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Why this maximalist hotel on Coronado is giving surreal lagoon vibes

More is more at The Baby Grand, a new hospitality immersion from CH Projects

It’s the blue lagoon reimagined as Night Hawk, an open-fire Greek restaurant. Rock-formed booths and banquettes create nooks from which to review the overwrought design
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“We approached The Baby Grand as a deliberate departure from the casual, beachy aesthetic typical of Southern California hospitality,” says Leigh Salem, Partner at Post Company. Understatement. This marks the second collaboration between CH Projects and the award-winning Brooklyn design studio after The Lafayette Hotel & Club in North Park. 

Fallen Empire, a hidden oyster and champagne bar, is tucked discreetly behind the lobby. The reservation-only jewel box bar features mirrored walls, red mohair upholstered booths with built-in champagne buckets, and an ornate mosaic floor depicting under-the-sea scenery. The double-duty bar — both cocktails and raw seafood — is heaped with decadent displays of Kumamoto oysters, scallop crudo, and uni tartare. The Champagne menu is an effervescent homage, featuring leaning rare vintages and cocktails
Fallen Empire, a hidden oyster and champagne bar, is tucked discreetly behind the lobby. The reservation-only jewel box bar features mirrored walls, red mohair upholstered booths with built-in champagne buckets, and an ornate mosaic floor depicting under-the-sea scenery. The double-duty bar — both cocktails and raw seafood — is heaped with decadent displays of Kumamoto oysters, scallop crudo, and uni tartare. The Champagne menu is an effervescent homage, featuring leaning rare vintages and cocktails
Fallen Empire, a hidden oyster and champagne bar, is tucked discreetly behind the lobby. The reservation-only jewel box bar features mirrored walls, red mohair upholstered booths with built-in champagne buckets, and an ornate mosaic floor depicting under-the-sea scenery. The double-duty bar — both cocktails and raw seafood — is heaped with decadent displays of Kumamoto oysters, scallop crudo, and uni tartare. The Champagne menu is an effervescent homage, featuring leaning rare vintages and cocktails

Bathed in fringe, mirror, and wallpaper,  the 31-room property features Night Hawk, a Greek open-fire restaurant; Fallen Empire, a reservation-only oyster and champagne bar; and a musical soundtrack engineered by none other than Swizz Beatz. 

The goal: To transport. Forget you are on an island known for turrets and Navy SEALs. There’s an iridescent clamshell bed with your name on it. 

It’s the blue lagoon reimagined as Night Hawk, an open-fire Greek restaurant. Rock-formed booths and banquettes create nooks from which to review the overwrought design
It’s the blue lagoon reimagined as Night Hawk, an open-fire Greek restaurant. Rock-formed booths and banquettes create nooks from which to review the overwrought design
It’s the blue lagoon reimagined as Night Hawk, an open-fire Greek restaurant. Rock-formed booths and banquettes create nooks from which to review the overwrought design
It’s the blue lagoon reimagined as Night Hawk, an open-fire Greek restaurant. Rock-formed booths and banquettes create nooks from which to review the overwrought design
It’s the blue lagoon reimagined as Night Hawk, an open-fire Greek restaurant. Rock-formed booths and banquettes create nooks from which to review the overwrought design
It’s the blue lagoon reimagined as Night Hawk, an open-fire Greek restaurant. Rock-formed booths and banquettes create nooks from which to review the overwrought design
It’s the blue lagoon reimagined as Night Hawk, an open-fire Greek restaurant. Rock-formed booths and banquettes create nooks from which to review the overwrought design
It’s the blue lagoon reimagined as Night Hawk, an open-fire Greek restaurant. Rock-formed booths and banquettes create nooks from which to review the overwrought design
It’s the blue lagoon reimagined as Night Hawk, an open-fire Greek restaurant. Rock-formed booths and banquettes create nooks from which to review the overwrought design
It’s the blue lagoon reimagined as Night Hawk, an open-fire Greek restaurant. Rock-formed booths and banquettes create nooks from which to review the overwrought design
It’s the blue lagoon reimagined as Night Hawk, an open-fire Greek restaurant. Rock-formed booths and banquettes create nooks from which to review the overwrought design
It’s the blue lagoon reimagined as Night Hawk, an open-fire Greek restaurant. Rock-formed booths and banquettes create nooks from which to review the overwrought design

“We wanted The Baby Grand to feel less like a hotel you check into and more like something you stumble upon, like you discovered it halfway reclaimed by time and decided to stay,” says CH Projects Founder Arsalun Tafazoli. “It’s our attempt to create a social, slightly surreal gathering place on Coronado where history isn’t polished over, but left visible and alive, and where people can move through spaces that unfold slowly, connect, and make their own version of the story.”

Tearing a page from designer Tony Duquette (Mantra: more is more), the 31-room hotel is staged with tapestries, statues, and “artifacts.” Rooms feature tropical wallpaper, animal print, marble, mirrored cabinets, and vintage artwork. The bathrooms are high-gloss vanity projects while iridescent clamshell beds are designed for pillow talk
Tearing a page from designer Tony Duquette (Mantra: more is more), the 31-room hotel is staged with tapestries, statues, and “artifacts.” Rooms feature tropical wallpaper, animal print, marble, mirrored cabinets, and vintage artwork. The bathrooms are high-gloss vanity projects while iridescent clamshell beds are designed for pillow talk
Tearing a page from designer Tony Duquette (Mantra: more is more), the 31-room hotel is staged with tapestries, statues, and “artifacts.” Rooms feature tropical wallpaper, animal print, marble, mirrored cabinets, and vintage artwork. The bathrooms are high-gloss vanity projects while iridescent clamshell beds are designed for pillow talk

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