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Restauranteur Mike Zislis’ luxury boutique hotel Shade takes the cake again this year for best hotel in the South Bay. Since opening doors in 2006, the sleek hotel has racked up a number of acclaims: Conde Naste voted Shade the number six reason to visit Los Angeles, TripAdvisor.com named it one of the Top 25…
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Following a brief construction hiatus, the Shade Hotel Redondo Beach project is back on track.
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The brainchild not of an hotelier but of a restaurateur, Shade Hotel prioritizes the experience of both guests and diners. South Bay residents flock to its rooftop for the hotel’s menus and cocktails, joining out-of-town visitors who pack the hotel to capacity most days. Conde Nast voted Shade the number six reason to visit Los…
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Taking ceremonial sledgehammers to the walls of the long-vacant Red Onion building on Harbor Drive, city officials and Shade Hotel owner Michael Zislis on Thursday marked the groundbreaking of Shade’s Redondo Beach protégé. The project has entered the deconstruction phase, expected to last 12 weeks, and is likely to be finished in about two years’…
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Nearly a dozen concerned residents showed up at the Manhattan Beach City Chambers on Feb. 19 to complain about one particular neighbor: Shade Hotel, the face of Metlox Plaza.
Read MoreMy inspiration in opening Shade Hotel in 2006 was to create a place where people love to eat. Essentially, I am a food guy. One of the things I’ve always hated about hotel restaurants and events is the food. It’s my opinion that other than the bride, the most important thing at a wedding is the food. I wanted to create a venue where the food tastes as good as the bride looks. And where breakfast in the morning is as delicious as the previous night’s sleep on the Tempur-Pedic mattress.
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Shade Hotel’s “007? New Years Eve, Manhattan Beach. Photos by Alex Smith
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Mike Zislis might just be having his best day at Shade Redondo in a long, long time. He just finished his final walkthrough with the Redondo Beach Planning Department; he’s just days away from pouring his new hotel’s last two truckloads of concrete; and his hotel’s opening day is now just a few weeks…
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Every community needs a place for special occasion gatherings, fundraisers and welcoming out of town guests. Shade Hotel became that place as soon as it opened in 2006. Shade has returned the warm welcome it received by hosting fundraisers for just about every charity in town. And more importantly, hosting fundraisers that guests love to attend. Part of the secret, owner Michael Zislis said is the food.
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by Mark McDermott The Manhattan Beach City Council last month approved an increase in the City’s transit occupancy tax, better known as the hotel “bed tax,” from 12 to 14 percent. The increase is expected to generate $1.25 million annually to help pay the $1.4 million allocated last month for ten new Manhattan Beach Police…
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“The business climate and enduring vitality” is the title of a forum to be hosted by the Downtown Manhattan Beach Business and Professional Association on Wednesday October 12, from 5:30 to 7:30 p.m. at the Shade Manhattan Hotel. The forum will be live streamed at EasyReaderNews.com. The seven candidates are incumbent Suzanne Hadley, former council…
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Freshly made noodles/dumplings Din Tai Fung Our readers think that Din Tai Fung is the best, and they’re in good company. This is the restaurant that broke stereotypes when they got a Michelin star for Chinese street food. You can see the noodles being made by hand while you are standing outside the restaurant. Unless…
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Hotel Shade, Manhattan Beach When Shade Hotel opened in downtown Manhattan Beach a dozen years ago, it did more than provide the area the first truly boutique hotel for visitors. Shade was the anchor for the Metlox project, a development 20 years in the making, and the hotel quickly became a gathering point for the…
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Sleek, airy hotel spot for cocktails, global fare & happy hour along with a breezy roof deck.
Read MoreA bill proposed by South Bay Assemblyman Al Muratsuchi would require hotels to give panic buttons to employee use in cases where they fear assault or other emergencies while on the job. Assembly Bill 1761, which was co-authored by Assembly members Bill Quirk and Wendy Carrillo, is based on a Seattle-area ordinance, Muratsuchi said. It…
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Through the many Manhattan Beach businesses Manhattan Beach resident Michael Zislis has founded over the past 26 years, he has both contributed to and benefited from Manhattan’s growing popularity. During a recent interview, he talked about what he thinks accounts for Manhattan Beach’s dramatic rise in status. Zislis grew up in Palos Verdes and studied…
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