The SkyBar (or Skybar) is a bar and lounge inside the Mondrian Hotel, in Los Angeles, California. It was opened in December 1996 by Rande Gerber.[1] It features an outdoor area with a pool overlooking West Hollywood, as well an indoor area with bar. It is known for being visited by celebrities.[2]

SkyBar is used by William Gibson in his 2007 novel Spook Country as a meeting place between the protagonist Hollis Henry and her employer Hubertus Bigend.[3] In Shakira's 2010 song, "Men in This Town", she mentions SkyBar: I went to look / From the Sky Bar to the Standard, nothing took.[4]

As of November 2019, the Mondrian Hotel is owned by SBE Entertainment Group, which also has SkyBar branded lounges in Nassau, Bahamas, and Miami Beach, Florida.[5]

References

  1. ↑ Cuda, Heidi Siegmund (January 9, 1997). "Sky Bar at the Mondrian a Gorgeous Hit". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved November 14, 2019.
  2. ↑ "The Sky Bar". seeing-stars.com. 1999. Retrieved November 14, 2019.
  3. ↑ Gibson, William (2007). Spook Country. G.P. Putnam's Sons. p. 81. ISBN 0399154302.
  4. ↑ "Men in This Town Lyrics". Genius. Retrieved November 14, 2019.
  5. ↑ "Skybar". sbe.com. Retrieved November 14, 2019.

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