The concept of escapism is reflected in Post Company’s design philosophy of layered exuberance, where each space is an intoxicating tableau of saturated colours, bold, often clashing patterns, and ornate details. Overtly theatrical yet inviting, the aesthetic can be described as whimsically grandiose, irreverently reimagining the hotel’s old Hollywood glamour through contemporary wit.

Nowhere is this aesthetic more pronounced than in the lobby. Crowned with gilded mouldings and Art Nouveau-style crystal chandeliers, the space features fringed banquettes and armchairs lined in animal and floral prints, highly polished checkerboard floors, and an ornate marble fireplace adorned with modernist paintings. Here, the effect is less about coherence than about immersion through an orchestrated chaos that leaves no surface untouched.

Next door, the Lobby Bar serves throwback cocktails beneath a soaring glass atrium, its circular layout centred on an Atlas statue supporting a globe engraved with the year 1946. Around the glass skylight, Brazilian artist João Incerti’s hand-painted cornice wraps the room in a surreal skyscape, with polished wood, patterned upholstery and wrought-iron lamps completing the Art Deco-inspired setting.

Beginner's Diner resurrects mid-century Americana with uncanny precision. From the chrome façade, neon signage and leather booths down to the placemats, flatware and fountain drinks, the space is an authentic evocation of a 1940s diner, while the menu offers refined spins on classic comfort dishes with nods to Greek and Jewish influences.

Next door, The Gutter, a game room serving classic cocktails alongside a two-lane bowling alley, pool tables and a shuffleboard, transports guests further back in time. Modelled on Henry Frick’s private bowling alley, which he built in 1914 in the basement of his New York mansion, the space features decorative wall panelling and Jacobean-style ceiling ornamentation, transforming competitive play into a period fantasy.