Based in Los Angeles, Vicki Arkoff is Editor at Large…
Hollywood will soon have a new private member’s club that combines the sophistication of a luxury boutique hotel with the diverse programming of a cabaret lounge, restaurants, bars, screening room, and multiple health and wellness spaces. Hoping to develop “a fellowship of innovators, artists, and dynamos,” The Aster will open in June 2022 near the Hollywood and Vine intersection, a stone’s throw from Capitol Records, Gower Studios and Netflix.
Named after a flower native to Los Angeles, The Aster is conceived as an adults-only members’ club and all-suite hotel for multihyphenates — without following strict members-only protocols. The hotel and restaurants will be open to non-members, to create a more diverse array of guests and experiences. Members will have exclusive access to entertainment including rare performances and new talent in comedy, cuisine, education, wellness, fitness, and art.
All 35 suites average 700 square feet and include workspaces and sitting areas to appeal to creatives. The Aster plans to stress personalized service so members can work, play, and stay long or short-term. Amenities include a swimming pool, lounges, workspaces, recording studio, and a 7,200 square foot rooftop space with panoramic views of the Hollywood Hills and Downtown Los Angeles.
The project is the first members’ club offering from Salt Hotels, which has four other properties including Hotel Greystone in Miami, and Hutton Brickyards in Kingston, New York.
Based in Los Angeles, Vicki Arkoff is Editor at Large for Pursuitist and a founding editor for Holiday Goddess, the online destination for chic women travelers from the editors of Vogue, Cosmopolitan, Grazia, Conde Nast Traveler, and BBC. Her travel and lifestyle reports can also be been seen in Atlas Obscura, The Awesomer, DaySpa, The Chicago Tribune, CNN Travel, JustLuxe, Lonely Planet, Los Angeles Times, New York Daily News, Toronto Star, WellSpa 360, WestJet Magazine, Where Traveler, Where Guestbook, Yahoo News, and dozens more. She's co-author of the bestselling Holiday Goddess books (HarperCollins and iTunes) including 'The Holiday Goddess Guide to Paris, London, New York, Rome,' a travel Top 10 staple. As editor, Vicki's other books include 'Sinatra' (DK), 'Inside Mad' (Time-Life) and 'Virgin Los Angeles' (Virgin Books). She is one of the Usual Gang of Idiots for MAD Magazine, an entertainment reporter (Daily Variety, Entertainment Weekly, Los Angeles Magazine, CREEM), and authorized biographer for pop culture icons from the Beach Boys to Beastie Boys, Paul McCartney to MC Hammer.