Fairmont San Jose Hotel
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The Fairmont San Jose is a 805 room, luxury high-rise hotel at 170 South Market Street in San José, California
, facing the water fountain in Plaza de César Chávez
.
The rooftop level features a swimming pool
and associated deck with a specially designed windscreen to create an acceptable microclimate
for sunbathing and swimming. The analysis of this rooftop environment was carried out in the early planning stages using a computer simulation
of air flow in the presence of the then existing and proposed Fairmont structures. The pool level also features an indoor cabana/bar for guests of the hotel.
The 13-storey, 264 room annex was constructed on the site of the historic Hotel Montgomery
, that was moved 57 m (187 ft) to the south and restored to what is now the Four Points by Sheraton San Jose Downtown hotel at a cost of US$8.5 million.
San Jose, California
San Jose is the third-largest city in California, the tenth-largest in the U.S., and the county seat of Santa Clara County which is located at the southern end of San Francisco Bay...
, facing the water fountain in Plaza de César Chávez
Plaza de Cesar Chavez
Plaza de César Chávez is a 2.2-acre park in Downtown San Jose, California, USA, named after César Chávez in 1993. It is surrounded by South Market Street, across which is The Tech Museum of Innovation, the San Jose Museum of Art, the Circle of Palms Plaza and the Fairmont San Jose Hotel...
.
The rooftop level features a swimming pool
Swimming pool
A swimming pool, swimming bath, wading pool, or simply a pool, is a container filled with water intended for swimming or water-based recreation. There are many standard sizes; the largest is the Olympic-size swimming pool...
and associated deck with a specially designed windscreen to create an acceptable microclimate
Microclimate
A microclimate is a local atmospheric zone where the climate differs from the surrounding area. The term may refer to areas as small as a few square feet or as large as many square miles...
for sunbathing and swimming. The analysis of this rooftop environment was carried out in the early planning stages using a computer simulation
Computer simulation
A computer simulation, a computer model, or a computational model is a computer program, or network of computers, that attempts to simulate an abstract model of a particular system...
of air flow in the presence of the then existing and proposed Fairmont structures. The pool level also features an indoor cabana/bar for guests of the hotel.
The 13-storey, 264 room annex was constructed on the site of the historic Hotel Montgomery
Hotel Montgomery
The Four Points by Sheraton San Jose Downtown or Hotel Montgomery is a boutique hotel in downtown San José, California.In an effort to preserve the hotel, and to accommodate the 13-story, 264 room expansion of the Fairmont San Jose Hotel, the San Jose Redevelopment Agency had the Montgomery moved ...
, that was moved 57 m (187 ft) to the south and restored to what is now the Four Points by Sheraton San Jose Downtown hotel at a cost of US$8.5 million.