Shuttered LA church transformed into chic Silver…
Talk about a divine renovation.
A long-dormant, 95-year-old home of worship in LA’s refined Silver Lake east facet enclave has discovered salvation as Hotel Lucile — a 25-room boutique hideaway opening its heavy timber doorways to friends this week.
The lodge is situated inside the previous Bethany Presbyterian Church — and comes full with stained-glass home windows, a rooftop cross, Erewhon-stocked minibars, and a roving martini cart.
Silver Lake’s Hotel Lucile is divinely impressed — actually. The new boutique property on Griffith Park Blvd. is the latest tenant of the neighborhood’s historic Presbyterian church. Chase Daniel
Where parishioners once prayed, Angelenos can now sip Sazeracs and dig into bouillabaisse beneath hovering chapel arches, steps from fashionable Sunset Blvd.
The cavernous former sanctuary at 1629 Griffith Park Blvd. has been transformed into Sous Sous, a roughly 120-seat New American French restaurant and bar from government chef Patrick Costa, of the downtown hotspot De La Nonna.
Meanwhile, the chapel’s former choir loft has been turned into a moody mezzanine lounge.
The 25 visitor rooms, which body a sunlit inside courtyard, ditch austerity for high-end comforts — with Aesop tub merchandise, crisp Parachute linens, and handcrafted ceramics.
An on-site library was assembled in partnership with Skylight Books in neighboring Los Feliz, and friends will discover customized stained-glass coasters made by local artists in their room.
Guests at the Lucile could have access to an exclusive pool space. Chase Daniel
The property is home to a fashionable new restaurant, Sous Sous, a 120-seat New American French spot. Chase Daniel
The lodge has just 25 rooms on the property — packed with plush facilities. Chase Daniel
An on-site library was assembled in partnership with Skylight Books in neighboring Los Feliz, and friends will discover customized stained-glass coasters made by local artists in their room. Chase Daniel
The conversion marks the latest, and chicest, chapter for a building that has had a few different identities.
After housing a few different congregations, it turned the home of the nation’s first Asian American theater company East West Players — and was then later used as an antiques store.
“Throughout this restoration, our focus was on honoring the many lives this building has already held while creating something that feels distinctly of Silver Lake today,” common supervisor Anthony Gutierrez said. “We hope Hotel Lucile continues to evolve alongside the neighborhood through the artists, neighbors, guests, and collaborators who become part of it.”
Contemporary artwork items are anticipated to rotate throughout the property, with many obtainable for buy, turning it into a dwelling artwork gallery.
Getting it from church to lodge, though, was something but heavenly.
The redevelopment dragged on for over a decade amid neighborhood debate, metropolis hearings, and a chapter before hospitality group Casetta took it over in 2020.
The reimagined piece of prime property also boasts a cocktail pool, assembly areas, and a rooftop deck with sweeping views of Los Angeles.
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One very conventional local amenity is notably lacking — parking. The lodge has no on-site lot, that means friends and restaurant diners will rely on valet or scarce avenue slots.
Nightly charges start around $441, but locals can snag a 15% low cost to have a good time the opening, according to the lodge.
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