If you’ve visited the Hermitage Hotel in the past 100 years, you know what it’s serving: history, luxury and Beaux-Arts beauty. (For my fellow decor neophytes, that means fancy, 19th century and French.) But recently? The old gal was looking a bit bedraggled. Well not anymore! Thanks to interior design firm ForrestPerkins, everything’s been restored, from the Tennessee marble to the hand-painted glass ceiling. There are new lights, new fixtures and new colors (blue and silver!) to balance out the ornate details. There is also (finally!) a lobby bar, which means you can go from coffee to cocktails without ever leaving your velvet couch. Move over, men’s room — the lobby has arrived.
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Hermitage Hotel
Hermitage Hotel lobby
