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Mondrian Hotel 
Mondrian Hotel on Sunset Boulevard in West Hollywood, California Location 8440 Sunset Blvd.,
West Hollywood, CaliforniaOpening date 1996 Management Morgans Hotel Group Owner Morgans Hotel Group Rooms 237 Restaurants 3 Floors 12 Website http://www.mondrianhotel.com The Mondrian Hotel is the name of three boutique hotels owned and/or operated by the Morgans Hotel Group.
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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 whiched 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] The Mondrian Los Angeles is well known for its restaurant Asia de Cuba, run by New York-based restaurateur Jeffrey Chodorow, as well as Skybar, its bar and lounge.
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.[6] Like the original Mondrian in Los Angeles, the Mondrian South Beach also features Jeffrey Chodorow's Asia de Cuba restaurant.[7]
Mondrian SoHo
Morgans Hotel Group opened its third Mondrian Hotel in the SoHo district of New York in 2011. This location represents Morgans' fourth hotel in New York City.[8] 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.[9] The Mondrian SoHo features the Mister H bar as well as the Imperial No. Nine seafood restaurant under the direction of chef Sam Talbot.[10][11]
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.[12] The Sydell Group took over ownership upon its purchase of the property in 2011, and it assigned Joie de Vivre Hospitality to manage the hotel.[13] The former Mondrian Scottsdale is currently branded as the Hotel Theodore and is no longer affiliated with Morgans Hotel Group.
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.[14] Boyd Gaming suspended the construction of the Echelon in 2008 and anticipates resuming the project in 3-5 years.[15] 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.[16] 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.[17][18]
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.[19]
On December 4, 2007, rapper Pimp C was found dead in his hotel room.[20]
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.
Multiple episodes of the HBO series Entourage was filmed on-location at the Mondrian.
The hotel is also featured in the 2009 Video 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 song "Mondrian" by hit rapper and freestyle artist Andre Legacy, he says "Andre got all the outta towners sayin 'which way to the Mondrian?'."
In the Family Guy 3rd installment 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.
External links
- Los Angeles/West Hollywood Mondrian Hotel
- Miami Beach/South Beach Mondrian Hotel
- New York/SoHo Mondrian Hotel
References
- ^ http://pw1.netcom.com/~the-iaa/id15.html/
- ^ http://bio.parkwestgallery.com/artists/Yaacov-Agam
- ^ http://www.morganshotelgroup.com/en-us/company/
- ^ http://www.hotelnewsnow.com/Articles.aspx/116/Mondrian-Los-Angeles-announces-renovation
- ^ http://www.reuters.com/article/2011/04/25/morganshotel-idUSL3E7FP1IK20110425
- ^ http://www.morganshotelgroup.com/en-us/company/
- ^ http://www.chinagrillmgt.com/restaurants-and-bars
- ^ http://www.morganshotelgroup.com/en-us/company/
- ^ http://www.justluxe.com/travel/news/feature-1391036.php
- ^ http://tmagazine.blogs.nytimes.com/2011/02/09/feed-your-head-mister-h-at-the-mondrian-soho-ready-for-copy/
- ^ http://gothamist.com/2011/03/01/photos_sam_talbots_imperial_no_9.php#photo-1
- ^ http://www.azcentral.com/business/articles/2010/03/17/20100317mondrian-hotel-theodore0318.html
- ^ http://www.azcentral.com/arizonarepublic/business/articles/2011/02/26/20110226biz-sr-realestate0226.html
- ^ http://www.tishmanconstruction.com/index.php?q=node/580
- ^ http://www.boydgaming.com/destinations/las-vegas-echelon
- ^ http://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20070604006322/en/Morgans-Hotel-Group-Announces-Mondrian-Chicago
- ^ http://msnmoney.brand.edgar-online.com/EFX_dll/EDGARpro.dll?FetchFilingHTML1?ID=6235293&SessionID=GKeKWZn2t35_P49
- ^ http://www.hotelchatter.com/story/2008/8/29/112824/259/hotels/Still_Waiting_for_the_Mondrian_Chicago_We_re_Getting_Antsy
- ^ Star Trek.com
- ^ click2houston.com
Categories:- Hotels in Los Angeles, California
- West Hollywood, California
- Hotels in Arizona
- Hotels in Miami Beach, Florida
- Buildings and structures in Scottsdale, Arizona
- Buildings and structures completed in 1959
- Hotels established in 1996
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