CitizenM in Downtown LA Was Nice For Work Journey

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The Popsugar staff is not any stranger to journey. Whereas now we have a few of us in Los Angeles, most of our employees lives in New York. Which means our cowl shoots — which are sometimes in LA — require fairly a little bit of backwards and forwards. Such was the case once we photographed our 4 Aughts Results cowl stars — Daniella Monet, Monique Coleman, Sabrina Bryan, and Tahj Mowry — in a mall in Koreatown again in June.

Not solely did staff members fly in for the shoot; so did Coleman, who lives on the East Coast. After we met her at CitizenM, a resort in downtown LA, she was bright-eyed and enthusiastic, even after a six-hour flight. Her vibrancy matched the decor of the foyer, which featured pops of major shade and funky accents.

We ended up utilizing CitizenM as our residence base all through the shoot. We did a full-on becoming in one of many resort’s rooms, which proved to be spacious sufficient for a number of racks of clothes and all of the heeled flip-flops your coronary heart may want.

Hold studying to study extra concerning the resort and listen to why our staff thought it was the proper touchdown spot for a fast journey to LA.

About CitizenM Los Angeles Downtown

What We Appreciated About CitizenM

This was actually an amazing resort for work journey. The situation meant that we had been a 15-minute drive from our shoot location in Koreatown, and never removed from different well-liked areas of town. Our stylist needed to run throughout Los Angeles monitoring down probably the most iconic 2000s items, and she or he was in a position to make it again to CitizenM in time for our becoming with Coleman. The rooms, although cozy, nonetheless had ample area for a number of racks of clothes. We displayed all the equipment on the roomy desk as effectively.

The rooms themselves proved to be extremely environment friendly, excellent for a number of nights on a piece journey. The XL king-sized mattress was roomy and really cozy — which truly made it tough to get off the bed in time for our early wakeup calls.

Our creatively minded employees additionally liked the design touches all through the resort, from the paper lantern lights within the rooms to the plant partitions within the foyer, which is affectionately named the “Dwelling Room.” We spent an entire afternoon unfold on the market, working from outlet-equipped tables and strolling as much as CanteenM, the bar-restaurant, for Eating regimen Cokes and coffees. We additionally loved a pre-dinner drink there, toasting to a profitable cowl shoot within the books.

Who Is CitizenM Finest For?

CitizenM Los Angeles Downtown is greatest for solo vacationers or {couples} searching for a hip, clear, and environment friendly keep in LA. We would fortunately ebook it once more the following time we’re engaged on a shoot within the Metropolis of Angels.

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