Villa Aurora

13 Best Villas in Puerto Rico, From San Juan to Rincón | Condé Nast Traveler

"For a convenient city stay, I found Marriott’s Villa Aurora in Old San Juan to be a tasteful Spanish Colonial apartment that blends old and new—distressed checkered floors and wooden Spanish-style windows paired with a spacious living room, counter-style dining, and modern kitchen appliances; two terracotta-hued bedrooms with fresh linens make it a roomy base for exploring nearby historic galleries, restaurants, shops, and nightlife." - Jessica Chapel

On the Grid : Villa Aurora

"The Villa Aurora is truly a hidden gem in Los Angeles. Initially built in the 20s by the Los Angeles Times as a demo house for new building technologies, the Villa Aurora was purchased by Marta and Lion Feuchtwanger who were escaping Nazi Germany. Their home became a cultural hub for an array of émigré luminaries including Fritz Lang, Thomas Mann, and Bertolt Brecht, among many others. Upon the Feuchtwangers' death, the house and its library of some 30,000 volumes were given over to the care of USC who ultimately took responsibility for the books while the house was sold to Friends and Supporters of the Villa Aurora, a non-profit organization with the support of the German government, who restored the house and opened it to an ongoing artists residency in honor of its history. The house is not regularly open to the public, but they offer tours by appointment and there are a handful of public events each month that are worth the wait." - No Style Studio

"Villa Aurora, Pacific Palisades. The Villa Aurora is truly a hidden gem in Los Angeles. Initially built in the 20s by the Los Angeles Times as a demo house for new building technologies, the Villa Aurora was purchased by Marta and Lion Feuchtwanger who were escaping Nazi Germany. Their home became a cultural hub for an array of émigré luminaries including Fritz Lang, Thomas Mann, and Bertolt Brecht, among many others. Upon the Feuchtwangers' death, the house and its library of some 30,000 volumes were given over to the care of USC who ultimately took responsibility for the books while the house was sold to Friends and Supporters of the Villa Aurora, a non-profit organization with the support of the German government, who restored the house and opened it to an ongoing artists residency in honor of its history. The house is not regularly open to the public, but they offer tours by appointment and there are a handful of public events each month that are worth the wait."