I, my husband and our two youngs sons (2.5 and 5 mos.) stayed at the Chateau last May and found it to be absolutely perfect for a family.

We hadn't begun planning looking spcifically at CM, but when I pulled up the website out of curiosity, I thought it seemed it might work. And it did. Beautifully. We booked a one-bedroom suite. The separation between the bedroom and the rest of the suite allowed us to accommodate our 5-month-old in a pak-n-play in the bedroom, while our 2-year-old stayed in a crib (provided by the hotel - with Frette linens) in the living room. No need to go to bed as a family!!

The kitchen, of which some reviewers have complained, was a welcome bonus for us, as we stocked it with snacks for our oldest, and refrigerated milk for the baby there.

We found the staff to be nothing but friendly and welcoming. We didn't meet a single person, guest or employee, in the hotel, who didn't ooh and ahh over our children. That includes the celebrities whom, some seem to think, run the show at CM.

We didn't feel relegated to one "crowd" or another, rather we felt as though everyone there was treated as a treasued guest. When we arrived at the hotel, we pulled in behind a certain celebrity twin dismounting her Range Rover, and in front of Keanu Reeves, who roared in on a Harley. The valets paid an equal amount of attention to all three arrivals. When we arrived at the front desk to find Mr. Reeves chatting with the attendant, she (the attendant) immediately made eye contact with me, and began the process of checking us in. Mr. Reeves excused himself very politely.

As to whether it's overpriced... I suppose it depends on what's important to you. We very much enjoyed the quiet, private nature of the property, especially the pool area, as others have mentioned. This was a special treat for us - we don't regularly spend $400 a night on hotel accommodations. But we relished our time there and would recommend it to friends and family without hesitation.

The accommodations were comfortable and the linens were fabulous. The hotel service was great, if not a little over-bearing. There was a mix up at the restaurant and our entire order (table of 4) was apparently given to and eaten by another party. The staff sent a (nice) bottle of wine to our table to compensate. The room (cottage) was very spacious though somewhat drab. The atmosphere is fun and unique so I am giving it a 5. I do wish the hotel would extend the lounge area so their (non-celebrity) guests could have a few cocktails in a comfortable setting.

We stayed a week in May and it was wonderful. The hotel is very glamorous in an old hollywood style. We had a 1 bedroom suite and it was very spacious and plenty of light. The kitchen came well equipped with everything from nice champagne to sake. A small dining table in thekitchen was a lovely touch(where we ate breakfast) The living room was huge with a comfy sofas and big chairs if you wanted to entertain guests and a big table to work on if needed. The bedroom was very cosy and the best thing is the BIG COMFY bed. I slept perfect every night. We ate at the restaurant for dinner and it was good. I think when you visit LA you should eat out more and not get stuck in te hotel for dinner. The service was great from the conceirge to the valet guys. The hotel had a lovely pool which is small and very private. All the the stars stays at Chateau and they make you feel very welcolm and special. Guests of the hotel can go to bar Marmont(next door) and have priority to reserved tables and no problems of gettingin the exclusive bar(nice people come here..) It is believed by the locals that this is the BEST hotel in WEST HOLLYWOOD. And eventhough LA is far and you need to drive everywhere Chateau is very central to great restaurants,bars,clubs and shopping. Less than 30 minute from LAX. You get what you pay for...yes its not cheap but you cant afford to stay elsewhere! If you have any questions you can contact me at bantika1@yahoo.com

I ve stayed one week at the Chateau Marmont hotel, and booked a one bedroom suite. Altough myboking was confirmed, upon my arrival I was told that the suite i ve booked was not available and that I would be transferred to one of the "cottage" bungalows at the pool side until the suite would become free. Because of that, I was nt able to unpack my suitcase, as I was supposed to move anytime. I strongly recommend to not book any of the cottage/bungalows, as there is a huge difference with the suites in the main building (although the rates are almost equal). they are realy old, unconfortably furnished with furniture which look like they ve been around forever, and have a "motel" feeling. Also, their far away location and separate entrance make them like if you are staying somewhere else and not the Chateau Marmont (with long walks to the reception). A big problem in this hotel is the way the common spaces and lounges are managed. At any time, the restaurant management litreraly extends its area to the lounge, and the staff is ready to chase you away from the lounge area as soon as a small group of people ready to spend money for dining cannot be sated in the restaurant area. You are then simply asked to leave and make the seats in the lounge available for people coming to dinner. This happens from practucaly at any given time of the day or evening. That leaves you with virtualy no space to sit , have a coffe or relax except staung in your room. The hotel managelment should maybe consider of that they are running a hotel and not a restaurant and shoudl rather wave away dinner guests when the restaurant is full, rather then chasing the hotel guests from the hotel lounge and sitting areas. That is really annoying and embarassing.