SkyBar

For the candy bar, see Sky Bar. For the Bangkok establishment, see Sky Bar (Bangkok). For the short story by Brian Hartz and Stephen King, see Skybar (short story).

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]

  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.