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Byline: Dana Thomas
Sunset Marquis Hotel, Hollywood
For most of its 45 years, it's been known as a discreet retreat for the wild and famous: Courtney Love wrote a song about the place, Brad Pitt moved in when he and Jennifer Aniston split and, most famously, '60s rock icon Janis Joplin spent the last year of her life there. Still run by its original owners, the Rosenthal family, the Sunset Marquis has just completed a $20 million expansion, adding 40 high-design Mediterranean-style villas.
Ambience: Tucked on three and a half wooded acres on a cul-de-sac just off the Sunset Strip, the property is unusually calm and lush for such a hopping part of town. The makeover maintained the hotel's ...