Gallagher Square

HistoryIn 2008 Red Lotus Society opened the Ideal Studio, a donation-based meditation and yoga studio. In 2009 the Ideal Hotel was re-opened as a residency and international guest house. And, in 2010, the final phase of the restoration was completed with the opening of the Tea Room at the Ideal Hotel, a gathering space for discourse, creative expression, tea culture, music, art, culture, and community events. Red Lotus Society honors the diverse, multicultural past of the Ideal Hotel. The decision to take on this project was in the interest of serving the local San Diego community by restoring a cultural treasure, and by opening a new kind of peace practice center for a new century.SpecialtiesThe Ideal Hotel serves as a melting pot of culture, community, and dreams. It is social entrepreneurship in action - a non-profit business venture that values social change rather than profits. The Studio offers donation-based meditation and yoga classes, healing arts services, and the Tea Room is a volunteer-run cultural hub and, music venue, educational platform and event space available for rentals. The Residency at the Ideal Hotel is a communal living environment for peace seekers and an urban retreat for domestic and international guests. As a project of Red Lotus Society, all services offered at the Ideal Hotel ultimately support the mission of the organization.