L.A. Live's 123-Room Ritz-Carlton Opens
Eric Richardson
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General Manager Javier Cano cuts the ribbon to open the 123-room Ritz-Carlton at L.A. Live on Friday morning as hotel staff applaud.
DOWNTOWN LOS ANGELES — Staff of the 123-room Ritz-Carlton at L.A. Live gathered outside the hotel's Georgia street lobby this morning to hold a ribbon cutting and open the doors to the next-to-last component in the entertainment complex's 1-billion tower.
The luxury hotel occupies floors 23 through 26, sandwiched between the 878-room JW Marriott below and the 223 condos, set for first move-ins this summer, that will take up floors 27 through 53.
Guests will check in at an intimate street-level lobby, after which they're taken to the hotel above. Included in those 123 rooms are 14 suites, one the 3,000 square foot Ritz-Carlton Suite, with a piano and entertainment room, media corner, lounge, kitchen and formal dining area.
Still a few days away is Chef Wolfgang Puck's WP24, which will offer Asian cuisine on the hotel's 24th floor. The restaurant could open as soon as next week, but a firm date has not yet been set.
On the 26th floor is the hotel's rooftop pool deck and lounge. While the JW's 4th-floor pool deck lounge, ION, is open to the public, the Ritz is strictly a guests-only affair. The same is true of the 23rd-floor Ritz-Carlton Club Lounge, which offers free breakfast, snacks, cocktails and business services to those who add an additional fee onto their room rate.
Looking to grab a room for opening night? They start at $419 per night, and can be reserved through the hotel website. While you can't book it for April 2, an Executive Suite will run a reasonable $2000 per night, or $2100 with access to the club lounge.
Guest on April 03, 2010, at 02:46PM – #1
Does that mean that you can not go to Puck's restaurant, unless you are a guest at the Ritz. People wanting to eat there but are not guests of either the Marriott or the Ritz, can not go there? Doesn't sound like good business if so, but then again people love exclusivity?
Eric Richardson (@blogdowntown) on April 05, 2010, at 05:57AM – #2
No, WP24 and a lounge attached to it are open to the public. Just the club lounge and the pool area are reserved for guests.
Guest on April 06, 2010, at 12:07PM – #3
eric, can we see pictures of the interior? it would rock if you have them.
Griddle on November 30, 2010, at 04:03AM – #4
Oh, man I would love to live in such a luxury hotel, but when I saw that they start at $419 per night - I mean, there's no way I can afford (maybe in the future, but definitely not right now).