Chateau Marmont owner Andre Balazs is turning his clubby, storied Sunset Strip hotel into a certified private-membership club
Chateau Marmont owner Andre Balazs is making it official. He’s turning his clubby, storied Sunset Strip hotel — an insiders’ Hollywood haven for generations and for the past few Oscars the site of Beyonce and Jay-Z’s A-list-only bash — into a certified private-membership club.
"There is something to be said for knowing people," the hotelier explained. "You can chat with them; you know where they have been." Over the past decade, since Soho House’s debut in West Hollywood, the private club format has blossomed across Los Angeles, with exclusive entrants like San Vicente Bungalows, niche offerings including women-focused The AllBright and workspace-oriented campuses such as NeueHouse and Second Home. While lodging has been part of the package in town — SVB offers its namesake bungalow suites, and the newish Soho Warehouse in downtown L.A. features a slate of rooms — so far it’s not been central.
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