Can you still eat at Chateau Marmont?
Chateau Marmont Going Members-Only, But You Can Probably Still Eat There. The hotel and famed celebrity haunt is morphing into a private club and residence that may limit public access to a single restaurant and bar.
Who has stayed at the Chateau Marmont?
Balazs acquired the Chateau in 1990. Many celebrities and rock stars have called the hotel their full-time home, including famous guests like John Belushi, who died of an overdose in Bungalow 3 in 1982, and famed photographer Helmut Newton, who died in 2004 after a car crash at the hotel’s entrance.
Can you have a drink at Chateau Marmont?
The French Gothic hotel oozes old Hollywood cool, and the bar at the restaurant is no exception. The Bar at the Chateau Marmont is currently undergoing renovations, so, for now, the only way to get a drink is by making a reservation with the equally-iconic restaurant.
How much does it cost to live in the Chateau Marmont?
The Chateau Marmont: $136,200.
What happened to the Chateau Marmont?
For 90 years, Hollywood’s Chateau Marmont hotel has kept guard over Sunset Boulevard, providing a discreet haven for celebrities, rock stars, writers, and artists to let loose and be themselves in private, away from prying eyes. It might not have been the most glamorous or expensive hotel in L.A. but it certainly was—and still is—the most infamous.
Will non-members be allowed into Chateau Marmont?
Chris Pizzello/Invision/AP Chateau Marmont is set to be turned into a private club and residence, but apparently non-members will still be allowed in, at least to a degree.
What happened to John Belushi at the Chateau Marmont?
We’ve received your submission. Of all the jaw-dropping things — movie-star affairs, secret parties and tragedies of many stripes — that have happened at the Chateau Marmont hotel in West Hollywood, the most notorious remains comedian John Belushi’s 1982 drug death.
How many times did Gene Wilder stay at the Chateau Marmont?
He stayed at the Chateau Marmont three times. The first time was in the cheapest (and windowless) room they had. Then he left to visit his mother in Europe and when he returned, the hotel was completely sold out. As a compromise, Wilder was allowed to stay in a closet-sized antechamber of the women’s lobby restroom.