Hollywood: The Thompson Hotel Makes Hollywood Debut
BY URAL GARRETT | HollywoodReporter.Com Troy Warren for HollywoodNewsAndTalk.Com #Lifestyle #Travel The 11-story hotel includes 190 guest rooms, a restaurant helmed by chef Lincoln Carson and a rooftop bar and pool: "We stepped up our game in sophistication." Relevant Group, developer of Hollywood’s Dream Hotel, is betting big on the neighborhood, which suffered from a loss of tourism during the pandemic. In recent weeks, though, the area has seen pedestrian activity reach 80 percent of pre-lockdown numbers and saw hotel occupancy rise 50 percent in second quarter 2021 compared to first quarter. Now, Relevant is launching its second Hollywood hotel, the Thompson (1541 Wilcox Ave., thompsonhotels.com),…