Bob S.
Yelp
In somewhat distant past, pre-pre-covid anyway, i spent a lot of time in west hollywood. my choice of lodging depended on what i figured to do after work, usually music sometimes foodie sometimes just cruise around or woodshed it in the room. never knew what might turn up in the process especially staying over weekends. at one and for a time the marmot was interesting much as was the previous incarnation of the chelsea in manhattan.
but the "chateau" was more image based on famous clientele you'd never see, probably for good reason. my all time favorite was the old chelsea hotel in manhattan. if you were lucky enough you stayed for several months, usually by way of sublet for a year or so as i did in the late 70s. during such time you'd likely develop like-minded "friends" although depending on your own proclivities some may well have been a bit more than dazed and confused, drug-addled at times, a la the likes of sid vicious. prior to that i had lived for a period of time on the upper west side at the old ansonia hotel, prior to its conversion to condominium format. it had fallen into serious disrepair by the mid-70s which made it frankly more than a little creepy which was attractive in my view given that my main reason for moving in was a girlfriend's sworn testimony that the place was haunted.
of course all these wanderings happened in those lost years, decades really. bringing us to today when, on a recent weekend i decided to check out the Sunset Marquis, one of the more upscale venues here, complete with historic decades old reputation as part of the music scene, less known and glitzy in presentation than others, top shelf and no mistake at end of a quiet street in a somewhat secluded neighborhood. whereas the hyatt riot back in the day had been young and noisy, the sunset was smaller, less visible which attracted more established music gentry. in my case, a friend had stayed here recently and highly recommended i try it on this particular trip. may i suggest you do the same if you have a chance.
There are several options for rooms, differing a bit in price though not in my view significantly enough so to go for a studio in the main building. Instead choose one of the villas which believe me are really cool. If you check the website, these rooms are pretty much as they are pictured: well appointed, not given to ostentation, extremely private and quiet. The soaking tub is made for two, there's 24 hour room service, several bars and perhaps the most personable staff I can recall at any upscale hotel. No puffery or distancing in the people I met. Logan for example I remember for his recommendations, most important in LA given how quickly things change if you're out of touch with the area for a few years.
In short, Sunset Marquis provided a centerpiece for the best weekend I've had in a while. It's a little pricey but if you get what you want that doesn't really matter, not to me anyway. My sense of such places is that this is what money is for. You have to have something wrong with you to not like the Sunset Marquis.