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Contact Info Address: 5121 Franklin Ave, Hollywood, CA, 90027, USA Phone: 1 323 662-2220 Fax: 1 323 662-2221 Contact(s): Gavin Kern Gay Owned Clientele Welcomed: Gay Men Lesbian Bisexual Transgender Straight Email Us Visit Our Home Page

Amenities/Discounts # of Rental Units: 17 Nonsmoking: Nonsmoking Facility Bathrooms: Private Bath Internet Access: Wireless in Room Meals: No Meals Included Views: City, Pool Handicap Access: No Handicap Access Children: Children Welcome Pets: Dogs/Cats Welcome Payment Methods: Cash, Check, Money Order, Trav Checks, Visa, MC, Amex, Paypal General Discounts: 10% 5 nights + Purple Roofs Discount: 5%, - Mention PURPLE ROOFS Travel Agent Commission: No

Enjoy an old-fashioned Hollywood fantasy escape in our beautifully restored mansion and updated neo-Mayan masterpiece. Sowden House was originally designed by Lloyd Wright, son of America’s greatest architect, Frank Lloyd Wright.

Our 1926 Hollywood vacation rental is a magical oasis in the heart of modern-Hollywood. Sowden House is conveniently located close to the best of Los Angeles' and Hollywood's shopping, nightlife, and dining.

Once you enter our unique 6k square foot home, you feel as if you are in another world. Each of our rooms faces the interior courtyard, which shelters a secluded jacuzzi and pool amidst an immaculate garden, full of flowering vines.

The courtyard doors slide into the walls, creating a stunning indoor/outdoor feel, while the water and fire features give unity and completion to Wright’s elemental vision.

The home was renovated in 2000 by designer/owner Xorin Balbes, who added a sleek, modern edge to the Old Hollywood glamor of the Sowden House. The renovation also won it a feature in Architectural Digest, and a new era of public visibility as the location for celebrity fundraisers, film shoots, TV shows and commercials.

The master bathroom offers luxurious comfort, with its own private spa-soak in a freestanding tub, a shower in a glass encased steamroom, and a meditation area by a beautiful koi pond.

The home also has a reading room with a huge salt water aquarium, a home theater system with surround sound, a gourmet kitchen, formal dining room, two fireplaces, two outdoor firepits, two exotic modern flaming torches, and a dramatic city view.

There's also a collection of new, antique artifacts, including an enormous Indonesian Buddha that looks out from atop the master bedroom, an antique Chinese dowry chest, Japanese tansus converted to bathroom cabinets, and a 400 year-old Quan Yin statue.

Each of these new design elements harmonizes with the rustic details around the door frames and the Mayan-influenced stone work. Other amenities include a washer/dryer, garage parking and wireless internet. The four bedrooms with six bathrooms can accommodate up to eight.

Want to relive a little of Old Hollywood's glamour? Come stay at Sowden House, and live like a movie star.