oh hey, itzbinsolong. dai-ichi hotel closed down, there's a liquidation sale like you wouldn't believe. danish modern silverware and noritake china from le creole, the japanese-italianesque (ital-yen) coffee shop, weirdo pippi longstocking whimsical hotel silverware and numbered wedgwood china from the frenchie fine dining place, sapporo beer glasses, surprisingly few coffee cups, beautiful silver chargers, hotel furniture galore and super ugly linens. you need?

it's sort of sad. they closed down quickly and immediately. the bread pans are still greased up and ready to go (completely disgusting to paw through the kitchen section). i wonder if the employees were told in advance or just locked out.

dai-ichi was the best preserved of the seventies modern tropicalia look. perpetually open lobby with sunken koi pools, from the parking lot, you could see through the lobby and to the beach beyond. for awhile it was the only place with really good japanese style european pastry. in the end, it was the budget new year's eve place, for eight bucks you got the best view of the fireworks and a plate of roast beef. i can't comment on that.