An ultra-exclusive, opulent hotel opens its doors to firefighters instead of their usual Hollywood elite clientele.
To support the community amid the ongoing, devastating wildfires ravaging Los Angeles, the Chateau Marmont is welcoming firefighters and evacuees.
They are also inviting people working in the creative sector and who are part of the relevant trade unions to take shelter in their private garden sheds for two free nights.
For one week only, members of the fire brigade or unions in the creative industries can find a ‘safe haven’ at the luxury hotel, located on the Sunset Strip and attracting a who’s who of Hollywood – just days after its legendary halls hosted the star-studded Golden Globes afterparty.
The craftsman-style cottages, which have private street access to avoid the main hotel building, typically cost more than $1,000 per night this season.
The luxurious hotel was a temporary home for pop princess Britney Spears, movie star Marilyn Monroe and famous film director Quentin Tarantino.
In the past, Monroe was also a frequent guest at the hotspot, which has been a haven for celebrities and entertainment industry elites since it was first converted into a hotel in the 1930s.
An ultra-exclusive, opulent hotel opens its doors to firefighters instead of their usual Hollywood elite clientele. To support the community amid the ongoing, devastating wildfires ravaging Los Angeles, the Chateau Marmont welcomes firefighters and evacuees
For one week only, members of the fire brigade or unions in the creative industries can find a ‘safe haven’ at the luxury hotel, located on the Sunset Strip and attracting a who’s who of Hollywood – just days after its legendary halls hosted the star-studded Golden Globes afterparty
As Southern California approaches one week since the deadly and devastating wildfires broke out in the Pacific Palisades, Chateau Marmont is also joining in to support the community affected by the natural disaster
As Southern California approaches one week since the deadly and devastating wildfires broke out in the Pacific Palisades and throughout Los Angeles, Chateau Marmont is also joining in to support the community affected by the natural disaster.
On Saturday, the hotel’s official Instagram account shared a post welcoming the heroes who tried to protect the City of Angels and the displaced evacuees finding comfort in their “safe haven.”
“To the heroes and victims in the Hollywood community who have lost their homes… we would like to invite you to our safe haven,” the hotel and its owner André Balazs wrote under Chateau Marmont letterhead.
“Over the next week, we’ll be making our cottages available for a free two-night stay for Los Angeles firefighters and members of the unions representing our city’s creative industries.”
The nine cottages, which were purchased by the hotel in the 1940s and each have 600 to 700 square feet of living space, include a master suite, kitchen, full bathroom and a “nice sized living room,” according to their official website.
Availability is on a first come, first served basis for those who call the hotel telephone number, by mail.
Now, just down the boulevard, the Sunset Tower also welcomes evacuees and displaced Angelenos who lost their homes to the fires.
Two days ago, Sunset Tower owner Jeff Klein said Vanity fair: ‘Hopefully we can give them a quick escape from the stress and anxiety that they’re going through, by providing hospitality and a cool place and a nice drink and some live music and things like that, to really just kind of relieve all the tension…
“For an hour or two they can come down to the lobby bar, or to the Tower Bar, and have dinner, but that still doesn’t take away from everything that’s going on.”
The luxury hotel was a temporary home for pop princess Britney Spears, movie star Marilyn Monroe and famous film director Quentin Tarantino. In the past, Monroe has also been a frequent guest at the hotspot, which has been a haven for celebrities and entertainment industry elites since it was first converted into a hotel in the 1930s; Chateau Marmont pictured with smoke filling the air from the Palisades Fire on Wednesday morning
The hotel, owned by André Balazs, opens its nine cottages for one week only on a first-come, first-served basis; Balazs is pictured alongside Diplo in February 2020
The craftsman-style cottages, which have private street access to avoid the main hotel building, typically cost more than $1,000 per night this season
The nine houses were purchased by the hotel in the 1940s and each have a living area of 600 to 700 square meters.
Each cottage features a master suite, kitchen, full bathroom and a “nice large living room,” according to their official website
The Beverly Hills Hotel, the Four Seasons, the Waldorf Astoria and the Peninsula are among the luxury hotels currently at full capacity amid the devastating wildfires, the outlet said.
Other hotels in Los Angeles have offered discounts to those affected.
Starting this Tuesday, the Los Angeles area was hit by its worst storms in more than a decade, sparking fires that destroyed thousands of structures and claimed at least eleven lives over the course of the week.
About 130,000 people were issued evacuation orders or warnings, while authorities dispatched K-9 units trained to locate human remains in the wreckage.
One fire in the Pacific Palisades destroyed a number of celebrity homes, including homes belonging to Paris Hilton, Jeff Bridges, Anthony Hopkins, John Goodman, James Woods, Miles Teller, Tina Knowles and Anna Faris.
The gusty winds continue to blow through Los Angeles and could still spark new fires, although they appear to have weakened somewhat from their highs on Tuesday evening and Wednesday morning.
Since the Pacific Palisades fire broke out, new fires have broken out further east in Altadena, forcing major evacuations in nearby Pasadena Tuesday evening.
More fires broke out in the Hollywood Hills on Wednesday, threatening densely populated parts of Hollywood, but the iconic and infamous Chateau Marmont remains safe as the fires have so far burned 35,000 acres in Los Angeles and surrounding areas.
Over the years, since Chateau Marmont opened its doors almost a century ago, the property became a landing pad for silent film stars where all their secrets could hide. Chateau Marmont is known for the old Hollywood adage that it is a “safe haven.”
It was at the swanky retreat where Marilyn Monroe had secret rendezvous with Arthur Miller and at the site of Lindsay Lohan’s infamously scandalous retreat (pictured in November 2008), where she was exiled after racking up a $46,000 bill .
The hotel has seen the likes of Elton John and Elizabeth Taylor; pictured March 2000
Led Zeppelin is also among the music legends who have lived in Chateau Marmont; pictured in 1969 from left to right: Jimmy Page, Robert Plant, John Paul Jones and John Bonham of Led Zeppelin
Over the years, since Chateau Marmont opened its doors almost a century ago, the property became a landing pad for silent film stars where all their secrets could hide.
Chateau Marmont is known for the old Hollywood adage that it is a “safe haven.”
In the past, studio magnate Harry Cohn, co-founder of Columbia Pictures, is also said to have told his biggest stars, “If you gotta get in trouble, go to the Marmont.”
It was at the swanky retreat where Marilyn Monroe had secret rendezvous with Arthur Miller and at the site of Lindsay Lohan’s infamously scandalous retreat, where she was exiled after racking up a $46,000 bill.
Johnny Depp also once claimed that he and his then-girlfriend Kate Moss had sex in every room, all 63 of them, during their romance in the ’90s.
Other notable names of the most famous creatives to have graced the walls of Chateau Marmont include film star Sidney Poitier, writer Eve Babitz, rock band Pink Floyd, Saturday Night Live creator Lorne Michaels and actor Robert De Niro.
It was also in one of the bungalows where John Belushi, perhaps one of the most infamous residences, died of an overdose in 1982.
Chateau Marmont has also been the location for many award-winning films and TV shows such as La La Land, A Star Is Born and Daisy Jones & The Six.