The Shangri-La Hotel is a fully serviced boutique hotel located at 1301 Ocean Avenue in Santa Monica, California. This is an example of Streamline Moderne architecture and Art Deco design. The Shangri-La Hotel is family owned, and is currently run by Pakistani-American businessman Tehmina Adaya, who took over in 2004. His late father, the famous business and real estate tycoon, Ahmad Adaya, bought the hotel in 1983. The hotel reopened in October 2008 after a $ 30 million renovation. It ranks has one of the top five roof bars in Los Angeles in 2013 by The New Zealand Herald .
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Design
This hotel is an example of Streamline Moderne architecture. Despite extensive renovations, the hotel's interior design retains the original design of the Art Deco time period. Its 71 rooms have views of the Pacific Ocean.
In May 2009, Shangri-La was listed by TIME along with five other hotels in Green Design 100. The hotel uses many energy-efficient features, such as solar-powered pools, Natura Green toiletries, low-flow dual flush toilet and water filtration system in place.
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Restaurant
The Dining Room at Shangri-La Hotel opened in June 2009.
The style of cuisine can be described as "California French". The Dining Room supports the "from farm to table" philosophy, with all the ingredients coming directly from the nearby Santa Monica Farmer's Market.
Famous guests and events
Shangri-La Hotel has hosted many celebrity guests, including Cyndi Lauper, Diane Keaton, Bill Murray, Matthew Broderick, Bill Clinton, Madonna and Tom Cruise.
The Shangri-La has been the backdrop for the filming of many TV shows, music videos, films and other film productions, including:
- Randy Newman's music video I Love LA (1984)
- White Men Can not Jump with Wesley Snipes and Woody Harrelson (1992)
- Net with Sandra Bullock (1995)
- The rockumentary DiG! (2004)
Recently, Melrose Place and the TV reality show
Controversy
In August 2012 the hotel was punished for discriminating against a group of eighteen young Jews in July 2010. The group, mostly members of the Young Leadership Division of the local branch of Friends of the Israel Defense Forces, had a pool party on the roof of the hotel. The California High Court heard that hotel owner Tehmina Adaya, a Pakistani-born Muslim, took several actions against the group including forcing the FIDF group to lower banners, lords and other evidence of its existence and directing hotel security guards. to prevent group members from swimming in the pool. The court ordered the hotel and its owners to pay compensation and a penalty of more than $ 1.6 million.
References
External links
- Hotel website
Source of the article : Wikipedia
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