Bar Marilou has a secret door to the hotel ’ s private speakeasy .
DESIGN
ACE HOTEL GROUP ’ S MAISON DE LA LUZ CAPTURES NEW ORLEANS ’ MYSTIQUE ON AN INTIMATE SCALE .
Contributed BY ALICIA SHEBER
Stephen Kent Johnson
While Maison de la Luz , the newest enfant terrible in the Ace Hotel Group ’ s family , might feel a bit more grown-up than its siblings , the New Orleans destination still radiates a youthful irreverence thanks to its eclectic design .
Atelier Ace , Ace Hotel Group ’ s in-house creative studio with offices in New York and Los Angeles , joined forces on the project with Los Angeles-based interior designer Studio Shamshiri , whose founders are longtime collaborators with Ace . Maison de la Luz debuted in March 2019 as Ace Hotel Group ’ s first guest-access-only property ; it is managed on behalf of Domain Companies .
Kelly Sawdon , Ace Hotel Group partner and chief brand officer , says the team wanted to create a smaller-scale guest house to complement its three other brands : Ace Hotels , welcoming locals and visitors with hand-touched designs ; New York ’ s tech-forward Sister City , with the simplicity of Scandinavian and Japanese-inspired
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