Mondrian Hotel

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Mondrian Hotel

Mondrian Hotel on Sunset Boulevard in West Hollywood, California
General information
Location 8440 Sunset Blvd.,
West Hollywood, California
Opening 1996
Owner Morgans Hotel Group
Management Morgans Hotel Group
Technical details
Floor count 12
Other information
Number of rooms 237
Number of restaurants 3
Website
http://www.mondrianhotel.com

The Mondrian Hotel is the name of three boutique hotels owned and/or operated by the Morgans Hotel Group.

Mondrian Los Angeles

The original Mondrian Hotel is located on Sunset Boulevard in West Hollywood, California. The structure was built in 1959 as an apartment building. It was later renovated and reopened in 1985 as the Le Mondrian by the L'Ermitage Hotel Group. The outside of Le Mondrian featured a commissioned work by Yaacov Agam entitled L'Hommage a Mondrian which covered the hotel's 9 story exterior.[1][2]

Le Mondrian was later purchased by Ian Schrager and his Morgans Hotel Group in 1996 and renamed Mondrian Hotel Los Angeles.[3] In 2008, Morgans Hotel Group commissioned designer Benjamin Noriega-Ortiz to update the hotel.[4]

In April 2011, Morgans Hotel Group reached a deal to sell the Mondrian Los Angeles to Pebblebrook Hotel Trust for $137 million. Morgans Hotel Group will continue to manage the hotel under a 20 year agreement.[5]

Mondrian South Beach

In 2008, Morgans Hotel Group opened a new Mondrian in Miami Beach, Florida. The South Beach location contains hotel residences, a spa, and the Sunset Lounge.[3]

Mondrian SoHo

Morgans Hotel Group opened its third Mondrian Hotel in the SoHo district of New York in 2011. This location is Morgans' fourth hotel in New York City.[3] Designer Benjamin Noriega-Ortiz was once again commissioned to design the interior of the hotel, and he based the design on Jean Cocteau's 1949 film La Belle et la Bête.[6] The Mondrian SoHo features the Mister H bar as well as Isola SoHo, an Italian garden room inspired by the culture and flavors of the Amalfi Coast. Mondrian SoHo also introduced a new rooftop bar concept, Soaked Lounge in 2012, which is open for the summer months. Soaked is New York's first natural rooftop bar, which offers panoramic views of Manhattan's skyline and fruit-infused cocktails with the highest quality ingredients and no added sugar.[7]

Other locations

Morgans Hotel Group bought the James Hotel in Scottsdale, Arizona in 2006 and converted it into the Mondrian Scottsdale. In 2010, Bank of America began foreclosure proceedings against Morgans Hotel Group, and the lender seized the property after Morgans defaulted on its loan and no bids were submitted for the hotel.[8] The Sydell Group took over ownership upon its purchase of the property in February 2011 and assigned Joie de Vivre Hospitality to manage the hotel.[9] The former Mondrian Scottsdale is currently branded as The Saguaro and is no longer affiliated with Morgans Hotel Group.[10]

The Mondrian Las Vegas was included in plans for the Echelon development on the Las Vegas Strip, along with Delano Las Vegas, another Morgans Hotel Group property.[11] Boyd Gaming suspended the construction of the Echelon in 2008 and anticipates resuming the project in 3-5 years.[12] The future of the Mondrian Las Vegas is unknown.

In 2007, Morgans Hotel Group and M Development, a Chicago developer, entered into a joint venture to build and operate a Mondrian Hotel in the Gold Coast district of Chicago, Illinois on the site of the existing Cedar Hotel.[13] Morgans Hotel Group would own 49% of the joint venture and would also operate the Mondrian Chicago. Although the company contributed $2.3 million to the project as of September 2008, construction has yet to commence on the property.[14][15]

Mondrian Los Angeles in popular culture

The wrap party of Star Trek: Deep Space Nine was held at the Mondrian in 1999. Images of the party at the Mondrian can be seen in the season seven DVD of the series.[16]

On December 4, 2007, rapper Pimp C was found dead in his hotel room.[17]

One of the main characters in William Gibson's 2007 novel Spook Country stays at the Mondrian while in Los Angeles on business.

Britney Spears documentary Britney: For the Record, was filmed at the Mondrian Hotel.

Several episodes of the HBO series Entourage were filmed on-location at the Mondrian.

The hotel is also featured in the 2009 video for "All Up 2 You", performed by Akon, Aventura and Wisin & Yandel

In the song "Neighbours Next Door" by Dr. Dooom, he says "Lookin' out your Mondrian Hotel window, like Elvis Presley coming down the elevator."

In the Family Guy third instalment of Star Wars parody "Episode VI It's a trap", about 16:11 into the episode, the character played by Angela thanks her audience for meeting her "in the lobby of the Mondrian", drawing a comparison between the Mondrian Miami lobby's futuristic design and the interior of a Star Wars spaceship.

References

  1. ↑
  2. ↑ "Yaacov Agam | Park West Gallery Artist". Bio.parkwestgallery.com. Retrieved 2012-02-21. 
  3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 "About Us - Information | Morgans Hotel Group Official Site". Morganshotelgroup.com. Retrieved 2012-02-21. 
  4. ↑ "Mondrian Los Angeles announces renovation". Hotelnewsnow.com. 2008-09-04. Retrieved 2012-02-21. 
  5. ↑ "UPDATE 1-Morgans Group to sell Los Angeles hotel for $137 mln". Reuters. Retrieved 2012-02-21. 
  6. ↑ "Hotel Preview: Mondrian Soho and Nolitan Set to Open in March". Justluxe.com. 2011-02-25. Retrieved 2012-02-21. 
  7. ↑ Cava, Stephanie La (2011-02-09). "Feed Your Head | Mister H at the Mondrian SoHo - NYTimes.com". Tmagazine.blogs.nytimes.com. Retrieved 2012-02-21. 
  8. ↑ Gilbertson, Dawn (2010-03-17). "Mondrian Scottsdale now Hotel Theodore under new owners". Azcentral.com. Retrieved 2012-02-21. 
  9. ↑ Corbett, Peter (2011-02-26). "Theodore sells for $16.25 million". Azcentral.com. Retrieved 2012-02-21. 
  10. ↑ "About The Saguaro in Scottsdale | Joie de Vivre Hotels". Jdvhotels.com. Retrieved 2013-11-02. 
  11. ↑ "Boyd Gaming Breaks Ground on Echelon: Leading Hotel, Retail, and Entertainment Companies Collaborate for Echelon Development". Tishman Construction. 2006-12-31. Retrieved 2012-02-21. 
  12. ↑ "Boyd Gaming Corporation - Echelon". BoydGaming.com. Retrieved 2012-02-21. 
  13. ↑ Business Wire (2007-06-04). "Morgans Hotel Group Announces New Mondrian in Chicago". Business Wire. Retrieved 2012-02-21. 
  14. ↑ "Morgans Hotel Group Co. (Form: 10-Q, Received: 11/07/2008 15:55:55)". Msnmoney.brand.edgar-online.com. Retrieved 2012-02-21. 
  15. ↑ JetSetCD (2008-08-29). "Still Waiting for the Mondrian Chicago, We're Getting Antsy". HotelChatter. Retrieved 2012-02-21. 
  16. ↑ "Star Trek Database". Startrek.com. Retrieved 2013-11-02. 
  17. ↑

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