A couple of weeks ago my friend Liz and I ventured to a spot in Los Angeles that we've always read about in gossip rags, but never experienced for ourselves. "The Chateau", aka Chateau Marmont, is a hot spot, ultra-exclusive hotel and lounge located on Sunset. While they do not allow entrance into the hotel unless you are a guest (or with a guest...maybe someday?), the "normal people", like us, are granted the opportunity to frequent the lounge/bar adjacent to the hotel.
The lounge is dark and elegant, with a bit of a sophisticated speak easy feel, while still holding onto its California, West coast, casual chic. We arrived around 10:45pm (on a Wednesday) and found it just beginning to fill up. By 11:30pm, it was getting more and more crowded, much of the clientele looked like industry types or hipster, band dudes in fedoras, vests and skinny jeans.
The ceiling is covered with hanging butterflies and ornate, beautiful chandeliers that make the ambiance sort of mystical and eclectic. The bartender herself was wearing a butterfly in her sassy up do' that tied the whole scene together quite well (very L.A.). The people watching was incredible and Liz and I would chat for a few minutes and then get distracted by some character at the bar. We love to make up stories about what we think their lives are like and write their bios--adding details back and forth. We were engrossed in giggling and catching up, but we both agreed that it was a very cool place to sit and have a drink.
The Chateau Marmont sign peeking out from the lush greenery that surrounds the place.
View driving up along Sunset.
Swanky indeed.
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