Los Angeles’s Hotel Figueroa Launches Special Women’s Suite

Does anybody on the market keep in mind the previous Barbizon Lodge for Girls in New York? It was one among my favourite locations. I stayed there repeatedly within the Seventies after I was a pupil intern in Manhattan at Channel 5, when it was WNEW-TV. If I recall appropriately, a room value about $40 an evening – and since it was unique to ladies, you instantly felt secure and comfy. I liked it there.

That brings me to the enduring Hotel Figueroa in Los Angeles. Initially opened in 1926 by the YWCA as a secure haven for solo feminine vacationers, who had been prohibited from checking into most inns with no male chaperone, the resort was additionally marketed as “a super stopping place for girls unattended” – and stays so to at the present time (although at the moment it additionally hosts males).

All this month, Girls’s Historical past Month in March, is an particularly vital reminder to proceed to uplift and assist ladies devoted to breaking gender limitations by way of enterprise, enterprise, tradition, and neighborhood. The Lodge Figueroa is continuous its practically century-long legacy as a secure and supportive place for ladies with the launch of the ‘H.E.R. Suite’ (for these looking for a Happy, Empowered and Restful keep), celebrating and shining a highlight on women-led companies throughout L.A. and the nation who’re shaping tradition and shifting the needle of commerce, vogue, retail, and infinite model.

Launched on Worldwide Girls’s Day (March 8), the brand new ‘H.E.R. Suite’ at Lodge Figueroa will function the newest celebration of fearless feminine leaders, business-owners & creatives with a collection of highly-curated, luxurious women-owned skincare, haircare, well being, spa and activity-focused merchandise, accessible for visitors to expertise and discover on the resort, and as a mild reminder to proceed to have interaction in an lively observe of self-care. These embrace:

Dieux Skin: Endlessly Eye Masks

OSEA Malibu: Finest Sellers Equipment: Ocean Cleanser, Hyaluronic Sea Serum, Seabiotic Water Cream, Undaria Algae Physique Oil

PLUS: Dissolvable Physique Wash Sachets

Act + Acre: Gua Sha Scalp Kits

Mintly: Toothpaste Tablets & Eco-friendly Toothbrushes

Jiggy: Girls’s Historical past Month x Malina Abidi Puzzle – as seen on Shark Tank!

Otherland Candles

Parachute: Venice Sheet Set

Pomp & Whimsy: Botanical Gin Liqueur + In-Suite Cocktails

Out there for reserving now, the H.E.R. Suite is offered by way of the month of March 2022, for these trying to uplift ladies and discover a brand new kind of empowered self-care expertise. And it could be prolonged previous that, for those who can’t get there this month.

Lodge Figueroa stays one of many solely preserved treasures in Downtown Los Angeles with a uniquely unbiased spirit and luxurious model genuine solely to the Metropolis of Angels. The long-lasting vacation spot underwent an intensive redesign in 2018 that pays tribute to its wealthy historical past, melding authentic 1920’s Spanish Colonial splendor with modern touches that commemorate its deep roots in Los Angeles. Lodge Figueroa’s reimagination options 268 visitor rooms and suites, and it’s the latest member of The Unbound Collection by Hyatt brand.

I spoke with Connie Wang, Managing Director of the resort, and that is what she needed to say:

Why did the resort launch this particular suite?

It’s our third specialty suite that we’ve launched. We launched the H.E.R. Suite on March 8, which was Worldwide Girls’s Day – the aim was to attract consideration to the truth that 40% of all US-based companies are women-owned. Not many individuals learn about that. We wished to assist the ladies who assist tradition and commerce.

Why is it solely accessible by way of March?

If it does nicely, we are going to think about extending it for spring. You possibly can take the entire merchandise dwelling with you besides the sheets, and Jiggy puzzle.

How a lot is the HER Suite?

It begins at $450 per night time.

Hold this in thoughts for your self — or your favourite gal.

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