It’s fun to imagine the types of travelers that might have checked into the Red Star Motel when it first opened in 1937 on Rose Avenue in Venice — and even more interesting to think of its beach-bound visitors in 1975, when it changed ownership and was renamed the Golden Star Motel.
Today, guests and locals can stroll around and check into Aliza Hotel, a family-owned boutique property operated by siblings Daniel Galdjie and Donna Silver. Aliza, which is lovingly named after their grandmother, opened its doors in April 2024 after a year of thoughtful restorations, transforming the shabby motel into an “an airy and bright little hotel where uncluttered, stylish interiors, light colors, and curated art evoke the best elements of an LA vacation,” wrote Flaunt Magazine.
“My grandmother is still alive — she’s 95,” said Silver. “She still hosts and has us over for Shabbat dinners or holidays, and she cooks for everybody, like 50 to 75 people sometimes. So, the idea of being a very welcoming place, when guests come in, we’re here checking them in, that’s why we named it after her.” . . .
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Jessica Koslow 