Sunset Marquis

Location in the Western Los Angeles Area
General information
Location	1200 Alta Loma Road, West Hollywood, Los Angeles County, California
Coordinates	34°5′31″N 118°22′37″W / 34.09194°N 118.37694°W / 34.09194; -118.37694
Owner	George Rosenthal
Other information
Number of rooms	152

Sunset Marquis Hotel is a hotel in West Hollywood, Los Angeles County, California. Owned by George Rosenthal, and located at 1200 Alta Loma Road, it is situated just off the Sunset Strip. Described by Time as "an old rock-'n'-roll hotel", it is noted for its celebrity clientele, especially rock stars and DJs. Rande Gerber installed a recording studio in the basement of the hotel to attract entertainers. As of October 2014 room rates range from $350 to $2,500 per night.

In 1995, Courtney Love left a suicide note in her room in the hotel after a fight with then lover Trent Reznor of Nine Inch Nails. According to her book Dirty Blonde: The Diaries of Courtney Love, she left a suicide-note-like apology letter addressed to deceased husband Kurt Cobain and daughter Frances Bean, saying, "I love you. Please forgive me... You are both too beautiful for me. I love you forever." Love later wrote a song named "Sunset Marquis" for the 2010 Hole album Nobody's Daughter but it wasn't released on the record. Love reportedly wrote another song, "How Dirty Girls Get Clean", on Marquis notepaper.

On May 28, 1996, Dave Gahan overdosed on a speedball at the hotel, which resulted in his heart stopping for two minutes until he was revived by paramedics.

In 2007, the hotel underwent expansion with an additional 40 villas.

Between December 4, 2010 and March 15, 2011, the hotel hosted a Maximillian Gallery exhibition.

The Sunset Marquis is inspired by Mediterranean style villas, with white and cream buildings and orange roofs and swimming pool. The long entrance pavilion of the hotel is reminiscent of hotels in Mediterranean France or Italy. It has 152 rooms. The rooms are described by Frommer's as being furnished in "mahogany, metal and nubby textiles, with earth-toned fabrics, Noguchi Akari rice-paper lamps and marble counters". Villas are equipped with alarm systems and some have jacuzzis or baby grand pianos.