Each of the 63 rooms, bungalows and suites at Chateau Marmont, a castle-like hotel that sits on a hill is Los Angeles, gives visitors a feel as if they have a home of their own. Most rooms are equipped with full kitchens, private balconies that overlook the city, living rooms and formal dining rooms.

Score a unit at the Granville (if you can!), a 1928 French Normandy condo complex that is reputed to have once served as the home of screen icon Marilyn Monroe. Be prepared to wait, however. Availability for this much-desired address is extremely rare and hard to come by.