Hotel deLuxe
Years ago this was the Mallory Hotel, which started life pretty grand back in 1912, but by the 1990s was in need of a facelift. (A notable exception being the hotel’s famous Driftwood Room, a classic and much-cherished time capsule of the 1950s.) The revamped hotel has a Southern California vibe, dressed as it is in pastel yellows and greens. It also takes on a Golden Age of Hollywood theme (color by Deluxe, remember?) by using black and white stills from classic movies to decorate the hallways and rooms—each floor is devoted to a separate director. The least expensive rooms are pretty modest in size, but the double-queen rooms and suites are generously large, some with walk-in closets. Bathrooms are white, gray, and gleaming chrome, with marble floors, tiled walls, and pedestal sinks. You can open the windows—a crack, anyway—and won’t be bothered by traffic noise. There’s a small fitness room with state-of-the-art Technogym equipment. Gracie’s, the hotel restaurant, serves unfussy American cuisine. The deLuxe is in a slightly off-center part of downtown, just west of the I-5 freeway. Everything downtown, including destination restaurants like Tasty n Alder, is within a short walking distance, and MAX light rail is about a block away, so you can get all over the city with ease.
Years ago this was the Mallory Hotel, which started life pretty grand back in 1912, but by the 1990s was in need of a facelift. (A notable exception being the hotel’s famous Driftwood Room, a classic and much-cherished time capsule of the 1950s.) The revamped hotel has a Southern California vibe, dressed as it is in pastel yellows and greens. It also takes on a Golden Age of Hollywood theme (color by Deluxe, remember?) by using black and white stills from classic movies to decorate the hallways and rooms—each floor is devoted to a separate director. The least expensive rooms are pretty modest in size, but the double-queen rooms and suites are generously large, some with walk-in closets. Bathrooms are white, gray, and gleaming chrome, with marble floors, tiled walls, and pedestal sinks. You can open the windows—a crack, anyway—and won’t be bothered by traffic noise. There’s a small fitness room with state-of-the-art Technogym equipment. Gracie’s, the hotel restaurant, serves unfussy American cuisine. The deLuxe is in a slightly off-center part of downtown, just west of the I-5 freeway. Everything downtown, including destination restaurants like Tasty n Alder, is within a short walking distance, and MAX light rail is about a block away, so you can get all over the city with ease.
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