 chateau marmont is a hotel located at 8221 sunset boulevard in los angeles, california. the hotel was built in 1927 and was modeled loosely after the chÃ¢teau d'amboise, a royal retreat in france's loire valley.  the hotel has 63 rooms and suites. ==history== in 1926 fred horowitz, a prominent los angeles attorney, chose the site at marmont lane and sunset boulevard to construct an apartment building. horowitz had recently traveled to europe for inspiration and returned to california with photos of a gothic chateau along the loire river. in 1927 horowitz commissioned his brother-in-law, european-trained architect arnold a. weitzman, to design the seven-story, l-shaped building based on his french photos. when deciding upon a name for the building, chateau sunset and chateau hollywood were rejected in favor of chateau marmont, a name conceived by the small street running across the front of the property. on february 1, 1929, chateau marmont opened its doors to the public as the newest residence of hollywood. local newspapers described the chateau as âlos angelesâs newest, finest and most exclusive apartment house&nbsp;... superbly situated, close enough to active businesses to be accessible and far enough away to insure quiet and privacy.â for the inaugural reception, over 300 people passed through the site, including local press. due to the high rents and inability to keep tenants for long-term commitments during the depression, fred horowitz chose to sell the apartment building to albert e. smith for $750,000 in cas
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