Ihhotela elisha livula enhliziyweni ye-LA's Sunset Strip

Ihhotela elisha livula enhliziyweni ye-LA's Sunset Strip
Ihhotela elisha livula enhliziyweni ye-LA's Sunset Strip
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Endaweni lapho kubusa khona okunethezeka, ubukhazikhazi nosaziwayo, umakhelwane omusha odlubulundayo usehlala enhliziyweni ye-Sunset Strip.

Ihhotela elisha i-Ziggy lamukela umehluko kanye nezinselelo zokuthobelana njengendawo ekhuthaza izivakashi nabantu bendawo ukuthi beze ku-Hangout futhi “ube yilokho oyikho.” Idizayini engenasizotha ethonywa i-grit ne-rock 'n' roll ifaka phakathi i-counter-culture spin yesimanje. Itholakala eduze kwe Mondrian Los Angeles, Ihhotela uZiggy ihlongandlebe lokugcina elimile ebhulokhini. 

I-Fusing cocktail lounge, indawo ehlanganyelwe ye-pizza, indawo yomculo nendawo yokwamukela izivakashi, i-Hotel Ziggy imema izihambeli zehhotela ukuthi zingene endaweni yokuzijabulisa nehehayo ehambisana namakhulu ama-albhamu e-vinyl. Isidlali sokurekhoda ngemuva kwedeski elingaphambili sigcwalisa isikhala somphakathi ngomculo ohlanganisa zonke izinhlobo zezinhlobo eziqhubekayo. Umnyango wegalaji lengilazi ohoxiswayo uhlukanisa ingxenye eyodwa yegumbi lokwamukela izivakashi, udala indawo yomculo enemisebenzi eminingi ebizwa ngokuthi “Backbeat,” esekela abaculi bendawo futhi ibamema ukuthi beze bazokwabelana ngomsindo wabo endaweni entsha ukuze baphakamele umsindo. Ihhotela iZiggy linechibi elikhulu kunawo wonke lamanzi anosawoti kulo West Hollywood, okungenye inkundla yokwenza umculo wentando yeningi ngamasethi abukhoma enziwa o-DJ abasafufusa.

Izendlalelo zezindonga nosilingi okudecoupaged zibungaza abaculi bakudala nabamanje. Iqoqo lezikhumbuzo lihlanganisa amadokhumenti asemthethweni anefreyimu agqamisa amashumi eminyaka amacala phakathi kwabaculi, abakhiqizi nabasakazi ngenhloso yokubuza umbuzo oyimpikiswano, "Ubani ngempela umnikazi womculo?" Umgomo wehhotela u-Ziggy uwukuqala izingxoxo ezijabulisayo futhi ngokwenza lokho, ukuxhuma abantu. Ukuma kwayo kucace kubo bonke abantu ukuthi: “Khulula umculo!”

“Sidale u-Ziggy ukuze sivuse izingxoxo ezishukumisayo nezinenjongo ngenhloso yokuvusa ilukuluku nokubekela inselele ngokudlalayo. Iyiphi indawo engcono kune-Sunset Strip yokubungaza umoya wokuhlubuka wabaculi abaphula umthetho abaguqule indlela esiphila ngayo?” kusho uJon Bortz, oyiChief Hotel Imagineer ePebblebrook Hotels.

“Ihhotela iZiggy litholakala ezansi nomgwaqo kusukela ezindaweni ezimbili ezaziwa kakhulu emhlabeni wonke zomculo: Tower Records kanye neHouse of Blues. Njengoba lezi nezinye izithonjana sezingasekho, ifa lapha lidinga ukukhunjulwa. Sidlula imingcele ngamahhotela ethu, futhi sikwenze lokho ngoZiggy.” 

Icatshangelwa ithimba lamazwe ngamazwe lokuklama eliwine imiklomelo, yonke ingxenye yesikhala iklanyelwe ukuhlonipha nokweseka isimo sengqondo sokuhlubuka nokuzimela sokulwa kwabaculi okumele kuzwakale. Imidwebo yokudweba yasemgwaqweni enamandla igoqa ingaphandle lesakhiwo, igceke elizungeze ichibi, nezikhala ezinkulu zokwamukela izivakashi, ndawonye ziveza ubungqabavu nokuhlubuka kwendawo yomculo. Ingxube entofontofo nengakahleleki yefenisha yesimanje neyesikhathi eside ihlala phezu kwamapulangwe aqinile e-rustic namaragi agugile endawo yasempumalanga, okudala isikhala esidizayinelwe ukuphola.

“Bekubalulekile ukuthi leli hhotela lingazithatheli phezulu kakhulu,” kusho u-Andrea Sheehan, Umgomo Wokusungula kanye Nomqondisi Wezobuciko kwa-DDA. “Sigcine izinto zilula ukuze ubuciko buzikhulumele. Silahle yonke imizamo yangaphambili yokwenza lesi sakhiwo esiwubukhazikhazi sibukeke sesimanje. Esikhundleni salokho, sadalula amabala aso futhi samukela isakhiwo esingesihle salokho esasiyikho - okuyiqiniso, njengezihambeli zethu nabaculi esibagubhayo. "

Ngokuqondana ne-mantra yayo “yamahhala yomculo”, i-Hotel Ziggy inikeza izivakashi ukufinyelela ku-Shred Shed ehlanganisa iziginci zikagesi neze-acoustic, ama-amp, amarekhodi, izidlali zokurekhoda, ama-Walkmans nojosaka ongazisebenzisa ngenkathi zithola ugqozi e-LA noma zabelana ngobuciko nabanye. Bonke bamukelekile ukuboleka, ukuvivinya, futhi wabelane ngokunyakaza "kokukhulula umculo". 

Emoyeni wokudlala wesitolo sokuqala samarekhodi e-LA kanye nomanduleli we-Tower Records yasekuqaleni, i-Licorice Pizza, umqondo wokudlela ovamile obizwa ngokuthi “i-B-side Pizza” i-Sunset Boulevard. Inhlanganisela ye-pizza ibuyela emuva ku-mid-century carhops ngewindi elidala lokulanda lesikole elivumela abantu bendawo ukuthi ba-ode ukuhamba ngesevisi ye-concierge nesitayela. I-albhamu yangokwezifiso ye-vinyl ye-neon egoqwe ngamayintshi angu-9 iqinisa itimu ye-retro.

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