Few hotels lean into unabashed revelry like San Diego’s Lafayette Hotel does. It’s the drinks-flowing, kitchen-always-open encapsulation of the funky fever dream that emerges when a bar and restaurant powerhouse creates a hotel that’s representative of its approach to hospitality. “Bars and restaurants were a gateway drug for me,” says Arsalun Tafazoli, the owner and founder of San Diego’s CH Projects. Before turning its attention to hotels, CH had already made its mark in the loc...
