“André Balazs has given the Los Angeles business district a jolt” —Condé Nast Traveler, Hotlist
“This project has utilized restraining in treating the existing building as a found object and demonstrates a clear integration of graphics, interiors and architecture. It is a catalyst for the revitalization of downtown Los Angeles” –L.A. Architect
“Hotelier André Balazs makes ‘corporate’ cool” —Interior Design
“Hip, Happening and Hallucinogenic, André Balazs’ two Standard hotels are so very LA” —Business Traveler
“Los Angeles like you’ve never seen it before” —Travel & Leisure
“Chic and cheeky” —WWD
“From the haiku poems that decorate the hotel directory, to the retro staff uniforms, it’s the little things the Standard succeeds at” —Travel Weekly
“Impeccable service sans attitude” –Condé Nast Traveler
“Confident, worldly, and a little mysterious” –Vanity Fair
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