The Standard Hotel
I was in Los Angeles for the weekend and my friends and I decided to check out the nightlife. I realized that I know NOTHING about Los Angeles nightlife, unlike SF nightlife which I know like the back of my hand. While I was initially tiffed that we had to pay $20 each to get in, the night was far from a total bust. I’m a simple dude and I find paying $20 to experience an artificial nightlife setting is complicated. Some of the most beautiful places I’ve ever been to have been for free and I have found that places with cover fall very short of its own hype. But entering the hotel, crossing the swanky lobby, and riding the escalator up to the elevator that takes you to the The Standard’s rooftop with a skyline view of downtown Los Angeles, I can understand why people would pay to get in. The rooftop features a deep, blue lit-up pool, copious amounts of lounging couches, waterbeds (yes waterbeds), and on the particular night we went, a wide assortment of BBWs (pun not intended.)
You might remember The Standard Hotel’s appearance in shows like Entourage where they ostentatiously meet a client, or in one of the opening scenes of Ocean’s 12, or in a commercial trying to convince you that you deserve a better, more luxurious life compared to the likes of common folk.
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what? no pics of the BBWs? i bet marius was having a blast!d-rock
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Mar 30 09 at
3:53 pm
i was happy when i saw BBWs…then it quickly turned to sadness when said BBWs were not pictured. the place looks a little empty thoughLatarian Milton
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Mar 30 09 at
6:23 pm
It looks empty because moving ppl ruin my digital camera shots, so I try to keep ppl out of the pictures.casanovaruffin
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Mar 31 09 at
8:35 am
I definitely was NOT a fan of the Standard.J'adore La Nuit
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Apr 02 09 at
2:04 am
I feel it’s over-hyped, and it’s not really all that. I didn’t really like the lighting or decor much. It just wasn’t a comfortable setting to me. Not my thing I suppose. It’s been a long time since I’ve gone though.J'adore La Nuit
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Apr 02 09 at
3:07 pm
I feel you on the over-hypededness. It’s really Hollywood.casanovaruffin
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Apr 02 09 at
3:29 pm
Too bad no pics of naked peeps on the roof-top pool.Maeko
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Apr 06 09 at
8:04 am
Too bad indeed. BUT we did see this chick purposely dip her phone into the water.casanovaruffin
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Apr 06 09 at
8:10 am
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