The La Playa Hotel started out as a stone mansion in 1905 and was later turned into a 20-room hotel in the 1920s.
It was rebuilt and added to several times, first in 1925, and most significantly in 1940, when designer Jon Konigshofer did a major Spanish Revival-style remodel and expanded it to 80 rooms with a terrace dining room overlooking Carmel Bay.
In 1952, the hotel obtained its liquor license and Konigshofer designed the Lanai Room cocktail lounge.
It is unclear when the Lanai Room was closed and there have been several changes in ownership since.