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Hotel Durant (also called Durant Hotel) is a historic boutique hotel located in Berkeley, California in the United States. It is located in downtown Berkeley, just off campus of the University of California, Berkeley. The hotel is listed on the Berkeley register of historic places. The property was called "iconic" by the ''The Daily Californian''. ==History== The hotel was built, in Spanish Colonial style, in 1928.〔(【引用サイトリンク】url=http://berkeleyplaques.org/e-plaque/hotel-durant/ )〕 It was designed by W. H. Weeks. It had 140 rooms and was both fire and earthquake resistant.〔 It also had one of the first basement garages in the area. It was named for Henry Durant. The bar, Henry's Publick House, is also a tribute to him. When the hotel opened it was described as a "modern luxury hotel". Harry Truman stayed at the hotel once.〔 In 1990, 33 hostages were held at gun point at Henry's for seven hours by schizophrenic University of California, Berkeley student, Mehrdad Dashti. The hotel bar was raided by police during the hold up. Dashti killed one hostage and an additional seven people were wounded. As of 2006, the hotel was owned and managed by Creative Hospitality. In 2007, the property was purchased by Joie de Vivre Hospitality for $14 million. Joie de Vivre invested $9 million in renovating the property.〔 The hotel was defaulted on as of 2011. The Royal Bank of Scotland took over as owner. Joie de Vivre continued to manage the property. In September 2012 it was put up for sale.〔 The property was marketed by HVS Capital Corporation. In early 2013, they sold the hotel for approximately $27.3 million to Gemstone Hotels & Resorts.〔 Upon the purchase, 98% of the staff remained from the previous ownership.〔 The hotel is frequented by visitors to the University.〔 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Hotel Durant」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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