Hotel Per La opened in downtown Los Angeles on Sept. 21 in the former Bank of Italy headquarters.

Los Angelesis an enigma to those unfamiliar with its vastness.

The team behind the hotel HN Capital PartnersandSage Hospitality Group does not take their good fortune lightly.

The reception at Hotel Per La

The Ingalls/Courtesy of Hotel Per La

The Ingalls/Courtesy of Hotel Per La

A centralized and whimsical entry is among larger changes.

To the left is a moody gaming parlor, where cheeky artwork depicts card play and nods to banking.

Back at the mirrored tunnel, overnight guests turn right and into a reimagined lobby.

The empty lobby and a woman walking through the mirror tunnel at Hotel Per La

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A plaster, semi-circular check-in desk designed by Katrien Van der Schueren of Voila!

Creative Studio in L.A.s Mid-City neighborhood invites guests to sit while their room keys are secured.

Textiles in the background were painted by local abstractionist Jessalyn Brooks.

A woman walking through Per L’ora at Hotel Per La

The Ingalls/Courtesy of Hotel Per La

The quality of the rooms is just superb; opulent, but comfortable as well.

And the 7th Street Metro station is nearby, should further-flung stops be on the itinerary.

Interior of Per L’ora at Hotel Per La

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A table set in the Courtyard at Hotel Per La

The Ingalls/Courtesy of Hotel Per La

The game room at Hotel Per La

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