Conde Nast Traveller
A 1950’s motel was transformed into this light-filled, design-forward hotel owned by a California-born architect Matthew Goodwin, his Aussie wife Emma Crowther-Goodwin, and their enterpreneur friend Alessandro Zampedri of New York . . . [Read]
Surface Magazine
The Surfrider Malibu Captures California’s Laid-Back Lifestyle. The spirit of beach culture imbues a converted Midcentury motel across from the renowned surfing mecca First Point . . . [Read]
T Magazine
The most interesting spot yet may be the Surfrider, opening this month across from the famed beach of the same name. Another reimagined motel, it was originally built in 1953, at the dawn of California’s now-legendary surf scene . . . [Read]
The New York Times
Their idea, to create a hostel-like hotel for a sexy, vibrant clientele — while also preserving part of the Bowery’s past. Soon, the upper-floor cubicles were being renovated to accommodate those desiring a frisson of Bowery despair . . . [Read]