Chateau Marmont is one of Los Angeles’ most historic and mythical hotels. Far more than a B’n’B, this place houses some of Hollywood’s best kept secrets.
In 1926 an attorney, Fred Horowitz, hired architect Arnold Weitzman to build an apartment building near Sunset Boulevard, and told him to draw inspiration from the Château d’Amboise in France’s Loire Valley.
What he built was a seven-storey behemoth, luxuriously decorated with spires, turrets and towers. It holds 63 bedrooms in a structure made of steel and concrete – making it able to withstand the earthquakes that usually topple LA buildings.
Situated just off the strip, it provides a perfect getaway for a-list celebrities. The interiors, despite being over 80 years old, manage to evoke the golden age of Hollywood without fetishizing it or turning it into a nostalgia fest.
It blends the old Hollywood with the new in a symphony of indulgence. Just take a look at the hotel’s old-school website.
[Source : About.com, Good To Be Bad]
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