Chateau Marmont

Los Angeles Area, United States
West Hollywood

63 Rooms

Of all the haunted hotels, the Chateau Marmont has to be the most glamorous. Located on LA’s Sunset Strip, it’s where Clark Gable and Jean Harlow got sizzling while she was on her honeymoon with another man. Howard Hughes got himself a penthouse and a pair of binoculars and spied on the girls by the pool. If you’re going to misbehave, a young William...

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Room Count: 63 Rooms

Standard Bedroom

Standard Bedroom

1 Queen Bed · 300 ft²/27 m².

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Garden Cottage

Garden Cottage

1 Queen Bed · 600 ft²/55 m².

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Premier Garden Cottage

Premier Garden Cottage

1 Queen Bed · 600 ft²/55 m².

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Studio Suites

Studio Suites

1 Queen Bed · 600 ft²/55 m².

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Hill View Suite

Hill View Suite

1 King Bed · 800 ft²/74 m².

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Standard King Suite

Standard King Suite

1 King Bed · 800 ft²/74 m².

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Premiere One Bedroom Suite

Premiere One Bedroom Suite

1 King Bed · 800 ft²/74 m².

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Two Bedroom Suite

Two Bedroom Suite

950 ft²/88 m².

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One Bedroom Penthouse Suite

One Bedroom Penthouse Suite

1 King Bed · 1200 ft²/111 m².

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Poolside Bungalow (2 bedrooms)

Poolside Bungalow (2 bedrooms)

1500 ft²/139 m².

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Hillside Bungalow

Hillside Bungalow

1500 ft²/139 m².

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Poolside Bungalow (3 Bedrooms)

Poolside Bungalow (3 Bedrooms)

1 King Bed & 1 Queen Bed or 2 Double Beds · 2200 ft²/204 m².

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2 Bedroom Penthouse Suite

2 Bedroom Penthouse Suite

1 King Bed & 1 Queen Bed · 3000 ft²/278 m².

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8221 Sunset Boulevard, Los Angeles Area, CA, 90046, USA

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Chateau Marmont

Los Angeles Area, United States
West Hollywood

O

f all the haunted hotels, the Chateau Marmont has to be the most glamorous. Located on LA’s Sunset Strip, it’s where Clark Gable and Jean Harlow got sizzling while she was on her honeymoon with another man. Howard Hughes got himself a penthouse and a pair of binoculars and spied on the girls by the pool. If you’re going to misbehave, a young William Holden was told, do it at the Marmont. And needless to say, the ghost at the Marmont is inclined to be naughty. One guest claimed it got into her bed.

The building is pure movie set. Constructed along the specifications of the Loire Chateau Amboise, it is a perfect eighteenth-century replica, fluted pillars graced by ivy and untouched by mold, with a swimming pool to boot. The lobby is dramatic, with gothic vaulted ceilings and dark wood. The restaurant is the perfect refuge from the cutthroat LA world outside; it seats about twelve, serves upscale gastro-pub fare from the new version of the Bar Marmont next door, and is always quiet and never rushed.

Hotel rooms are swank, Golden-Era Hollywood at its most cheerful, straight out of a Preston Sturges flick, and every one of them is different in size and style. Pick your favorite, as every guest seems to have their own. There are pool-side cabanas that make you want to don on your movie-star glasses and two-piece white swimsuit; there are frothy Deco palaces à la Carole Lombard, Latin bungalows, and cheerfully frilly Doris Day nooks. Together with embroidered Frette linens, it’s no wonder that so many guests just move in, joining a roster that includes Jim Morrison (who jumped off its roof), F. Scott Fitzgerald (who had a heart attack buying cigarettes across the street), and Robert De Niro.

Greta Garbo loved it because it was the only place where birds would sing on her window, and when the parties got too loud, her elegant Swedish figure could be found stretched out on a sofa in the lobby, softly slumbering far away from the noise.

The Marmont’s greatest charm, however, has been its privacy. More people than Garbo have come here to be alone. Some guests don't leave their rooms for weeks. It's even easier now, with the introduction of room service that is discreet, and a telephone system that actually works. There are many spots on Sunset to be bad, but the Chateau Marmont has been doing it since 1929 and it’s still going strong. And if, while you’re there, your sweetheart, like Harlow, disappears into the arms of a high-powered someone else, there’s always a most obliging ghost.

How to get there:
Chateau Marmont is a 30-minute drive from Los Angeles International Airport, but the trip can take up to an hour in traffic. Valet parking is available for $65 USD per night.

Room Count: 63 Rooms

Standard Bedroom

Standard Bedroom

1 Queen Bed · 300 ft²/27 m².

Only Club members can view insider rates
Garden Cottage

Garden Cottage

1 Queen Bed · 600 ft²/55 m².

Only Club members can view insider rates
Premier Garden Cottage

Premier Garden Cottage

1 Queen Bed · 600 ft²/55 m².

Only Club members can view insider rates
Studio Suites

Studio Suites

1 Queen Bed · 600 ft²/55 m².

Only Club members can view insider rates
Hill View Suite

Hill View Suite

1 King Bed · 800 ft²/74 m².

Only Club members can view insider rates
Standard King Suite

Standard King Suite

1 King Bed · 800 ft²/74 m².

Only Club members can view insider rates
Premiere One Bedroom Suite

Premiere One Bedroom Suite

1 King Bed · 800 ft²/74 m².

Only Club members can view insider rates
Two Bedroom Suite

Two Bedroom Suite

950 ft²/88 m².

Only Club members can view insider rates
One Bedroom Penthouse Suite

One Bedroom Penthouse Suite

1 King Bed · 1200 ft²/111 m².

Only Club members can view insider rates
Poolside Bungalow (2 bedrooms)

Poolside Bungalow (2 bedrooms)

1500 ft²/139 m².

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Hillside Bungalow

Hillside Bungalow

1500 ft²/139 m².

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Poolside Bungalow (3 Bedrooms)

Poolside Bungalow (3 Bedrooms)

1 King Bed & 1 Queen Bed or 2 Double Beds · 2200 ft²/204 m².

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2 Bedroom Penthouse Suite

2 Bedroom Penthouse Suite

1 King Bed & 1 Queen Bed · 3000 ft²/278 m².

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Services & Amenities

  • 24 hour front desk
  • Parking
  • Pet Friendly
  • Free wi-fi
  • Gym
  • Swimming pool
  • Restaurant
  • Bar

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Need to Know

Check in: 3:00 PM, Check Out 12:00 PM

• The gym and pool are open all day.

• Parking is available in the hotel garage at an additional charge.

• The pet fee is $250 per stay.

Location

8221 Sunset Boulevard, Los Angeles Area, CA, 90046, USA

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