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Construction Has Begun on Drai's Nightclub at The W Hollywood
Don't worry. This is just a construction shot of Drai's. It's not the finished product.
As we eagerly await the opening of The W Hollywood on December 3, we've got word that construction on the hotel's nightclub, Drai's Hollywood--a spin-off of the legendary Las Vegas club--has begun. The club's construction firm, R.D. Olson sent us this press release with some detes:
Drai’s Hollywood will include an intimate 2,331-square-foot VIP lounge on ground level with a private VIP entrance separate from the hotel’s public lobby entry; a 21,552-square-foot penthouse glassed-in bar on the 11th floor with a 1,000-square-foot open air balcony; and an adjacent 2,131-square-foot rooftop pool deck and bar. The total capacity of Drai’s Hollywood will be 792 occupants.
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South Beach Goes Hollywood, Budget Hollywood
No, no, the SoFla folks aren’t coming west, just heading north. The self-described “hip hotel group” The South Beach Group has just announced a new property in Hollywood Beach, Florida. But don’t look to their Miami Beach boutique hotels—Catalina, Riveria South Beach, Whitelaw, et. al—for clues to the new digs: this baby is a two-in-one, the Hollywood Beach Hotel + Hostel.
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W Hollywood Will Have Fancy French Brasserie On Site
The W Hollywood is not expected to open until December 3 but the hotel has already lined up its fancy French Brasserie, according to Eater LA. The street-level indoor/outdoor restaurant will be called Delphine Brasserie.
Operated by Innovative Dining Group (Sushi Roku, Katana, BOA) and designed by NY-based Mark Zeff, Delphine will epitomize a Southern France brasserie such as those located along the Côte d'Azur.
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When Your Prom is Held at Hollywood Roosevelt, It Makes Headlines
If your prom was held at The Hollywood Roosevelt, you'd think it would end up being kinda...oh, we don't know: West-Coast-Gossip-Girl-swank. A place that is known as a playground for celebs — a.k.a. the "popular kids" of the adult set — has gotta be kind of an intimidating setting for kids, no? And prom is kind of insanely intimidating as it is, right? Wouldn't you think that some horror stories would come outta a prom held at the Roosevelt?
Well: not the case. Quite the opposite, actually: the result was one of the most heartwarming prom stories ever. When the Fairfax High School prom was held there on Saturday night, an openly gay teen, Sergio Garcia, was crowned prom queen "in a campaign that began as a stunt but ended up spurring discussion on the campus about gender roles and popularity."
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Wollywood Gets A Little Help From Depeche Mode
The W Hollywood won't be opening until November but thanks to Depeche Mode, the upcoming hotel will be the backdrop for a free concert that the band is holding this Thursday for the "Jimmy Kimmel Live" show. The LA Times reports:
Concert planners say the event is designed to both promote the band's new "Sounds of the Universe" album and world tour as well as the "return of Golden Age excitement and lifestyle" to Hollywood with the new W Hotel. The $350-million development, scheduled for completion this fall, includes a 305-room hotel and 143 adjoining luxury condominiums that will come with hotel concierge service.
Sadly, all the free tix to the concert are gone but you can still get a chance to attend by listening to KROQ-FM (106.7) for chances to win tickets. Also, Kimmel's in-studio audience at the nearby El Capitan Entertainment Center will be able to attend.
[Photo: Curbed LA]
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Lohan Returns to Business as Usual at Chateau Marmont
Whew. You had us all worried for a second there, Chateau Marmont. We thought things were dying down and cleaning up and that the celeb meltdown scene was moving — shockingly — over to the Sunset Tower, Roosevelt and even the Avalon. But no. Now LiLo's back on the scene to keep things celebby-scary at the Marmont.
According to Perez, the newly-single (or so we hear) Lindsay Lohan is back to her old antics at the Chateau:
Apparently, after her entry to Charlotte Ronson's fashion party at Bar Marmont was barred, LOLhan tried to crash another all-girl party at the hotel, where the Ronson's were at and she booked a room.
[...] After introducing herself and encouraging them all to party, the party patrons attempted to get rid of the train wreck, shoving her out the door. LOLhan banged on the door for a minute before getting the hint and crawling off somewhere.
Oy. Lindsay, we love you, won't you please listen to Jaunted and go on an awesome, relaxing vacay somewhere? Seriously, our sweet, caring brother picked out places for you and everything.
[Photo: Mirror UK]
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Wollywood Will Open This November
The NY Times checked in on the progress of the W Hollywood and Residences, which we affectionately call Wollywood. The hotel is expected to open on November 24, 2009 and we have to admit, we're rather excited about this W.
While the NYT article focused much on the business of press film junkets that the hotel hopes to acquire, we were psyched to hear that the hotel sits above a Metro station, something you hardly find within walking distance of LA-area hotels. The line ferries passengers between the Valley and Downtown Los Angeles.
Whether folks in Los Angeles will actually use it is still undetermined. But the presence of the Metro will give hotel guests the feel of staying in a "real city."
[Photo: NY Times]
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Maury Povich Will Keep it Classy at the Westin Diplomat
Ah, Maury Povich. You make the long weekdays go by so much more quickly with your endless paternity-test disasters, the verbal assaults that take place on your stage, your insane makeovers and crazy-kid-rehab bootcamps; it's only sensible that you pack up and take it all to Miami during Spring Break to place your Maury-ness squarely in the epicenter of young American debauchery; the capital of poor decisions.
And yet: why did you choose the Westin Diplomat hotel as the backdrop to film segments of your Spring Break-edition shows? According to Page Six, you've opted to tape some "sexy segments" there — but why not, like, some segments on Ocean Drive at 3:15 a.m.? Surely the Delano and Fontainebleau are a wee bit too classy for the likes of Povichery, but a Westin just seems sort of like, well, a conservative choice.
Then again, we wouldn't want a set that is so not conservative that it upstages your guests. Not like that's any easy feat.
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On the Left Coast, Chuck Bass Hits the Hollywood Roosevelt
Gossip Girl here. When our favorite Upper East Siders abandon their Park Avenue perches and go west for the sun, at what hotspots might we expect to find the likes of S., Lonely Boy, Little J, Queen B., Nate — and, perhaps most importantly — Chuck Bass?
Predictably, when removed from their hotel-centric NYC world of Palaces and Hudsons, Manhattan's young fictional elite (well, their real-life counterparts) manage to find their way to, predictably, the Hollywood Roosevelt.
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Some Folks Hate the H&M Ads On the Hollywood Roosevelt
On the East Coast, New Yorkers are not happy with Thompson Hotels due to their failure to open Smyth Tribeca in a timely fashion — or open it at all, really. We're not sure if they're adding finishing touches or what. Meanwhile, over on the West Coast, some people are unhappy with Thompson because they've been making too many, er, "finishing touches" to the Hollywood Roosevelt building. And by "finishing touches," we mean plastering the architectural landmark building with ads for a Swedish clothing company. Whoops!
From LA's CityWatch blog:
The Hollywood Roosevelt first sported huge supergraphic ads in 2006. The company that installed these 6,000 sq. ft. plus ads, In Plain Site Media, was cited by the city’s Department of Building and Safety for failing to obtain permits or inspections for the signs. The company then applied to the city for permits. Last July, the Cultural Heritage Commission voted to deny the application, but one of the supergraphic sign still remains on the east side of the building.
It's an H&M ad! Come on, who doesn't love H&M?
Some people, apparently. The blog actually provides Stephen Brandman's email addy, and the author encourages people who are unhappy with the "owners' custodianship of an historic building" to voice their concerns to Brandman directly. While we're sure the B-man will read and respond to those emails, we're going to go ahead and throw out a bit of unsolicited advice here: maybe wait until Smyth Tribeca is up and running — you may get a better response once the opening-delay crisis is over with.
[Photo: JonDoeForty1]
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The Hollywood Roosevelt for $129 a Night
Perhaps the heyday of the Hollywood Roosevelt is finally coming to an end. We just noticed a deal on Tablet Hotels from now through February 28th starting at $179 a night.
Since the Golden Globe Awards are happening this Sunday, we thought we'd give the ole Roosevelt a lookie loo. And to our surprise we found that rooms were actually even cheaper at $129 a night, checking in Jan. 10 and departing Jan. 12. That's for a superior room in the hotel's main tower which is not as nice as one of the cabana rooms. But...
...those rooms are available too! And at only $199 a night. We say, if you need a place to crash while stalking celebs, this is a good place to do it. Oh and don't forget about the hotel's 25 Degrees Burger Bar. Mmmm....
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Tragedy at The Hollywood Roosevelt
Yesterday's Page Six featured a macabre item about the death of a young man at the Hollywood Roosevelt who died after swimming in the hotel's pool.
This is tragic enough but Page Six reported that the hotel's management did not want the pool to be drained after the incident because, as the Post's source said, "there was enough chlorine in it to kill the bacteria."
Later the hotel hosted a party where many people, including celebs, were swimming in the pool. However, Stephen Brandman, Thompson COO, told Page Six that the bits about the pool water and hushing hotel staff was just "urban legend."
Nevertheless, this is of great concern to hotel guests and Thompson Hotels sent us a message setting the record straight. The official statement is after the jump.
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