[8][9] In April 1945, Bing Crosby and Bob Hope hosted a fundraiser at the property for the Navy Relief Welfare fund.
In 1947, he added a swimming pool and the first hotel unit of 50 rooms with large bedrooms, mattresses with 200 hand-tied muslin springs, and interior design by Barbara Barondess MacLean.
Over the next three years, the new owners reportedly spent $35 million renovating the hotel, doubling the capacity to 218 guest rooms, adding a new swimming pool and conference center capable of seating 500 persons, expanding the resort's tennis and fitness facilities, and restoring the golf course.
[4][13] In 1997, the 31,000 square feet (2,900 m2) Spa Ojai was added in a four-story Spanish Colonial Revival building with a 50-foot-high bell tower.
[14][15] The property underwent a $90-million renovation ending from 2003 to 2006 that included the addition of Casa Elar, a five-bedroom residence offering "ultimate luxury and privacy.
[19] The property has been used as a shooting location for several films as follows: The property was also for many years a destination for Hollywood celebrities, including Clark Gable, Walt Disney, Lana Turner, Nancy and Ronald Reagan, Irene Dunne, Loretta Young, Zsa Zsa Gabor, Judy Garland, and Hoagy Carmichael.