▁long - term ▁guests , ▁the ▁hotel ▁soon ▁gained ▁a ▁reputation ▁as ▁a ▁place ▁where ▁the ▁famous ▁could ▁enjoy ▁living ▁in ▁a ▁qu aint , ▁co zy , ▁village - like ▁setting , ▁convenient ly ▁located ▁yet ▁shield ed ▁from ▁g aw king ▁tour ists ▁and ▁aut ograph ▁seek ers ▁by ▁dis cre et ▁security ▁pat rol s , ▁under ▁a ▁management ▁that ▁was ▁not ▁incl ined ▁to ▁pro be , ▁judge ▁or ▁inter f ere ▁with ▁the ▁private ▁— ▁and ▁sometimes ▁public ▁— ▁activities ▁of ▁its ▁often ▁un con vent ional ▁pat rons . ▁ ▁The ▁Garden ▁of ▁Al lah ▁became ▁home ▁to ▁many ▁cele brit ies ▁and ▁literary ▁figures . ▁F . ▁Scott ▁Fitz ger ald ▁lived ▁there ▁for ▁several ▁months ▁in ▁ 1 9 3 7 – 3 8 ▁at ▁the ▁beginning ▁of ▁his ▁final ▁stay ▁in ▁Hollywood . ▁He ▁wrote ▁himself ▁a ▁post card ▁while ▁there : ▁" D ear ▁Scott ▁— ▁How ▁are ▁you ? ▁Have ▁been ▁meaning ▁to ▁come ▁in ▁and ▁see ▁you . ▁I ▁have ▁living ▁[ s ic ] ▁at ▁the ▁Garden ▁of ▁Al lah . ▁Y ours , ▁Scott ▁Fitz ger ald ." ▁Fitz ger ald ' s ▁bi ograph er ▁and ▁lo ver ▁She il ah ▁Graham ▁later ▁wrote ▁a ▁book ▁about ▁the ▁place , ▁titled ▁simply ▁The ▁Garden ▁of ▁Al lah . ▁▁ ▁Hum or ist ▁and ▁actor ▁Robert ▁Ben ch ley ▁was ▁a ▁frequent ▁resident . ▁An ▁array ▁of ▁Golden ▁Age ▁Hollywood ▁stars ▁and ▁featured ▁players , ▁r anging ▁from ▁Gre