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Palo Alto property’s guest rooms updated by Pablo Paniagua
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The Garden Court Hotel in Palo Alto, Calif., has undergone a $9 million renovation that includes newly redesigned guest rooms by Pablo Paniagua. The Spanish interior designer envisioned the 62-key hotel as a symbol of downtown Palo Alto's urban and technological roots. Based on that premise, Paniagua created guest rooms that serve both as a retreat for leisure travelers and a functional, technologically advanced workplace for business guests and groups.
Sophisticated wood and aged mirror paneling decorates the guest rooms' walls, along with framed images of Palo Alto captured by photographer Alan W. George, while the floors are covered with blue or brown carpeting accented by a geometric design. The European feel of the hotel's exterior is carried into the guest rooms via two subdued color palettes that consist of various shades of white, mixed blues and an arrangement of browns and creams, both contrasted by old-fashioned bronze and black oak. The bathrooms feature white-grey marble, silver fixtures and dark wood, with deep soaking tubs and rain showers.
The boutique hotel, which opened in 1986, is owned by Ferrado Garden Court LLC, whose other holdings include the Bulgari Hotel in London, The Standard Miami and The Standard Los Angeles.
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