Ritz, Marriott scheduled for Feb. 15 opening at L.A. Live

Jackhammers pound and saws whine and whirr as workers continue to press forward at the under-construction Ritz-Carlton and  J.W. Marriott hotels,  scheduled to open Feb. 15 at L.A. Live.

On some days, as many as 1,000  workers are building the interiors of the hotels, pictured above, that will add  1,001 rooms to L.A.’s total (123 at Ritz, 878 at Marriott) and will be among the last components of L.A. Live.

The Ritz rooms, which start at about 450 square feet, will have a “very contemporary feel for a Ritz-Carlton,” said Karen Englund, the director of sales and marketing.  (Ritz has moved away from a one-style-fits-all design on its properties and is trying to incorporate the vibe of their locations,  company spokesmen have said.)  The Marriott rooms, at 350 square feet,  also are contemporary “to match the edginess of L.A.,” she said.

Besides the 123 rooms, the Ritz also has 224 residences and will have an 8,000-square-foot spa.

The hotels form a kind of L (the Ritz has 52 floors) but have separate entrances. The fourth-floor  pool lounge will be open to the public, a la the Standard Hotel. The hotels will share meeting space in what’s called the Gallery Collection, which includes three ballrooms of 17,000, 21,000 and 25,000 square feet.

Both hotels are expected to announce the names of their restaurants’ celebrity chefs in the coming days.

–Catharine Hamm/Times Travel editor

Photo: The Ritz Carlton and J.W. Marriott at L.A. LIve; Credit: Catharine Hamm/Los Angeles Times

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