Hotel Shangri-La (Santa Monica)
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Hotel Shangri-La is a full-service boutique hotel
located at 1301 Ocean Avenue in Santa Monica, California
. It is an example of Streamline Moderne
architecture and Art Deco
design. The Hotel Shangri-La is family owned, and is currently run by Los Angeles businesswoman Tehmina Adaya
, who took over in 2004. Her late father, distinguished business and real estate tycoon Ahmad Adaya
purchased the hotel in the 1983. The hotel reopened in October 2008 following a $30 million renovation.
architecture. Despite its extensive renovation, the hotel’s interior design maintains the original design of the Art Deco
time period. All 71 rooms have views of the Pacific Ocean.
In May 2009, the Shangri-La was recognized in TIME as the 4th Greenest hotel in the world. The hotel utilizes many energy saving features, such as a solar powered pool, Natura Green toiletries, low-flow dual flush toilets, and an onsite water filtration system.
The style of cuisine can be described as “California French”. The Dining Room supports a “farm-to-table” philosophy, with all ingredients coming directly from the nearby Santa Monica Farmer’s Market.
The Shangri-La has been a backdrop for the filming of many TV shows, music videos, movies, and other film productions, including:
Most recently, Melrose Place
and reality TV show The Bachelor have featured Hotel Shangri-La.
Boutique hotel
Boutique hotel is a term popularized in North America and the United Kingdom to describe intimate, usually luxurious or unique hotel environments. Boutique hotels differentiate themselves from larger chain/branded hotels and motels by providing personalized accommodation and services / facilities...
located at 1301 Ocean Avenue in Santa Monica, California
Santa Monica, California
Santa Monica is a beachfront city in western Los Angeles County, California, US. Situated on Santa Monica Bay, it is surrounded on three sides by the city of Los Angeles — Pacific Palisades on the northwest, Brentwood on the north, West Los Angeles on the northeast, Mar Vista on the east, and...
. It is an example of Streamline Moderne
Streamline Moderne
Streamline Moderne, sometimes referred to by either name alone or as Art Moderne, was a late type of the Art Deco design style which emerged during the 1930s...
architecture and Art Deco
Art Deco
Art deco , or deco, is an eclectic artistic and design style that began in Paris in the 1920s and flourished internationally throughout the 1930s, into the World War II era. The style influenced all areas of design, including architecture and interior design, industrial design, fashion and...
design. The Hotel Shangri-La is family owned, and is currently run by Los Angeles businesswoman Tehmina Adaya
Tehmina Adaya
Tehmina Adaya is a hotel/real estate manager and music industry entrepreneur in the Los Angeles area.- Early life :Tehmina Adaya is the youngest daughter of real estate tycoon and philanthropist Ahmed Adaya...
, who took over in 2004. Her late father, distinguished business and real estate tycoon Ahmad Adaya
Ahmad Adaya
Ahmed Adaya was an American Muslim real estate tycoon and philanthropist who was the founding partner of a prominent California real estate company IDS Real Estate Group, He was known for establishing the New Horizon School for Muslim religious education in southern California...
purchased the hotel in the 1983. The hotel reopened in October 2008 following a $30 million renovation.
Design
The hotel is an example of Streamline ModerneStreamline Moderne
Streamline Moderne, sometimes referred to by either name alone or as Art Moderne, was a late type of the Art Deco design style which emerged during the 1930s...
architecture. Despite its extensive renovation, the hotel’s interior design maintains the original design of the Art Deco
Art Deco
Art deco , or deco, is an eclectic artistic and design style that began in Paris in the 1920s and flourished internationally throughout the 1930s, into the World War II era. The style influenced all areas of design, including architecture and interior design, industrial design, fashion and...
time period. All 71 rooms have views of the Pacific Ocean.
In May 2009, the Shangri-La was recognized in TIME as the 4th Greenest hotel in the world. The hotel utilizes many energy saving features, such as a solar powered pool, Natura Green toiletries, low-flow dual flush toilets, and an onsite water filtration system.
Restaurant
The Dining Room at Hotel Shangri-La opened in June 2009 and is owned by Los Angeles restaurateur Marc Smith.The style of cuisine can be described as “California French”. The Dining Room supports a “farm-to-table” philosophy, with all ingredients coming directly from the nearby Santa Monica Farmer’s Market.
Notable People and Events
Hotel Shangri-La has been host to many celebrity guests, including Cyndi Lauper, Diane Keaton, Bill Murray, Matthew Broderick, President Bill Clinton, Madonna, and Tom Cruise.The Shangri-La has been a backdrop for the filming of many TV shows, music videos, movies, and other film productions, including:
- Randy NewmanRandy NewmanRandall Stuart "Randy" Newman is an American singer-songwriter, arranger, composer, and pianist who is known for his mordant pop songs and for film scores....
's "I Love LA" music video (1984) - "White Men Can’t Jump" with Wesley SnipesWesley SnipesWesley Trent Snipes is an American actor, film producer, and martial artist, who has starred in numerous action films, thrillers, and dramatic feature films. Snipes is known for playing the Marvel Comics character Blade in the Blade film trilogy, among various other high profile roles...
and Woody HarrelsonWoody HarrelsonWoodrow Tracy "Woody" Harrelson is an American actor.Harrelson's breakthrough role came in the television sitcom Cheers as bartender Woody Boyd...
(1992) - "The Net" with Sandra BullockSandra BullockSandra Annette Bullock is an Academy Award winning American actress and producer who rose to fame in the 1990s after roles in successful films such as Demolition Man, Speed, The Net, A Time to Kill, and While You Were Sleeping. She continued with films such as Miss Congeniality, The Lake House,...
(1995) - The rockumentaryRockumentaryThe term rockumentary is a neologism denoting a documentary about rock music or its musicians. The term was used by Bill Drake in the 1969 History of Rock & Roll radio broadcast, and by Rob Reiner in the 1984 mockumentary film This Is Spinal Tap....
"DiG!DiG!Dig! is a 2004 documentary film directed by Ondi Timoner, and produced by Timoner, Vasco Nunes, and David Timoner. Compiled from seven years of footage, it contrasts the developing careers of the bands The Dandy Warhols and The Brian Jonestown Massacre and the bands' respective frontmen Courtney...
" (2004)
Most recently, Melrose Place
Melrose Place (2009 TV series)
Melrose Place is an American television series broadcast on The CW Television Network from September 8, 2009 to April 13, 2010. The fifth series in the Beverly Hills, 90210 franchise, it is an updated version of the 1990s Fox prime time drama of the same name, featuring a group of young adults...
and reality TV show The Bachelor have featured Hotel Shangri-La.