The Best U.S. Hotel Openings of 2023
The Lafayette Hotel & Swim Club, San Diego
The historic Lafayette Hotel & Swim Club reopened this year after a $31 million upgrade by Post Company. The 139-room hotel—a callback to Hollywood’s heyday—is a lesson in maximalism, with ornate details, animal print patterns, and silk fringe. Among the many amenities (with more to open next year) is the Gutter, a two-lane bowling alley and game room that nods to steel tycoon Henry Frick’s personal bowling alley in the basement of the Frick Museum.
Architecture Firm: Tucker Sadler Architects, San Diego | Design Firm: Post Company, Brooklyn New York | Owner + Operator: CH Projects
Photo courtesy of CH Projects