W Hotel, Hollywood, Calif. Wild. View of the rooftop pool which doubles as Drai’s nightclub. Enticing isn’t it?
Hotel Bel-Air, Los Angeles. Re-opened after a years-long renovation, the Hotel Bel-Air is pretty in pink stucco. The new restaurant patio is serene; the service impeccable and the food sophisticated. A wow.
Solar eclipse, Venice, Calif. 5/20/12. At land’s end, waiting for the eclipse. The light and shadows were so strange. The celestial event of the decade.
Fess Parker Wine Country Inn & Spa, Los Olivos, Calif. Newly renovated, the charming hotel is now modern inside with fireplaces, cushy beds, and muted colors. An infinity pool and living wall outside are rad. Breakfast at Petros and wine tasting comes with your stay.
Hollywood Bowl, Hollywood, Calif. Gustavo Dudamel mentions some highlights of the summer 2012 season. Rare reverse view of seating stacked steeply into hill. Applause.
Glamping! The UK gets it right.
JW Marriott LA Live, downtown Los Angeles, Calif. With video billboards adding a techno glow, the lobby of the downtown LA Marriott feels more anywhere convention hotel USA than L.A. But I guess that was the idea.
Pantone Hotel - Brussels, Belgium - Hotel Of Colors
Impeccably designed by Michel Penneman and Olivier Hannaert, the hotel showcases the color of emotion with a distinctive hue on each colorous guest floor. From vivid to subdued, for business or leisure, this unique boutique hotel perfectly suits your savvy palette and colorful imagination.
Colorful!
TGIF from the Eden Roc.
Miami Beach, 1950’s.
(Steinmetz Collection)
Beach and pool at the Eden Roc were tops.
Lincoln Park Motel, Lincoln Heights (Los Angeles, Calif.) A roadside route 66 motel that’s seen better days. Check out this LAist.com story on a guy who is raising funds for a Route 66 motel documentary. Luv the vintage postcoards.
