NoMad hotel joins crop of boutique inns giving second life to L.A.'s historic office buildings
A view of the The Lobby restaurant at the NoMad.
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The lobby of the NoMad.
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An exterior view of the NoMad in Los Angeles, the Sydell Group’s boutique hotel.
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The NoMad building was originally built in the 1920s as the headquarters for the Bank of Italy.
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Rooms at the NoMad typically cost more than $400 a night.
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An exterior view of the NoMad hotel at 7th and Olive streets in Los Angeles.
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Green velvet drapes are reflected in a glass tabletop in the NoMad’s lobby.
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A view of the NoMad’s fully restored gold and blue Italianate lobby ceiling.
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A view of The Lobby restaurant at the NoMad.
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A view of the dining area at the NoMad.
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A view of The Coffee Bar at the NoMad hotel.
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A view of The Lobby restaurant at the NoMad. Food service is by New York restaurateur Will Guidara and award-winning Swiss chef Daniel Humm.
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The NoMad’s design theme is California-meets-Northern Italian.
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Rooms at the NoMad typically cost more than $400 a night. This is the Superieur.
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Among the NoMad’s room options is the Atelier.
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The vault on the NoMad’s underground level now serves as the entrance to restrooms.
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A view of the vault at the NoMad.
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The NoMad is at the intersection of 7th and Olive streets.
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An exterior view of the Freehand hotel in Los Angeles, also owned by Sydell Group.
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The Freehand is housed in the historic Commercial Exchange Building.
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A view of the lobby at the Freehand, Sydell Group’s young-skewing, less-expensive brand.
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A view of The Exchange restaurant at the Freehand.
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About a third of the Freehand’s rooms are communal, where guests can sleep on a bunk bed for as little as $40 a night.
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Interior of The Exchange restaurant at the Freehand hotel.
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The Freehand offers a pool deck.
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A view of the Broken Shaker bar and dining area on the pool deck of the Freehand.
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