After all that hard work, it is time to book a room in paradise. Not just any holiday inn will do. We need a serious establishment with serious luxury. Maybe the Madonna Inn with its fabulously kitschy themed suites and signature red rose carpets. Maybe the Chateau Marmont, decked with old Hollywood charm and verdant courtyard. If it is good enough for Lana Del Rey, then it is good enough for me. Or the Carlyle where we can drink our troubles away at Bemelmans Bar. If only the Chelsea were still availableβ¦
Literally the Best Thing Ever: The Madonna Inn by Marie Lodi
In this article for (you guessed it) Rook Mag, Lodi details her obsession with the famous hotel as a California native, as well as her experience inside the fantasy palace.
The iconic Madonna Inn Goblets
Want to take home a piece of opulence? The Madonna Inn has a digital giftshop where you can buy carpet-printed oven mitts, souvenir spoons and glassware like the iconic handmade goblets. They come in an array of brilliant colors, though I am partial to buffet blue.
Chateau 1970 by Thin Wild Mercury
Contains notes of citrus, nutmeg, musk, linen, sunset rose accord and vintage armoire wood. The concept: βYour bungalow is adorned with roses, alive and wilting. You are enveloped in crisp hotel linens, dirtied by last nights romp. The vintage furnitureβs wood smell permeates the room, steam creeps from beneath the bathroom door while your lover showers.β
With notes of lime, neroli, bergamot, rose, honeysuckle, sandalwood and moss, this fragrance is meant to take you βback through corridors of epic all-nighters where actors, politicians, and posh people rubbed elbows over fine drinks.β
Lana Del Rey - Born To Die (Performed @ The Poolside, Chateau Marmont)
If you listen to Lana religiously or even casually, you know that the Sunset Blvd Chateau is a reoccurring subject in her music. Perhaps thatβs why she was invited to perform poolside back in 2011. Later, her video for βHoneymoonβ would take place at the same hotel.
Pap pics of Lana Del Rey @ The Chateau Marmont
Beyond her poolside performance, Lana often stayed and was photographed at the Chateau. An excellent source of fashion inspo and instant glamour.
For your viewing pleasure, a documentary featuring faces such as Naomi Campbell and George Clooney but also hotel staff. A fun time.
The Beverly Hills Hotel key tag
Look like a regular resident with this adorable pink key tag. Adds a touch of luxury to your house keys and car keys and anything else you want to loop onto it. Would make an easy little gift for the practical but sophisticated friend with a penchant for pink.
A Trailblazing Black Architect Who Helped Shape L.A. by Karen Grigsby Bates
Check out this NPR article centered around Paul Revere Williams, the first black member of the American Institute of Architects and the man responsible for the Bevβs Polo Lounge and famous pink and green color palette.
The Hotel Chelsea Has Hosted These Legendary Guests, from Mark Twain to Madonna by Charlotte Collins
For Architectural Digest, Collins covers the chaotic collection of Chelsea residents, including Edie Sedgwick who nearly burned down her room and Leonard Cohen who immortalized a romantic rendezvous with Janis Joplin via βChelsea Hotelβ (later covered by LANA DEL REY).
It might be time to take a field trip to the beach to learn about mermaids. It might be that I miss the ocean lately.
xoxo, lily dove