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LAX Gets a New, Stylish 'Custom' Hotel

Where: 8639 Lincoln Blvd, [map], Los Angeles, ca, United States, 90045

August 27, 2007 at 2:20 PM | 0 Comments

Hotels near Los Angeles International Airport aren't usually stylish ones. Hello? Have you seen the Sheraton there lately? But fortunately for travel-goers to the LA area, the 12-story Custom Hotel will open November 1, featuring hip boutique offerings like a stadium sundeck, outdoor heated pool and poolside tapas bar, fire pit and DJ lounge.

Even better, the Custom Hotel has some actual history to it. It used to be the Furama Hotel under a different ownership and was designed by famed architect Welton Beckett who also did the Capitol Records building and the Cinerama Dome, two of LA's big landmarks.

The Custom Hotel, now owned by the Palisades Development Group and located on Lincoln Boulevard and Manchester Avenue, is close to the airport--about a mile--but it's definitely not in the middle of all the park and fly parking lots. It's also close to Loyola Marymount University and Marina Del Rey.

Guest rooms will include classic and custom-designed furnishings, including a signature bed, large flat screen LCD TV's, stereos with iPod docking and stocked mini bars.  Other creature comforts will include complimentary wireless, high-speed Internet access and organic bath amenities.

Reservations can currently be made online at the hotel's websites and rates start at $129 a night.

But that's not all the Palisades Development Group under president Avi Brosh has going on. A West Hollywood hotel called the Palihouse Holloway will also open November 1, "combining boutique styling with long term options. "

However, the hotel is quick to point out their offerings will be more stylish than Aloft or Element hotels. Those rooms will also be a little pricier than the custom with rooms at $245 a night for a 14-day minimum stay. And if you love the place that much, consider buying one of the 16 condos for sale with prices starting at $800k.