A longstanding symbol of San Diego’s history located in the city’s North Park neighborhood, the
LaFayette Hotel & Club is a two and half-acre Colonial-style hotel built in 1946 by young
entrepreneur Larry Imig as a haven for young Hollywood hosting Ava Gardner, Lana Turner,
Frank Sinatra and Bob Hope. Shortly after it opened, the property was purchased by Conrad
Hilton and changed ownership several times in the following decades and was maintained with
varying degrees of effort and investment.

Design elements such as wallpaper ceilings, saturated wall tones, fabric draped canopy beds,and burled bar carts read as functional sculpture or art. The Suze Suites that surround the outdoor pool follow the same irreverent maximalism of the main hotel rooms but with more playful elements such as layered patterns and bright textiles, gathered bed skirts, ornate lighting, and a mirrored bar cart. The Townhouses on the property are in a Spanish Mission style with whimsical, bright textiles and distinct furniture juxtaposed alongside more classical elements of textured flooring and wrought iron details.