Hotel Chateau Marmont Bad Large People Rent Building

The Chateau Marmont Hotel in Los Angeles, California is "infamous" (famous for being bad) for the bad behavior of its guests. It was built in 1929 to look like a French "chateau" (a large house or castle in France), and "promoted" (advertised) as the city's "finest" (fanciest and best) and most "exclusive" (available to only a small number of people) "residential" (for people to live in) apartment building. However, during the "Great Depression" (a period of time with a very poor economy; see English Café 327), "tenants" (people who rent a home or room) weren't able to pay their rent on time, so the owner, Fred Horowitz, sold the building to a man named Albert Smith. Mr. Smith "converted" (changed the building's purpose) the building into a hotel.

The hotel quickly became popular with "celebrities" (people who are famous, especially for acting, music, or sports) and "gained a reputation for" (became known for) being the place to go to "misbehave" (to behave badly; to break the rules).

"Stories abound" (there are many stories) about celebrities engaged in sexual "improprieties" (behaviors and actions that violate society's standards) and drug use, as well as "heavy" (intense; a large amount of) partying. Actor James Dean once jumped out of a window at the hotel, and Judy Garland sang next to a piano in the "lobby" (the entrance and main gathering area in a hotel). Led Zepplin, The Doors, and other famous rock-and-roll musicians have misbehaved there as well. And, more recently, celebrities Britney Spears and Lindsay Lohan were asked to leave due to their bad behavior.