On our weekend trip to Palm Springs we noticed construction going up on the Ace Hotel Palm Springs on Palm Canyon Drive. And today we found this job listing for a Director of Sales and Marketing for the hotel which spilled some detes on what to expect here.
The hotel will have 180 rooms and that distinct Ace personality.
While keeping the bohemian-modern sensibility of Ace hotels in Seattle and Portland, this desert property will be more laid back and natural, with a folk-modern energy. Rooms will be available for the budget traveler as well as those looking for a more deluxe experience.
We had also heard the Denny's restaurant that was on the lot when it was an old Howard Johnson, will be connected to the hotel. And since it's official name is the Ace Hotel and Swim Club, the pool scene will be important. The hotel is scheduled to open in January 2009.
And good news for bikers. The "Ride Long, Stay Strong" section on the website links to some rambling man talking about motorcycles. We say hog enthusiasts will probably be very welcome.
If you were a big fan of the underground band Pavement back in the day, then you might be interested in this new package from the Ace Hotel Portland.
Former Pavement frontman Stephen Malkmus and his new band, The Jicks are playing in Portland at the Wonder Ballroom on May for one night only and it's the band's only stop in the Northwest. That's right, they won't be playing in Seattle.
Thus the Ace Hotel is offering out of town Malkmus fans a special package deal. For $175 you get a basic room, two tickets to the show and free parking. For $200 you get a deluxe room, tickets, parking plus a copy of The Jicks' newest album, Real Emotional Trash, on vinyl. Call 503-228-2277 to book, and mention the Stephen Malkmus package of your choice.
If you don't have the dough but really really really wanna see the show in Portland, enter in the hotel's contest to win two tickets to the show, a room at the Ace and the full Malkmus catalog, including the new album.
We knew the Ace Hotel in Portland, Oregon was a pretty hip spot but could it really be a fashion muse? Apparently so.
The hotel was the inspiration for the Japanese designer Takahiro Miyashita's Fall `08 menswear line for lable Number (N)ine. In fact, the hotel collaborated with Miyashita on the line which premiered on the runway January 17th in Paris.
A Northwest grunge aesthetic runs through Miyashita's fall pieces. The show, titled "My Own Private Portland," opened with an Ace Hotel voicemail message. Portland-made Pendleton wool blankets folded on each seat invited guests to snuggle up.
This blankets are emblazoned with the Thompson Elk, a recognizable and historical statue in downtown Portland.
The hotel and Number (N)ine are even working on some more products but for now if you want a blanket (yes, please), you can get them from the Number (N)ine's Manhattan flagship store, and (this gets us very excited) from the Ace's upcoming NYC outpost.
Seattle's hipster haven, the Ace Hotel, is expanding to both the East and West coasts. While we told you about the planned Palm Springs location Monday, we've since learned more and also heard about a possible Ace in New York.
In Manhattan, the Ace plans to redesign the landmarked Breslin Hotel on a rundown stretch of Broadway (above). Also planned for the hotel is an outpost of Rudy's Barber Shop, a Stumptown coffee shop and maybe even a Spotted Pig-affiliated restaurant.
The California edition plans to install itself in an old Howard Johnson which the hotel bought in October. The 190-room property won't be completely gutted says a local government official, and the Ace plans to leave an adjacent Denny's intact. Wait--a Denny's? That may even be too ironic for the hotel's hipster guests.
The Peninsula Hotel has now formally re-opened, after repairs said to cost more than $100,000. It estimates it lost $1.2m through the alleged coup attempt.
That is almost as bad as Britney Spears spending a night at the Peninsula Beverly Hills.
Some more hotel news: · The Hotel@MIT, one of our favorite Geek Hotels, is going to become a Le Meridien Hotel. The luxury brand will replace the geeky but cool @ name. [Boston Globe] · Visit Bill Clinton's hometown by staying at the newly opened Capitol Hotel in Little Rock [Mercury News] · U2's latest hotel still causing drama with local environmental agency. [UK Guardian] · Ace Hotel which has locations in Seattle and Portland, is looking at Palm Springs for its next location. [The Desert Sun]
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