CARMEL-BY-THE-SEA, Calif.
Carmel's Cypress Inn, the iconic 1929 historic property co-owned by legendary Hollywood actor Doris Day, has debuted a Glam-Meets-Morocco interior renovation inspired by its Mediterranean footprint.
Carmel-based designer Julie Gardner of Jan Gardner & Associates put her vision into play with a residential-style interior design of all 44 guestrooms and suites, including the Queen Tower with its sweeping views. The new style fuses Hollywood glam with Spanish-Moroccan overtones in a fresh spiced-tone palette of paprika, ginger and clove.
Local artisans were tapped to integrate the new design which includes two distinct guestroom palettes. Textured fabrics, sunken tubs, in-room fireplaces and custom wrought iron guest beds round out the suites, which are set in cooler tones of camel and silver with alder wood furnishings. Guestrooms showcase custom Moroccan-inspired window treatments, Casablanca shutters and deluxe shades as well as mosaic tiles, limestone bathrooms, contemporary calf-skin studded chairs and alabaster Moroccan-themed lanterns.
New iPod docking stations round out the upgrades along with a daily breakfast, nightly turndown service, filtered water, fresh florals, Gilchrist & Soames amenities, flat-screen televisions and complimentary Wi-Fi.
