![]() ![]() A custom lighting fixture framed on all four sides with beads casts a luminous light inside at night. The living room, which can be transformed into a private screening room, opens up onto a landscaped terrace. To the right of the sculpture, a glass enclosed daybed surrounded by views of trees provides a cozy nook for lounging.Ī dining/bar area with a sculptural dining table and a living room with a marble feature wall are located on the other side of the sculpture. Upon entering the suite through an oversized pivoting wood feature door, a sculpture directly aheadframed by floor to ceiling windows draws the eye to sweeping vistas. The Guest House is a spacious, glass-walled urban retreat inspired by the clean simplicity of mid-century architecture. The bathroom’s floor and walls are wrapped in 2’ x 2’reclaimed wood tiles arranged in an exaggerated parquet pattern. A custom wallcovering over the bed depicts an iconic image of the Los Angeles landscape, such as the freeway at night, in an abstracted form. ![]() The bathroom and sleeping area are divided by a row of freestanding, patinated bronze shelving units that support the bathroom sink, a mirror, and mini bar. ![]() The guestrooms have a modern sense of openness. The second palette looks from the inside out and draws upon the warmer hues of a sunset. Inspired by sky, water, and white houses against a desert backdrop, the first color palette includes blue, white and other neutral tones accented with pops of orange. Rockwell Group developed two color schemes for the guestrooms. A custom carpet in the corridors is based on the random, abstracted patterns created when light hits the floor. The corridors are defined by a trellis and louvers in the ceiling lit to suggest daylight streaming through the wooden slats. The focal point of the space is a 22’ tall stone fireplace,inspired by the hearths found in many mid-century Los Angeles homes.Īs guests step off the elevators into the guestroom corridors, they encounter a playful hint of the outdoors. At the end of the lobby, a chandelier made from hand-blown glass globes filled with lightbulbs and plantings anchors the view. The indoor/outdoor experience is further emphasized by other garden-inspired elements, including strips of grass set between stone tile flooring and atrellis-inspired divider wall interspersed with candles. At night, lighting effects mimic the shadows cast by the sun hitting trees and are projected on the path. A garden path subtly guides guests from the entrance to the check-in and concierge area. ![]() In the lobby, the walls of the airy, double-height space completely open up to a landscaped pedestrian alley. Similar to California hillside residences, the hotel has astrong, seamless visual connections between the indoors and outdoors throughout the property. Influenced by residences designed by John Lautner, Richard Neutra and others, Rockwell Group crafted a contemporary framework for the lobby, guestrooms, and rooftop amenities. The manager was very nice/apologetic but damage was done.Surrounded by the Hollywood Hills, the Dream Hollywood payshomage to mid-century modern architectureunique to Los Angeles, but with a Dream Hotels twist. We had already asked to speak to the manager and wanted to leave. The drinkies were yumm! Lowlights: first off as cute as my bff and i are, we were not dressed in the apparent uniform For a warm spring Saturday brunch highlight room/dream hotel pool area: thong bikini with your T&A spilling out, overly injected everything, tryin’ to be seen/noticed, and i swear our service suffered b/c of it! We waited for a good hour for our food while watching all the other patrons around us get their food -even those seated after us! When we finally to flagged down our waitress to ask about our order she said in a semi-snippy, condescending tone “ugh sorry the kitchen is lbacked up right now”, im all “tha F?” How is it that everyone else got their food then?! We then magically got our entrees like a minute later, ( btw: omelettes were dry and just kind of thrown together). Highlights at the highlight room: gorgeous venue/view that’s about it. ![]()
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