Your Teeth Check In, But They Don't Check Out

If you're looking for a gay bathhouse in Los Angeles, the San Vicente Inn is no longer one of your options.

Mr. Klein, 43, bought the property last summer and faces a year of chasing down city approvals and permits for his overhaul. In the meantime, he has quietly turned the place into what he calls a “pop-up hotel,” a concept he gleefully describes as a twist on shabby chic — a midway point between the sick shabby of before (rooms lit by the blue glow of crystal meth torches) and the super-chic he has planned (breezy poolside suites stocked with Malin & Goetz soaps). 

“At first, I just planned to keep it running how it was, which was basically a gay bathhouse, and then close for the refurbishment,” Mr. Klein said during a recent tour. “But then there was a near overdose. Seriously! It was like land of the missing teeth in here. I couldn’t bear it.” 

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