subject: A Short Review Of The Chateau Marmont Hotel [print this page] Long since the hotel of choice for the Hollywood elite, The Chateau Marmont Hotel Los Angeles, on Sunset Boulevard, is an establishment whose reputation well and truly proceeds it.
Loosely modelled on the magnificent royal retreat of Chteau dAmboise, the jewel of the crown that is the Loire Valley, the Chateau Marmont has seemingly been riddled with controversy, notoriety and tragedy from the day it first opened in 1927.
It was here that Jean Harlow cheated on her husband Harold Rosson, with Clarke Gable, whilst on her honeymoon. It was here where F. Scott Fitzgerald almost died of a massive heart attack. It was the place where Bill Wallace, the martial arts legend, discovered the body of John Belushi after he had succumbed to a deadly speedball overdose. This was the place where a severely inebriated Jim Morrison suffered a horrendous back injury after plunging from the roof of the property, onto a shed, during an ill-advised attempt to jump through his open hotel room window. It was here that Demi Moore famously posed naked, whilst 7 months pregnant, for the controversial Demis Birthday Suit photoshoot that appeared in Vanity Fair. It was here where Nicholas Ray wrote the script for Rebel Without a Cause and James Dean climbed through the living room window to audition with co-star Natalie Wood. This is the place where Anthony Kiedis of the Red Hot Chili Peppers recorded his vocals for By the Way and director Sofia Coppola shot her film Somewhere. This is the place where Howard Hughes surreptitiously perved from the attic with prism binoculars, on female guests by the pool. Where Led Zeppelin once drove their motorbikes through the lobby to the sound of cheering guests. It was here where the acclaimed director Billy Wilder offered to sleep in a bath rather than suffer the indignity of staying elsewhere and hardman Robert Mitchum was famously photographed doing the dishes in a rather fetching apron. This is the place where Paul Newman met his wife Joanne Woodward, where Evan Rachel Wood met Marilyn Manson, where Christiane Schmidtmer met Michel Thomas and Rock Hudson met Kenneth G Hodge. It is the place The Eagles were thought to be referring to in their famous hit Hotel California and which the Grateful Dead referenced in West LA Fadeaway.
Unlike many other trendy Hollywood hangouts like the Garden of Allah, the Mocambo and Schwabs drugstore, that have sadly closed down over the years, the Chateau Marmont Hotel maintains a conspicuous presence in the Hollywoods social landscape. Initially built not to be a hotel, but rather earthquake proof apartments, the property contains a mix of sixty-three rooms, cottages and bungalows which are more typically viewed as individual homes as opposed to hotel accommodation.
Providing spacious retreats which include fully equipped state-of-the-art kitchens, in addition to a stylishly designed and comfortable lounge area, secluded private terrace and rather impressive balconies that provide sweeping and breathtaking view of downtown Hollywood, the five star Chateau Marmont is so perceived as a bastion of elegance and comfort and also for its ability to ameliorate that many of the guests who check in here do so for a long haul. Lindsay Lohan, for example, once resided at the property for over two and a half years.
As is to be expected from any luxury hotel, let alone one frequented by so many Hollywood A listers, every single facet of the property radiates elegance, opulence and refinement. Currently the popular international hotel booking site, Hotels Combined, features 122 verified and genuine reviews on the Chateau Marmont Hotel from guests who have actually paid to stay there. Rating this famous Los Angeles luxury hotel at an average score of 8 out of 10 they have collectively noted the propertys superb dining, which offers traditional American meals prepared by acclaimed chef Carolynn Spence, its fantastic cocktail bar and stunning pool as being particular highlights.
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