Hotel Normandie (Los Angeles)

This article is about the hotel in Los Angeles, California. For the hotel in San Juan, Puerto Rico, see Normandie Hotel.

The Hotel Normandie is a historic boutique hotel within what is now Koreatown, Los Angeles. It is located at 605 S. Normandie Ave and has 92 guest rooms and suites. It was built in 1926 in the Wilshire district in the Renaissance Revival style and was designed by Walker & Eisen, the firm of Los Angeles architects Percy A. Eisen and Albert R. Walker.

Author Malcolm Lowry wrote a significant portion of the novel Under the Volcano while residing at the hotel. Under the Volcano is now listed at #11 on Modern Library's list of 100 Best Novels.

After many years of disrepair, the property was acquired in 2010 for $4.4 million by Pasadena-based architect and historic preservationist Jingbo Lou who converted a decaying eyesore into an upscale boutique hotel by spending an additional $5 million on repairs and improvements.

The hotel was listed as Los Angeles Historic-Cultural Monument #1013 in 2012 by the Cultural Heritage Commission City of Los Angeles.

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