inn since 1958, went through an extensive process over the last year and a half to fully vet all of the potential buyers. It wasn’t a case of selling to the bidder; they wanted to ensure that the buyers understood what an important community asset The Inn was and that it would be taken care of, Kratzer said. “We should all applaud them for the process they went through and for sticking to their guns,” Kratzer said. “It’s an honor to have been selected.” Eighty percent of JMI’s properties are hotel oriented and they were involved in the redevelopment of the Petco Park neighborhood. “We believe this is the most incredible community in America, we sincerely believe that,” said Kratzer, with a beautiful, sunny Rancho Santa Fe morning as his backdrop as the meeting was moved to the Association’s patio to accommodate about 15 member guests. “To have the opportunity to acquire a community asset like The Inn at Rancho Santa Fe in the best place in America to live is obviously very, very unique.” He said while some hotels might offer more rooms or a bigger spa, what no one else can offer is the Rancho Santa Fe community, the ability to walk through the village, visit the shops and eat at the local restaurants. “We view the physical position in the community and the relationship with the community as the most important amenity,” said Kratzer. Kratzer told the board they plan to make significant physical improvements to The Inn but until Sept. 1, the changes will be subtle. Phase one will include landscape clean-up, new flatware and linens, and new items in the rooms such as coffee makers. Starting Sept. 1, “the dust will start flying” as they completely renovate 60 rooms, expanding the size of the bathrooms and adding all new “FF&E” — furnishings, finishes and equipment. The new owners plan to make renovations on one building at a time and the fact that The Inn has 38 buildings scattered throughout the property is a benefit for this type
Bow Tie & Pearls (Above) Broadway veteran and Emmy Award-winning actress Lucie Arnaz sang at the “Bow Tie & Pearls” gala celebrating North Coast Repertory Theatre’s 30th anniversary. The event was held April 22 at the Rancho Santa Fe Garden Club. (Above) Honorary Event Chairs Bertrand and Denise Hug with Lucie Arnaz (center). See page 24 for more. Photo/Jon Clark
Tee It Up For Foster Teens (Right) Debby Syverson, Honorary Event Chair Quentin Jammer and James Monroe at the “Tee It Up For Foster Teens” 8th annual golf tournament, dinner and auction held April 23 at The Santaluz Club. The tournament provides much-needed funds for the foster teens of San Pasqual Academy. See page 12 for more. Photo/Jon Clark
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