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Originally Posted by LosAngelesSportsFan
Reminds me a lot of the Bonaventure hotel here in Downtown LA which i hate.
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Originally Posted by SIGSEGV
That's because that's also Portman (as are like, all open atrium hotels everywhere).
I agree that the whole concept sucks.
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I'll admit---I have a sentimental soft spot for the Bonaventure. Back in the 80s when I was a teen, I would drive there occasionally with my friends and we'd all go up to the revolving lounge and get virgin drinks. I always thought it was such a big deal.
I also like that many TV shows, movies, and perhaps even music videos were filmed there. Even that 80s sitcom "It's a Living"/"Making a Living" was set there.
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Originally Posted by mhays
The old Portman stuff tends to be pretty bad, however grand it can be. I stayed at the Westin Bonaventure for a few nights and always had to puzzle out the entrances and which tower to go to.
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Oh yes; how the Bonaventure meets the surrounding streets definitely leaves something to be desired; it's almost as if it was designed to be accessed by the elevated walkways that shoot out from it. And yes, ORIENTATION BE DAMNED. It's a confusing layout, definitely a hard building to get around.
Hehe but the Bonaventure Hotel is an exhibitionist's wet dream. As a young teen, I remember going up the glass elevator at night and seeing a naked couple getting it on near the window of their room (SCHWING!). I'm sure they did it on purpose, with the curtains open, so that people going up and down the elevators would catch a glimpse---or a total show if the elevator stopped on their floor.
I know it's another open atrium Portman-designed hotel, but I like the Hyatt in San Francisco. My partner and I have entertained the idea of staying there a few times, but we never have... but maybe eventually we will? I like that it was used in the Mel Brooks film "High Anxiety." LOVE that movie. If anyone doesn't know, it spoofs a number of Alfred Hitchcock's films.