'People speak as if something has been taken from them. The sad truth, though, is that the hotel has been out of reach of the general public for years.' (via latimesopinion)
just west of the city limits on an unpaved stretch of Sunset Boulevard. Named Chateau Marmont, it looked like a Loire Valley castle in France and was marketed to burghers of outlying cities seeking pieds-à-terreEight months later, the stock market crashed, and with it Horowitz’s dream.
The Chateau has long been a VIP club that only pretends to be open to the public — with its self-enclosed suites and bungalows, mere 63 rental units, rooms priced for the wealthy or expense-accounted, a guest registry consisting largely of repeat visitors and paparazzi ever-prowling its entrance.And according to André Balazs, who bought the place in 1990 and has owned it longer than anyone else, the pretending may soon cease.
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