Cecil Hotel (Los Angeles) facts for kids
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 Cecil Hotel, photographed in 2013 |
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| Coordinates | 34°02′39.04″N 118°15′01.97″W / 34.0441778°N 118.2505472°W |
| Address | |
| Opening date | 1927 |
| No. of rooms | 299 |
| of which suites | 301 |
| No. of floors | 19 |
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| Built | 1924 |
| Governing body | Private |
Quick facts for kids
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| Designated | 2017 |
| Reference no. | 1140 |
The Cecil Hotel is a well-known building in downtown Los Angeles, California. It first opened its doors in 1927. This historic hotel has been a part of the city for nearly a century. It offers different types of rooms for people staying for short visits or living there long-term.
About the Cecil Hotel
The Cecil Hotel is located at 640 S. Main Street in Los Angeles. It is a tall building with 19 floors. The hotel was built in 1924 and opened a few years later. In 2017, it was recognized as a Los Angeles Historic-Cultural Monument. This means it is an important part of the city's history and culture.
Rooms and Features
As of 2019, the Cecil Hotel has many rooms. It has 301 rooms for people who want to live there for a long time. It also has 299 hotel rooms for shorter stays. Some of these hotel rooms are private, like typical hotel rooms. Others are set up like a European hostel. In these rooms, guests who don't know each other might share the space.
The owners of the hotel are working to make it better. They are rebuilding parts of the hotel to make it nicer and more modern. They plan to have fewer rooms by 2021. This will create space for other new features inside the building.
Pop Culture Connection
The Cecil Hotel has also become famous in popular culture. It was part of the inspiration for a television show. The fifth season of the show American Horror Story took place in a hotel. This fictional hotel was partly based on the Cecil Hotel.
See also
- In Spanish: Hotel Cecil para niños
