Andaz West Hollywood Explained

Hotel Name:Andaz West Hollywood
Location:8401 Sunset Boulevard,
West Hollywood, California
Pushpin Map:United States Los Angeles Western
Pushpin Map Caption:Location in Western Los Angeles
Coordinates:34.0954°N -118.3732°W
Opening Date:1963
Number Of Rooms:239
Number Of Suites:20
Former Names:Gene Autry's Hotel Continental
Continental Hyatt House
Hyatt on Sunset
Hyatt West Hollywood
Floors:14
Website:https://westhollywood.andaz.hyatt.com/en/hotel/home.html

The Andaz West Hollywood is a 239-room Hyatt hotel located at 8401 Sunset Boulevard, West Hollywood, California (at Kings Road).

History

The hotel was opened in 1963 by Gene Autry as Gene Autry's Hotel Continental.[1] Leased to Hyatt Hotels Corporation in 1966, it was renamed the Continental Hyatt House.[2]

In the late 1960s and 1970s the hotel's proximity to popular clubs such as the Whisky a Go Go made it the preferred Los Angeles accommodation for touring rock groups, notably English bands Led Zeppelin, The Who and the Rolling Stones. It was often referred to at the time as the "Riot House", a play on the name Hyatt House.

In 1976 the hotel became the Hyatt on Sunset. In February 1997, the hotel was renamed the Hyatt West Hollywood. The hotel was renovated in 2008 and reopened on January 8, 2009 as the Andaz West Hollywood, the second Andaz hotel in the new brand by Hyatt Hotels and Resorts. The 14-story Andaz West Hollywood has 239 rooms, including 20 suites and a restaurant called Riot House.[3] The renovation was completed by New York-based architecture and interior design firm Janson Goldstein LLP and includes a hand-painted metal disk 11-foot sculpture by renowned New York-based artist Jacob Hashimoto.[4] The balconies made famous by stories of rock stars throwing televisions from them are now glass-enclosed sunrooms that overlook Sunset Boulevard.

Association with rock stars and film

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: Andaz West Hollywood – Then and Now . Arora . Akash . qantas.com . . 13 October 2016 . 23 December 2018.
  2. Web site: WeHo's 'Riot House' and 4 Reasons You Really Should Have Been There . Mulchin . Chad . wehoville.com . 5 September 2013.
  3. Web site: Get Your Cassoulet Rx at Riot House . https://web.archive.org/web/20190203202325/https://www.zagat.com/Blog/Detail.aspx?SNP=NLA&SCID=37&BLGID=26073 . dead . February 3, 2019 . Zagat . January 26, 2010 .
  4. First U.S. Andaz In West Hollywood . Hyatt Hotels & Resorts . September 22, 2008 . January 3, 2009 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20080923175837/http://www.hotelsmag.com/article/CA6598266.html?industryid=47562 . September 23, 2008 .
  5. "Their Time is Gonna Come", Classic Rock Magazine: Classic Rock Presents Led Zeppelin, 2008, p. 24.
  6. Web site: Room 1015 – Nice and Rough! . Fragrantica . April 6, 2015 .
  7. Web site: Hulu - the Rockford Files: Backlash of the Hunter, Part 2 - Watch the full episode now . 2010-04-11 . https://web.archive.org/web/20100327135324/http://www.hulu.com/watch/13364/the-rockford-files-backlash-of-the-hunter-part-2 . 2010-03-27 . dead .
  8. Web site: Wiederhorn. Jon. 2006-06-15. Corey Taylor Hits Rock Bottom On Way To New Stone Sour LP. dead. 2022-01-03. MTV News. en. https://web.archive.org/web/20141008215101/http://www.mtv.com:80/news/1534381/corey-taylor-hits-rock-bottom-on-way-to-new-stone-sour-lp/ . 2014-10-08 .
  9. News: Salewicz. Chris. Thin Lizzy's Phil Lynott: 'I am Johnny Cool, you know' – a classic interview from the vaults. The Guardian. 18 September 2012. London. September 18, 2012.
  10. Book: Hayward, Keith. Tin Pan Alley : the rise of Elton John. 2013. Soundcheck Books. 978-0-9571442-0-0. London. 198. 788248750.